On 28th April my team met as usual for our Rehearsal Day, the time we take every six weeks to touch base and create new ideas together. We have been doing these days online, rather than face-to-face, since the beginnings of COVID in spring 2020. For this day I wanted us to spend some time … Read more
Back in mid-March I had symptoms of a sore throat, slight cough, temperature and then the rest just unravelled into what looked like COVID-19. Within 24 hours my youngest son was ill, and two days later so way my wife. There was no testing outside of hospitals then so we have no way of knowing … Read more
Yes, I know. We really don’t want to hear this year’s cliche again – “the new normal”! It’s such an annoying phrase. The post-COVID world is standing back in the shadows, refusing to step out just yet. There’s a battle brewing between those that hanker after all that they have lost, and those that realise … Read more
On Friday of last week it was 30 years since I first started working in the English NHS. Working for the National Health Service for that long has been an amazing journey. So many changes, so many reorganisations that I have lost count. I think I counted up to the 8th reorganisation and then decided … Read more
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. “ – Margaret Mead So, how are you working with other to bring about change? Are you holding yourself back because you are trying to do things on your own? What are the … Read more