Public Services
Our work develops practical models for more open, relational approaches to public services that are responsive to local needs and priorities, and work with service users to design and deliver better outcomes.
People
We want to build and capitalise on the value of individuals and communities. This explores the role of peer support and social networks, to empower people to better meet their social and economic needs and aspirations.
Places
We advocate for devolved strategic economic and social policymaking powers to the most local level possible, supported by accountable and engaging democratic governance structures.
Reimagining the care home
17th January 2018
UK care homes are facing a crisis of negative public opinion, inadequate funding and staffing shortages. But our society’s aspirations for what makes a good care home need to go beyond upholding the status quo.
Alone together: who's lonely and how do we measure it?
15th January 2018
On the “most depressing day of year”, also known as Blue Monday, Tom Harrison explores the epidemic of loneliness that often accompanies the end of the holiday season.
Economic Insecurity in our times: the RSA's new analysis
12th January 2018
Anthony Painter discusses the state of 21st century economic insecurity and why work alone is not enough to keep it at bay.
Related Projects
The RSA Food, Farming and Countryside Commission is a major, two-year independent inquiry, established to look at the food and farming system for the UK, the rural economy and a sustainable and accessible countryside.
Building on the agenda set out in the NHS Five Year Forward View, Health as a Social Movement is a new three year programme, to support social movements in health and care.
In the context of devolution, successful social and economic development strategies, will deploy new powers at the local and city scale. To make plans successful, they must be distinct, connected to the identity of citizens ...
OPSN is answering the need for a truer and more detailed picture of mental health and wellbeing across the UK with the launch of a new platform - OPSN Mental Health - in association with Mind.
Related Articles
Sharon Blackburn from the National Care Forum asks us to challenge our perceptions of care homes by highlighting some of the UK's most pioneering examples
Steve Acklam shares his search for the right care for a loved one in response to the RSA's Reimagining the Care Home work
Sara McKee FRSA, Evermore Founder, explains how new models for care are being picked up across the UK
Atif Shafique presents five key take-aways from the RSA's recent publication on co-living - a form of housing that builds community by combining private living space with communal facilities.
Related Publications
In this collection of essays, we ask a number of thought leaders and practitioners to explore the potential of alternative housing models such as co-living to help meet the challenges of today, with a particular focus on ...
The RSA Inclusive Growth Commission hosted the last of it’s seven seminars in February, 2017, exploring the existing role housing associations play in underpinning inclusive growth and what an enhanced role for housing provide ...
Economic insecurity is a political, economic and societal challenge that public policy must understand and address.
How can we liberate and harness energy for change in our communities? Reflections from the Health as Social Movement project.