John Copps
Nov 26, 20244 min read
We can't tackle economic inactivity without joined-up work and health services
Today sees the publication of the government's plan to 'Get Britain Working' and tackle economic inactivity among the working age...
Hannah Szczepanski
Oct 31, 20244 min read
From illness to employment: a person-centred approach to supporting people back into work
One of the UK’s biggest challenges is the number of people who are economically inactive due to ill health. Hannah Szczepanski argues...
Andrew Laird
Oct 24, 20241 min read
Radical Reformers ep.83: Violence Reduction with Martin P Griffiths, CBE, Trauma Surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust and Clinical Director of Violence Reduction at NHS London
In this episode of Radical Reformers, I welcomed Martin P Griffiths, CBE, Trauma Surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust and Clinical Director...
John Copps
Oct 22, 20243 min read
Towards a 'whole government' approach to health
The health of the nation doesn't just rely on what the NHS does - it requires a wider view of our lives at home and work, and the public...
John Copps
Jul 23, 20243 min read
A prescription for prevention: what has the new government promised?
The incoming Labour government has called for a 'revolution in prevention'. John Copps looks at what this means for healthcare services...
John Copps
Jun 11, 20244 min read
How might cooperative principles inform a model of Primary Care for the future?
The traditional GP practice is under pressure from rising demand, a shortage of GPs and the preferences of a new generation of doctors....
John Copps
Apr 22, 20244 min read
Prioritising care closer to home through local partnerships
To shift care closer to people’s homes, primary care and community services need to be firmer allies and work closely with local...
John Copps
Apr 16, 20243 min read
Could a return of 2009’s Total Place policy be part of the solution to public services’ challenges in 2024?
With murmurs of a post-election return of the previous Labour government’s Total Place policy, John Copps looks at why it is still...
Elizabeth Roe
Apr 9, 20247 min read
Revisiting Total Place: an approach to collaboration in local public servicesÂ
Launched in 2009, the UK Government's Total Place policy is a valuable model of local multi-agency collaboration in an attempt to provide...
Andrew Laird
Mar 13, 20241 min read
Radical Reformers ep.70: System Leadership for healthy children and families with Sam Allen
This episode is with Sam Allen the Chief Executive of the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System. This system covers a huge...
admin
Jan 30, 20241 min read
Shifting the dial on children's health outcomes depends on effective local partnerships
MV's new report looks at how tackling disparities in children's health outcomes requires collaboration between system and place partners....
Matt Carter
Jan 23, 20243 min read
How provider collaboratives can work with wider Place partners
Matt Carter discusses how existing Provider Collaboratives can work with wider Place partners highlighting five key insights to embed...
John Copps
Jan 2, 20245 min read
2024 in public services: What can we expect?
John Copps looks at some of the trends that might shape public services over the next 12 months. Douglas Adams said that predicting the...
Owen O'Sullivan
Oct 25, 20234 min read
Making an impact on children’s health inequalities requires a new form of place leadership
Owen O’Sullivan and Andrew Laird argue that making an impact in children’s health requires a new and radical form of place leadership....
Agata Miśkowiec
Oct 18, 20234 min read
My lived experience of being an NHS statistic
Agata Miśkowiec recounts her recent experience of hospital care, and what it can be like being a patient in an inadequate trust. She...
Matt Carter
Jul 17, 20234 min read
Creating a shared culture is essential for successful NHS collaboration
Matt Carter discusses a range of approaches to ensure the development of shared culture between healthcare providers wishing to achieve...
John Copps
Jul 10, 20233 min read
The future of healthcare services must be shaped by the identity of places
As the NHS shifts towards a great emphasis on place-based collaboration, John Copps argues that NHS providers will miss a huge...
John Copps
Apr 4, 20233 min read
A focus on behaviour change underpins the Hewitt Review
Look beyond the Hewitt Review’s governance and policy jargon and you find an appeal to health and social care leaders to build better...
John Copps
Mar 28, 20232 min read
Is devolution the missing link between health improvement and ‘levelling up’?
John Copps argues that new Health Foundation-commissioned research highlighting the relationship between devolution and life expectancy...
John Copps
Jan 11, 20232 min read
The NHS’s vision of integrated care is about catching up with what the public already thinks
Patients think of the NHS as one coherent service. Managers and clinicians making the transition to integrated care can draw strength and...