Anna Charles speaks to Hilary Cottam OBE, internationally acclaimed social entrepreneur and author of Radical Help, about the importance of building new systems that are equipped to deal with the health challenges of today, and the need to foster ‘horizontal’ bonds between communities and public services.

Related resources

• Lessons from the Wigan Deal (project)
• A citizen-led approach to health and care: Lessons from the Wigan Deal (report)
• Community-led approaches to health and wellbeing (event)
• The pivot: changing our relationship with the health system (blog)