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An aritcle published on 12 November 2009 in the Independent by Yvonne Roberts, Senior Associate at The Young Foundation, says: "If Cameron's new model army is to change Britain, we'll need my friend Mark"

YouCanKingston is a project that works with the community to bring lasting health benefits to the Cambridge Road Estate in Kingston.

Acton Shapiro, who are carrying out an evaluation of the Health Launchpad programme, have become the winner of the Health Investor Consultancy of the Year Award 2009.

Speaking at the NHS Innovation Expo, members of the team addressed groups of would-be innovators from the Health Service on the experience of making innovation a reality.

David Nicholson, NHS Chief Executive, has said that the NHS will have to make ‘efficiency savings’ of £15 - £20 billion from 2011 to 2014. So how will the NHS cope?

Health Launchpad advisors will be at the NHS Innovation Expo in London 18-19 June.

A-Friend-Indeed, our new project working to overcome social isolation and increase wellbeing amongst the vulnerable elderly, launched this week.

Funding has been approved for two exciting new health projects.

In partnership with NHS Kingston, a team from Health Launchpad has embarked on an exciting journey towards the discovery of the next generation of Healthy Living Centres.

Can you be the lifeline for an older person, once a day for one month? If so we would love to hear from you

A £220m fund to encourage innovation in the NHS has been announced by health minister Lord Darzi as part of the government's ‘Innovation for a Healthier Future' initiative with the Young Foundation acting as an advisor to the SHAs (Strategic Health Authorities).

Speaking in south London on Monday 5 May 2009, Gordon Brown highlighted the innovative work of the Studio Schools Trust.

Studio Schools, a project created by the Young Foundation, has been given further funding to enhance the Studio Schools initiative.

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The time is ripe for an incentive programme to be introduced to encourage people to get healthy, argues Stian Westlake

The first group of graduates discuss their experience of the course

Funding has been agreed for two Health Launchpad projects

The pilot programme for Fastlaners begins next week at the Roundhouse, Camden.

Yvonne Roberts travelled to Bamako to speak at the Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health.

Health Launchpad will be participating in the NESTA run Innovation Live 08 conference on 12th November.

The conference is for anyone with an interest in transforming healthcare through the development of new services and different ways of working. The day will combine practical examples of innovations that are already making a real difference, keynote speakers, and the latest thinking on how to develop and encourage innovation at all levels. Health Launchpad will be participating in the NESTA run Innovation Live 08 conference on 12th November.

Health Launchpad has invited a small group of pioneers in the field of men’s health and hand picked leaders and stake holders in other fields, for a unique four hour brain storm.

Recruitment for the first Fastlaners pilot course has now closed.

In response to a parliamentary question from the MP for Vauxhall Kate Hoey, the Secretary of State for Education, Ed Balls MP confirmed that money for Studio Schools would be separate from the money for the Building Schools for the Future.

The challenge of “more” has become a major issue for our health system. And it is a particularly difficult challenge for statutory bodies to address, since tackling it requires not just providing more services, but encouraging people to change their behaviour.

Studio Schools was included in the Alternative Provision White Paper published 21st May 2008, following on from its earlier inclusion in the Children’s Plan published in December.

Every day, in the UK, according to the charity, Men’s Health Forum 330 men die prematurely before their 75th birthday; one, every four and a half minutes. Yvonne Roberts reports.

On the weekend of 4-6 April, a sprinkling of magic came to Bethnal Green. The Young Foundation played host to Social Innovation Camp

Health Launchpad Workshop: How can we innovate to improve the NHS?

Health Launchpad is holding an Open Space session for NHS managers, clinicians and front line staff and social entreprenuers interested in health, to explore how innovation can be used to improve the NHS.

Imagine a working world that supports people with long term conditions.  The Health Innovation Accelerator supports inn ovation in health and is looking for project submissions.

Studio Schools™ continue to gain momentum following its recent launch and inclusion in government speeches and thinking on promising education initiatives. This builds on the momentum established by the national pilot that started last September at Barnfield College in Luton and the detailed planning for studio schools now being conducted at eight local authority areas around the UK.

Arrival Education empowers young people to approach the fundamental question of 'what do you want to do in your life?' through its success skills programme.

A growing body of research has explored what causes, promotes and hampers happiness and wellbeing. There is increasing awareness that one of the challenges of our time is facing up to the problem that, while economic output has nearly doubled in the last 30 years, there has been no corresponding increase in happiness, and there is some evidence that levels of unhappiness may be increasing.

The World Economic Forum has called on businesses to lead the fight against chronic disease, to embed a culture of health and to manage the change in a population where long term conditions are increasingly prevalent.

Lord Andrew Adonis, Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Schools and Learners hosted the reception for the launch of the next phase of Studio Schools on Tuesday 4th of December at the RSA. In attendance were officials and representatives from central and local government, schools, national and local businesses, and a range of charitable foundations - all interested in building upon the progress made thus far.