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The first eight communities implementing the CARE Act in California continue to work collaboratively with the state to provide integrated, holistic services for respondents. 📲 Learn more about the progress made through March in the 2024 Quarter 1 Update, including recently developed resources & upcoming activities: https://bit.ly/3vENy1t

This train indeed has the potential to be a runaway. Already $1 billion spent and no track laid. The budget they are trying to work toward is pre-Covid/pre-inflation. No other major capital project has stayed within a pre-Covid budget (think Trans Mountain). Taxpayers need to watch this carefully. It is high risk (downtown tunnels in a flood zone). Not a time to be apathetic. And there is a better way- they could likely construct a surface line within the original budget from Downtown to the South Hospital, serve more Calgarians and actually take cars off the road.

Our blog breaks down the barriers to achieving universal access, and explains how a systems strengthening approach can help overcome them: https://buff.ly/3VzZmNj

In Episode 63 of our HealthPointe Walk and Talk Zoom session, we explored a mix of real-life experiences and powerful lessons on health, with each speaker offering unique insights. You won’t want to miss this one! Watch the full episode here: [https://lnkd.in/eBjyE_cY]

Big day for Demos, as the Future Public Services Taskforce publishes its vision for reform. Whoever wins the next election needs a new vision for public services. We think Liberated Public Services could be it. We are now applying this vision to four policy areas, before publishing our Roadmap later this year, which will set out clear steps policy makers can take after the next election. Thanks so much to our funders Better Society Capital Bridges Outcomes Partnerships CIPFA PA Consulting, Advisory Board members Patricia Hewitt Jonathan Slater Chris Naylor Lord Victor Adebowale CBE, & Policy Advisors Patrick Diamond Catherine Needham Noel Hatch Simon Parker Caroline Slocock Alex Fox OBE. https://lnkd.in/e5JT4y-t

Up until now, public sector reform and improvement has been attempted countless times, but they have been unable to deflect the trajectory that has created increased costs and rising demands. There are a plethora of reports and thoughts from different people recently, on the nature of public sector reform. However, many of them only partiality understand the public sector as a whole system it its own right. Central government imposition and leadership, pay disputes, targets, principles that guide decision-making and the design of services, etc. According to the systemic analysis that has occurred in working within the NHS and social care, the learning is clear. The most impactful barrier of all is the systemic embracing of new public management (NPM). And this report covers all those elements - at last! And as NPM is key to this, this report is able to reference alternative fundamentals that need to replace it. - The liberated method is another example of what occurs when NPM is replaced. - 'Locality by default' demonstrates that local decision-making is the only way complexity can be understood and dealt with. Personally I would have included that fact that 'digital by default' is a NPM child, and its popularity is simply another avenue that issuing tried. I would have also included the fact that John Seddon has been working with alternatives to NPM for over two decades, he invented the liberated method, and had put much effort into highlighting much of the findings in this report in his work and writing. Now, please, can decision-makers take the effort to understand the nature of this report and the underlying paradigm that it represents. Please have the same courage that Margaret Thatcher has when she created NPM, and replace it. Please pay attention to those of us that know how to change this... And the biggest thanks to Ben Glover

S.2476 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2021 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress Indoor air quality parameters differ from outdoor conditions due to various factors such as building materials, household products, and human activities like cooking and cleaning, which can lead to higher concentrations of pollutants indoors. Addressing indoor air quality is crucial because we spend the majority of our time indoors, where we are continuously exposed to indoor pollutants. Additionally, the lack of ventilation and air circulation indoors can exacerbate indoor air pollution. Given that individuals take 12 to 18 breaths per minute indoors, without proper monitoring of indoor air quality, there is a heightened risk of respiratory issues and other health concerns. Therefore, addressing indoor air quality is paramount to safeguarding human health and well-being. https://lnkd.in/eaW4WUFw Sincerely, TEMIIIRESEARCH

JUST RELEASED The September 2024 issue is now available! Read Editor in Chief Alan Weil's introduction to the new issue on Access To Care, Coverage & More. Explore the issue: https://bit.ly/3Xs9OGT

So what is is that you do here? At Arndt Municipal Support, we assist local governments set a plan, establish a vision, and create a mission. Are you ready to make 2024 the best year ever? #strategicplan

Letting public and private hospitals compete for your money is the only way to improve their service. This is #WhatSACanBe. Read the latest paper: https://lnkd.in/dMKFHXwe