by Darren | May 16, 2016 | Opinion |
One of the problems with having any sort of debate on Twitter, about something as complex as Public Health, is there just isn’t room to make a coherent and nuanced point. This morning I was struck by @RoyLilley’s blog post on the challenges that Public...
by Darren | Apr 12, 2016 | Opinion |
I’ve been really pleased to see a growing enthusiasm within the NHS for social prescribing. In terms of preventing ill health and improving wellbeing, it is essential that we make better use of the people and resources that already exist in our communities....
by Darren | Mar 30, 2016 | blog, Opinion |
I’ve got an existential question about commissioning. Although it’s a question about commissioning it relates in just the same way to people who commission services and those that provide them. When working with organisations to achieve our Quality Mark for Evidence...
by Darren | Mar 8, 2016 | blog, Opinion |
Over the years I’ve heard many organisations talk about the desire to move away from commissioning services based on need and move to asset based commissioning. Whilst it’s something I’ve heard discussed many times in many places it’s not something I’ve often seen...
by Darren | Mar 7, 2016 | Opinion |
When you are designing or commissioning a new service where do you start? Do you start with an idea of what the service should look like and build a specification around that? Or do you start with the change you would like to achieve and build a service that you know...
