by John-Paul Crofton | Oct 13, 2026 | Budgeting, Business Case NHS, Change Management, Leadership & Decision Making, Neighbourhood Health, NHS
Are neighbourhood health, digital and prevention starting to disappear into the familiar Bermuda Triangle of NHS reform, along with the promises to improve performance? Key Takeaways NHS reforms rarely get cancelled. They slowly disappear, squeezed between three...
by John-Paul Crofton | Apr 2, 2026 | Budgeting, Business Case NHS, Neighbourhood Health, NHS
What is ‘Fit for the future: towards population health delivery models’ The NHS has published a new commissioning guide for Integrated Care Boards called “Fit for the future: towards population health delivery models.” (Read the full article here). This is...
by John-Paul Crofton | Feb 19, 2026 | Budgeting, Business Case NHS, Neighbourhood Health, NHS, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Project Funding
There has been much talk about how to fund the shift to Neighbourhood Health. With talk of ‘innovative funding models’, private investment, or cash releasing savings. This week Sir Jim Mackey suggested a different approach. “Neighbourhood Teams need to show us the...
by John-Paul Crofton | Mar 24, 2025 | Budgeting, Change Management, Community & Social Challenges, Cost of living, Health and Wellbeing, Leadership & Decision Making, Measurement, Neighbourhood Health, NHS, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Public Services Innovation, Social Change, Social Impact, Social Innovation
As we try and create a positive social impact through people and communities, why are we continuously fighting and undermined by the decisions by our governments and organisations that don’t value people? Modern Accounting Standards Values People as...
by John-Paul Crofton | Mar 23, 2025 | Leadership, Budgeting, Change Management, Engagement, Health and Wellbeing, Leadership & Decision Making, NHS, Problem Solving & Decision Making
The NHS is having to cut costs, to save £6.6 billion, but why is the approach of Wes Streeting the Health Minister acting as a terrible role model and leading the health service down a dangerous path? The NHS Budget Cutting CrisisCuts to Local Systems.A Rotten Role...
by John-Paul Crofton | Mar 21, 2025 | Budgeting, Community & Social Challenges, Cost of living, Health and Wellbeing, Neighbourhood Health, NHS, Public Services Innovation, Social Change, Social Impact, Social Innovation
The UK is facing a welfare crisis as ever more people claim benefits as they are unemployed and too sick to work. The NHS has a central role to play in creating social impact and unleashing their potential and building a new future for our society. Millions Are Too...