Blog posts

• Laura Golding, Rebecca Myers and Raymond Chadwick 28 May 2025

  ‘Too hot to handle’: Which topics can be unsafe for Schwartz Rounds?

  Schwartz Rounds facilitators and steering groups need to say no to suggestions for themes or questions if they undermine the psychological safety of the forum.

• Amy Martin and Rob Campbell Learning and Development Manager at Veterinary Management Group; Freelance Veterinary Surgeon 09 May 2025

  “What if your patients are animals?”

  Amy Martin and Rob Campbell write about showcasing Schwartz Rounds for veterinary professionals.

• Sarah Massie 31 March 2025

  Endings and beginnings

  As Sarah Massie retires, stepping down as our Director of Programmes after two and a half years with the Point of Care Foundation, she reflects on almost 40 years working in and alongside health and social care.

• Eryn London and Laura Golding 19 December 2024

  Food and drink at Schwartz Rounds

  Food and drink are an integral part of the Schwartz Round ritual and an important signal of welcome for participants. Eryn London & Laura Golding discuss.

• Eryn London 09 December 2024

  Best foot forward: Schwartz Rounds at the annual podiatry conference

  Eryn London reflects on the experience of facilitating a Schwartz Round at the Royal College of Podiatry annual conference, and the opportunities for offering Rounds through professional leadership bodies and member organisations.

• Anne Cullen 17 October 2024

  “We are all diverse” – enabling inclusive Schwartz Rounds

  Anne reflects on a recent Schwartz Round she observed which celebrated neurodiversity in the workplace.

• Robyn Chappell National Voices 25 September 2024

  Supporting integrated care systems to work in partnership with people and communities

  Robyn Chappell, Lived Experience Advisor, reflects on her experience co-chairing the Expert Advisory Group for our project with CQC and National Voices.

• Isabella Carreon 03 July 2024

  Keeping the human at the centre of care

  Our Programmes Officer Isabella Carreon visited Manchester last month as a first-time attendee at the NHS Confed Expo. Here she reflects on what she saw and considers what this means for the future of health and care.

• Laura Golding and Eryn London Schwartz Rounds in Higher Education 19 June 2024

  Greater than the sum of our parts: Celebrating a year of Schwartz Midlands

  As we move into the second year of our Schwartz Midlands project, Eryn and Laura reflect on its impact so far.

• Sarah Atkins and Laura Thompson School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Aston University and Metanoia Institute, UK 14 March 2024

  How do we make connections through storytelling?

  New research identifies key types of responses in Schwartz Rounds and explores how they help achieve connections and affiliation amongst staff.