Verve and aplomb
As the good book notes ‘Without a vision the people perish’. While not on a biblical scale, the Five Year Forward View published in 2014 set out what was a broad road for the NHS in England. Last week...
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Q Lab: Exploring ways to make peer support available to all
Sometimes we can be so bombarded with information about how the system is broken, there is no space to talk about what is working and the opportunities to do things better. That's why, with the suppor...
The future of social care
Do the words ‘social care’ make you feel bleak? In England, there has been a relentless drip of bad news about the state of social care provision: most recently evidence that hundreds of care workers ...
What lies ahead for health and social care?
The die has been cast and the 2017 General Election is firmly underway – so what now lies ahead for health and social care? The UK’s decision to leave the EU has monopolised public and political de...
Why were nurse bursaries removed?
The surprise election has reignited the debate over the removal of student nurse bursaries, only a few months since the policy was officially confirmed. Student nurses in England currently receive a b...
Three unavoidable challenges ahead for the NHS and social care sector
There are three fundamental issues that any incoming government will need to address if health and social care are to be sustained.
Does reforming the Act mean action on mental health?
It should have come as no surprise that the start of Mental Health Awareness Week heralded a major related policy announcement. Echoing and expanding upon her maiden speech as prime minister, Theresa ...
Is the snap election just a distraction?
For busy clinicians the general election may seem a superficial distraction. But is it? While not all political parties have published their manifestos yet, we’ve had clues from speeches and leaks. Ho...
Retention, recruitment and morale
There are few things that all political parties agree on in this general election. The need to focus on the health and social care workforce appears to be one of them.
What the manifestos might mean for health care funding
How much would be spent on the NHS in England under the different parties’ proposals?
