Whose Shoes? – Gill Phillips
- New "in my shoes" guest blogs next week for #Dementia Awareness Week :) nutshellcomms.co.uk #dementiachallengers RT 7 hours ago
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- Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) – Whose Shoes? – Making It Real Sector-wide partnership for transforming adult social care
- New Possibilities Fab graphic facilitation – a lasting record of Whose Shoes? workshops
- Knowing You Matter Andy Bradley – embedding compassion in health and social care
- Governance International REAL co-production starts here…..
- Community Catalysts unlocking potential, effecting change
- EGAR – Educational Games and Resources Sue Scott-Horne – how Sue’s fab games are helping teenagers!
Blogs written by people who inspire me
- #DementiaChallengers website Excellent resources for dementia carers via Lee Stribling
- Creating life with words – Inspiration, love and truth Inspirational blog by Kate Swaffer, living with dementia in Australia
- The Age Page Sarah Reed’s passion for engaging with older people & improving lives shines through!
- Shirley Ayres @shirleyayres Inspiring Digital Strategy and Communications Consultant
- Tommy On Tour @TommyNTour One man’s inspiring mission to raise awareness of dementia
- Nurse_w_glasses Fab creator of 20 Commandments for Mental Health workers
- D4Dementia Beth Britton – dementia campaigner, writer & blogger
- Dr Karim Saad Forward-thinking, thought-provoking dementia guru
- SITRA CEO's blog Vic Rayner blogging on issues relating to housing with care & support
- The Not so Big Society A blog written by and for those working in health and social care
- The Dan Slee blog Social media & digital in PR & local government – mainly!
- SCIE Social Care Institute for Excellence
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- New "in my shoes" guest blogs next week for #Dementia Awareness Week :) nutshellcomms.co.uk #dementiachallengers RT 7 hours ago
- RT @CTrying: We don't have any Admiral Nurses in Scotland @suzysopenheart @WhoseShoes @HilaryMarmot @DementiaUK. Going to see what we do ha… 7 hours ago
- Mmmm. The #WhoseShoes #cake was delicious :-) http://t.co/Ao6xKRQ2w5 8 hours ago
- RT @KarimS3D: Enough reports, strategies & recommendations! It's really time for large scale continuous uninterrupted improvements #dementia 10 hours ago
- Good to relax... ;) http://t.co/RpFJOJvWoO 11 hours ago
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In the shoes of…Sheila Merriman | Specialist Intermediate Services Dietitian | Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
I was delighted when Sheila Merriman agreed to write a guest blog for our series, looking at dementia from different perspectives, as nutrition is such an important part of dementia care. We hear a lot about obesity in the media whereas malnutrition is … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer's, carers, dehydration, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, elderly, health, Hospital, hydration, make a difference, malnutrition, nutrition, obesity, outcomes, patients, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, service users, social care, Think Local Act Personal
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It’s been quite a week! In my own shoes… (yes, my own!) – Gill Phillips…
A break from the dementia series today just to reflect on and share a few exciting developments over the last few days… Firstly, my thanks to Martin Routledge. I really enjoyed the personalisation party up in Manchester. Such a good … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer's, British Library, carers, change, choice, choice and control, co-production, creative, cricket, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, disability, elderly, enable, health, independence, innovative, make a difference, Manchester, outcomes, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, service users, social care, social media, talented, The Guardian, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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In the shoes of Karen… supporting both of my parents with dementia…
We are now in the middle of Carers’ Week. As we continue this “In my shoes” series, looking at dementia from different perspectives, I would like to re-post this powerful guest blog from “Karen”, describing her life looking after both … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer, Alzheimer Disease, care home, carers, choice and control, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, elderly, family, in my shoes, older people, personalisation, relationships, social care, Whose Shoes?
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In the shoes of… “Ermintrude2″ | Social Worker | Mental Health team
For Day 8 of our series of ‘walk in my shoes’ blogposts, looking at dementia from different perspectives, I am delighted to introduce the perspective of a dedicated social worker. “Ermintrude2″ is well known to the Twitter world and a much … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, dementia, Guest blog, health, in my shoes, mental health, personalisation, public sector, safeguarding, social care, social media
Tagged Alzheimer Disease, carers, choice and control, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, independence, make a difference, Mental health, personalisation, safeguarding, service users, social care, Social work, Twitter
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Round up of “In my shoes” – Dementia Awareness Week
Judging by the level of activity on Twitter, Dementia Awareness Week has been a great success! We hear so much about the “demographic timebomb” of dementia that it has been really heartening to learn of so much good practice and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer Disease, carers, co-production, creative, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, elderly, Health and Social Care, innovative, make a difference, older people, personalisation, social care, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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Experts by experience. Learning about dementia from… the EDUCATErs
This weekend brings an end to ‘Dementia Awareness Week’ and a very interesting week it has been too. I have been hosting a series of ‘in my shoes’ guest blogposts, looking at dementia from different perspectives. There have been some … Continue reading
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Tagged Act Personal, Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer Society, co-production, Conditions and Diseases, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, health, Health and Social Care, innovative, older people, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, personalisation, service users, Stockport, Think Local, Whose Shoes?
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In the shoes of… Dr Karim Saad | Regional Clinical Lead for Dementia | NHS West Midlands
NEW BBC VIDEO: Nov 2012 For Day 4 of our series of ‘walk in my shoes’ blogposts, looking at dementia from different perspectives, I am delighted to welcome Dr Karim Saad, one of my Twitter pals (@KarimS3D) and an advisor in dementia healthcare globally. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer Disease, Conditions and Diseases, David Cameron, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, health, make a difference, older people, outcomes, personalisation, Think Local Act Personal, West Midlands
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Dementia Awareness week….walking in my shoes…
Have you ever wondered what it is like to walk in the shoes of someone with dementia? Or to be their husband or wife, struggling to understand how the person they have shared their whole life with is drifting into … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer Disease, carer, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, elderly, family, health, Health and Social Care, independence, Nursing home, Parent-in-law, personalisation, social care, Think Local Act Personal
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In the shoes of Karen… supporting both of my parents with dementia…
Last week there was a wonderful live discussion on the topic of dementia, hosted by Jessica Fuhl, on the Guardian Social Care network. It is a subject very close to my heart, particularly having experienced both of my parents-in-law dying as … Continue reading
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