Tag Archives: health

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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What a year! My ‘take’ on #MatExp: building a change platform – by accident!

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

Florence Wilcock had promised to write a blog summarising ‘a year in the life of MatExp’: the story, from her perspective, of the 12 months since we first met. She emailed it to me and I felt really emotional opening … Continue reading →

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In the Running Shoes of Jacque Gerrard… | RCM Director, England

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

I first met Jacque Gerrard in real life, as opposed to Twitter, at the ‘Caring for the Carers’ (in this context, carers = professional staff) maternity conference at George Eliot hospital, Nuneaton. It was an amazing event. @JonathanCliffe8 our trust … 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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In the (cricket) shoes of Alison Cameron… | As she is bowled over…

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

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 →

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What does it take to build a change platform? A year ago I had no idea. #MatExp

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

What does it take to build a change platform? If you had asked me this question a year ago, I would probably have said that I had no idea. And yet a year later, it seems that that is what … Continue reading →

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Do we really listen to children and young people in health care?

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

I love it when I find the right partners. We see the opportunity to do something imaginative together and we just get on and do it. ‘JFDI’ It is one of the biggest advantages of being a small organisation. And so … Continue reading →