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Every elderly patient to get personal NHS care co-ordinator. Really Mr Hunt?……
Please,Mr Hunt, stop with the soundbites and treat us with some respect. Every elderly patient to have personal worker to co-ordinate their care. Really??? This issue is far to serious for… more →
Di Galpin
Every elderly patient to get personal NHS care co-ordinator. Really Mr Hunt?......
wrote 6 days ago: Please,Mr Hunt, stop with the soundbites and treat us with some respect. Every elderly patient to ha … more →
Morals & Markets:Welcome to Health and Social Care Plc,we are here to care for you, how would you like to pay?.....
wrote 3 weeks ago: Evil drug companies, bailiffs in care homes and profit before people, welcome to the brave new world … more →
#RCN compassion in care....free guide to support health and social care professionals reflect on their pratice when working with those at risk of harm....
wrote 1 month ago: Protecting those most vulnerable from abuse and mistreatment in health and social care is central to … more →
Ageing in the UK is not for the faint hearted.....government needs to think long term and forget about party politics
wrote 2 months ago: Successive governments have sought to avoid addressing the issue of an ageing population in the UK. … more →
Compassion is the real victim of 'austerity' .........
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wrote 2 months ago: The NHS does not stand independently of society, it is made up of society. From the clinicians to i … more →
The adoption file: there is good news and bad
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wrote 2 months ago: The phone rings, it’s the intermediary from Long Lost Families. She begins “there is goo … more →
Older people, abuse and mistreatment in health and social care: One year on.........and still waiting for change
wrote 2 months ago: For many staying out of harm’s way is a matter of locking doors and windows and avoiding dangerous p … more →
The case against a target culture: In Finland no targets = higher quality provision..could this be the change we need in the NHS ?
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wrote 3 months ago: Finlands education system is one of the best in the world, and it does not rely on targets and leagu … more →
Post #Francis/Nicholson: We need leadership to develop compassion in care not blame
wrote 3 months ago: How do we put ‘compassion’ into the care system? Firstly, we do not know whether we hav … more →
We have to respect each other if we want a compassionate culture in patient care ........
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wrote 5 months ago: For some patient groups replacing values such as dignity and respect with ‘value for money’ has redu … more →
Lord Justice Munby,David Hewitt, Gary Fitzgerald and Rob Brown....a dream team, thankyou!
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wrote 6 months ago: When thinking about whom to invite as keynote speaker for the conference my first choice was Lord Ju … more →
Who cares? BBC and ITV exposes a culture of indifference to the most vulnerable in our society......
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wrote 6 months ago: As the abused patients of Winterbourne View hit the headlines again, with Panorama (BBC, 29th Oct 20 … more →
Why do ' organisational cultures' seem to allow the unacceptable to become acceptable?
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wrote 7 months ago: Whether it’s Mid Staffs,Savile, Rochdale, Winterbourne View or Hillcroft Nursing Home how do w … more →
Using social media to support learning and practice in social work
wrote 8 months ago: ‘Trying to find the magic’ in practice or ‘trying to write a classic’ social … more →
The ‘Big Society’ will not necessarily lead to better elderly care treatment by @dianegalpin
wrote 11 months ago: A fantastic blog by our senior Lecturer Di Galpin for LSE Policy and Politics Blog a recommended rea … more →
'Big Society' and the future of health and social care
wrote 11 months ago: David Cameron suggests the Jubilee party was a ‘perfect example of ‘Big Society’. Whilst it’s okay … more →
Share your experiences of being a child carer
wrote 11 months ago: Zoe is exploring the experience of adults, who as children cared for a parent with mental health pro … more →
There is a million reasons why ‘big society’ and ‘choice’ are not enough when providing care to older people
wrote 1 year ago: Research suggests as many as 500,000 older people are abused each year (Action on Elder Abuse), in t … more →
Have we reached the point of ‘compassion fatigue’ when it comes to the abuse of older people?
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wrote 1 year ago: The BBC broadcast shocking images of abuse on Panorama whilst the Telegraph suggests the treatment o … more →
