by Brigit Parker | Jul 25, 2019 | Homepage, News
“We want commissioners and providers to be inspired by all the creative providers … They are examples of how people are being given the opportunity to enable a life not a service.” So says Clenton Farquharson, chair of Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), launching its...
by Brigit Parker | Jul 17, 2019 | Homepage, News
What does ‘leadership’ mean as we shift from treating people as passive recipients of health and care services to building communities that support us all to live the best lives we can? That was the underlying theme – from my point of view, at least — of the...
by Brigit Parker | Jul 12, 2019 | Homepage, News
Three or so years ago a senior social work manager in London contacted me and suggested we publish anonymously a blog he had written that began: “Freedom and responsibility are inextricably linked. One cannot have freedom without responsibility. Sadly, many health and...
by Brigit Parker | Apr 23, 2019 | Homepage, News
Today, Buurtzorg Britain & Ireland has been very pleased to welcome Buurtzorg Founder and CEO Jos de Blok to the UK. Speaking to an audience of health and social care leaders that included Board Members, Directors and Commissioners, Jos shared the story of how he...
by Brigit Parker | Apr 12, 2019 | Homepage, News
Buurtzorg, understandably, places a lot of emphasis on supporting the nursing or care professionals develop into successful, sustainable, self-managed teams. That is only part of the story; to be successful teams need an efficient and professional back office function...
by Brigit Parker | Mar 21, 2019 | Homepage, News
What do you think when you hear the phrase “health and social care integration”? If you work in or around British care services, it’s a phrase you’ll have heard so often you might no longer think about its meaning. Scotland’s chief nursing officer, Fiona McQueen,...
