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Transforming general practice through volunteering

Tue, 6 March 2018

Helen Gilburt

At a time when general practice is under pressure, volunteering has been highlighted as a means of engaging with communities. In its latest report, The King's Fund shares the different ways volunteers are contributing to general practice.

Mon, 26 February 2018

Chrissie Wellington

parkrun UK supports local communities around the country to establish and coordinate free, weekly 5k events for people of all ages and abilities. The non-profit organisation is halfway through a three-year project that aims to encourage walking, jogging, running and volunteering amongst people with disabilities and long-term health conditions.

Tue, 20 February 2018

Alice Maynard

Guidance published by NICE this month looks at people's experiences in adult social care services and how they can be improved. In this blog post, ex-chair Alice Maynard shares why it's so important for the guidance to be shaped by the experiences of people receiving social care.

Tue, 13 February 2018

Don Redding

Don Redding shares why now is a crucial moment for person-centred care and what we can do to make the most of it.

Mon, 5 February 2018

Anna Charles

Anna Charles, Senior Policy Adviser at The King's Fund, shares how community services could offer solutions to the pressures on the health and care system across the country.

Tue, 23 January 2018

Heather Russell

After training to be a dietitian, Heather worked in the NHS from 2010 to 2016. She is now using her dietetic skills to support the work of The Vegan Society. In this blog post, Heather describes what person-centred care looks like through the lens of veganism.

Tue, 16 January 2018

Ewan King

Ewan King shares learnings from SCIE's recent briefing on how to grow small-scale, community-led innovations to improve people’s lives.

Wed, 10 January 2018

Curtis-James Marshall

CJ Marshall MCIPR is Senior Public Affairs and Media Officer Future Care Capital, a national charity committed to engaging, educating and involving every generation in the development and delivery of unified health and care provision.

Tue, 2 January 2018

Dr Sanjeev Maharaj

Dr Sanjeev Maharaj explains the three things he needs to know before recommending an app to a patient.

Wed, 20 December 2017

Michael Bourke

We summarise what we found in the 2017 members' survey.

Blogs

Transforming general practice through volunteering

parkrun: lifestyle medicine for people with long term conditions

It’s essential that people have a say in their own care

Let’s not screw it up

Reimagining community services

Person-centred care through the lens of veganism

A better health and care system is possible if we scale up innovations that work

Loneliness is a human tragedy

Recommending an app to a patient: three questions to ask

Members' survey results

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