A critique of the recent report of the IPPR Commission on Health and Prosperity – By Brendan Martin and Cormac Russell The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has declared Our Greatest Asset, the Final Report of its Commission on Health and Prosperity, “the most ambitious blueprint for the nation’s health since Beveridge”. The report, […]
This year I took part in the 2021 Caring Places Festival, hosted by Buurtzorg Britain and Ireland. The day explored what a caring place can look like, and specifically what the health and care system’s role is in creating caring places. It is already becoming a cliché to say that this question has become more […]
A few weeks ago a Manchester GP and three of his staff were hospitalised by a violent attack in their surgery. A 59-year-old man was arrested and so I won’t say any more about that incident. But I do want to talk about the pressures that are stoking anger and despair among the health care […]
PPL are proud to sponsor Buurtzorg’s Caring Places: Building Healthy Communities Festival on Tuesday 19th October 2021. In preparation for joining the conversations at the festival, we have reflected as a team on our work supporting places to create healthier and happier communities. Three key themes have emerged from our conversations with colleagues. These themes […]
Four words that mean so much. Four words we use every day. Four words that can help us to get to know each other. Four words that can break down barriers. Four words that we can shy away from. Four words which we can be frightened of. Four words that can help to create that […]
You have to be quite a courageous person to talk about love in a meeting. You have to be a really really courageous leader to talk about love in a meeting with other leaders! I’ve tried to do it quite a few times in various situations and very rarely does it land well. People tend […]