Mental health is forever, not just for a week
This Mental Health Awareness Week, I reflect on how to deliver the best mental health outcomes possible.
May 15, 2019
Insights • early intervention
It’s Time to Care!
The NHS Time for Care scheme will be fully rolled out over the next three years following a successful pilot, but what is the extent of avoidable demand? I share my views on this much needed scheme.
April 17, 2019
Early help services work – councils and local partners must fight for their future
In response to continued financial pressures, a growing number of councils are being forced to reduce investment in early help…
November 14, 2018
Reflections on the Fostering Stocktake Evidence Review
Here at IMPOWER, we have been digesting the findings of the evidence review undertaken as part of the national “stocktake”…
September 8, 2017
We are failing our Looked After Children
To support the launch of our new programme Valuing Care, we have written an article setting out our thoughts around…
August 29, 2017
Tackling demand in children’s services
We know we must change, we can see it is possible, now to work out how. We recently co-authored an…
March 28, 2017
Public health should be front and centre – why isn’t it?
The current strategy and rhetoric around health and social care all focuses on the importance of prevention over treatment and…
March 9, 2016
How to target early intervention
Over the last year, I have worked with a number of IMPOWER’s clients to tackle demand on social care services…
December 11, 2015
