Month: March 2019

I have news. It’s not great news. Prepare yourself. DiDo thinks management culture in the NHS is rotten. That’s it then. The […]

Oxymoron… Working-holiday, genuine-imitation, the same difference… we use them all the time. The word “oxymoron” is itself oxymoronic, which is to say, […]

There are lots of reasons; • Not enough beds • Not enough nurses • Finding a consultant • Not enough doctors on […]

Martin Plackard is universally acknowledged as the foremost public sector communicator of his generation. Here he provides a guide to the most […]

DiDo is now head-honcho workforce. Repairing the neglect of recruitment, training and investment before the NHS collapses under its own weight. Her […]

If you were going on an expensive holiday to somewhere exotic, how would you chose where to go? Would you knock on […]

I know our usual conversation is about health and social care but, bear with me, today can we talk about knife crime? […]

I used to carry a knife. I was about fifteen. It was a nine inch, razor-sharp blade with a bone handle. I […]

I never expected a queue on a Sunday morning but there it was… the Sunday supplement, latte-brigade, there in their hundreds. North […]

I’m old enough to think of everyone in terms of daughter, grandson, kids. Don’t laugh. You’re getting older, too! It probably feels […]