The UK is witnessing its biggest cull of public sector jobs in half a century and hundreds of thousands of workers must make the transition to the private sector.
Navigating the welfare system is part of the daily work of most health and social care workers – from the therapists advising patients on how to survive a “fitness to work” assessment to the 30% of NHS…
Whether you cheered the election result or were cast into a depression, it doesn’t really matter. The real power lies outside of Westminster, and outside of our control.
The Conservative Party’s plans for an extra £8 billion annual health spending aren’t enough to halt a decline in quality care – never mind transform the NHS.
The devolution of NHS budget to Manchester is part of a broader trend that allows central government enough control but without much of the responsibility for delivery or failure.
Deputy Director, Intellectual Forum at Jesus College in the University of Cambridge, and Researcher for the Department of Social and Political Sciences, Bocconi University, University of Cambridge