Tag Archives: service users

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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“Understanding our Patients” – a very impressive event in Cumbria!

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

The thing I like best about Twitter is when it connects people who would not otherwise have come together. Which happens all the time. People with the same values and passions. This happened in Cumbria last week. Bringing like-minded people … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, community engagement, compassion, health, in my shoes, personalisation, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being | Tagged choice and control, health, Health and Social Care, independence, long term conditions, patients, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, self-management, service users, Twitter, Whose Shoes? | 6 Comments

In the shoes of … | Shahana Ramsden, during her first few days in her new role at NHS England…

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

It is with great pleasure that I post another ‘in my shoes’ guest blog today. Congratulations to Olivia Butterworth, Head of Public Voice, and colleagues at NHS England for recruiting ‘a little gem.’ I am delighted to post Shahana Ramsden’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, dementia, education, Guest blog, personalisation, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being | Tagged Alzheimer's, co-production, dementia, dementiachallengers, empathy, make a difference, outcomes, personalisation, Quality of life, service users, Think Local Act Personal, Whose Shoes? | 1 Comment

In the shoes of … | Ken Howard, living with younger onset dementia

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

I always feel very privileged when people tell their stories through my ‘in my shoes’ series. But never more so than today. Today is NHS Change Day and today’s blog is a ‘special edition’ as part of our global #NHSChangeDay … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, community engagement, dementia, education, Guest blog, personalisation, social care, social media, well-being | Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, choice and control, Compassion, dementia, dementiachallengers, elderly, empathy, independence, make a difference, older people, outcomes, Quality of life, relationships, service users, Whose Shoes? | 50 Comments

Commissioning for Dementia Care – Getting it Right

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

First of all, huge thanks to Ken Howard! How good is this?! This amazing picture was created by Ken Howard, who is living with dementia. We are working together to blast dementia stereotypes out of the water! Dementia Skills Network … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, community engagement, compassion, dementia, education, in my shoes, personalisation, public sector, safeguarding, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being | Tagged choice and control, Compassion, creativity, dementia, dementiachallengers, dignity, elderly, Health and Social Care, independence, make a difference, older people, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, service users, social care, social media, Twitter, Whose Shoes? | 15 Comments

In the shoes of Chris Roberts … | Living with younger onset dementia…

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

My favourite group meeting tonight, our local young onset group, nice to share & help #dementia #Alzheimer #shareing — Chris Roberts (@mason4233) January 9, 2014 I enjoy spotting the story that sits behind a tweet. I invited Chris to tell … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, community engagement, compassion, dementia, education, Guest blog, personalisation, social media, well-being | Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, choice and control, community, dementia, dementia challenge, dementiachallengers, Health and Social Care, Peer support, Quality of life, relationships, service users, Twitter, Whose Shoes?, younger onset | 8 Comments

TOP 10 #dementiachallengers tips for College of Medicine Summer School

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

Today I am very excited. I am presenting two Whose Shoes? ‘special’ workshops for the College of Medicine Summer School! I have a lot to live up to because the College of Medicine has written some nice things about Whose Shoes? So … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, compassion, dementia, education, health, in my shoes, personalisation, social care, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being | Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, choice and control, co-production, community, Compassion, dementia, dementiachallengers, dignity, empathy, health, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, respect, service users, social care, Twitter, Whose Shoes? | 9 Comments

Whose Shoes? – Are you serious about transformation in health and social care?

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

I promised to tell you a bit more about our Whose Shoes? extravaganza here in Coventry on 2 August. First of all I would like to apologise to anyone who would have liked to come and wondered why they didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, compassion, education, health, in my shoes, personalisation, public sector, social care, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being | Tagged carers, choice, choice and control, co-production, community, Compassion, creativity, empathy, health, Health and Social Care, innovative, older people, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, service users, social media, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter | 2 Comments

Whose Shoes? is all about values – putting the person in the centre… and MAKING IT REAL!

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

The last few weeks have been busy. I have been running Whose Shoes? workshops demonstrating the new electronic tool, firstly at the fab #KentDigiCare event which I wrote about here and then at an interesting collaborative event at Loughborough University, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, compassion, health, personalisation, public sector, social care, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being | Tagged AHSN, change, choice and control, CLAHRC, Compassion, empathy, health, Health and Social Care, housing, independence, innovation, integration, LETB, NHS, outcomes, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, service users, social care, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, Whose Shoes? | 18 Comments

The story of #dementiachallengers told in tweets

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

New Health Hashtag: #DementiaChallengers http://t.co/LJUSS0KGCh Thank you @WhoseShoes #hcsm — Symplur Hashtags (@healthhashtags) July 28, 2013 So, #dementiachallengers. We are ‘official’… Thank you to the lovely @ClaireOT, who I met up with at the recent #KentDigiCare event, for telling me … Continue reading →