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In my own shoes – Gill’s random thoughts on turning 60. #Gill60
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
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, dementia, Gill's Mum, in my shoes, personalisation, social media, well-being
Tagged choice and control, co-production, creativity, dementia, elderly, empathy, health, Health and Social Care, make a difference, outcomes, person-centred, Quality of life, relationships, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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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
Posted in Blogs, communication, compassion, Gill's Mum, Guest blog, health, personalisation, safeguarding, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
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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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
Posted in Blogs, co-production, communication, community engagement, end of life, Gill's Mum, health, personalisation, safeguarding, social care, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
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 (cricket) shoes of Alison Cameron… | As she is bowled over…
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
Posted in Blogs, co-production, communication, compassion, Guest blog, health, housing, leadership, mental health, personalisation, social care, well-being
Tagged choice, choice and control, co-production, community, Compassion, empathy, health, Health and Social Care, independence, make a difference, Patient Leaders, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, respect, service users, social care, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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In the shoes of Rachel Dutta Choudhury… | Raising awareness of dementia at Midland Heart
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
Posted in Blogs, community engagement, compassion, dementia, education, Guest blog, health, housing, mental health, personalisation, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, choice and control, community, Compassion, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementiachallengers, empathy, Health and Social Care, independence, make a difference, older people, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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In the shoes of … | Ellie Milner, a West Midlands #NHSChangeDay Hubbie :)
Every so often – and sometimes more frantically – my phone pings with a WhatsApp message. I am not really into WhatApp so I know it is likely to be another message from one of the fab group of West … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, dementia, education, Guest blog, health, maternity, personalisation, social media, well-being
Tagged "NHS Change Day", #NHSChangeDay, dementiachallengers, empathy, health, Health and Social Care, make a difference, NHS, outcomes, personalisation, social media, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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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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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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In the shoes of … | Shahana Ramsden, Patient and Public Voice Manager, NHS England, looking forward to the Open House…
I am delighted to publish a new guest blog today by Shahana Ramsden, with news of the forthcoming NHS England ‘Open House Days’. Shahana’s bubbly memories of her childhood remind me of the lovely guest blog by Anne Cooper. Shahana addresses how … Continue reading
Posted in co-production, community engagement, education, Guest blog, health, personalisation, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged assistive technology, choice and control, consultation, coproduction, hack day, Health and Social Care, improvement, make a difference, NHS, NHS England, open house, openness, patient engagement, patient experience, patient records, Quality of life, social media, technology
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