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In the shoes of Gill’s Mum… | Back on the rails. Full steam ahead … ;-)
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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Tagged choice, choice and control, Compassion, elderly, empathy, health, Health and Social Care, independence, make a difference, older people, personalisation, Quality of life, social media, Twitter
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Health and care conference goers – a call for action! #NCASc15 #KFintegratedcare
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
Posted in Blogs, co-production, communication, compassion, dementia, end of life, health, in my shoes, personalisation, poem, safeguarding, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged carers, choice and control, Compassion, dementia awareness week, dignity, elderly, empathy, health, independence, make a difference, older people, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, social care, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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Mind the Gap: the gap between health and care services.
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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Tagged carers, choice and control, Compassion, elderly, emergency, empathy, health, Health and Social Care, independence, make a difference, older people, outcomes, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, social media, Steller, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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In the shoes of Hilary Marmot, Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist … Looking at How to get to Eden. Through the Ages.
Today sees the start of the Dementia Congress in Brighton, one of the highlights of the year for our #dementiachallengers – not least because we get the chance to meet up and collaborate! There is a great programme this year … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, compassion, dementia, end of life, Guest blog, housing, personalisation, safeguarding, social care, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged #UKDC2014, Alzheimer's, bureaucracy, Compassion, Continuing Health care, dementia, dementiachallengers, elderly, empathy, Health and Social Care, older people, outcomes, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships
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A little bit of magic in Scotland … and planning the ‘hairy biker’ tour :-)
Ken Howard and I had been planning our trip to Scotland for a long time. Originally we were thrilled because our abstract was accepted as part of the popular ‘Involving people living with dementia’ session at the 23rd European Alzheimer’s … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, compassion, dementia, in my shoes, personalisation, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, dementia, dementiachallengers, dignity, hairy biker tour, Health and Social Care, independence, Ken Howard, make a difference, Quality of life, relationships, Scotland, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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The ‘day centre people’ decide to party … at night! #dementiachallengers
#Dementiachallengers are breaking down stereotypes around dementia and challenging a few assumptions and a bit of stigma along the way. BIG shout out 4 @kenhowarduk. Breaking down #dementia stereotypes. #youngdementia2014 @dementiascot @SandraSpringett pic.twitter.com/V1GMb9nvmv — Gill Phillips (@WhoseShoes) September 30, 2014 … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, compassion, dementia, in my shoes, personalisation, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, community, Compassion, dementia, dementiachallengers, elderly, make a difference, outcomes, Quality of life, social media, stereotypes, stigma, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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Let’s harness the power of “invisible hordes” – together we can build a better future!
About a year ago, Helen Bevan compared me to Lois Weisburg. @WhoseShoes Gill, I think you're the Lois Weisburg of Coventry. You are an extraordinary connector of people http://t.co/3oFNJufHYt — Helen Bevan (@helenbevan) August 11, 2013 @WhoseShoes I meant it … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, compassion, dementia, education, health, in my shoes, personalisation, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, building capacity, carers, choice, community, Compassion, connections, dementia, dementiachallengers, empathy, independence, informal networks, make a difference, networks, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, social media, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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#Woopdedoodle!* The top 50 ‘HSJ Inspirational Women, 2014′.
The last couple of weeks have been a complete rollercoaster for me with one of the highest ‘highs’ and lowest ‘lows’ of my life within a 24 hour period. I have been very moved by the response to my tribute to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, choice, co-production, community, Compassion, dementia, health, innovative, make a difference, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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In the (exceptionally purple) shoes of… Alison Cameron, #boatrocker extraordinaire!
Regular readers of my blog series and followers on Twitter will know the name of Alison Cameron and share my huge admiration for her. In July 2013, I published in two parts her powerful, moving and indeed unforgettable story: Part … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, Guest blog, health, housing, mental health, personalisation, public sector, social care, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged acute, assets, Chernobyl, choice, choice and control, contribution, coproduction, delayed discharge, frienship, Hospital, inspirational, mental heath, passive, PTSD, recovery, relationships, social media, storytelling, system, systemic change, Twitter, wellbeing, Whose Shoes?
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The energy is building as West Kent embraces dementia friendly communities!
Thank you to all of you who have been following our Dementia Friendly Communities project in West Kent, in partnership with four local branches of Age UK, sponsored by West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group. We are using new bespoke Whose … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, compassion, dementia, education, health, personalisation, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, choice and control, Compassion, dementia, dementiachallengers, dignity, elderly, empathy, make a difference, older people, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, Twitter, vascular dementia, Whose Shoes?
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