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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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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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Well done dementia-friendly Waitrose in… Paddock Wood! Local information is good :)

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

Last week our Whose Shoes?® workshops in Kent were switching between Tunbridge Wells and Malling – we are using different facilitators, different venues, days of the week and times of day, but maintaining the same energy and passion to make connections … Continue reading →

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Whose Shoes? helps launch Dementia Friendly Tunbridge Wells in Dementia Awareness Week!

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

We are delighted with the progress of our Whose Shoes?® sessions in Kent, using special new co-produced scenarios to promote ‘Dementia Friendly’ communities. By this we mean communities where people who happen to be living with dementia are respected and valued and … Continue reading →

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The story of #dementiachallengers told in tweets

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

New Health Hashtag: #DementiaChallengers http://t.co/LJUSS0KGCh Thank you @WhoseShoes #hcsm — Symplur Hashtags (@healthhashtags) July 28, 2013 So, #dementiachallengers. We are ‘official’… Thank you to the lovely @ClaireOT, who I met up with at the recent #KentDigiCare event, for telling me … Continue reading →

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“Nothing’s gonna stop us now” #dementiachallengers

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

So, Dementia Awareness Week is over. Hmm, we’ll see about that! It feels a very exciting time as we move into Year 2 of #dementiachallengers, a spontaneous collaboration between passionate people who not only want things to be different for people … Continue reading →

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In the shoes of… Barbara Hodkinson | Founder of the Butterfly Scheme – Part 2

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

This is the final blog in our daily #talkdementia blogathon this week, as a ‘special’ to mark Dementia Awareness Week. I am proud to say, however, that #dementiachallengers raise awareness of dementia all year round, so we do not really … Continue reading →

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In the shoes of … Suzy Webster | Expert by experience – Moving in with Mum – Part 1

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

Last year I posted a story by Suzy Webster. It was a very moving story about her grandmother’s journey with dementia and the improvements in understanding and attitudes Suzy had witnessed over recent years. Suzy’s own Mum had recently been diagnosed … Continue reading →

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In the shoes of… Barbara Hodkinson | Founder of the Butterfly Scheme – Part 1…

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

When Betty, my Mum-in-law, was in hospital – sadly for the last few months of her life – it would have made a huge difference if there had been a discreet butterfly symbol at the top of her bed. Not the … Continue reading →