So, a good friend and colleague has just gone back to work after a week off. Turned out to be a terrible week, for one reason or another, but at least he wasn’t at work.He works at the heart of social care. It’s been full-on since the virus started to spread, but as things have … Continue reading How was your holiday? →

There’s such a compelling case for a ‘no-blame culture’ in health and social care that it would have been in place years ago, were it just a matter of deciding to have one. The key element in any ‘no-blame culture’ is that speaking up about errors is a fundamental duty for all involved: and that … Continue reading Blame again… →

Poor Boris Johnson – a life spent anticipating leadership, guiding Britain through hard times, and now he’s just making his own, lone journey.  Whatever happens in the next few days, whatever the outcome, he will have faced death alone, as we all do.  Hopefully death will have turned away, this time. And, meanwhile, if you … Continue reading Leadership →