Findings of Lord Darzi’s Report
Lord Darzi was commissioned to undertake this rapid investigation of the state of the NHS by the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care. The report was prepared over …
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Dysfunctional teams
The concept of dysfunctional teams has been a topic of interest in organisational psychology and management research for decades. A dysfunctional team is characterised by a group of individuals who …
The Ties That Bind: Exploring the Impact of Relationships on Mental Health and Business Success
The biopsychosocial model of mental health recognises that our psychological well-being is influenced by a complex interplay of biological, psychological, and social factors. Within this framework, relationships play a crucial …
The herd instinct and loneliness
Description Herd instinct, a concept predominantly associated with animal behaviour, implies a tendency to conform to social norms or follow the actions of a larger group, often for self-preservation or …
Systemic disempowerment in care-delivery organisations
Today I explore the term ‘systemic disempowerment‘ (SD) as pertains to large health and social care services. Health services are without doubt inseparably intertwined with social care services. The concept …
Why lessons are not so easy to learn
The context of this exploration is twofold a) to examine how lessons may not be learned by individuals and b) difficulty for organisations in learning lessons. What ordinary people expect …
What exactly is support?
Over the years I have come to appreciate that patients in psychiatric services very much value support. I’ve been wondering ‘What does support mean?‘ Hold on – I know that …
The relevance of culture in mental health services
I imagine that most people would begin thinking of the influence of culture on expression of signs and symptoms among mental disorders. However, there are wider areas of importance. What …
Change management
Over the last 10 years I’ve visited for work, many public sector health services. Whilst no service is perfect, at each place I found things that were fundamentally wrong. Nearly …
Caring explored
I was thinking about caring in the context of healthcare (only) for this exploration. There are some elements of care that involve providing services – for example diagnostics, investigations, nursing …