PIP and ESA assessments are working as intended

by | Feb 14, 2018

If a food product is found to be contaminated, it is immediately withdrawn from sale. If a vehicle is found to be unsafe it is taken off the road. If a food product is found to be contaminated, it is immediately withdrawn from sale. If a vehicle is found to be unsafe...

Access, influence, and political debate

by | Feb 10, 2018

There is justifiable concern about political debate becoming more polarised and toxic, but any attempt to improve the situation needs to ensure that responsibility is apportioned fairly. There is justifiable concern about political debate becoming more polarised and...

The NHS crisis: profit, power and humanity

by | Feb 5, 2018

An estimated 60,000 people marched for the NHS  thr An estimated 60,000 people marched for the NHS  through the streets of London on 3 February 2018. This winter, hospital corridors have at times been crammed with trolleys and ambulances have queued outside....

They said Britain was broken – it is now

by | Jan 31, 2018

We were told we needed welfare reform because we were living in ‘Broken Britain’ , a We were told we needed welfare reform because we were living in ‘Broken Britain’ , a Britain where poverty and the social problems associated with it was mainly the result of...

Experience, expertise and knowledge: the humane approach

by | Jan 29, 2018

In December 2017, the Care Quality Commi In December 2017, the Care Quality Commission launched a project called ‘Experts by Experience’. The method is to work with people who have personal experience of using, or caring for someone who may use, the health, mental...