November 2023: Engage Britain has now merged with Demos. You can still find all our work from 2019-2023 here, but to get in touch or find out about our new ventures, go to https://demos.co.uk/

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News

ENGAGE BRITAIN NEWS

On 1st November 2023 Engage Britain is merging with Demos. By coming together, we will turbo-charge our impact, making the case for involving people in the decisions that affect their lives. More info here

HEALTH AND CARE

Writing in The Times, Miriam Levin, our CEO, says the Government’s plan to address GP appointments would be more likely to succeed if it included the perspectives of those at the sharp end… read more

HEALTH AND CARE

Social care minister, Helen Whately says she’s sympathetic to the arguments for a ‘green badge for care workers’ – marking a huge moment for the first Engage Britain policy to reach Westminster… read more

HEALTH AND CARE

People who draw on, and work in care say Britain should adopt a ‘green badge’ parking pass. With the policy attracting interest from MPs, we look at how it would work… read more

Commentary

Nurse holds patient's hand

Engage Britain and The King’s Fund commissioned Bill Morgan to write an independent report, ‘NHS Staffing Issues’, looking into the reasons why… read more

John Hall's paper

Read John Hall’s exclusive digest, reflecting on the health and care challenges identified by The People’s Panel… read more

Real life stories

Robert from Men's Sheds

How do you help men feel less lonely and isolated? Simple: create a shed. Robert Visintainer from the charity Men’s Sheds explains… read more

Photo of Allie Mavor

At the age of 56, Allie quit her job as a teacher to care for her mother, Enid, who has dementia…read more

Photo of Karen

Karen’s middle son, Lance, was first diagnosed with Down’s syndrome in the hospital after she gave birth… read more

Inspiring ideas

Daniel Stillman

What makes a conversation good? Who gets to speak? How should we react? And what if we don’t agree?  Daniel Stillman, an expert in the science of conversations, explains… read more

Will Storr photo

What makes us like some things and dislike others? What drives our political and moral beliefs? Will Storr argues our craving for status defines who we are… read more

What are we doing when we tell ourselves we’re Consumers 3,000 times a day? What if we put the same creativity and energy into involving people as Citizens?… read more