Success- the conference was popular and made so successful by the range of talented speakers and workshop leaders; ; the interesting stands; the administrative support; but most of all by the delegates who contributed so much. Thanks to all . The Conference presentations other information can be accessed through this link
http://view.selfpoint.co.uk/nescha-conference
Its a novel and accessible way of looking at the information and can be accessed by PC or mobile phone and can be passed on to other colleagues who were unable to attend. It has been provided free to us.
The evaluations of the event were extremely positive overall.
‘Educational – a great day’ ‘A well organised and run conference’
Variety and quality of speakers
Great networking
‘All interesting – took away lots of useful info’
With regards to the future of NESCHA – here are some typical comments
‘Please keep chipping away to improve NHS and social care services, especially for carers’
Great to pull so many groups together to share and find ways to work together
‘Yes – no other groups fulfil this role. Well done on work undertaken so far.’
Interviewed by Matt Bailey at 7.10am on 29th July about NESCHA views on imminent Andy Burnham announcement later that morning. I was greatly encouraged by his feedback ( he said it was interesting and ran over time!) and wrote the paper attached.
I never dreamt that one day I would be living the system!.
Sadly Robert my co-author , died when I was in hospital some years ago but my wife visited daily and then she lived with a diagnosois mixed dementia for over four years, was admitted to hospital last October and, following a rapid discharge to a care home, died peacefully in December .
Despite a professional background in social work and years spent working on improving health and care systems, nothing fully prepares you for living that experience. It brought into sharp focus both the compassion of frontline staff and the frustrations families can face when services are not as joined-up or consistent as they should be.
NHS de-frazzle new book and brilliant review