Can a baby in the classroom boost emotional literacy?
Julie Wrigley on the lessons learned from a very employing a very young teacher in primary schools
Viewpoint 2015 Improving Services
Make mental health research a positive experience for all
What more can we do to ensure everyone finds the process constructive and valuable, asks Vicky Peace?
Three key ways to make the most of your measures
Our experience has taught us to design our measurement systems around the audience, writes Rebecca Gulc
What is social prescribing – and how can it improve our wellbeing?
Kay Silversides on an innovation which could benefit both health professionals and their patients
Bridging the skills gap: one approach that is proven to work
With skills shortages making the news, Qa Research Manager Rebecca Gulc reflects on one highly successful response to the challenge
The aim of dementia friendly communities? A life more ordinary
In her work on dementia, Qa Researcher Kay Silversides recognised a common theme running through the most successful projects
Why quality local area research is key to the future of communities
As Local Area Research Fortnight gets underway, Michael Fountain says there has never been a greater need to know what service users think
How people power can drive more effective social care outcomes
Ahead of the Nuffield Trust’s Health Policy Summit, Julie Wrigley says new models of care should be driven by a new style of research
Why ‘soft skills’ are key to effective person-centred mental health care
Hard to explain but vital in health care, soft skills also have the power to improve our personal relationships, writes Vicky Peace