Health care and the Big Society

Date:
20 Oct 2010

In brief

In the context of far-reaching NHS reforms, how does the government’s Big Society vision support the users and providers of health and social care?

In the first of a new series of events at The King’s Fund on the Big Society and health, speakers focused on community empowerment, localism, the role of the third sector  and mutualism in health care.

Watch the speakers' videos from the event:

  • Matt Leach Head of Health, Housing and Environment and Associate Director of the ResPublica think tank
  • Ali Parsa, Managing Partner at the Circle Partnership
  • Lynne BerryOBE, Chief Executive of the WRVS

Chairs

Chris Ham,
Chief Executive, The King's Fund

Speakers

  • Matt Leach is Head of Health, Housing and Environment and Associate Director of the ResPublica think tank
  • Ali Parsa is Managing Partner at the Circle Partnership
  • Lynne Berry OBE, is Chief Executive of the WRVS