Blogs

Person-centred social care?

Thu, 23 May 2019
Sarah Gregory

Sarah Gregory, Senior Policy Advisor at Macmillan, represents National Voices on the Health for Care coalition, which is calling on the government for a sustainable social care system. In this blog, Sarah talks through the coalition's aims and recommendations.

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The value of small charities

Tue, 14 May 2019
Vicky Thomson

Vicky Thomson, CEO of Lincolnshire based social enterprise Every-One, reflects on the challenges of being one of the ‘little guys’ trying to influence national policy agendas and make local care more person-centred care.

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Putting patients at the heart of artificial intelligence

Fri, 3 May 2019
Simon Gillespie

Simon Gillespie, CEO of the British Heart Foundation knows just how important it is to listen to the voices of patients – that is why the British Heart Foundation has supported the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Heart and Circulatory Diseases’ inquiry into patient perspectives on the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare.

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Shifting the culture of care

Thu, 25 April 2019
Don Redding

Don Redding, Director of Policy at National Voices, talks about what he’s learned from visiting primary care network sites, and their potential to deliver person-centred, coordinated care in the community.

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Meaningful engagement: how do you get it right?

Tue, 23 April 2019
Linda Partridge

Patient engagement advocate Linda Partridge shares her insight into what makes engagement and involvement with parents successful.

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What matters for people with mental health problems?

Wed, 17 April 2019
Ben Collins

Ben Collins, Projects Director at The King's Fund, argues that healthcare professionals need to focus on the individual, not just the condition when it comes to mental health.

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Catering with care

Mon, 8 April 2019
Heather Russell

In this blog post, Heather Russell explains the benefits of vegan-friendly catering in relation to person-centred care, nutrition, inclusivity and sustainability. 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.

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Shared decision making is about communication, not coercion

Mon, 25 March 2019
Hannah Chalmers

Hannah Chalmers talks about why shared decision making must be a respectful and compassionate meeting of two equals – not just a way of getting patients to do what a doctor wants.

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Supporting a person in an unfamiliar place

Tue, 19 March 2019
Claire Daley

This is the fifth blog in a series on how National Voices members are enabling person-centred care. View other blogs in the series.

Claire Daley of Alzheimer’s Society talks about the simple ‘This is me’ resource that enables health and social care professionals to better understand who a person really is.

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Allies not adversaries

Tue, 12 March 2019
Sylvia Targett

Sylvia Targett talks about the vital role of advocates and how the NHS can better engage with the third sector.

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