Susan McPherson

4 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Susan McPherson |susan mcpherson |Joanna Moncrieff

AnalysisWere Wes Streeting’s claims true? Susan McPherson and Joanna Moncrieff go head-to-headFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

4 weeks ago | blog.blackbaud.com | Susan McPherson |susan mcpherson

Community Engagement March 26, 2025 | 4 min Read Between your various ministries, community outreach, and hosting services every Sunday, there are many moving parts to your church’s work. And it takes a team effort to make that work possible—much of which is generously volunteered. If you want your church’s volunteer group to carry out their roles effectively, it’s your responsibility to provide helpful guidance.

1 month ago | medicalxpress.com | Joanna Moncrieff |Susan McPherson |susan mcpherson

Speaking on BBC One's Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, Wes Streeting, the UK health secretary, expressed concerns that some mental health conditions were overdiagnosed. The Conversation asked two experts to comment on Streeting's claim. Is the health secretary right? A year ago, the UK's then prime minister, the Conservative Rishi Sunak, announced "sick note culture" had gone too far. His work and pensions secretary claimed "mental health culture", Mel Stride, had gone too far.

1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Susan McPherson |susan mcpherson |Joanna Moncrieff

AnalysisWere Wes Streeting’s claims true? Susan McPherson and Joanna Moncrieff go head-to-headSpeaking on BBC One’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, Wes Streeting, the UK health secretary, expressed concerns that some mental health conditions were overdiagnosed. The Conversation asked two experts to comment on Streeting’s claim. Is the health secretary right?

2 months ago | cost-ofliving.net | Susan McPherson |susan mcpherson

UK Higher Education is “shrinking” with 87 universities currently thought to have active redundancy and/or restructuring schemes in place. The Research Excellence Framework (REF) project proceeds regardless. The previous REF (REF2021) is estimated to have cost £471 million and is being used to allocate approximately £15 billion of government funds to the 157 participating universities between 2022 and 2029. The average cost to each university is therefore £3million.