Recent posts on the Public Involvement Blog

Local school commissioners: be our heroes, but listen first    (February 4, 2012)

With utter predictability, Sir Michael Wilshaw, the man with the most self-aggrandising title in education, has just had a promotion.  The  ”Founding Principal” of the politicians’  favourite school, Mossbourne Academy, and poster boy of the government’s blazers-for-all approach... [Continue reading]

Not at the heart of neurological commissioning    (January 31, 2012)

MAC submitted a memorandum of evidence to the Public Accounts Committee for its session on 18 January 2012 considering services for people with long term neurological conditions. Read it here.  It reflects our views on the shortcomings around neurological commissioning and integration of services for... [Continue reading]

Engagement in 2012: a balancing act amidst the sound and fury    (January 20, 2012)

Here at MAC we always like to say that the best time to engage with people is when they can see the point of engaging, when there is something to fight for or against.   Number One in the Reasons to Engage Top Ten is “Taking It Away”.   We see this in the NHS – the mere mention that... [Continue reading]

End the Rip-off Consumer Culture – Ed Miliband takes up consumer cudgels    (January 19, 2012)

Which? invited Ed Miliband to say his piece about consumers today to a group of us who had come in out of the early morning cold and wet – breakfast supplied – for the meeting at their Marylebone Road HQ. Ed started by reclaiming Which? for the Labour Party referring to the late Michael... [Continue reading]

Rx: Urgent -get out of the Dark Ages    (January 12, 2012)

Future Forum 2 – not a sequel but the next round of recommendations from the great and the good that began last summer – has reported, with further insights on integrated services (along with information, by far the most important theme), education and training for the healthcare workforce, information... [Continue reading]

Integration Holy Grail could be wishful thinking    (January 9, 2012)

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 should have now after 60+ years of a nationally funded health service.  But we don’t have it... [Continue reading]