By Dorothy Laing “The environment in which we live, work and spend leisure time – both the physical nature of places and the social environment of communities – has an enormous impact on our health and wellbeing. Health problems such ....
By Steven McGinty On the 10th October I attended an annual event organised by the Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) in the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow. The event focused on health inequalities and the factors driving them. It brought ....
By Heather Cameron The legislative framework for adult social care in England has been described as out-dated by the Department of Health (DH) as it is focused on crisis intervention rather than prevention and early intervention, and on the provision ....
By Steven McGinty On the 21st September, Alzheimer’s organisations across the world will be carrying out events to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s and dementia. The event, a key part of World Alzheimer’s Month, was launched by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) ....
By Dorothy Laing Nobody likes the idea of experiencing antisocial behaviour on their doorsteps so further government action to help ‘troubled families’ will almost certainly be welcomed by neighbours and local communities alike. On 19th August, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles ....
Guest blog by Emily Buchanan, Research Manager, NFER Earlier this year, an Action for Children report highlighted that neglect is the most common form of child abuse in the UK today. Up to one in 10 children across the UK ....
by James Carson Two reports published last week highlight the potential benefits of policies for reducing carbon emissions and tackling climate change. In the most detailed assessment to date of the interwoven effects of climate policy on the economy, air ....
By Steven McGinty “Not fit for purpose” and “stuck in the dark ages” These are two of the phrases used by the Care Minister, Norman Lamb, to describe mental health services for children and young people in England. The minister admitted ....
By Donna Gardiner As one in six employees will suffer from mental ill health at some point during their working lives, ensuring the wellbeing of employees is increasingly becoming a management priority (EU-OSHA, 2014). Indeed, the financial cost to British ....
By Steven McGinty “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted, is the most terrible poverty“– Mother Teresa Yet, for many older people, loneliness and social isolation are the normal state of affairs. A recent study by the Office for National ....
