On Friday 4th October, I became a TEDx speaker. I became part of a group of accomplished speakers with an international reach. I ticked an item off my bucket list. I discovered so much about myself. TEDxNHS is an event…
Come along with me on a week of my life, covering 15th-20th September, in which I had a very full-on time, various Skype calls/conferences, leading a virtual workshop, 3 separate speeches, and an NHS England meeting, and everything I got…
I’ll start this blog with “Happy 71st Birthday NHS!”. What an institution our NHS is, and what it achieves, I’m living proof of the success of our NHS, despite the challenges it faces. If you want to know what the…
This week it’s National Co-production Week, running 1st-5th July. Managed by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE, which is pronounced “Sky”), co-production week aims to raise awareness of co-production and to highlight good examples of co-production, especially in social…
Today I co-facilitated an event with the NHS England PHB Eastern Region Lead, Sarah Walker, with the event organised by Sarah, the NHS England Personalised Care Team/Managers and with support from myself. With Essex having one of the lowest uptakes…
This week it has been Dying Matters Week 2019; 13th-19th May. The theme this year was “Are We Ready?” and what a great theme it is, as we really aren’t ready and we need to be. Dying Matters Awareness Week…
In this blog I discuss strategic coproduction and peer leadership, the feeling of 'imposter syndrome' and the concept of 'tall poppies', and sharing my experiences of the above. I also share a definition of what I feel a peer leader…
With everything going on in the country currently, you’d be hard pressed to be able to ignore the negative press around the NHS, its future, the care it’s providing, patient satisfaction, and how other countries (without naming them) are trying…
On Friday 18th January I was invited by Healthcare Conferences UK as part of my role within the Hospice UK People in Partnership Forum to deliver the first speech at their conference titled “Care of Dying Adults in the Last…
This week it’s #OpenUpHospiceCare week, run by Hospice UK. A successful campaign that seeks to break down myths surrounding hospice care, raise awareness of the amazing work of hospices and to secure support for hospices and encourage communities to get…