Thoughtful Friday; Tensile strength

Blog 25 | It seems to me the tensile strength of Health and Social Care is high.

Pressure is added daily.

And whilst some might say it’s broken,

the work continues.

Most people still get help, support, or care when they need it.

So maybe this is the time to notice where the gaps appear and ask:

What patterns are creating these gaps?

Who’s falling through, why and how?

Are our interventions aligned with what people actually need?

Are we listening in the right places?

And are we doing with rather than to?

I’ve been to two research‑based conferences recently.

And these questions kept surfacing,

in services,

in systems,

in communities...

....where strength is stretched to its limits.

But never quite broken.