❤️Following the information shared through EDP Drug & Alcohol about contaminated heroin in the Weymouth and Dorchester area we want to remind you that you are important. To ensure you stay as safe as possible, please take extra precautions when using any type of drug. #OverdoseAware

We couldn’t help but notice how much of yesterday’s #KingsSpeech was born out of campaigning! Let’s take a look at some of the new legislation. Thread below 🧵⬇️

“I went out to the local branch library to change my books and was overwhelmed by the soft beauty of the afternoon... outside my own miserable cramped absurd life, the world is still its old beautiful self. This morning the sun shines...” Philip Larkin

Why do quantified performance targets/quality standards frequently fail to deliver their goals? Three core contributing concepts: 1) Goodhart’s Law: “When a metric becomes a target, it ceases to be a good metric". 2) Campbell's Law: “The more any quantitative social indicator is

Learning & change are deeply connected. Successful change requires continuous learning, yet we often don't think enough about the fundamental nature of learning as it enables change. Here are "ten mental models (general ideas that explain things) for learning anything": from the

I hate to be the one to tell you this but he’s beginning to look a bit like Clement Attlee.

Genius...

Have you seen our We Understand posters up around Leeds city centre? Let us know if you have in the replies or share your own photos and tag us in. To see our short campaign film click here -> youtu.be/x8oWJgfAr6M

Don't forget to submit your entries to Recovery Street Film Festival by the end of August! 📽️ Find more information on this year's theme 'Belonging' and how to enter on the Recovery Street Film Festival website. 👇 rsff.co.uk/2024-theme #Recovery #RecoveryStreetFilmFestival #RecoveryStory

I’m always inspired by this message from ⁦SlungLow⁩

We're looking for new Trustees! Are you interested in working with Solace to help maximise our impact & allow us to continue supporting women & children in London experiencing domestic abuse/sexual violence? Find out more & apply solacewomensaid.org/vacancy/truste… #Trustee #London #EndVAWG

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Heading to London? Check out Homelessness: Reframed Saatchi Gallery an exhibition supported by Homewards featuring wonderful expressive & interactive pieces created by or inspired by people with direct experience of homelessness - on until 20/09

➡️ Do you have experience working with the media? ➡️ Are you passionate about ending domestic abuse? ➡️ Do you want to elevate survivor voice, especially for those most marginalised? Then consider joining my team as Head of Communications and Lived Experience Engagement. 1/2

New briefing from Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) on public health funding in the UK. It outlines the UK public health funding landscape, how it's changed over the past decade, and makes recommendations for how to improve investment in public health and prevention 👇 adph.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

1/4. Three interesting #healthpolicy and #healthmission stories in The Times and The Sunday Times today. Signs the new govt is ramping up? First, how the missions are shaping up, & mention of Clara Swinson, current DG in Department of Health and Social Care for #publichealth. This could be interesting...

One of my favourite illustrators of organisational life is Virpi Oinonen / Business illustrator. Here she is highlighting wicked problems (messes). These are complex issues involving many interdependent factors, making them hard to define & understand fully & with no clear solution. Most of the issues we

🎉 1 Week to Go until our North of England Meet-up! Are you working in the charity sector and looking to harness the insights of leaders with lived experience? Join us on Monday, 23rd September in Leeds for new connections, ideas & inspiration sounddelivery.org.uk/festival-of-le…

Prevention-led public services: Can the government make its rhetoric a reality? 🗓️Tuesday 24 September, 12.00pm 📍 Labour Party Conference, Liverpool See more about this event with The Health Foundation and the rest of our fringe programme at #Lab24 here: instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/ifg-labo…

What does meaningful, cross-sector collaboration to tackle health inequalities take in practice? ⚖️ We’ve been working with The National Lottery Community Fund Health Equalities partnerships. Find out what we’ve learned so far at our free event on 23rd October. Register now: bit.ly/3AE6zTS