Whose Shoes? – Gill Phillips
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- In the shoes of… Barbara Hodkinson | Founder of the Butterfly Scheme – Part 1…
- In the shoes of… 100 people living, breathing, working with dementia!
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- Whose Shoes? – Making It Real – the big day arrives!
- In the shoes of… Gill’s Mum | A different bus. A whole new experience ;)
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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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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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Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, choice, co-production, community, Compassion, dementia, empathy, health, make a difference, personalisation, Quality of life, social care, social media, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, vascular dementia, Whose Shoes?
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Choice – Real or Imagined
I have just read a really interesting blogpost by a GP I admire a great deal: Dr Martin Brunet. He tweets as @DocMartin68. I’m not sure who the other 67 Doc Martins are but I like this touch of humour and … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, education, health, in my shoes, personalisation, public sector, social care, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged best interests, bureacracy, choice, choice and control, Gill Phillips, health, Jeremy Hunt, measurement, Nutshell Communications Ltd, outcomes, patiets, performance indicators, policy, politics, QOF, Quality Outcomes Framework, social care, social media, targets, tick-box, Twitter, Westminster
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“Dementia Friends” goes live!
Yesterday saw the launch of the long-awaited dementia-friendly, community initiative: Dementia Friends. It feels refreshing that this national scheme will be led by volunteers – people who know first hand what dementia means – SO much more than just people struggling to … Continue reading
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Tagged accident prevention, bank, carers, choice, choice and control, community, Compassion, dementia, dementia friendly, Dementia Friends, dementiachallengers, elderly, empathy, Gill Phillips, Health and Social Care, independence, isolation, Nutshell Communications Ltd, older people, Quality of life, relationships, risk, safeguarding, shops, supermarket, Whose Shoes?
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In the shoes (“because I’ve got no boots!”) of … Gill’s Mum
My Whose Shoes? tools are all about seeing important issues from different people’s perspectives. Well, here my 90 year old Mum tells us how she feels about being “banged up” in her house for nearly a week as the snow … Continue reading
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Tagged carers, choice, choice and control, community, elderly, empathy, falls prevention, footwear, Health and Social Care, independence, older people, Quality of life, relationships, risk, safeguarding, shoes, social media, Twitter, Whose Shoes?, winter
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In the shoes (boots?) of Gill’s Mum’s… daughter!
Mum is going stir crazy. Or more precisely “Climbing round the picture rail” – she has a lovely turn of phrase. She lives alone and makes a religion out of going out every day, but at the moment ‘it’s snow … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, choice, choice and control, elderly, empathy, falls prevention, family, footwear, health, Health and Social Care, independence, isolation, loneliness, older people, outcomes, personalisation, Perth, Quality of life, relationships, risk, safeguarding, snow, social care, Sydney, Whose Shoes?, winter
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Care funding? ..You want me to pay HOW much? | In the shoes of… Gill’s Mum
Some of you will know that my 90 year old Mum ventured into the occasional blogwriting moment last year and was genuinely surprised when people actually seemed interested in her views! This says a lot about how older people perceive … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, dementia, Gill's Mum, Guest blog, health, housing, in my shoes, mental health, safeguarding, social care, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, care funding, carers, choice, dementia, dementia challenge, dementiachallengers, Dilnot, health, inheritance, inheritance tax, insurance, legacy, Mental health, Old age, older people, outcomes, Paul Burstow, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, respect, social care, Think Local Act Personal
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In the shoes of … Neil Mapes | Director | Dementia Adventure CIC
Happy New Year everybody. #DementiaChallengers are on a roll for 2013, determined to speed up the pace of positive change for people living with dementia and their carers and improve quality of life. And what a refreshing start to the … Continue reading
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Tagged activity, Alzheimer's, carers, choice, creativity, dementia, dementia challenge, dementia screening, dementiachallengers, fresh air, health, innovation, make a difference, Mental health, nature, older people, outcomes, outdoors, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, respect, social care, Think Local Act Personal
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In the shoes of… Simona Florio | Christmas Past and Present
Christmas is a great time … for most of us. The traditional images are compelling… – a large family gathering, warmth, presents, lots of jolly banter… If this is your reality, be truly thankful. I know I am. For many … Continue reading
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Tagged Alps, Alzheimer's, carers, choice, Christmas, Compassion, dementia, dementia challenge, dementiachallengers, family, health, Italy, make a difference, older people, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, relationships, respect, social care, social media, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, Xmas to Remember
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A creature of habit… | Living with dementia at Christmas…
Have you been following the ‘Xmas to Remember’ series, hosted by No 10. the Department of Health and the Alzheimer’s society? It is a great initiative, designed to promote awareness of dementia. I was very honoured to be invited to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's, audioboo, carers, choice, Christmas, Compassion, dementia, dementia challenge, dementiachallengers, family, health, make a difference, older people, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, relationships, respect, social care, social media, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, Xmas to Remember
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In the shoes of… Toby Williamson | Head of Development & Later Life | Mental Health Foundation
I was delighted to meet Toby Willimson at the recent Dementia Congress in Brighton. He unsuspectingly sat down next to me at the Awards dinner and we got chatting… as you do. And, as soon as he turned out to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's, Brighton, carers, choice, creativity, DEEP project, dementia, dementia challenge, Dementia Congress, dementia screening, dementiachallengers, health, innovation, make a difference, Mental health, older people, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, respect, social care, Think Local Act Personal
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