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The pandemic has led to a decrease in mental health and an increase in the prescribing of medication for conditions such as stress, insomnia, anxiety and depression. When these drugs are withdrawn or even reduced the symptoms (“discontinuation syndrome”) can be horrendous. Furthermore, many people use opioids, benzodiazepines and other similar substances which can causeContinue reading “Helping people reduce or come off medication with known addiction or withdrawal issues.”

I appreciate that it may be considered that my suggestion falls outside of the remit, but please bear with me. My suggestion would financially benefit the Education, and Health Sectors, as well as having broader scope to develop. I assume that there is no current mechanism whereby someone can effectively opt-out of receiving their StateContinue reading “Gifting State Pension Benefits Proposal”

The shift towards online consumerism has led to the reorganisation of individual behaviour, delivery services, logistics and product packaging. Responding to the number of deliveries now received by individual households, I believe there is an opportunity to reactively shape the patterns of consumption and delivery to increase efficiency and minimise environmental impact. This would takeContinue reading “Carbon portal for delivery optimisation”

There are many people who, like me, could never afford to take driving lessons, buy a car or keep a car. Or go on holiday, domestically or abroad. We are among the materially poorest people in the nation. I am disabled: I suffer from severe arthritis, Crohn’s disease and I am on the autistic spectrumContinue reading “Give everyone a carbon credits that they can sell for hard cash”

Summary: The recent shift in attitudes to the role the state should play in preserving people’s health is an opportunity that can be seized. We propose transforming the NHS COVID-19 app, with its 20m-strong user base, into a wider public health tool to make society healthier, as well as to reduce pressure on the NHSContinue reading “Turning the NHS COVID-19 app into a wider public health tool”

The NHS has been struggling to cope with demand for years, and the recent Covid 19 pandemic has pushed it to its limit. Sadly, many frontline workers have been left traumatised, exhausted and wanting to leave. At the same time, superbugs are predicted to become the number one cause of death by 2050. We canContinue reading “Integrate Alternative Treatments Into The NHS”

Covid-19 has drastically improved the momentum behind technological change in the UK, which could help produce the UK’s much needed productivity growth. However, it appears the UK labour market is not currently equipped with either the specialist or basic skills required to capitalise on this opportunity. Indeed, “some forecasts predict a significant shortage of ICTContinue reading “Up-skilling the Workforce Through Amendments to Education and Training Policy”

In the light of the huge problems surrounding exams this year, I would like to propose that we move to a modular system of examining pupils. I have thought for many years that we could use a system similar to that of examining the playing of musical instruments, swimming, dancing or gymnastics, where students takeContinue reading “Exams to benefit all pupils”

The Health Service has to stop being a political ball, bounced between the opposing parties but it needs to became a permanent cross party fixture that is managed as such. It also needs to stop being piecemeal and start ‘joining up’ public health, care homes and acute health. And where good practice is already happeningContinue reading “Health Service is not a party issue but is managed as a cross party service”

The current pandemic has highlighted the issue of schools being the main hub for social care for children. I will outline the problem with this and then outline how the pandemic has presented three opportunities we can capitalise on to fix this issue. I believe the solution could help other groups along side children asContinue reading “Need for more social care for school age children and training those made unemployed”