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15 June 2022
Involving children, young people and families in improvement at Alder Hey
Jennie Williams writes about the work Alder Hey Children’s Hospital has done in partnership with the Point of Care Foundation to embed children and young people’s experiences at the heart of their approach to improvement.
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19 April 2022
Schwartz Rounds in Higher Education Institutions Conference 2022
Laura Golding (Schwartz Rounds in Higher Education Project Lead), talks about the Schwartz Rounds in HEIs conference we recently hosted with University of Liverpool.
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13 April 2022
Listen, listen and then listen some more
Our Chief Executive – Bev Fitzsimons – shares her thoughts about the recent reports into failures of care within the NHS for patients and staff.
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29 March 2022
Regular protected time for reflective practice in nursing and midwifery: a joint statement
We have released a joint statement with the Florence Nightingale Foundation, the Foundation of Nursing Studies, and The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland about the importance of regular, protected time for reflective practice in nursing and midwifery.
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08 March 2022
From passive patient to Involvement Partner
After serious mistakes in her care, Helen Pearce worked closely with her local trust so that her experience could be used to improve services. She describes her journey from a 'passive patient' to a passionate and engaged Involvement Partner.
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10 February 2022
Leadership challenges
Rebecca Myers and Aroon Lal write about the emotional and psychological challenges senior health leaders are facing, and how the Schwartz Community can help to support them.
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08 February 2022
Voices and stories are central to improving healthcare
The use of patient and staff narratives should be embedded across the NHS and social care system to humanise and improve the quality of healthcare.
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13 January 2022
“People need space for reflection and a chance to reconnect with each other more than ever”
David Jones looks at how we can learn from and support the Schwartz Community as we seek to increase access to reflective practices.
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11 January 2022
New Year, new programmes, same goal
Bev Fitzsimons gives an overview of our revised programme structure
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20 December 2021
Celebrating the human faces of healthcare
This Christmas, let's remember the importance of kindness and compassion for the people who are keeping our health and care services going.