Tag: systemic
Systemic disempowerment in care-delivery organisations
Today I explore the term ‘systemic disempowerment‘ (SD) as pertains to large health and social care services. Health services are without doubt inseparably intertwined with social care services. The concept of SD moves beyond ideas of learned helplessness, which is so often thrown around. The concept of SD is far wider and deeper as this exploration will show. There is no easy way to make this blog readable in the desirable 30 second read; now widely popular among social mediaRead More …
Systemic failures and consequential risks
Conceptual overview: Systemic failures refer to breakdowns that occur within an interconnected set of components or systems, where the malfunction of one element can lead to cascading failures across the entire network. These are not isolated incidents but are often the result of complex interactions between various subsystems, policies, and human actors. The embedded YouTube video contains much of the text in this blog, and may be easier to process. Introduction The National Health Service (NHS) stands as a beaconRead More …