Comments for Gateway Family Services http://gatewayfs.org Changing Lives, Changing Services Tue, 08 May 2012 14:01:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Saving Money for Local Government and the NHS by Innovate by not innovating | Fair Brum http://gatewayfs.org/2012/03/14/saving-money-for-local-government-and-the-nhs/#comment-266 Innovate by not innovating | Fair Brum Tue, 08 May 2012 14:01:15 +0000 http://gatewayfs.podnosh.com/?p=969#comment-266 [...] http://gatewayfs.org/2012/03/14/saving-money-for-local-government-and-the-nhs/#comment-121 Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...] [...] http://gatewayfs.org/2012/03/14/saving-money-for-local-government-and-the-nhs/#comment-121 Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...]

]]> Comment on Helping people change their behaviour by Anil http://gatewayfs.org/2012/04/02/helping-people-change-their-behaviour/#comment-262 Anil Tue, 08 May 2012 00:23:35 +0000 http://gatewayfs.podnosh.com/?p=961#comment-262 saw a glimpse of this couple a few weeks ago at their pre-wedding photo session in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Well they tied the knot at Birmingham Register office this week saw a glimpse of this couple a few weeks ago at their pre-wedding photo session in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Well they tied the knot at Birmingham Register office this week

]]> Comment on Pregnant Mothers helped with food poverty crisis in Birmingham by Birmingham Hotels http://gatewayfs.org/2012/04/13/pregnant-mothers-helped-with-food-poverty-crisis-in-birmingham/#comment-218 Birmingham Hotels Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:29:44 +0000 http://gatewayfs.podnosh.com/?p=1063#comment-218 The efforts taken to support pregnant mothers in Birmingham to acquire adequate food during their pregnancy are indeed commendable. However, once these mothers give birth they still need to feed their babies with healthy diets and they also need to eat. Therefore, a more permanent solution to the food poverty crisis in Birmingham should be sought after so as to achieve food security in this city. The efforts taken to support pregnant mothers in Birmingham to acquire adequate food during their pregnancy are indeed commendable. However, once these mothers give birth they still need to feed their babies with healthy diets and they also need to eat. Therefore, a more permanent solution to the food poverty crisis in Birmingham should be sought after so as to achieve food security in this city.

]]> Comment on Birmingham Food Crisis: a glimpse of the unseen absolute poverty in 21st century UK by A glimpse of the unseen absolute poverty in 21st century UK | Carers Chill4us http://gatewayfs.org/2012/04/13/birmingham-food-crisis-a-glimpse-of-the-unseen-absolute-poverty-in-21st-century-uk/#comment-208 A glimpse of the unseen absolute poverty in 21st century UK | Carers Chill4us Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:42:37 +0000 http://gatewayfs.podnosh.com/?p=1068#comment-208 [...] on 13th April 2012 by Vicki [...] [...] on 13th April 2012 by Vicki [...]

]]> Comment on Gestational Diabetes and Behaviour Change by ravi http://gatewayfs.org/2012/03/08/gestational-diabetes-and-behaviour-change/#comment-167 ravi Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:46:24 +0000 http://gatewayfs.podnosh.com/?p=946#comment-167 I just can pray for her child bright future. Just wait and watch time never be same. I just can pray for her child bright future. Just wait and watch time never be same.

]]> Comment on Saving Money for Local Government and the NHS by Daz Wright http://gatewayfs.org/2012/03/14/saving-money-for-local-government-and-the-nhs/#comment-139 Daz Wright Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:51:37 +0000 http://gatewayfs.podnosh.com/?p=969#comment-139 I would tentatively agree that we should be reluctant to innovate unless we have exhausted proven alternatives. I think your second paragraph highlights the problem with this. People seem to find it really hard to fail. We've all experienced projects and innovations that didn't achieve anything like the thing we set out to do. We know that as projects get written up and as time passes our memories credit an unrealistic level of success to some of the flimsiest initiatives. Given that the public sector encourages a climate of constant success there is an understandable reluctance to take on other people's projects. We need to develop an environment where people can hold their hands up and say "that didn't work" without fear of ending their careers. Honesty should be rewarded rather than a distorted interpretation of success. I would tentatively agree that we should be reluctant to innovate unless we have exhausted proven alternatives. I think your second paragraph highlights the problem with this. People seem to find it really hard to fail.

We’ve all experienced projects and innovations that didn’t achieve anything like the thing we set out to do. We know that as projects get written up and as time passes our memories credit an unrealistic level of success to some of the flimsiest initiatives.

Given that the public sector encourages a climate of constant success there is an understandable reluctance to take on other people’s projects.

We need to develop an environment where people can hold their hands up and say “that didn’t work” without fear of ending their careers.

Honesty should be rewarded rather than a distorted interpretation of success.

]]> Comment on Saving Money for Local Government and the NHS by Tony Clabby http://gatewayfs.org/2012/03/14/saving-money-for-local-government-and-the-nhs/#comment-121 Tony Clabby Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:03:32 +0000 http://gatewayfs.podnosh.com/?p=969#comment-121 Vicki, couldn't agree more Vicki, couldn’t agree more

]]> Comment on Volunteers make all the difference to heart patients by Carol Gibbs http://gatewayfs.org/2012/03/02/volunteers-make-all-the-difference-to-heart-patients/#comment-104 Carol Gibbs Sat, 03 Mar 2012 09:01:43 +0000 http://gatewayfs.podnosh.com/?p=872#comment-104 I think the video is really good and puts over well the aims of the programme and the input that the Gateway volunteers make. I think the video is really good and puts over well the aims of the programme and the input that the Gateway volunteers make.

]]> Comment on Lighten Up Service by Losing 5 stone? That’ll be the Health Trainers « Gateway Family Services http://gatewayfs.org/what-we-do/lighten-up-team/#comment-88 Losing 5 stone? That’ll be the Health Trainers « Gateway Family Services Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:25:19 +0000 http://gatewayfs.podnosh.com/?page_id=217#comment-88 [...] that weekly monitoring would really help with weight loss.  Paul explained to Jenny about the Lighten Up programme which would help her to receive the support she required with losing [...] [...] that weekly monitoring would really help with weight loss.  Paul explained to Jenny about the Lighten Up programme which would help her to receive the support she required with losing [...]

]]> Comment on Starting up a charity – with help from Gateway by Francis http://gatewayfs.org/2012/02/02/starting-up-a-charity-with-help-from-gateway/#comment-76 Francis Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:04:45 +0000 http://gatewayfs.podnosh.com/?p=719#comment-76 When i heard about RUDEC Cameroon, they were helping children, but not through sport. that's where Football4Action comes in. A project run in partnership with RudecUK & RUDEC Cameroon. When i heard about RUDEC Cameroon, they were helping children, but not through sport. that’s where Football4Action comes in. A project run in partnership with RudecUK & RUDEC Cameroon.

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