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      <title>The Future of Fontis</title>
      <description><![CDATA[For some time I have operated Fontis single-handed.  This reality hasn't been reflected in our governance arrangements.  I am now regularising these by closing down the separate company and will continue to operate the brand within my existing other company arrangements.  I remain committed to the objectives of Fontis and am happy and willing to participate in collaborative approaches with partners or supporters.]]></description>
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      <title>The Fontis Declaration</title>
      <description><![CDATA['Our Society, Our Public Services' is the title of the Fontis Declaration.  It says what Fontis stands for; giving people control of their lives and their services, a new psychological and social contract which gives people a sense of local and ownership of their services, involvement done within a proper ethical framework and with real impact.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/the-fontis-declaration.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fontis starts Phase 2 with Radiographers</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Fontis has been commssioned to provide a mixture of supportive review and reimagining of future practices to achieve concrete benefits  - and will do so in ways which are creative and fun as well as getting things done, says Mark.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/fontis-starts-phase-2-with-radiographers.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 14:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The Fontis NHS Future Forum Submission</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Fontis made a submission to the Future Forum last week.  We argue for a new deal for the relationship between people and the NHS, requiring a new political settlement and advocate some technical changes to help get there.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/nhs-future-forum-submission.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 14:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The Fontis Forum</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Our Forum is live and open to registered users of the Fontis site!]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/the-fontis-forum.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Lambeth Council</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lambeth Council says it has initiated an open commission to progress ideas about a new form of Co-Operative Council, affecting council decision-making and involvement.  Others disagree.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/lambeth-council.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Big Society</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Conservative Manifesto was the first major public outing for the 'Big Society' set of concepts.  We've done some reading and thinking about the concept in recent months...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/big-society.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Real Involvement for SHAs</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Announcements are now being quietly made on the demise of SHAs, yet just a few weeks ago the Department of Health issued in April (ie pre-election), guidance to SHAs on 'Real Involvement'.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/real-involvement-for-shas.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>2020 Public Services Trust</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A helpful series of explorations of policy emerge from the RSA associated 2020 Public Services Trust]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/id-2020-public-services-trust.41.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Mid Staffs - Fontis letter published in HSJ</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Our letter to the HSJ on  a major inadequacy of the Mid-Staffs Francis Report was published on Thursday 11th March.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/fontis-letter-published-in-hsj.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Is 'Co-Production' the way forward?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Co-production promises major gains in efficiency and effectiveness of services, says NESTA.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/is-co-production-the-way-forward.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Preventing ill-health - The Young way</title>
      <description><![CDATA[New ways to think about influencing public behaviours towards personal health while also considering the role of the state and of front-line practitioners are considered in these papers, published by The Young Foundation, building on the 'new' sciences of influencing.  What do you think?]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/preventing-ill-health---the-young-way.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Confident in the &#40;NTC&#41; Council?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Almost three quarters of applicants to the National Tenant Council, believe it will have a significant impact on social housing over the next few years. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/confident-in-the-40ntc41-council.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>CfPS response to Freedom to Lead</title>
      <description><![CDATA[CfPS welcome calls for greater local accountability but expresses concern at lack of a a practical vision for the proposed regime.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/cfps-response-to-freedom-to-lead.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Public involvement improves research</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A report entitied Exploring Impact: Public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research shows the positive relationship between research and involvement. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/public-involvement-improves-research.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Advisory Board and Governance proposals</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Today our proposals for our Advisory Board and Governance are published.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/advisory-board-and-governance-proposals.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fontis - its legal</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Fontis came into existence as a Social Enterprise this week.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/Fontis---its-legal.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Putting shared decision making into practice</title>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/putting-shared-decision-making-into-practice.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fontis in the HSJ</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Fontis was published in the HSJ. Go to News to see the full text]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/fontis-in-the-hsj.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The Communitybuilders £70m investment fund</title>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/the-communitybuilders-70m-investment-fund.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>National Tenant Voice begins to take shape</title>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/national-tenant-voice-begins-to-take-shape.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Plans to involve patients in healthcare decisions are failing</title>
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      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/plans-to-involve-patients-in-healthcare-decisions-are-failing.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>New scrutiny powers would help to strengthen local democracy</title>
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      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/new-scrutiny-powers-would-help-to-strengthen-local-democracy.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Growing a civil economy;</title>
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      <link>http://www.fontis.org.uk/news-item/items/growing-a-civil-economy.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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