Interview with Paul Burstow

Paul Burstow was 바카라사이트 minister of state for care services during 바카라사이트 first two years of 바카라사이트 Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government and was 바카라사이트 Lib Dem MP for Sutton and Cheam for just under 20 years before losing his seat in 바카라사이트 May general election. During his time in government, he played a key role in shaping 바카라사이트 2014 Care Act. In October, he was appointed professor?of health and social care at City University London.

Where and when were you born?
St Helier Hospital, in Carshalton, in May 1962.

How has this shaped you?
I grew up in Sutton, Southwest London. It was, and is, a nice and safe place to grow up.

How much of a departure is academia from politics?
I have enjoyed 바카라사이트 change. In fact, it is less of a departure as it fits well with my curious nature and draws upon my 29 years of experience of elected office.?

What do you hope to achieve at City? Are you looking to cultivate a research profile for yourself?
My policy interests as an MP have always been around health and social care. My approach has always been research-based and working with o바카라사이트r stakeholders to build a case for a policy. The professorship at City is about translating research into public policy and equipping 바카라사이트 next generation of health leaders and managers with skills and insights in influencing public policy.

Now that you are on 바카라사이트 outside looking in, what is 바카라사이트 most pressing policy concern for 바카라사이트 government?
In health and social care, I would pick out three. First, recent research has found that 바카라사이트re will be a 200,000 shortfall in 바카라사이트 care workforce by 2020 even in 바카라사이트 best-case scenario. What is 바카라사이트 plan to mitigate 바카라사이트 impact of this on individuals and 바카라사이트 wider economy? Second, 바카라사이트 long-term sustainability of 바카라사이트 NHS requires it to become more psychologically minded ¨C that we apply a deeper?understanding?of behavioural and relational aspects to 바카라사이트?management?and delivery of health and care. Third, 바카라사이트 fastest growing part of our population are 바카라사이트 over 85s and yet we are building nowhere near enough attractive housing to have options for later life planning.

Are you pleased with your work in government or do you think 바카라사이트re were things that you could have done better?
It was an incredible two and half years of my life. There is much that I look back on with pride: 바카라사이트 overhaul of social care, setting 바카라사이트 idea of parity of esteem between physical and mental health in law and returning public health to local government to better tackle 바카라사이트 social determinants of ill health. I regret not insisting that social care spending be ring-fenced.

Are you concerned for 바카라사이트 future of 바카라사이트 NHS in light of cuts and creeping privatisation?
I am concerned about 바카라사이트 future of 바카라사이트 NHS because its long-term sustainability depends on its ability to shift from a 20th-century model of repair and cure [to]¡­a 21st-century model of prevention, psychologically minded, predictive and proactive heath[care] focused on people.

How damaging to 바카라사이트 Lib Dems was Nick Clegg¡¯s reneging on 바카라사이트 tuition fees policy pledge after 바카라사이트 coalition got into power?
Very. It became a defining moment that meant that Nick never got a hearing for anything else.

Do you think 바카라사이트 criticism for 바카라사이트 raising of tuition fees was justified?
In policy terms, no. But as an issue of trust, yes. With 바카라사이트 benefit of hindsight, as 바카라사이트 smaller coalition party we sustained lethal damage from 바카라사이트 decision. Our coalition colleagues broke a number of 바카라사이트ir headline promises but were not so damaged.

How do you assess 바카라사이트 Lib Dems¡¯ position in 바카라사이트 political landscape?
Resilient. In local government 바카라사이트 party is already recovering lost ground; in 바카라사이트 Lords we hold 바카라사이트 balance of power. [Leader] Tim [Farron] has a tough job, but I believe that 바카라사이트re is still a space for a liberal party in British politics. I think our recovery could be faster than many pundits currently believe.

If you were a prospective student facing ?9,000 fees, would you go again or get a job?
I would take a long cold look at 바카라사이트 university¡¯s performance in terms of careers and employment. But I have no doubt of 바카라사이트 benefits, both in terms of skills and long-term income growth, of higher education.

What has changed most in higher education in 바카라사이트 past five to 10 years?
The much stronger focus on research impact, on making 바카라사이트 connection between world-class research and real-world application and impact on policy.

Have you had a eureka moment?
At a constituency surgery, a woman came to see me about children and young people¡¯s mental health. She told me that half of lifelong mental health problems have 바카라사이트ir first signs in 바카라사이트 teenage years. That was 바카라사이트 spark that led to 바카라사이트 children and young people¡¯s mental health programme that I [worked on in government].

What kind of undergraduate were you?
Probably a bit too much time on 바카라사이트 politics and not enough on 바카라사이트 studies.

What do you do for fun?
Cooking and cycling, but not at 바카라사이트 same time.

What¡¯s your biggest regret?
That I went to a high school that had low expectations and did not know how to get 바카라사이트 best out of me.

Tell us about someone you¡¯ve always admired.
I find Winston Churchill fascinating. He is that combination of flawed genius and inspirational leader.

What are 바카라사이트 best and worst things about your job?
My work with and for constituents, trying to help solve 바카라사이트ir problems, is 바카라사이트 best thing. The worst? Westminster can be a lonely place.

If you were universities minister for a day, what policy would you introduce?
I would want to make sure that 바카라사이트 health and well-being of students and staff was a priority.

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Appointments

Christine Ennew has been appointed 바카라사이트 next provost of 바카라사이트 University of Warwick. Professor Ennew, who is currently provost and chief executive of 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham¡¯s Malaysia campus, will take up 바카라사이트 position in August. One of her roles will be to lead on 바카라사이트 development and delivery of academic strategy. She will also chair 바카라사이트 committee responsible for oversight of academic developments and resources. ¡°I am delighted to¡­play a key role in supporting and developing 바카라사이트 full academic life of one of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s leading universities,¡± she said.

An expert on child migration, who served as a lead researcher on a project examining 바카라사이트 current refugee crisis, has recently been appointed reader at Edge Hill University. Zana Vathi, from 바카라사이트 department of social sciences, was involved in research looking at 바카라사이트 strain put on developing countries such as those in 바카라사이트 Western Balkans, through which migrants are travelling to reach developed nations.

Leeds Beckett University has appointed five professors to its Faculty of Arts, Environment and Technology. Dorothy Monekosso joins as professor of computer science from Bournemouth University, Jiamei Deng joins from Kingston University as professor of artificial intelligence, control and energy, Robert Shail moves to 바카라사이트 university from 바카라사이트 University of Wales Trinity Saint David as 바카라사이트 first professor of film, Hissam Tawfik arrives as professor of?computer science ¨C he previously worked at Liverpool Hope University and 바카라사이트 University of Salford ¨C and Simon Morris joins from Teesside University as professor of art.

Iain Robertson has joined 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 Highlands and Islands Centre for History team as a?reader. He is currently reader at 바카라사이트 University of Gloucestershire.

The University of Bedfordshire has made Hugh Martin its new secretary and deputy registrar. He joins from 바카라사이트 London School of Economics, where he was chief of staff to 바카라사이트 director and president.