Insights from our Rocket Scientists
Why are current approaches for tackling obesity not working?
Bernardette McInally reflects on this public health challenge and why we need to focus on a whole systems approach. Obesity in Scotland is one of the highest among OECD countries. The risk of obesity is double for adults and children living in the most deprived...
Evidence-based suicide prevention in the COVID-19 recovery
Jenny Paisley is a consultant in our Edinburgh office. Here, she writes about translating emerging evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health in Scotland into a public health response which listens to the voices of those with lived experience, to ensure...
The Good Work and Care Conundrum
If I were to ask any council or employment and skills partnership about their employment and skills recovery plans, I bet all of them have referenced the importance of Good Work and the role of health and social care as a key sector for employment. I know this...
Access all areas: The role of advocates in supporting young people’s access to mental health services
When seeking support for a mental health condition, young people are often required to navigate a complex system of statutory and voluntary sector services, with considerable waiting times. Barriers to finding out about and accessing relevant mental health services...
Catching up with our digital progression in health and social care
The progression in the use of digital technologies to support virtual services in the health and social care sectors has been fast. The Kings Fund {1} recently observed that the necessity to make services safe for patients and staff have provided organisations...
Is our social security system universally challenged?
Is now the time to start to think about a more universal approach to social security? Emma Baker, a Consultant in our London office, summarises how Covid-19 presents an opportunity for change. Emma is currently studying for a Masters in International Social and Public...
Grantmaking and Civil Society in the Age of Coronavirus
It was President Obama’s former Chief of Staff, Rahm Emmanuel, who said, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things that you think you could not do before.” We cannot downplay the devastating impact of...
The Review of Reviews Reviewed…
The past is constantly being reviewed and reinterpreted through the lens of the present. John Griffiths, the author of last year’s Review of Reviews looks back to see what we can still draw on from several pre-Covid strategies to inform our future planning for civil...
Domestic abuse and Covid-19 what next?
Covid-19 has had a direct impact on the rise of domestic abuse. Ciara Taylor summarises the issues, how Government has responded and what we need next to support survivors. Since the UK-wide lockdown began in March 2020, there has been an increase in cases of...
We need to prevent Covid-19 halting the progress we have made on health and work.
Caroline Masundire reflects on our learning and experience of innovations in health and work and what we can do to minimise impacts Covid-19 will have on employees with health conditions Covid-19 aside, May was quite a momentous month for me. For the past two...
How can we help people avoid money crisis as a result of Covid-19
Much has been written about the potentially devastating impact of the Coronavirus outbreak on people’s finances. There are very broadly two groups. The “newly vulnerable” who experience a dramatic drop in income, for example, those who used to earn a middle income or...
Covid, Coffee and Catchup – join in the conversation!
Over the past month, we have been holding informal discussions with employment leads in Local Authorities, providers and funders to think about what employment support responses are needed as we move from crisis to recovery. We have done some thinking about the need...