NESCHA Board member Julia Wood De-Frazzle your NHS job

Julia has published her book – its so well done! https://share.google/9uqahHXyqAPCIL6jE
and got a truly fabulous review from Roy Lilley! https://myemail.constant contact.com/Grabbed-me.html?soid=1102665899193&aid=E8waLaXKkK4

Latest news

• Something about Mary – reflections on social care for BBC Radio

  Date: 4th August 2026
  

  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.

• Living the System: A Personal Reflection on Care, Compassion and Change

  Date: 26th April 2026
  

  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.

• Training in Care in the NE, led by Angela Brown expands into India

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