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We need to rebuild our social fabric

Mon, 5 August 2019
Jeanelle de Gruchy, President of Association of Directors of Public Health and Charlotte Augst, Chief Executive of National Voices

Jeanelle de Gruchy, President, Association of Directors of Public Health and Charlotte Augst, Chief Executive, National Voices look at what the recently published Green Paper means for patients and the VCSE.

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The new national standard for ‘core’ personal information

Thu, 25 July 2019
Don Redding

Don Redding, Director of Influence and Partnerships at National Voices, explains how a new national standard for health and care records is about to be trialled.
 

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Social prescribing link workers: celebrating the glue in health and social care

Mon, 8 July 2019
Christiana Melam

On Link Worker Day 2019, Christiana Melam, CEO of the National Association of Link Workers explains what a link worker is, and the crucial role they could play in helping people take control of their health and wellbeing.

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The power of individual voices

Mon, 3 June 2019
James Munro

James Munro, CEO of Care Opinion, sets out how patients can use an online feedback platform to share their experiences of care in a safe and simple way that leads to learning and change.

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21st century care

Tue, 28 May 2019
Laura Bell

Laura Bell summarises some of the key takeaways from our conference on putting people and communities at the centre, jointly hosted with the Richmond Group of Charities and NHS England.

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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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