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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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In the shoes of Gill’s Mum… | Being abducted at night…
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
Posted in Gill's Mum, Guest blog, health, housing, personalisation, safeguarding, well-being
Tagged A&E, carers, choice, choice and control, dignity, disability, elderly, housing, mobility, older people, relationships, Whose Shoes?
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Dealing *urgently* with urgent care for older people…
I have always loved writing stories and making connections. When I was about six or seven, I used to nag people to give me a set of random words and then enjoyed weaving them all together in one story. I … Continue reading
Posted in co-production, community engagement, dementia, end of life, health, housing, in my shoes, personalisation, safeguarding, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer Disease, carers, change, community, Compassion, Conditions and Diseases, creativity, dementia, dignity, elderly, health, independence, integration, older people, Quality of life, social care, wellbeing, Whose Shoes?
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In the shoes of … | Helen Calvert: Mother, Campaigner, Parent Advocate and Facebook Group Lead
Are you following #MatExp? – the Twitter hashtag for our fabulous campaign to improve maternity experience? Are you following our #MatExp alphabet, initiated by my #MatExp partner in crime, consultant obstetrician Florence Wilcock, known affectionately in our community as ‘FabObs … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, compassion, education, Guest blog, maternity, mental health, personalisation, safeguarding, well-being
Tagged #MatExp, childbirth, choice, choice and control, Compassion, dignity, empathy, lithotomy, make a difference, maternity, outcomes, respect, social media, stirrups, Twitter
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In the shoes of … | Ken Howard, caring for his terminally ill parents
I recently spent a great week in Scotland. I am hoping to find time to write a blog about this – not least the Sherpa Union (very exciting new development around self-leadership, building networks and peer support!) and two Whose Shoes? … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, compassion, dementia, end of life, Guest blog, health, housing, mental health, personalisation, safeguarding, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, choice, choice and control, Compassion, dementia, dementiachallengers, dignity, elderly, health, make a difference, older people, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, Whose Shoes?
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In the shoes of … | Maria Booker, Mum of 2 in pursuit of empowered women in control of their maternity journey
Today’s guest blog feels a bit like the TV show ‘Room 101’ in which celebrities discuss their pet hates and try to persuade the host to consign them to oblivion in Room 101. Maria Booker brings a slightly different angle to … Continue reading
Posted in personalisation
Tagged #hellomynameis, #MatExp, authority, childbirth, choice, choice and control, Compassion, dignity, empathy, make a difference, maternity, outcomes, respect, social media, Twitter
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NHS Change day #MatExp Lithotomy Challenge – A blog for Mother’s Day
A Mother’s Day special ! Florence Wilcock, my ‘partner in crime’ on the #MatExp project has already written a very popular blog, writing as a mother who happens also to be an obstetrician – or perhaps vice versa. Who knows? … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, education, Guest blog, health, maternity, personalisation, well-being
Tagged #MatExp, childbirth, choice, choice and control, Compassion, dignity, empathy, lithotomy, make a difference, maternity, Mother's Day, outcomes, respect, social media, stirrups, Twitter
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Happy Birthday, Gill’s Mum – 93 today … and very much still HERE!
A little break today from #dementiachallengers and #MatExp and generally trying to change the world. Instead I am using the blog to say ‘Happy Birthday – 93 today” to my lovely Mum. Many of you follow Mum’s ups and downs … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, compassion, Gill's Mum, Guest blog, housing, personalisation, well-being
Tagged Assisted Living, carers, choice, choice and control, community, dignity, elderly, empathy, health, independence, older people, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, social media, Twitter
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Our #MatExp #NHSChangeDay campaign goes live … closely watched by Simon Stevens, NHS CEO ;-)
Whose Shoes? is a concept that gets people from all perspectives discussing important issues together as equals, regardless of roles or hierarchies. Mums, professionals, reception team all discussing #matexp together @TeamMidwife @WhoseShoes pic.twitter.com/Vw5yzmKour — ✨ Kath Evans ✨ (@KathEvans2) February 5, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, compassion, health, in my shoes, mental health, personalisation, well-being
Tagged "NHS Change Day", breastfeeding, Compassion, dignity, family, maternity, Mental health, midwifery, NHS, obstetrics, patient experience, patient safety, postnatal depression, Quality of life, respect, social movement, Twitter
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In the shoes of … | Barry Rainey helping his Mum live well with dementia
Regular readers will remember the exciting series of Whose Shoes? workshops and associated events last year in Kent, in partnership with a fantastic group of passionate people from the Age UK Consortium, led by Sandra Springett, CEO of Age UK, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, compassion, dementia, Guest blog, personalisation, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, community, Compassion, dementia, dementiachallengers, dignity, elderly, empathy, health, Health and Social Care, independence, Quality of life, relationships, vascular dementia, Whose Shoes?
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