by Darren | Jun 12, 2019 | Opinion |
Ever since NHS forward plans and long term plans have been a thing A&E has always been a consistent part of them. Whether it is reducing pressure on A&E, diverting people to alternatives to A&E or talking people out of going to A&E it is seen as a...
by Darren | May 23, 2019 | blog |
We’re are really pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted for the UK Open Source Awards 2019. We have been selected in the Public Sector and Third Sector category. There is some pretty strong competition in this category, not least the NHS Digital...
by Darren | May 14, 2019 | Risk Maps, Risk Tracker |
We are really pleased to be able to release our Suicide Prevention Dictionary for public use. Working with Reach out For Mental Health we have been looking at the risks and protective factors that relate to suicide prevention to help services measure their work and...
by Darren | Apr 2, 2019 | Opinion |
We’re really excited to announce a change to how we provide our Risk Tracker software. Risk Tracker is our client database that organisations across the country use to record and manage their client data. In the last four years, we have worked closely with the...
by Darren | Sep 17, 2018 | Opinion |
Last week we went to the West Midlands Academic Health Science Networks (WMAHSN) event on prevention. The Putting Prevention into Practice: Improving Outcomes event provided an opportunity for those of us that work in prevention to come together to discuss what is...
by Darren | Aug 13, 2018 | Opinion |
In the UK we don’t have digital health services in any practical or coherent form. It sounds strange to say this considering how far we are into the 21st Century. This problem is apparent to everyone who has any contact with the NHS, whether you’re a...
by Darren | Aug 8, 2018 | Opinion |
We all know the health and social care system is complex. It’s complex for the people that work in it which can only emphasise how daunting it is for the people that navigate it. In an attempt to try and rationalise how the system relates to individuals...
by Darren | Mar 29, 2018 | Opinion |
Three years ago we wrote this blog post what an outcome is. It came from our experience of talking to organisations and being acutely aware that, in many cases, the distinction between impact and activity wasn’t entirely clear. We thought it might be useful to...
by Darren | Mar 19, 2018 | Opinion |
On Saturday I went along to the Websites for Small Charitable Organisations hosted by RnR Organisation and facilitated by Florence Okoye. It was a really interesting opportunity to talk about the barriers that some small organisations find in developing websites and...
by Darren | Feb 9, 2018 | Opinion |
A few weeks ago we ran a workshop on practical things you can do to prepare for GDPR. As it proved to be popular I thought it might be useful to share the slides from the event. This should give an overview of the discussion. We are looking at opportunities to run...