Aidan Rave
Aidan Rave is chief execuitve of South Kesteven DC
Daring to care pays off
Integrated Care Boards face many challenges, yet one year on from her review, Patricia Hewitt offers an upbeat assessment and, says Aidan Rave, there is indeed room for optimism.
How long is a week?
Despite the potential for negative headlines, councils cannot afford to ignore the potential benefits of moving to a four-day week, says Aidan Rave.
Breaking the health outcomes gridlock
Aidan Rave says if councils can harness their place-based networks then Integrated Care Boards could just be the game-changer for improving the nation’s health.
Taking those first steps back from crisis
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic what we don’t know far outweighs what we do, say Darra Singh and Aidan Rave. But they believe some emerging indicators will create a framework that could well guide the ‘post-crisis order’.
Three Rs for use in a crisis
Aidan Rave believes there are three functions a leader should be focused on beyond the immediate management of the pandemic – reassurance, recovery and resurgence
Running with the risks
Local government must be both bold in its innovative thinking, but also pragmatic about the challenges the sector is seeking to meet, writes Aidan Rave
Future-proofing
Aidan Rave asks whether local government has a sufficient skillset to guide its communities through the bad times.
Strategy matters
Strategy is not a case of pointless navel-gazing – it is how we will keep sight of what local government is for in the future, says Aidan Rave.