Feedback Summary Spectrum of Care 12th December 2017
26 people attended (despite snow and ice!)
Key Learning
‘Very Interesting programme and learning from ALL speakers’
‘Learning about NESCHA ‘ and ‘how it collaborates with various organisations in the region’
Good practice from other organisations like
Carers Together (Ann Marie Garbutt –inspiring). ‘Was quite alarmed by the amount of money saved by unpaid carers’. ‘V. informative’ ‘The number of people available to help carers and how little information is available to many’ . ‘The massive support given by 7500 carers in Redcar supported by carers together’. [ see https://www.carerstogether.co.uk/ ]
The work of the South Tees CCG and the mental health commissioning group Allan Fairburn [see http://www.southteesccg.nhs.uk/what-we-do/mental-health-services/ ]
‘PLACE and I had never heard of this organisation of volunteers’ [ see https://www.england.nhs.uk/2013/02/place/ ]
‘Good ideas to take back’.
‘The CHAPS programme presentation ‘ [4 Seasons Care Home Assistant Practitioners – see https://www.fshc.co.uk/our-news/article/celebrating-our-first-qualified-chaps/ ]
Do you think NESCHA can play a useful part in the region and if yes or no please state why briefly?
Yes x 5 – to network and view/discuss opinions and feedback
Identifying and sharing good practice
Yes – brings all agencies togetherx2
Bringing together very partners in health and social care in the region to pursue change and improvements in health and social care
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