Wednesday 24th January 2007, 17:04Inspirational public services

I often get inspired when I meet people who use our services and see the way they tackle difficulties in their lives - for example, battling addiction, coming out of jail and getting into work, securing employment after many years out of work. In the same way, the work we do with business and voluntary organisations also inspires me as I see entrepreneurs use business support services to grow their companies and we assist voluntary and community groups build their capacity and self sufficiency as well as utilise grant support to provide amazing work. And of course, I am inspired daily ..View Complete Post

Thursday 18th January 2007, 17:06The most unpopular Blog on the web!I wanted to say a quick 'thank you' for people who have taken the time to e-mail. Apologies for the delay in responding but a technical hitch meant I only got them all at the beginning of this week - and here I was convinced I had the most unpopular Blog in the history of the internet with no responses whatsoever! An interesting balance of responses including ideas, questions, business proposals, requests for information, networking, complaints and observations.View Complete Post
Tuesday 2nd January 2007, 20:04A Healthy New Year

A bit of nice news before Xmas - after one of the longest application processes I have been involved in, I received confirmation that I have been accepted as a Non Executive Director of a Primary Care Trust (PCT). Ever since I started at A4e, I have retained a keen interest in the development of the health service ad it has been a long term ambition to work in this area. It is great to be able to combine this with my work at A4e.

 
My passion for trying to add value in the development of health services in the UK started when I met an NHS CEO 12 years ago. I was fascinated..View Complete Post

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