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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tue, 23 April 2019

Linda Partridge

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Blogs

21st century care

Person-centred social care?

The value of small charities

Putting patients at the heart of artificial intelligence

Shifting the culture of care

Meaningful engagement: how do you get it right?

What matters for people with mental health problems?

Catering with care

Shared decision making is about communication, not coercion

Supporting a person in an unfamiliar place

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