We’ve got solar panels and an electric car. Which is great. We fuel a good proportion of our mileage on pure smugness. However … there’s a setting on the charger that lets you charge the car only when there’s an adequate surplus, so you’re just
V – so what’s new this month? A – the thing that struck me was the number of meetings that were a waste of time or not as effective as they could be. M – Oh same old, same old. If only the rest of
One of the groups that I’m on is reviewing its progress to date, so I thought that might be a good opportunity to dust off and update my framework for assessing partnerships. It has 5 top level categories: Aims, results, context, capacity and process. The
V – so, what’s been happening? There wasn’t a blog last month was there; have you been away? A – yes, three weeks in Australia. M – all right for some. V – anything to report then? A – not much. One of the committees
V – so how is the mental health work going? We haven’t heard about that for a while. A – Well, OK. Perhaps not as much happening across the strands of work as I’d ideally like and maybe the statutory bodies doing things themselves,
V – I think we’re due an update on the mental health work? A – There have been a number of positive developments but looking at the bigger picture, I’m not sure how far it’s going. V – OK, well let’s start with the positives.
V – So, where are you with the mental health work? A – not much to report. Just a couple of small things. I was re-reading some previous blogs and there is progress on some issues I mentioned before. V – which are? A –
V – any news on the mental health work and lessons for partnership working? A – not much to report really. The new, independent chair is running the meetings well, focussing on the priority actions that have been agreed. M – something going well? Surely
V – if I remember correctly, you should have had the presentation by now to the Health and Wellbeing Board that your mental health group was working towards? A – Yes, indeed, we have. V – and how did it go? M – presumably not
V – so Adrian, following on from the previous blogs, perhaps you could bring us up to date with the work on the mental health strategy? M – don’t tell me, some terrible meetings and nobody understands your tortured genius. A – of course. But