What we’re working on
Our focus areas
Focus area
Voting Accessibility
Our evidence changed Electoral Commission guidance: polling stations are now advised to provide masks, ventilation and air filtration. We’re auditing every election to check it’s working.
Focus area
Clean Air
Clean indoor air is now recognised in statutory school guidance as a core asthma control measure – a direct result of the evidence our members shared.
Focus area
Schools & Attendance
We’re gathering experiences from parents and carers about how 100% school attendance expectations affect Clinically Vulnerable children’s wellbeing and health.
Focus area
UK Covid-19 Inquiry
We have been a Core Participant in the Inquiry, giving evidence on behalf of our members and pressing for legal protection for Clinically Vulnerable people.
Our evidence
Reports
Our reports are built from surveys, audits and the lived experience of our community, and go to decision-makers, regulators and Parliament.
From evidence to change
What our work has changed
7 of 10
UK Covid-19 Inquiry modules we have taken part in, as a Core Participant in 4: healthcare, vaccines and therapeutics, children and young people, and impact on society.
First
time Electoral Commission guidance has recognised Clinically Vulnerable voters, after our audits and your evidence.
350
immunosuppressed and immunocompromised households in our survey that fed into NICE’s appraisals of Evusheld and antivirals.
How we work
Behind everything we do
Research
We are the leading source of data on Clinically Vulnerable people and households across the UK – nobody else collects it. We run regular polls and surveys and share what we learn with decision-makers, researchers and the media.
Education
Since Lara Wong, a former science teacher, founded CVF in 2020, we have shared accurate, up-to-date science in a way that helps families assess and reduce their own risks.
Support and wellbeing
Mental health matters to our community. Our online support community runs weekly online meet-ups, and since 2020 a weekly check-in post to talk about current issues and personal experiences.
Meet our legal team
We have held online meetings for people in Clinically Vulnerable households to discuss our work at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, and will hold two more in early 2027 to go through the final reports. Dates are posted on our news pages and in the Facebook group.
Have your say
Survey open now
Open now
School attendance and Clinically Vulnerable children
Tell us how 100% attendance expectations affect your child’s health, wellbeing and school experience. About five minutes, anonymous.
Add your voice
Every focus area here started with members sharing their own experience. Whatever you can offer – five minutes on a survey, a story, a signature – it helps.