Whose Shoes? – Gill Phillips
- Reflections from the #Dementia Congress, #Brighton wp.me/p1enjT-1a7 Plenty to talk about for #talkdementia RT! @AlzSoc 3 hours ago
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- In the shoes of…Gill Bailey | … And Winifred, living with dementia
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Great to work with!
- 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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- Reflections from the #Dementia Congress, #Brighton wp.me/p1enjT-1a7 Plenty to talk about for #talkdementia RT! @AlzSoc 3 hours ago
- RT @lbsorg: MT @WhoseShoes The @Butterflyscheme changes MANY lives: wp.me/p1enjT-1Sj 4 hours ago
- RT @wwwframeworks4c: @WhoseShoes @RuthAshmore @shirleyayres @ManeeshJuneja @dragonmisery an astonishing contribution Gill TY for deep commi… 4 hours ago
- RT @wwwframeworks4c: Huge congrats to @edanaming inspirational #dementiachallengers for winning prestigious prize emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?i… @W… 4 hours ago
- RT @CommCats: Excellent article in @guardiansociety about micro #socialcare providers m.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/m… #personalisationinaction #maki… 7 hours ago
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In the shoes of…Gill Bailey | … And Winifred, living with dementia
A happy story today! A story that shows the wonderful outcomes that can be achieved through simple person-centred approaches Regular readers of the “in my shoes” series will remember the heart-warming story of Winifred, told by Gill Bailey, from Helen … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, social care, health, personalisation, well-being, dementia, TLAP - Making It Real, Guest blog, mental health, compassion
Tagged personalisation, health, social care, service users, carers, outcomes, choice and control, elderly, dementia, disability, older people, community, Nursing home, Quality of life, safeguarding, dementia challenge, Think Local Act Personal, residential care, wellbeing, vulnerable adults, challenging behaviour, Care Quality Commission, Helen Sanderson
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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
Posted in Blogs, social care, health, personalisation, social media, well-being, dementia, in my shoes, TLAP - Making It Real, community engagement, co-production, education, compassion, Gill's Mum
Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, change, co-production, community, Compassion, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementiachallengers, empathy, innovation, older people, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, social media, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, vascular dementia, Whose Shoes?
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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
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, compassion, dementia, Gill's Mum, health, housing, in my shoes, personalisation, social care, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, choice and control, co-production, community, Compassion, dementia, dementiachallengers, empathy, health, make a difference, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, social care, social media, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, vascular dementia, Whose Shoes?
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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
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, compassion, dementia, education, health, housing, in my shoes, mental health, personalisation, public sector, social care, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
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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In the shoes of… Gill’s Mum | A different bus. A whole new experience ;)
This blog has been ‘pending for a couple of weeks – I’ve had other things on my mind – but it seems a nice one to post for a leisurely Bank Holiday… I popped over to see Mum (aka @Gills_Mum) … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Gill's Mum, Guest blog, personalisation, social media, well-being
Tagged Bus, elderly, Gill's Mum, health, independence, older people, people watching, public transport, Quality of life, relationships, Spring, Twitter
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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
Dancing is good for people – including people with dementia!
I was excited to read this tweet from Dr Karim Saad recently. Dr Saad is a strong advocate of, and very successful in, reducing the use of anti-psychotic drugs for people living with dementia. Care homes urged to run dance … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, compassion, dementia, health, in my shoes, personalisation, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, co-production, community, Compassion, creativity, dance, dementia, dementiachallengers, dignity, elderly, empathy, make a difference, music, older people, Quality of life, social media, Think Local Act Personal, vascular dementia
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For the avoidance of doubt. My Mum is NOT up for adoption…
Last week we had some fun on Twitter. As we do… A lot of people love my 91 year old Mum’s down to earth guest blogs. "@WhoseShoes: In the shoes of Gill’s Mum’s…| Good Friday is not so good… wp.me/p1enjT-1LW" … Continue reading
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
Posted in Blogs, compassion, in my shoes, personalisation, social care, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged co-production, Compassion, dignity, empathy, Francis Report, Health and Social Care, make a difference, older people, outcomes, Quality of life, relationships, respect, social media, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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