by sustainablesociety | Jan 9, 2019 | Health, Philosophy, Social Science, Sociology
Sociology, Health and the Fractured Society: A critical realist account.Graham Scambler, (2018) Routledge. London. I have been following Graham’s work for quite some time now in my role as a Nurse Educator and interested sociologist. I have used some of his...
by sustainablesociety | Nov 29, 2018 | Health, Politics
Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash The neoliberal ideology of health care provision. ‘The problem with the NHS is not one of resources. Rather it is the system remains centrally run, state monopoly designed over half a century ago” (Direct Democracy p74). Amid the junior...
by sustainablesociety | Oct 27, 2018 | Health, Social Science
Insecure ‘Overachievers’ (Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash) This is Capitalism podcast. 4th October 2018. BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06my356 “Highlighting the epidemic of exceptionally capable professionals driven by a profound belief in their own inadequacy....
by sustainablesociety | May 24, 2018 | Climate Change, Health, Politics
Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash Sustainability – what can we in health services do? This appears to be a common question, perhaps indicating that the debate has moved on from questioning the scientific basis for both climate change and the data around...
by sustainablesociety | May 11, 2018 | Health
Photo by Jessica Fadel on Unsplash Sustainability – what can we do? This appears to be a common question, perhaps indicating that the debate has moved on from questioning the scientific basis for both climate change and the data around environmental damage caused by...
by sustainablesociety | May 10, 2018 | Health
Photo by Blubel on Unsplash Sustainability, Health and Cycling. Following the success of cycling at the London Olympics back in 2012, which propelled Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton into the limelight, and now four Tour de France wins by British based Chris Froome...
