Public Service - analysis_opinion_debate

Latest interaction with the NHS... doesn't get any better
Public Servant's online editor Rory Baxter continues his less than satisfactory personal interface with the great NHS

A ride on the customer service merry-go-round
Public Servant features editor Alison Thomas explains why trying to contact the local branch of her bank to track down a missing chequebook proved that the public sector shouldn't always look to big business for solutions to the challenge of customer service

It's time to talk about dementia
Fear of dementia makes it a difficult issue when it comes to engaging people, writes Kathryn Quinton

Politicians – why would anybody vote for any of them?
It has been predicted that in the local elections the Tories will lose 310 seats, Labour will gain 350, the Lib Dems will lose 130 and UKIP will gain about 40. For the average family in the average house, though, it's unlikely that much will change except for some colours and the names over the door, writes Rory Baxter.