Integrated care is needed, now more than ever: a professional's perspective

Sara-Marie Black offers a personal account of the last 18 months and its emotional, personal and professional impact. While presenting an unprecedented challenge, COVID-19 has also provided an opportunity to learn and reflect, and has emphasised the need, now more than ever, to work collaboratively across health, social and voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors.

Anti-corruption

Representing at least five percent of world GDP, corruption is a great challenge in general, and especially associated with sustainable business, both nationally and internationally. In this chapter, I reflect on how to address corruption and anti-corruption practices. Typical forms of corruption include bribery, facilitation payments, gifts, hospitality and expenses, political contributions, charitable contributions, sponsorships, voluntary community contributions, trading in influence, and conflict of interest and impartiality. Corruption leads to weak institutions and injustice, less respect for rights, denial of basic services, and several of the world’s environmental damage and tragedies are associated with corruption. Studies show that almost half of the companies have experienced fraud over the past two years. This chapter addresses the corruption challenges, how they are addressed by corporations and key international laws as well as challenges associated with norms and behaviors. How to detect and avoid corruption receives key attention. As anti-corruption is a huge topic and challenge, and only limited space is available in the book, the topic is presented from a more general perspective. Even though anti-corruption is often left out when talking about sustainability, it cannot be excluded from a book on sustainability and responsibility.

Mental health legislation in Luxembourg, a small country in Western Europe

The article provides a brief overview of the legislation governing involuntary admissions to psychiatric hospitals in Luxembourg. The legislation was completely overhauled in 2009 and several human rights principles are enshrined into it. Emphasis is placed on voluntary, community-based treatment, and where compulsory treatment is required, it uses the least restrictive treatment option. Mentally ill offenders are dealt with through separate specialist legislation. Young people under the age of 18 are often detained using family law.

“Traditionally you would be passing them from pillar to post”: an evaluation exploring the Life Rooms model of partnership working

Background NHS systems are under increasing, unsustainable pressure. In the context of rising demand, limited resources and changing population needs, partnership working across sectors is crucial. The Liverpool City Region has a richness of voluntary organisations and community based assets that the Life Rooms innovation draws upon to widen the base of health and wellbeing support. The Life Rooms therefore aims to facilitate the collaboration of NHS systems with arts, voluntary and community organisations in the local health economy. This evaluation explores the Life Rooms model of partnership working spread over in excess of one hundred partnerships with voluntary, community, and corporate sector organisations. Methods The evaluation drew on thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with Life Rooms staff members (n = 10), partner organisations (n = 16), and users of the Life Rooms (n = 7). Results Five overarching themes were identified: Quality of partnerships; Benefits of partnership working; Facilitators; Challenges within the Life Rooms model; and Making things even better. Conclusions One of the significant successes of the Life Rooms partnership working model is the way in which the service collaborates with a wide range of organisations with the aim of providing more effective and holistic support. The success of this approach illustrates how, led by NHS Trust innovation, multiple bodies can play a role in supporting health care by bringing unique skills, expertise and programmes together to ensure multiple options to support the multiple different aspects of people’s health. These insights may be useful to other NHS organisations that may be considering a similar integration agenda.

The social partners and the NESC: from tripartite dialogue via common knowledge events to network knowledge

Chapter Ten examines policy analysis in the institutional arrangements created by the state to involve the social partners – employers, unions, framers and voluntary/community organisations – in the policy process, particularly the National Economic and Social Council (NESC). This method of policy analysis was developed in response to interest group dialogue which in Ireland took the shape of social partnership (1987-2008). The NESC’s early work is examined, followed by a discussion on the significant changes in its role after 1986. Its analysis of the economic crisis of the 1980s in A Strategy for Development 1986-1990 (NESC, 1986), played a central role in the resolution of that crisis. The NESC sees its role as a ‘boundary organisation’, managing the relationship between policy analysis and diverse actors.

“It’s in our DNA”: perspectives on co-producing services in the UK voluntary sector

In this paper we report on the perceptions of co-production in the UK voluntary, community and social enterprise sector from those directly involved. We conducted five case studies, each involving interviews with two people who had formed a co-production relationship. We found positive perceptions of co-production from all interviewees. We suggest organisational and individual factors that are important to successful co-production and provide practical examples. We reflect on implications for practice by considering co-production relationships, time and resources.

The Role Of College Students In Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Post - Pandemic Covid – 19

The study examines the roles of college students in advancing sustainable development goals after covid-19.Questionnaire and interviews were employed.The research was carried out on college students across some continents through online interviews.Descriptive statistics that include frequency distribution and mean were used to analyze all data collected from both ends. From the result of the research,it was discovered that to enhance sustainable development goals,the health of an individual should be paramount.A threat to citizens health constitutes an immense challenge in achieving sustainable development goals. College students should adhere strictly to rules of personal hygiene,adequate nutrition,regular exercise and adequate rest.Also they should encourage and sensitize their peers,family members and the society at large on the importance of healthy living. Students should employ conventional methods of learning and engage in practical activities,vocational education should also be encouraged. Agricultural students should work more on site in commercial methods in order to produce large quantities of foods that will sustain society rather than a more theoretical approach of learning. College students should involve in voluntary community development activities and sensitize the community on how to maintain the available infrastructure in the society.Also, factors such as child-parent interaction,students-Teachers interaction, Intellectual and emotional development should be promoted by the students. College students should be aware of the harmful effects of climate change and environmental pollution.They should be aware of the need to reduce energy consumption in lighting ,cooking and transportation by using energy saving light bulbs,turning on the light only when necessary,use devices that work with solar energy,use public transport,bicycle and / or travel on foot.There is a need for union between different religion in order to promote peace and to achieve sustainable development goals.