Helen Steers

Taking a theme from the Cormac keynote, we have some great stuff that is happening that could be scaled up and elevated. Hoping the Govt approach will elevate and recognise the hidden, existing innovations and not just focus on doing new stuff.

In particular, limitations in the social experience and reach of officials forming policy assumptions, often creates a barrier for effective evidence based policy development.

As a former national government policy maker who now works to influence policy and investment at a hyper-local level, I recognise a lot that is written about here.

It's already a really tough time for charities that are holding people who are experiencing the highest levels of health inequalities. This will inevitably see more downstream pressure on stretched services if the VCSE aren't exempted.

Rise in NICs will endanger public health services | Letter Letters: While the NHS has been given an exemption to the NIC increase, health services commissioned outside the health service have not, says Greg Fell

Greg Fell articulates a really worrying consequence of the employer NICs rise. The impact on not for profit organisations providing (sometimes hidden) vital health and care support, will be devastating.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The Unnoticed Battle for the Future of Labour's Public Sector Reform Agenda - Progressive Britain The Government are delivering much needed public service reform, Ed Dorrell analyses how different key Cabinet members are approaching this task.

www.progressivebritain.org/the-unnotice...

This is doing the rounds on here. It will be interesting to see how this unfolds. I hope there are some safety catches/iterative learning points built into the policies.

💞 | The last stop of the Speak Little One Tour is headed to Sheffield on Thursday, 6:30pm.

I am so excited to be co-hosting the evening with Louise Ndibwirende, the director.

📍 : Showroom Cinema
🎟 : Book your ticket(s) showroomworkstation.org.uk/speaklittleone

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