Caring in the community: what is it really? 

Healthcare policy increasingly points towards more care in the community.  The language is positive. Collaboration. Partnership. Co-production. Person-centred care. Recovery.  But I wonder, do we really understand what community care looks like now?  How can we improve something if we don’t properly understand its starting point?  Community care is not just a policy. It is parents lying …

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A mother’s fear. A system’s silence 

I was just navigating the system on my own. No-one explained the risks to me. When it gets to crisis, it’s too late. Mrs Calocane’s testimony is devastating to hear. But are we truly appreciating the cumulative effect of years of a loving mother trying to navigate an opaque, fragmented system? This is not …

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