Health and Social Care

Kandida Purnell, co-editor of When This Is Over, explains why the politics of the pandemic cannot be stitched out of a COVID-19 commemorative tapestry.…Read more

Wanga Zembe-Mkabile outlines the experiences of primary caregivers during COVID-19 lockdown in Cape Town. …Read more

What’s the emotional toll of COVID-19? In this new episode of the Transforming Society podcast, the fantastic Lucy Easthope and Kandida Purnell, two of the co-editors of 'When This Is Over', talk about the pandemic and its long lasting impact.…Read more

Authors of the International Journal of Care and Caring article ‘What happens when care homes close?’ explain the importance of their research at a time when care homes are facing tough economic challenges. …Read more

Mary P. Murphy, author of 'Creating an Ecosocial Welfare Future', looks at the cojoined problems of climate change and inequality that need to be tackled together if we want transformative change.…Read more

Richard Riddell, author of 'Schooling in a Democracy', calls for an urgent change in the role of Ofsted and a curtailment of its influence.…Read more

Jenny Huberman examines the crisis that ran parallel to the health one during COVID-19 – that of boredom. …Read more

Jill Hemmington and Sarah Vicary welcome the increased focus on reflection in CPD for social workers making decisions about the statutory detention of mental health patients. …Read more

Vanessa Beck deplores Kemi Badenoch’s response to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Menopause (APPG) recommendations on supporting menopausal women in the workplace. …Read more

Jenny Edkins, co-editor of 'When This Is Over', explains why the trauma and implications of the pandemic are not going away. …Read more