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Why do strategies end up collecting dust on a lonely shelf? Rich Taunt blames a failure to understand why change fails, and explains that how a strategy is developed is just as important as the end product.

What do young women and people who menstruate want from contraceptive care? Can it be personalised to truly meet the needs of each individual? Nia Otake John reports on the findings of her recent survey.

Public organisations might be able to show how well they meet internal requirements, but what really matters is how the organisations work together to create better lives, says Paul Corrigan.

Short term realism. Long term foundations. Focus on care. Rich Taunt outlines the three areas to watch if the Hewitt Review is to break the cycle of build-abolish-rebuild that afflicts NHS reform.

Jobs in health should be the finest, most rewarding jobs anywhere, but the NHS staff survey results paint a very different picture. Rich Taunt looks at what can be done to make sure the NHS reaches its 100th birthday.

Having worked in and around the NHS for nearly 25 years, it can sometimes feel that the only constant is change. But even for someone who’s seen decades of upheaval, this year brings a perfect storm. 

My start at Kaleidoscope came at the same time as an extended visit from old friends. As we hung out, laughed and basked in the easy connection that comes from history together, they asked about my new job. I found myself explaining what Kaleidoscope is and why I’ve joined.

At Kaleidoscope we specialise in the art and science of collaboration. We hold a firm belief that collaboration is the future of health and care, but not always, as Rich Taunt explains.

I did an eight week flexi-placement at Kaleidoscope as part of the NHS graduate management trainee scheme. I learned a lot about health and care and how an organisation can work in a different way.

'The reality of health and care' is of course very little to do with policy-making. Yet that was the title of the talk I gave to explain why the neat diagrams of how health policy is supposed to work aren’t necessarily true.