The National Care Service - Have your say!
It is very early days for the proposed NCS, and the Casey Commission, led by Baroness Casey, has been set up to gather views to help shape the formation of the service. You can have your say here and here.
In the meantime, Doctor DILF is planning a special episode on this very subject. As older gay and bisexual men (and being part of the wider LGBTQIA+ community), what would you like to see in a reformed National Care Service?
Should LGBTQIA+ people be visibly included in the National Care Service from the beginning? Do you have experience with social care? Do you have experience with care homes? What are your concerns and hopes for your own future in relation to care?
Contact Doctor DILF here to have your say, and your response may appear on the podcast!
Doctor DILF. Let’s Get Talking!
Hello Everyone,
You may have seen on the news that the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham has proposed a National Care Service. With this proposal, he endeavours to “lift up” care workers and the whole care system, which has been creaking at the seams for decades. He has described the political passing of the buck on care service reform by successive governments as being, “a major dereliction of public duty”. However, he says in order to fund this new service, difficult decisions will have to be made regarding taxes.
It is very early days for the proposed NCS, and the Casey Commission, led by Baroness Casey, has been set up to gather views to help shape the formation of the service. You can have your say here and here.
In the meantime, Doctor DILF is planning a special episode on this very subject. As older gay and bisexual men (and being part of the wider LGBTQIA+ community), what would you like to see in a reformed National Care Service?
Should LGBTQIA+ people be visibly included in the National Care Service from the beginning? Do you have experience with social care? Do you have experience with care homes? What are your concerns and hopes for your own future in relation to care?
Contact Doctor DILF here to have your say, and your response may appear on the podcast!
Doctor DILF. Let’s Get Talking!
Mid-Season Feedback and Thoughts
Doesn’t time fly by when you’re having fun? We’re already six episodes into the season (3 x Doctor DILF and 3 x Extra Length), which means there’s only one more Extra Length to go and from next week, a great two-part season finale.
This first season has given me time to see what works and what doesn’t. As I said at the beginning, Doctor DILF is designed to evolve.
For instance, the feedback to Doctor DILF has been overwhelming. Seriously, you guys, thank you so much! Not only are people telling me they listen (online and in person), but in detail. They tell me…
Doesn’t time fly by when you’re having fun? We’re already six episodes into the season (3 x Doctor DILF and 3 x Extra Length), which means there’s only one more Extra Length to go and from next week, a great two-part season finale.
This first season has given me time to see what works and what doesn’t. As I said at the beginning, Doctor DILF is designed to evolve.
For instance, the feedback to Doctor DILF has been overwhelming. Seriously, you guys, thank you so much! Not only are people telling me they listen (online and in person), but in detail. They tell me where they listen, what they’re doing whilst listening (steady on now), and go into detail about the content of the show. Doctor DILF is really resonating, and this means the world to me because a lot of thought has gone into the content and the way that content is delivered.
That shows in the listening figures. I half-expected my professional passion to be enjoyed by a handful of people. Just the opposite - the listening figures are very healthy indeed. As someone on the weekend told me, that’s because there’s nothing else out there for us older gay and bisexual men.
There has been some great constructive criticism too, for which I am very grateful, especially from podcast experts further down the broadcasting road than me. Thank you, guys, you really do help. For example, more than one person has said the title of “Extra Length” implies that cut bits have been put back in, rather than the Carry On - esque double entendre I was imagining. Also, the need to link the two halves more, providing a lead-in. This is a healthy sign of show evolution and something for me to consider for next series.
Speaking of the next series, prospective guests are already coming forward, eager to talk about their own expertise. Trust me. Doctor DILF: Series Two will be bloody brilliant. I am already excited for it and not a solitary second has been recorded yet. Watch this space!
In the meantime, please keep those comments coming, and if you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on the podcast platform you use. I would very much appreciate it. The more reviews, the more likes, and the more shares Doctor DILF gets, the more stable its future will look. Also, keep an eye out for market research at the end of the series.
Until next time, look after each other, and just keep talking.
Ciao!
Simon x