Category Archives: Guest blog

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 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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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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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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In the Running Shoes of Jacque Gerrard… | RCM Director, England

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

I first met Jacque Gerrard in real life, as opposed to Twitter, at the ‘Caring for the Carers’ (in this context, carers = professional staff) maternity conference at George Eliot hospital, Nuneaton. It was an amazing event. @JonathanCliffe8 our trust … Continue reading →

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Birthday bonanza – #MatExp was born one year ago today! :) Florence Wilcock gets nostalgic…

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

Florence Wilcock reflects on the first year of the powerful #WhoseShoes #MatExp campaign to improve maternity experience Continue reading →

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In the shoes of Elizabeth Meatyard… | Founder of Dining Companions at Kingston Hospital

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

I first heard about ‘Dining Companions’ through the work I am currently doing with Florence Wilcock and colleagues at Kingston Hospital, building on our #MatExp project and starting to use Whose Shoes? to explore and improve other areas of patient … Continue reading →

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In the (cricket) shoes of Alison Cameron… | As she is bowled over…

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

If the technology works, this blog should go live at a very important moment. I am delighted, but not at all surprised, that Alison Cameron has been included in the first ever list of HSJ Patient Leaders. And I will … Continue reading →

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In the shoes of Rachel Dutta Choudhury… | Raising awareness of dementia at Midland Heart

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

And so another ‘Dementia Awareness Week’ comes and goes. It is hard to believe that it is three years since I first started to collect and publish ‘in my shoes’ blogs as part of Dementia Awareness Week, 2012. But to … Continue reading →

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In the shoes of Mel Pickup… | CEO, Warrington and Halton NHS Foundation Trust

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

In May 2012, I thought it would be a good idea to collect and publish some ‘in my shoes’ guest blogs for Dementia Awareness Week. I started it with my own story and then collected all sorts of stories from other people. Like … Continue reading →

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