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#MatExp featured prominently in ‘The State of Maternity Services in England’ policy document

Posted on July 27, 2016 by

How much can be achieved in two years?
The answer is a phenomenal amount if you set your mind to it! 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

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

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

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

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

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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In the shoes of … | Helen Calvert: Mother, Campaigner, Parent Advocate and Facebook Group Lead

Posted on May 4, 2015 by

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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In the shoes of … | Maria Booker, Mum of 2 in pursuit of empowered women in control of their maternity journey

Posted on March 23, 2015 by

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 →

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NHS Change day #MatExp Lithotomy Challenge – A blog for Mother’s Day

Posted on March 15, 2015 by

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 →

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Our #MatExp #NHSChangeDay campaign goes live … closely watched by Simon Stevens, NHS CEO ;-)

Posted on February 18, 2015 by

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 →

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