Faizal Farook
Researcher
Faizal joined Demos in August 2006. His research interests are public services, healthcare, citizen participation and management theory. At present he is working on a variety of projects including GP’s of the Future, participation and capability within the context of the BSF programme and the impact of trust relationships within local government.
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- GP hours - Time for change? According to the Times today Alan Johnson is set to challenge some of the terms of the GP contract by proposing that GP’s open surgery out of hours and on weekends. This has met with some criticism from the BMA, who argue that other professionals don’t have to work weekends, and that out of hours work would mean a reduction of normal hours service.There are genuine questions to be asked around how to shape our current model of GP care to best suit the healthcare requirements... from : faizalfarook 10th September 2007
- NHS Productivity Opening the papers this morning, it looks like Derek Wanless has thrown the efficiency cat amongst the NHS pigeons. We already knew that a large proportion of extra NHS funding went on staff wages, yet according to Wanless we have seen little increase in productivity. Improvements in smoking cessation and increased life expectancy are being countered by increasingly poor lifestyles/obesity and rising health inequalities between rich and poor.According to NHS statistics total staffing (FTE) in... from : faizalfarook 11th September 2007
- Grey Majority vs. Ipod Generation I was at Tory Conference yesterday speaking at a Fringe event organised by the Smith Institute & Reform, entitled 'Advancing Opportunity: the grey majority versus the ipod generation', looking at economic and social fairness between generations. from : faizalfarook 2nd October 2007