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The Kings Fund “Friends doing what they love” Report

This is about far more than technical reform. It represents a cultural, ethical, and democratic revolution in care.

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From ambition to delivery – what does ‘Good’ really look like in adult social care?

How can we collectively build adult social care systems that are both sustainable and deliver genuinely good lives for people?...
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How do we shift the dial around integrated neighbourhood care and secondary prevention?

Commitment. Conviction. Courage. Culture. These are the four words that are needed for any system or provider looking to really...
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How often do we scrutinise success?

Last night at the 28th annual Management Consultancies Association (MCA) Awards, I joined colleagues and friends to celebrate a breadth...
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Are you ready to seize the moment for inclusive mainstream education?

While publication has now been delayed to the New Year one thing is clear: local areas can’t afford to wait.

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Can you save 5,000 NHS hospital bed-days?

If your hospital can remove 5,000 bed-days’ worth of demand before the end of March, then you’ll have freed up...
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Delivering savings now – grasp complexity. Join our new Complex Transformation Academy

IMPOWER is delighted to launch the Complex Transformation Academy. It is a six-month programme, starting in January 2026, designed for...
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A new hospital is not enough. Is operational readiness the true measure of success?

The successful delivery of the physical building, on time and within budget, is a phenomenal achievement. In the context of...
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A new hospital is not enough: why operational readiness is the true measure of success

Within a few short weeks, something is wrong. The emergency department is overcrowded, patient flow is inefficient, and staff are...
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Why aren’t strengths-based approaches working?

I ask that as someone who has spent quite a lot of the last twenty years advocating for them. At...