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Connecting grows up
Over the summer, I have been getting to grips with a new role within DH. As I begin to work within the patient safety agenda, I have been reflecting how Connecting is so useful in giving you valuable insights into …
Looking back and looking forward...
Looking back at 2013, I can't quite believe that this time last year the Connecting programme did not exist. Of course, people in DH had always gone out into the health and care system. The difference though now is that …
Super powers and super heroes in the fightback on dementia
I recently started a new role in the Department – and it doesn’t come more exciting or indeed more challenging than preparing for a G8 Summit meeting. On 11 December the UK will host a Dementia Summit. Dementia is a …
First hand learning is extremely powerful
Returning from my second week out connecting has provided me with a point on which to reflect on my experiences to date, and consider how they are changing the way that I am doing my job. From ward to ward …
Going above and beyond
Noelle breathes and blinks like you and me…but she is made of rubber and costs £40,000. Noelle is a state of the art training aid for staff at Kingston Hospital and I had a chance to watch the team using …
Connecting reminds me why I come to work each day
I have now had two week-long connecting experiences - both offered a wealth of fascinating learning. North Essex Partnership University NHS Trust My time connecting at North Essex was spent in a low-secure residential unit, with the criminal justice team …
Five days felt like five weeks
Five days connecting felt like five weeks – such was the pace and variety of experiences during my time at Guy’s and St Thomas’s. My contact with the service was essentially two parts of a care pathway – stretching from …
Welcome to the connecting to patients and people who use services blog
Welcome to the connecting to patients and people who use services blog, where I and others will be sharing updates and conversations about the Department’s connecting programme. The programme has been up and running for about three months now. Proud and emotional…these …