Policy Hub Scotland

In June this year, Policy Hub organised a half-day training conference on sleep and why it is particularly important to teenagers, ‘Why Sleep matters – educating young people on the importance of sleep’. Our...

Governance and Leadership

by Margaret Williamson

What makes an effective Board of Directors?

As part of my Board Watch research, I have seen Board meetings of varying effectiveness. But what does an effective Board look like to me? At the most effective Board meeting to date I...

Education and Child Welfare

by Mark Bellamy

Safer Internet Day 2018 – a better internet starts with you

The internet provides young people with remarkable opportunities to socialize, to play and to learn – to access seemingly infinite streams of information and make unlimited connections instantly, at the click of a button...

Governance and Leadership / Public Service Reform

by Margaret Williamson

Reading aloud in the Boardroom

I’ve observed several public Board meetings recently where the Executive Lead for the issue being discussed read out much of the board paper they had already circulated to members. Why do they do this?...

Health & Social Care / Public Service Reform

by Dr Donald Macaskill

Imagining better: the potential of Scotland’s care workforce

In late September we partnered-up with the College Development Network to host a conference on the future of Scotland’s care workforce. The conference brought together a capacity audience of just under 100 senior management...

Health & Social Care / Public Service Reform

by Richard Robinson

NHS Workforce Planning

Health & Social Care / Public Service Reform

by Phillip Gillespie

Learning and development of the social services workforce within the context of integrated services

Governance and Leadership / Public Service Reform

by Margaret Williamson

Integrated Joint Boards – some observations

My Board Watch research project continues. Over recent weeks, I’ve attended a number of Integrated Joint Boards (IJBs) set up to provide governance for Scotland’s Health and Social Care Partnerships. IJBs are a little...

Governance and Leadership / Public Service Reform

by Margaret Williamson

What can the public sector learn from recent governance failures?

I’ve been Board Watching again. I’ve been noticing when I observe some public sector Boards in action how little real conversation actually takes place. I wonder is this because the Board meetings are taking...