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#MatExp featured prominently in ‘The State of Maternity Services in England’ policy document
How much can be achieved in two years?
The answer is a phenomenal amount if you set your mind to it! Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, communication, community engagement, compassion, education, health, in my shoes, leadership, maternity, personalisation, well-being
Tagged choice, choice and control, co-production, Compassion, empathy, make a difference, mat, outcomes, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, respect, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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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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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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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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Birthday bonanza – #MatExp was born one year ago today! :) Florence Wilcock gets nostalgic…
Florence Wilcock reflects on the first year of the powerful #WhoseShoes #MatExp campaign to improve maternity experience Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, communication, community engagement, Guest blog, leadership, maternity, mental health, personalisation, well-being
Tagged #MatExp, choice and control, Compassion, make a difference, maternity, maternity review, maternity review team, outcomes, Quality of life, relationships, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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In the shoes of Elizabeth Meatyard… | Founder of Dining Companions at Kingston Hospital
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
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, compassion, dementia, education, end of life, Guest blog, health, leadership, mental health, personalisation, safeguarding, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, Compassion, dementiachallengers, dining companions, elderly, empathy, health, Kingston Hospital, make a difference, older people, outcomes, person-centred, Quality of life, relationships, respect, social care, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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Do we really listen to children and young people in health care?
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
Posted in children and young people, co-production, communication, community engagement, health, in my shoes, personalisation, well-being
Tagged children, community, Compassion, empathy, family, health, Hospital, independence, make a difference, outcomes, parents, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, Twitter, Whose Shoes?, young people
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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 … | 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
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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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Whose Shoes? A catalyst for change in health and social care 