As you may be aware, Jon Rouse has left the Department of Health. This blog is therefore no longer active.
We are now just weeks away from the first set of reforms under the Care Act 2014 being made reality across the country. It seems difficult to believe it was last June that our online consultation sought views on how …
2014 was both a challenging and productive year for those of us engaged in the development and promotion of better mental health services for the young. The launch of the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat, the Government’s five year plan …
My previous post reported on the progress being made by local areas as they make their commitment to improve mental health crisis services in line with the principles set out last February in the mental health Crisis Care Concordat. I …
When health and care conversations turn to ‘the NHS and winter pressures’, the tendency is to focus on familiar issues: A&E capacity, flu vaccine provision, ambulance response times etc. This year, we want to give equal emphasis to the provision …
One part of my portfolio I enjoy immensely is the responsibility across Government to promote the interests of adults with autism. Through our Programme Board I have the opportunity to engage with service users and advocates to really understand the …
It is a benefit of the modern age of open government and online engagement that we are able to better understand, anticipate and adapt to the concerns and circumstances of those we seek to help and support. Our recently published …
Much has happened since the last NCAS Conference in Harrogate. The Care Bill has become the Care Act, the Better Care Fund has come into its own with the work of the integration pioneers and we have seen a whole …
I can’t remember often in my career feeling quite the degree of responsibility that I do as co-Chair of the Taskforce set up to review children and young people’s mental health provision. We have now had the first meeting of …
Even the most reluctant of converts to online research must surely see the value of comparison tools and the ease with which they help us make informed choices. Booking holidays, comparing mortgage deals and gathering insurance quotes are obvious but …
One role I am keen for the Department of Health to play is to help organisations understand their performance better and consider what action they might want to take. When it comes to local authorities there is merit in using …
