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/ December 10, 2010 18:51

Can you Ice the Cake?

Early in my career I learnt that there were three core positions that were necessary to be able to adopt if you wanted to be successful (or at least even just survive) as a consultant. The first was curiosity and the ability to be genuinely interested in people, their contexts and situations; and the stories that they told about their [...]

/ December 6, 2010 18:44

Influencers: How Trends Become Contagious

An interesting movie which is worth a look… INFLUENCERS FULL VERSION from R+I creative on Vimeo.     The image used in the thumbnail for this entry is a still from Nascent and is the amazing work of friend and digital artist Gina Czarnecki

/ October 21, 2010 19:24

Whistleblowing – White Paper Consultation

My, hasn’t Mr Lansley been busy since he arrived at Richmond House? Yet another consultation from the DH…. Not quite sure what I think about this one though. Great idea in practice but there is something rather tricky about the term “whilstleblower” Have a look at what Dr Phil Hammond has to say about it all…

/ October 3, 2010 20:30

The promise of the NHS White Paper…?

The consultation period for the White Paper “Liberating the NHS” closes on Tuesday this week.   The vision of an NHS free from central control and diktat is a potentially exciting and generative prospect but will the politicians and those used to decades of hard wired NHS bureaucracy really be able to make the necessary changes in behaviour and practice?   [...]

/ August 3, 2010 20:31

Lansley lights the ALB Bonfire touch paper…

Well, Mr Lansley is certainly not letting the “grass grow under his feet” ! Without careful thought for what comes next, the announcement of the abolition of a significant number of ALB’s poses a serious risk to the momentum and progress made to advance improvements in healthcare. Can we rely on some level headed thinking to ensure we retain the [...]