Sometimes the politics of British health and social care drives a response to their problems that makes actually tackling them even harder. In fact, let’s correct that. That happens all the time, but sometimes it is more obvious than others, and this week has been one of those weeks. In a speech on Wednesday, Wes […]
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Everybody needs looking after sometimes. Whether it’s a phone call to check how we are doing, a cup of tea on a stressful day, or practical help with getting up, dressed and fed – the details and extent might differ between people and over our life courses, but fundamentally, care is something we all rely […]
During the three early months of the first Covid pandemic lockdown in Britain, from April to June 2020, Public World research associate Rose Rickford conducted online or telephone interviews with representatives of 35 grassroots community organisations around England and Wales. Her aim was to discover how they were working to meet the needs of their […]
Does ‘social prescribing’ guide people towards behaviours that can help them prevent or recover from ill health? Or does the term medicalise ordinary community-based activities in an unhelpful way? Whatever your viewpoint, we can all agree it’s a hot topic as the government plans a big shift towards neighbourhood-based care and illness prevention. A new […]
In this series of articles, first published by Civil Service World, Professor Colin Talbot explores public sector productivity in the UK. This article was originally published before the UK general election in July 2024, but in the 100 days or so since then we think it has become even more relevant. So we republish it […]
In this series of articles, first published by Civil Service World, Professor Colin Talbot explores public sector productivity in the UK. This article was originally published before the UK general election in July 2024, but in the 100 days or so since then we think it has become even more relevant. So we republish it […]
Lately I have been thinking a lot about craft. I often do, but recently it’s been a particular pre-occupation because a couple of weeks ago, in the company of fellow admirers, I raised a celebratory glass to the memory of Norman Ackroyd, who died last month. This post is illustrated with a photograph of a […]
In this series of articles, first published by Civil Service World, Professor Colin Talbot explores public sector productivity in the UK. This article was originally published before the UK general election in July 2024, but in the 100 days or so since then we think it has become even more relevant. So we republish it […]
In this series of articles, first published by Civil Service World, Professor Colin Talbot explores public sector productivity in the UK. This article was originally published before the UK general election in July 2024, but in the 100 days or so since then we think it has become even more relevant. So we republish it […]