Looking beyond the package
Health and social care are often discussed as systems, services and funding. But behind every policy, pathway and package are people living their lives.
Beyond the Package of Care explores the conversations where health, care and everyday life meet — drawing on lived experience and asking questions about choice, equity, good care and the systems designed to provide it.
I don’t have all the answers. But I do think we need more conversations about what works, what doesn’t and how we make health and care work better for the people who rely on it.
Latest essay
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What Is Good Care? It’s Not as Easy as It Seems
Today’s blog explores why defining “good care” may not be as straightforward as it first seems.
On my radar
What happens after CHC eligibility?
Much of the conversation around NHS Continuing Healthcare focuses on eligibility. But what happens next?
I’m interested in the space between being found eligible for CHC and actually receiving a package that meets assessed needs – including care planning, clinical evidence, workforce and commissioning…
Life beyond the package of care
Because life isn’t all policy, systems and serious conversations. Sometimes it’s the ordinary, funny or completely random bits in between………….
This week has mostly involved coffee, crumpets and discovering that “the website is nearly finished” can be said repeatedly for several days without it ever quite being true.
