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31 March 2025
Endings and beginnings
As Sarah Massie retires, stepping down as our Director of Programmes after two and a half years with the Point of Care Foundation, she reflects on almost 40 years working in and alongside health and social care.
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19 December 2024
Food and drink at Schwartz Rounds
Food and drink are an integral part of the Schwartz Round ritual and an important signal of welcome for participants. Eryn London & Laura Golding discuss.
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09 December 2024
Best foot forward: Schwartz Rounds at the annual podiatry conference
Eryn London reflects on the experience of facilitating a Schwartz Round at the Royal College of Podiatry annual conference, and the opportunities for offering Rounds through professional leadership bodies and member organisations.
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17 October 2024
“We are all diverse” – enabling inclusive Schwartz Rounds
Anne reflects on a recent Schwartz Round she observed which celebrated neurodiversity in the workplace.
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25 September 2024
Supporting integrated care systems to work in partnership with people and communities
Robyn Chappell, Lived Experience Advisor, reflects on her experience co-chairing the Expert Advisory Group for our project with CQC and National Voices.
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03 July 2024
Keeping the human at the centre of care
Our Programmes Officer Isabella Carreon visited Manchester last month as a first-time attendee at the NHS Confed Expo. Here she reflects on what she saw and considers what this means for the future of health and care.
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19 June 2024
Greater than the sum of our parts: Celebrating a year of Schwartz Midlands
As we move into the second year of our Schwartz Midlands project, Eryn and Laura reflect on its impact so far.
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14 March 2024
How do we make connections through storytelling?
New research identifies key types of responses in Schwartz Rounds and explores how they help achieve connections and affiliation amongst staff.
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23 February 2024
An outpouring of unheard stories: honouring the experiences of International Medical Graduate doctors
Rini Paul and Laura Golding reflect on a Schwartz Round they facilitated at the Better Together: International Medical Graduates & Educators Conference.
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01 February 2024
Creative Co-Design: A messy, crucial business
Sharing power and allowing others to take ownership of services can feel uncomfortable, but as Naomi Stockley explains, being creative means leaning into the discomfort of the unknown.