Working in a climate of change: how can a future NHS be sustained?

By Dr Ross Millar, Director of Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham The NHS has continued to evolve and reform over its 75 years of existence. But perhaps now more than ever questions are being raised about its future sustainability. The organisational climate of the NHS – often defined as the shared perceptions of … Continue reading “Working in a climate of change: how can a future NHS be sustained?”

No ‘green crap’ and no ‘handouts’: how not to govern an energy crisis

By Dr Harriet ThomsonDepartment of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology, University of Birmingham  During the shock of the 1979 oil crisis, British civil servants coined the term ‘fuel poverty’ to describe households being unable to afford to heat their homes. Fast forward four decades, and we are yet again facing an existential threat from over-exposure … Continue reading “No ‘green crap’ and no ‘handouts’: how not to govern an energy crisis”