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A key challenge had been resourcing within the NHS and the care industry throughout the pandemic and no doubt unless addressed will continue that way. Attracting and retaining quality people into caring and nursing careers was difficult before Covid, but it has been heightened during the pandemic and yet look how we all rely onContinue reading “Retaining and rewarding nursing, healthcare and clinical workers justly as an outcome of Covid”

This suggestion although deceptively simple, is a profound issue in relation to our children. By being given the opportunity to raise it here, I am trusting in something akin to the wisdom of children who when given a real voice, speak truth to power with a clarity of vision and directness. The pandemic has hadContinue reading “Government voices: speaking and listening to children’s voices- a dialogue”

Before the pandemic there were already thousands of individuals who through retirement or finding spare time could contribute time to good causes. The call for volunteers during the Covid crisis has highlighted how many more people are prepared to give up their time to help out in an emergency. Response has been impressive with callsContinue reading “Volunteer Career”

One opportunity that emerges from the pandemic in the UK is the rise in philanthropy, and how a society leverages that boom. In 2020, over 1,700 grant-making charitable trusts were established in England and Wales, according to the Charity Commission’s register of charities. It is the highest number of such trusts to be established sinceContinue reading “Harnessing philanthropy to mitigate the effects of a global pandemic”

This pandemic has highlighted the need and opportunity for a radical rethink of health and social care. The NHS is 75 years old but the demands placed upon it are way beyond anything foreseen at its creation . It is not integrated with social care which is fragmented and under resourced. The demands for resourcesContinue reading “A reformed system of health and social care for the 21st century”

With the pandemic has come an age of remote working and remote possibilities. With many employers not requiring office space until later this year or indeed never this presents a unique opportunity to repurpose the building for good causes. Councils could seize this opportunity to solve other crises such as homelessness. This can be aContinue reading “Unused office buildings can be repurposed for good causes”

I will present two challenges and two opportunities that have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. Together they create the ideal conditions for a policy initiative that will profoundly enrich the lives of children around the country, re-forge the bonds of local communities, and provide engaging and fulfilling employments to millions. One dramatic effect of COVID-19Continue reading “Two post-COVID opportunities and challenges”

Citizenship is a privilege (or a right with responsibilities). The membership fee is taxation. If we are all in it, we should all pay. Some non Doms flew here during lockdown and are overstaying. The USA is already doing this.     1085-1

I believe we have a ‚’once in a lifetime‚’ opportunity to reset the health and wellbeing agenda by switching the focus to wellness ‚’ staying well, maintaining optimum health ‚’ and this being the prime responsibility of the individual, though with encouragement and indeed incentivisation from the state. For many years now, we‚’ve not hadContinue reading “An opportunity to create a paradigm shift towards individual responsibility for health/wellness”

One of the economic consequences of the pandemic has been an increase in homelessness and rough sleeping (Streetlink reports a 76% increase in rough sleeping in London).Homelessness results in degradation,despair and dramatically reduced life expectancy.The average age of death for a rough sleeper is 47 compared to 77 for the population as a whole. AccordingContinue reading “Increased rough sleeping and increased litter as a result of the pandemic”