Blog posts

• Kirsten McEwan College of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby 01 March 2021

  The costs of caring

  Kirsten McEwan of the University of Derby reflects on what she learned from evaluating Schwartz Rounds in a mental health setting.

• Jocelyn Cornwell 08 January 2021

  Reflections on 15 years of the Point of Care

  Our Founder and former CEO, Jocelyn Cornwell, writes about her journey as leader of the Point of Care Foundation.

• Richard Smith, Bev Fitzsimons and Sir Robert Francis QC The Point of Care Foundation 08 January 2021

  The achievements of Jocelyn Cornwell in improving patient experience

  Richard Smith, Bev Fitzsimons and Sir Robert Francis reflect on the impact of our founder, Jocelyn Cornwell, on the creation and development of the Point of Care Foundation.

• Bev Fitzsimons 03 December 2020

  Stories of loss during Covid

  Bev Fitzsimons reflects on the stories heard by the Point of Care Foundation team during the Covid-19 crisis.

• Isabelle Mundy 24 November 2020

  The power of storytelling through the pandemic

  Our Programmes Coordinator Isabelle Mundy writes about two evaluations of the first phase of our Team Time initiative to support healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Bev Fitzsimons 27 October 2020

  NHS Reset – Let’s make sure patients and staff shape our new normal

  Bev Fitzsimons considers what it means to reset health and care services, and the opportunity it presents to make listening to both patients and staff part of 'business as usual'.

• Bev Fitzsimons 01 September 2020

  Supporting senior leaders through Schwartz Rounds

  Bev Fitzsimons writes about new findings on how executives experience Schwartz Rounds.

• The Point of Care Foundation 22 July 2020

  An open letter to Sir Simon Stevens

  An open letter to Sir Simon Stevens, NHS Chief Executive, from the Director and Board of Trustees of the Point of Care Foundation.

• Bev Fitzsimons 17 June 2020

  We mustn’t silence patients and families in service design

  We need to ensure patient experience is part of the conversation as we think about post-Covid services, writes Bev Fitzsimons.

• Farhana Nargis 04 June 2020

  Your experience matters: why storytelling is essential for fighting injustices within health and care

  Farhana Nargis looks at issues of race inequality in health and care, arguing that it is essential for minority voices to be heard.