Primary Care: This time it’s Personal

By Bernie Merkel I normally steer well away from personal anecdotes when writing about healthcare issues. I find that individuals’ experiences, however fascinating, upsetting or, even occasionally, uplifting they may be, inevitably present only a very limited, and often distorted view of the overall situation. But I am going to ignore my own rule and tell…

Newsflash SHAFE

Final version of joint statement on Smart Healthy Age-friendly Environments (SHAFE) presented and published 12 November EHFF is one of a whole group of associated partners who supported the framework policy group on the above subject, which was led by Caritas Coimbra in the person of Carina Dantas and by Willeke van Staalduinen of AFE…

Metaphorum 2018

Metaphorum annual conference: Dusseldorf Nov.2-4. Having presented at the previous year’s conference in Liverpool and being interested in Stafford Beer’s model of viable systems, EHFF represented by Sean Conlan and David Somekh attended this year’s event with the aim of using the opportunity to present the EHFF project and seek reflections and suggestions on how…