Pauline Wonders, Strategic Director of Family Gateway, blogs about the interconnectedness of the issues surrounding poverty, and how her organisation uses a community-led approach to support families ...
Sarah Henderson, Assistant Director of Improvement Programmes, explains why she’s excited about the newly launched Q Exchange. Is this the right funding opportunity for you and how else can you get in...
What is the impact on our health of changes to bus services? Chris Todd of the Campaign for Better Transport explores some of the issues.
National clinical audits and patient registries can offer real insight into the quality of care provided by the NHS. Diane Redfern-Tofts, Assistant Research Manager at the Health Foundation outlines t...
Pressures on emergency departments (EDs) are again dominating headlines, but what about children?
There’s no shame in being poor unless someone shames you for being poor. At Sunshine House Community Centre, the team takes a fresh approach to community action. Barbara Nettleton, Chief Community Off...
We know a lot about the impact of the social and economic determinants on people’s health. However, the relationships are complex and dynamic, and little is understood about the other direction: the i...
As doctors, we pride ourselves on being highly motivated, trained and able. But does this always mean we’ll make choices that result in optimal patient outcomes?
The task facing the government is not just to secure resources and deliver service change for the coming 5 years, but also to place health and social care services on strong financial foundations for ...
Liza McAlonan is the Health Foundation’s Assistant Director of Communications. She joined the organisation in January 2008.
