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From illness to employment: a person-centred approach to supporting people back into work

Hannah Szczepanski

Oct 314 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...

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

Andrew Laird

Oct 241 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...

Towards a 'whole government' approach to health

John Copps

Oct 223 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...

A prescription for prevention: what has the new government promised?

John Copps

Jul 233 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...

How might cooperative principles inform a model of Primary Care for the future?

John Copps

Jun 114 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....

Prioritising care closer to home through local partnerships

John Copps

Apr 224 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...

Could a return of 2009’s Total Place policy be part of the solution to public services’ challenges in 2024?

John Copps

Apr 163 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...

Revisiting Total Place: an approach to collaboration in local public services

Elizabeth Roe

Apr 97 min read

Revisiting Total Place: an approach to collaboration in local public services

Launched in 2009, the UK Government's Total Place policy is a valuable model of local multi-agency collaboration in an attempt to provide...

Radical Reformers ep.70: System Leadership for healthy children and families with Sam Allen

Andrew Laird

Mar 131 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...

Shifting the dial on children's health outcomes depends on effective local partnerships

admin

Jan 301 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....

How provider collaboratives can work with wider Place partners

Matt Carter

Jan 233 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...

2024 in public services: What can we expect?

John Copps

Jan 25 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...

Making an impact on children’s health inequalities requires a new form of place leadership

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....

My lived experience of being an NHS statistic

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...

Creating a shared culture is essential for successful NHS collaboration

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...

The future of healthcare services must be shaped by the identity of places

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...

A focus on behaviour change underpins the Hewitt Review

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...

Is devolution the missing link between health improvement and ‘levelling up’?

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...

The NHS’s vision of integrated care is about catching up with what the public already thinks

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...

How 'Relational Project Management' can help NHS providers to deliver projects collaboratively

John Copps

Nov 22, 20223 min read

How 'Relational Project Management' can help NHS providers to deliver projects collaboratively

John Copps describes how Relational Project Management can help NHS organisations manage complex projects around collaboration. The...

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