Tag Archives: elderly

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 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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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 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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Dealing urgently with urgent care for older people…

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

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 →

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In the shoes of … | Gill’s Mum: “Sunk without trace”

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

When I called in to see Mum, I found her busy; busy trying to sort out her handwritten blog. Cutting and pasting it the old way – by rewriting bits. It is lovely to see Mum starting to write regularly … Continue reading →

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In the shoes of … | Ken Howard, caring for his terminally ill parents

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

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 →

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Happy Birthday, Gill’s Mum – 93 today … and very much still HERE!

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

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 →