Our financial future time bomb.
By Sally Tarbit 10 Mar 2010
A recent Lancet study predicted that the average British child born over the last couple of years could now expect to live to 103. This staggering stat amounts to more than a 30 year increase in life expectancy across most developed countries during the 20th century. Frightening or fantastic? In medical terms, its fantastic. But the day to day reality …
10th DBA Inclusive Design Challenge.
By Jason Mesut 10 Mar 2010
I attended the 10th DBA Inclusive Design Challenge Awards at the RCA last night and was intrigued to see a blend of concepts designed to address the challenges of an ageing population. The theme was named “Active Ageing” and described as ‘designing for our future selves and looks at the challenges of our growing ageing population remaining active and …
The Big 5 Questions.
By Robert Creighton, NHS Ealing 03 Mar 2010
Quality and productivity are the two big challanges for the NHS. As a commissioner, how do you see these being compatible? In principle quality and productivity are compatible. If you do something well immediately you don’t have to improve on it. Doing something once and well is clearly the most cost effective way of doing things. I think this applies …
