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COVID-19 has presented us with an opportunity to radically transform the high street in towns and villages across Britain. Once the epicentre of community life, the high street has been in decline for years. A number of factors have contributed to this, namely: (i) the proliferation of online shopping, which has given large corporations theContinue reading “The opportunity to radically reform the high street after COVID-19.”

The recovery from the coronavirus crisis has been described as K-shaped. People that could work from home while retaining their jobs have accumulated savings ‚- inflows of household liquid assets have increased substantially since the start of the pandemic according to the Bank of England ‚- while many others, who often started out on lowerContinue reading “Bridging the ‚’K‚’”

Giving all people a purpose in life [young and old] this is done through mential and physical activity and this can only be done through education. We are social animals, and very all have with different qualities to bring to the table. At a young age, we need too to be helped too broaden ourContinue reading “mental and physical well being, post pandemic.”

If we are to move towards an economy of care, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a twofold crisis. Firstly, care and domestic labourers in institutionalised spaces of work and at home have been marked as essential ‚’key workers‚’, yet, government cuts to social welfare and its undervaluation of paid care and domestic labour has meantContinue reading “Revaluing Care and Domestic Labour”

Children‚’s poor mental health has been a growing concern for parents and staff in schools over the last 10 years and the pandemic has only exacerbated the problem. ¬º of young people feel unable to cope with life (Princes Trust 2020) As specialists in children‚’s emotional wellbeing and behaviour, we are seeing an increase inContinue reading “Increase in mental health concerns for children”

The pandemic has taken an enormous toll on the mental health of the nation and in particular young people. Young people were already struggling as were CAMHS, primary care and schools in dealing with this mental health ‚’epidemic‚’. Despite that we have many experienced mental health charities and experience of a previous revolution in mentalContinue reading “Mental Health well-being hubs for young persons in schools”

A key challenge for the Government in the light of lessons learned during the past year is to recognise, admit and accept that there have been serious flaws and shortcomings in their Forward Emergency Preparedness Pandemic Planning and Management which have adversely impacted the way in which the COVID 19 pandemic has been managed. AllContinue reading “Improving Emergency Prearedness and Managment”

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fault lines between generations – old, young and even future. While the young have had to put their lives on hold to protect the old, the old have had to live in fear and the young have enjoyed a certain degree of reckless abandon. But the tables will turn,Continue reading “A lack of empathy between generations – past, present and future”

How do we increase access to quality green spaces and healthier lifestyles for everyone? Obesity is one high risk-factor in serious complications from Covid 19 and will have increased the pandemic death rate, but there is also an underlying problem with health outcomes being worse for some people because of lifestyle. During the national lockdowns,Continue reading “How do we fund an inclusive green renewal in cities, towns and countryside?”

In order to help resolve the care home issues, radical change is needed Currently ‚- Private sector care home companies pay high salaries, bonuses and expenses to their senior management ‚- Private residents fees subsidise adult social care patients ‚- Insufficient care home spaces, so beds are blocked in hospitals (at a higher cost) ‚-Continue reading “Integrate NHs and Care services for the elderly and infirm into one organisation”