Category Archives: Blogs

#MatExp featured prominently in ‘The State of Maternity Services in England’ policy document

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

How much can be achieved in two years?
The answer is a phenomenal amount if you set your mind to it! Continue reading →

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In the shoes of … Sam Majumdar. A very person-centred surgeon.

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

Sam Majumdar is a very special man. A champion of true diversity. Person-centred, living his values, encouraging and caring – oh, and a world-class surgeon as well! . Let diversity grow @WhoseShoes @VijayaNath1 @Musheer @johnwalsh88 @GuilfordHeike @Nicki_Haywood @carriemarr pic.twitter.com/aQAc4wu4Yi — … Continue reading →

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In my own shoes – Gill’s random thoughts on turning 60. #Gill60

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

I had all sorts of ideas about how I might mark my 60th birthday in terms of social media. I loved #60yearsoflearning by @ShirleyAyres; I loved @AnnieCoops’ photos over the years to mark her 50th; I loved the wonderful film that … Continue reading →

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In the shoes of Victoria Morgan… | Reflecting on #MatExp and the impact it is having

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

MBRRACE-UK perinatal mortality report There is a lot of excitement in the #MatExp camp at the moment. So what’s new there? 😉 There was a wonderful workshop last week at Princess Royal Hospital. The room was packed and the #MatExp … Continue reading →

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#MatExp – proving that you don’t have to ‘ask for permission’ to make change

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

We are really chuffed to be invited to take part in the opening session of the NHS transformathon – a 24 hour global engage-a-thon on 27/28 January led by Helen Bevan and Alison Cameron. You can read about it here … Continue reading →

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In the shoes of Gill’s Mum… | Back on the rails. Full steam ahead … ;-)

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

Mum is delighted to be home. Not just home, but pretty much back to normal now. It has been quite a saga, as you can imagine. I am not quite sure what she really made of my #FreeGillsMum Twitter campaign … Continue reading →

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Health and care conference goers – a call for action! #NCASc15 #KFintegratedcare

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

Today the good and the great from the world of social care gather in Bournemouth for the first day of the three day annual Children and Adult Services conference. Meanwhile the King’s Fund Integrated care conference was held yesterday in London. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Mind the Gap: the gap between health and care services.

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

As another big conference starts tomorrow – this time the National Children and Adult Services conference in Bournemouth – #ncasc15 – here is my challenge to the delegates: Prevention… Integration… Mind the Gap! And here is the story that led to the … Continue reading →

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What a year! My ‘take’ on #MatExp: building a change platform – by accident!

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

Florence Wilcock had promised to write a blog summarising ‘a year in the life of MatExp’: the story, from her perspective, of the 12 months since we first met. She emailed it to me and I felt really emotional opening … Continue reading →

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In the shoes of Gill’s Mum… | Being abducted at night…

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

I love it when I turn up at my mum’s place and she has a glint in her eye  and announces “I’ve written a blog”. She then waves her handwritten piece at me and we read it together. I don’t … Continue reading →

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