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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …