Category Archives: social care

In the shoes of… Barbara Hodkinson | Founder of the Butterfly Scheme – Part 1…

When Betty, my Mum-in-law, was in hospital – sadly for the last few months of her life – it would have made a huge difference if there had been a discreet butterfly symbol at the top of her bed. Not the … Continue reading

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In the shoes of… 100 people living, breathing, working with dementia!

This time last year I had a small idea. To build on my Whose Shoes? concept, looking at issues from different perspectives, I would ask a wide range of people to write a blog and I would post them, one … Continue reading

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New tools to support your personalisation / transformation journey! Making It Real!

Part 2: The launch event The room was full of inspirational change leaders, defined not by their organisational positions but by their personal energy, innovative projects and passion for positive change. If you could bottle the passion in that room, … Continue reading

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Whose Shoes? – Making It Real – the big day arrives!

Sometimes in life there is a *very big* date on the calendar. It looms very large and dominates your life – and you can’t really imagine it coming and going like any other day. And then suddenly you are on … Continue reading

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Whose Shoes? – Making It Real – the story!

Today will be an emotional day for me. Only people who have been involved in a life-consuming, passionate, rewarding, risky, daunting, creative project understand the highs and lows and sheer hard work that goes with the territory. Andy Bradley is … Continue reading

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The power of Twitter – Take 2… Come and join us!

I have written before about the Power of Twitter. It is one of my most popular blogposts. Even my 91 year old Mum (aka @Gills_Mum) is tempted to get involved. Slightly. On a good day… What I love about Twitter … Continue reading

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Simplicity is powerful…

I am a big admirer of Andrea Sutcliffe, CEO of the Social Care Institute for Excellence. Andrea is a breath of fresh air. I will never forget the time I was sitting in the basement of the SCIE offices ( … Continue reading

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Empathy… leads to compassion

Empathy is at the heart of my Whose Shoes?® work, looking at issues from different perspectives. Everyone having a voice and being valued; but at the same time listening to others and learning. I am delighted to see that this … Continue reading

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In the shoes of… Julie Christie | Dementia researcher

Today I am delighted to host a guest blog from Julie Christie. And, you guessed it, there is another ‘twitter story’ behind this fascinating contribution to the series… As many of you will know, there are many very interesting and … Continue reading

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You (we!) must be the change you (we!) want to see in the NHS*

As the creator of Whose Shoes? my pledge for #NHSChangeDay is to help people in the #NHS & their partners work together for positive change!— Gill Phillips (@WhoseShoes) March 12, 2013 This is my pledge for NHS Change Day. You … Continue reading

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