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Connecting as a new DH Employee on the NHS Front Line
Melinda Johnson – new DH Commercial Director, recently spent some time Connecting as part of her Induction to DH life, Melinda has shared her experiences Stepping out on the NHS Front-Line here: What an amazing experience the DH Connecting Programme …
London Ambulance Services - A Day In The Life
Barry Mussenden, Deputy Director for Corporate Engagement recently spent a day with the London Ambulance Service. Barry talks about his experience here. When I arrived at the London Ambulance Service (LAS) HQ in Waterloo for a shift with one of …
International Initiative for Mental Health visit in Sydney
Emily Antcliffe, Deputy Director in Mental Health Policy recently completed a visit with a homeless and mental health service in Sydney. Emily has kindly shared her experience here. It’s 6.30am on a damp summer’s morning, and the inhabitants of 25 …
Can the NHS learn from schools?
We are about to have a new cohort of fast streamers joining DH for six months. All our generalist fast streamers are offered the opportunity to spend some time connecting – here’s what Philip Bray, currently workforce strategy policy lead, …
Connecting with London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Richard Tromans, policy manager in the efficiency team, talks about his recent connecting experience with London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council (LBBD). The local authority has a number of challenges with rapidly changing demographics and high deprivation.
Learning from connecting with school nurses in Newham
This is the story of my connecting trip to the school nurse service in Newham at East London NHS FT, accompanied by my guide dog, Eva.
Policy school and connecting
Recently, I was lucky enough to be involved in Department of Health’s latest policy school. We were tasked with answering the question ‘How can the government ensure that people with mental health problems are discharged from hospital at the right …
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 …
Connect 4? Make that 7
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Jane Rintoul, Posted on:
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Acute, Community care, Mental health, Primary care, Secondary care, Social care
A few months ago, two of our Connecting partners came along to one of our DG updates and spoke about their experiences of being part of the Connecting programme. One of the issues raised was that Connecting is usually arranged with one …
Moving towards a more transparent culture
Mental health has never commanded the same public attention and media interest as physical health, the reasons for this we can debate at length. But this lack of profile means that we who work in the sector, and consequently those …