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Connecting to the vulnerable
York Street Health Practice, part of Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust (LCH), is a nationally recognised model of health inclusion for marginalised and vulnerable people. We work with 1200 people in the Leeds area and seek to be a centre …
‘An eye-opening experience’
Several members of the Legislation and Policy Unit in the NHS Group recently went connecting at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM). SLAM provides the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK, has about 4800 …
Moving care closer to home: the realities beyond the policy
In health policy we have been talking about ‘moving care closer to home’ for a long time. Although I understand the logical argument for this, I must admit that I have never had any exposure to community services. I also …
Here’s to a second year of connecting!
It has now been a year since we prepared our first set of civil servants to go out on the frontline. As I look back over that year, not only do I have a lot of memories, but most of …
There’s so much more to the NHSBT Authority than I first thought…
What comes to mind when you think of the NHS Blood and Transplant Authority (NHSBT)? My first thought was that it’s all about planning and monitoring the collection and delivery of blood and organ donations around the country – a …
Understanding the system as a whole
As the mother of young children, I spend a lot more time thinking about supporting people at the beginning of their lives than towards the end of their lives. But my daughters are statistically likely to live to be a …
A powerful reminder
When the Connecting programme was first set up, I admit to being a touch sceptical about what it might offer beyond the normal way of doing business. Like other colleagues in DH, I have always spent time visiting and making …
Connecting Together
On Wednesday 26 February 2014, we held our Connecting Together conference, one of two reciprocal events held so far, to thank our Connecting partners for all their hard work and take a look at what we have managed to achieve …
Taking stock...
As we all take stock one year on from Robert Francis’ report, I am reflecting on our Connecting experience so far. When getting Connecting off the ground, we wanted to make sure that people were prepared, supported and challenged with …
Connecting reminds me why I joined the Department
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Siobhan Jones, Posted on:
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Categories:
A&E, Acute, Community care, Mental health, Secondary care
Connecting has been a fantastic opportunity to remind me why I joined the Department of Health, having recently come back after several years working in other parts of Government. It’s also given me a very useful snapshot of the reality …