Adaptation is an essential characteristic of evolution. Without it, survival becomes difficult when conditions change. It’s an analogy worth applying to Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs) who have demonstrated an ability to flex and redefine their role over three years …
For expectant parents, there can be no greater trauma, mental or physical, than to lose a baby close to term or to experience complications during birth resulting in death or injury of mother or child. The 2011 Lancet stillbirth series …
None of us are immune to the possibility of suffering mental illness in our lifetimes. If we or those close to us ever experience psychological problems, our initial distress should at least be mitigated by knowing how and where to …
At the Department of Health we take the process of engagement very seriously. Our approach to the development of any policy is rooted in dialogue with our stakeholders, including of course service users and carers. Recent examples include the Children …
Social workers have one of the most difficult jobs in society. Working in often challenging circumstances, they bring a unique set of skills and knowledge to help improve the lives of vulnerable people, their families and carers. Despite this, however, …
