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“I have a confession to make,” I recently told audience members at the Social Enterprise Kent annual conference at Turner Contemporary in Margate, “this isn't my first social enterprise.”

My first social enterprise was a social success and a financial failure. After seven years of enabling people facing severe barriers to work to move towards creative careers, in 2016 we were staring into the abyss of bankruptcy.

In our work for The Health Foundation over more than two years, we're constantly inspired by individuals and organisations working to not only improve health and care but to find ways to create a better future for us all. 

Jess has been supporting the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare to write several blogs for Q, most recently highlighting some of the amazing work happening to cut carbon, bring down waiting lists and improve the patient experience. Programme manager Rachel McLean says:

"SusQI has been shown to inspire and motivate staff while also achieving changes that have real potential to reduce service delivery pressures."