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A look under the surface of a public consultation: Part 3/5 – Analysis and coding
Friday March 1 2013
Analysis of responses is a crucial stage of any consultation process, but all the more so when the subject of the consultation is potentially controversial. Consultations such as that commissioned by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) on new IVF-based techniques to avoid mitochondrial disease are likely to attract a significant number of responses, some concerned with… Read More
Money talks: understanding the value of talking therapies and other nursing services
Wednesday February 20 2013
The ongoing economic crisis in Europe and the tough global economic conditions pose a number of challenges for healthcare generally, and mental healthcare specifically. On the one hand, a report published by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2011) acknowledged that the economic crisis is expected to produce secondary mental health effects. Given that mental health… Read More
Health and wellbeing boards: looking beyond April 2013
Wednesday February 13 2013
As health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) move out of shadow form and prepare ‘to go live’ in April this year, they are increasingly starting to think about the strategic partnerships they will need to develop in the future. From our experience of supporting HWBs in the early stages of their development, it seems clear that… Read More