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Kate Jopling argues that we’re putting too much pressure on communities to tackle problems they shouldn’t be expected to solve: the structural issues that can’t be masked with bunting and good intentions.

Addressing a complex problem such as childhood obesity needs a new way of thinking about what we’re trying to do, argues Rich Taunt, Pasha Elstak and Vincent Busch.

Gather 60 people together from around the world. Put them in a magical palace. Give them an unsolvable problem to debate, and five days to do it.

Charlotte Williams considers why so many currently fail to give care professionals the recognition they deserve. It's time to face the discomfort and ask ourselves how social care has come to be neglected in this way.

It appears that regardless of policymakers’ support for a public health approach to youth violence and a focus on prevention, we are struggling to make it a reality.

Clarity of purpose, knowledge sharing and providing psychological safety can improve trust and relationships for collaboration in primary care.

A colleague has been looking after her mum with advanced dementia for some years now, and when recently we talked about our respective stress levels, she told me a story that got me thinking.

There are words that we use in our private lives. Words like love, and grief, joy, desire, loss and hate. We talk about intuition, and instinct. And there are words we use professionally. Words like impact, and metrics, indicators and scrutiny.

“Making something a reality.” Roll the phrase around. When would you use it? In your personal life, if you’re anything like me, not much. If so, it’s probably something which won’t actually happen. Making daily gym-going a reality. Making my-attachment-to-ebay-less-all-consuming a reality. 

​Having recently returned home to England from a nine-year stint across the pond, I've spent the last few months reading articles, asking questions and drawing diagrams.