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“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies” — Nelson Mandela What a great thing to be able to say you met Mandela – I never had that opportunity, but have met people who have. My wife has an uncle […]

For a significant part of December, I have been on Jury Service. If you have ever performed this civic duty, you will know that there is a lot of waiting around. It is a curious situation, to be stuck in a room with near to […]

We know that you have great case studies and good ideas. Over this year we have sent out invitations to contribute to national consultations and feed into the work that we’ve done around working with local authorities, public health and volunteering. Thank you to everyone […]

I found myself watching a romantic comedy the other night. It’s one I have seen once or twice before. Although this can be a painful experience, as I knew what was going to happen, I started to see the contradictory ideas in the film. I […]

When we were treated to the press conference in the garden at No. 10 in May 2010, I was lulled by the ‘together in national interest’ statements. There were various pundits talking about how Clegg and Cameron got on well and that it did not […]

In this guest blog, Marion Janner, director of Star Wards, talks about the role that volunteers can play in mental health wards. Introduction Mental health wards are tough places to be a patient but surprisingly enjoyable and satisfying to be a volunteer. There are a […]

The government is in the process of launching a series of consultations and public engagement exercises regarding the healthcare system. I have been in a number of meetings where officials have pointed out that the timing of these programmes, during the summer, is at best […]

As a partner of the Department of Health, at FaithAction we want to explore how faith groups can support and improve the health and wellbeing of their communities. You don’t have to look far to see the significance and prevalence of mental health problems in […]

Every Friday, I usually receive a news magazine that I subscribe to; however, a few weeks ago, it did not arrive. For whatever reason, my news and commentary was lost, and as I was busy ferrying kids around, I was not caught up with the […]

This weekend I was stunned when my nan, at the good age of 92, presented me and my sister with a copy each of the Great British Bake Off book as a thank you.  Now, we hadn’t done anything amazing and we certainly felt it […]