INSURERS BACK DRIVERS’ CALL FOR CLARITY OVER USE OF ROAD TAX

British drivers are tired of not knowing what their road taxes pay for and now a leading insurance company wants the Government to reveal how the money is spent in a move to encourage public debate on how it could best be used for the future of motoring.

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BETTER ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES FOR TEENAGERS IN PILOT AREAS

Young people in four pilot areas are set to benefit from more accessible health services designed specially for them. The Teenage Health Demonstration Sites Programme has been developed to test ways in which health services can be geared up to be more attractive to teenagers and more receptive to their needs and concerns.

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By David Boyle, Sherry Clark and Sarah Burns. There is evidence that enthusiasts inside public services would like to find new ways of engaging clients as partners in the delivery of services in every area. Adopting ‘co-production’, which is the process whereby clients work alongside professionals as partners in the delivery of services, is proving an effective way of achieving this. The authors look at the benefits of viewing clients as assets and the barriers within organizations to embracing co-production as a mainstream idea.