Hi Tom,

Many Trusts have adopted SPC at the Board level (~80%), and the Making Data Count team trained 40,000+ people if I remember the numbers correctly. There are thousands who have converted to using it. While it isn’t widely spread at all levels, it’s definitely the right direction when we discussed with MDC earlier today.

Have a look at thi…Read more

I’ve asked a friend of mine, ChatGTP, three questions:

1. Is SPC suitable for use in healthcare?
2. What are the requirements for SPC to be effective? and
3. Are these pre-requisites adhered to for healthcare processes?

I got some interesting answers; I do take ChatGPT’s views with a pinch of salt never-the-less they are broadly in agreement…Read more

I was gradually drawn to the role I had. Lived experience of distress. Wanting to help those less fortunate. Seeing the bigger picture – neoliberalism pitted against humanity and nature. Social determinants. Human connectedness. Sense of purpose. Shared learning. Introspection. Memories of friends and colleagues lost to suicide. Wanting to give…Read more

Hi Alan

Thank you for sharing. For me it was also about helping reduce suffering and put some humanity back into the system as often people’s identities were lost to the labels given to their conditions, forgetting there was a person behind that label who was so much more. For all the rhetoric more than 40 years on, I wonder what has really…Read more