MAC is pleased to have been appointed to help patient participation groups in Lambeth’s GP practices by further developing their “Patient Participation Network” in the borough. Read more here. … [Read more...]
Stormy Autumn Newsletter
It wasn't that Storm Sandy was particularly violent. Apparently it was just big and slow and coincided with cold air from the Arctic and some very high tides. It was the combination of factors that … [Read more...]
Engagement entryism – otherwise known as ‘Get Stuck In’
By all means add your voice to the almost 600,000 who have signed the 38 degrees petition against the NHS Bill. But don't stop there. What concerned citizens should then do is consider some … [Read more...]
Scottish NHS – SWAG-ering Success?
Staff engagement as part of an innovative approach to industrial relations is the key to improved patient care says a Nottingham Business School report on NHS Scotland. The authors claim that … [Read more...]
Integration Holy Grail could be wishful thinking
Integrated services reflecting individual needs and marshalling skills and resources across the health and care sectors for the right people in the right place at the right time. That's what we … [Read more...]
The biggest something-or-other in the world
Remember the Government’s rather breathless aspiration back in the summer of 2010 to turn the NHS into the biggest social enterprise sector in the world? If you work for Central Surrey … [Read more...]
Collaborate on neurological commissioning – Lansley
This afternoon we got the answer to one of our questions straight from the horse's mouth on national radio. Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley answered on Radio 4's PM phone in about the … [Read more...]
Healthy Lives, Healthy People: nudge or fudge?
Is it nudge or fudge? Your verdict on Andrew Lansley’s public health white paper Healthy Lives, Healthy People: our strategy for public health in England launched in Wandsworth on Tuesday, ultimately … [Read more...]
SOS in techie info pile-up
I logged on for the webchat with the Secretary of State from 1.30-2.30 on Tuesday afternoon hoping to learn more about the most recent consultations on the “information revolution” and “greater choice … [Read more...]
E-App Ahoy! New Navigational Aid for Commissioners
Off last night to the official launch of the Neurological Commissioning Support's exciting new online tool for commissioners "NeuroNavigator". Keen readers of the MAC blog will know that the … [Read more...]
