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Mike Barker
@mikebarker2
Deputy CEO @OldhamCouncil | Director of Health & Care Integration @NHS_GM | Chair @YMCATogether | Opinions mine
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Govt’s plan to halve rough sleeping welcome — but doesn’t go far enough. Need earlier prevention, long-term funding, and real commitment to affordable homes. @YMCATogether, we’ll keep pushing for the ambition needed to end homelessness, not just reduce it
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mikebarker2.substack.com A Step Forward — But Still Not the Step We Need My reflections - as Chair of Trustees for YMCA Together - on the Government’s New National Plan to Halve Rough Sleeping and Prevent Homelessness I’ve been surrounded recently by people making a huge decision: choosing voluntary redundancy
For many, it’s a deeply personal choice—and the decision is rarely easy
Underneath almost every conversation sits an unspoken fear. Here's my reflections
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For many, it’s a deeply personal choice—and the decision is rarely easy
Underneath almost every conversation sits an unspoken fear. Here's my reflections
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Bold Thinking for Better Health: What the NHS Planning Framework Really Means open.substack.com/pub/mikebarker…
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substack.com Mike Barker (@mikebarker2) Public services are under pressure. Budgets are tight, demand is rising, and reform never stops. Leadership matters more than ever. This space is for people who care about making systems work—local...