The feedback from this event was universally positive.
Nikki Carter , Head of Commissioned Services for Care in the home. The South Tyneside Help to Live at Home Model of Care Delivery in ICS
Dr Angela Brown, CEO Training in Care Ltd & The Care People CICICS Skills Progression and Supported Employment Models of Best Practice
Steven Carter Advanced Practitioner Public Heath, A Public Health approach to the social care agenda incorporating Ageing Well, Isolation &Fall Prevention
Mike Maguire Local Professional Network Chair (Pharmacy), NHS England and NHS Improvement – North East and Yorkshire and Wade Tovey, Project Lead NESCHA
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