by Raymond Sheehy | Jun 25, 2026 | Flexible Support
There’s a version of this conversation that happens in commissioning meetings across the country, and I’ve been in enough of them to know how it goes. Someone flags that a person in the community needs a bit more support — a few extra hours of flexible...
by Raymond Sheehy | Jun 25, 2026 | Flexible Support
Hospital discharge is supposed to mean someone’s better. In a lot of cases, it’s actually when things get risky. I’ve watched it happen more times than I’d like. Someone spends weeks, sometimes months, in hospital with round-the-clock support,...
by Raymond Sheehy | May 25, 2026 | Mental Health Awareness
I’ve sat through a few conversations this year involving AI and mental health. I can tell you that some of those conversations have been genuinely thought-provoking. Others have left me with a familiar uncomfortable feeling, like the one you get when something...
by Raymond Sheehy | May 25, 2026 | Uncategorised
A significant piece of research has just been published, and if you work in mental health, housing, or commissioning in London, it is well worth your time reading it. The GLA Specialist and Supported Housing Research and Market Development Project Reports represent...
by Raymond Sheehy | Apr 25, 2026 | About Bridge
Most organisations in this sector have their values written down somewhere. Recovery. Respect. Empowerment. The words vary, but the list looks broadly the same. I’m not saying those values are wrong. I’m saying that writing them down doesn’t make...
