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17 September 2023
World Patient Safety Day 2023
For this year's Patient Safety Day, Jono Broad explores the importance of elevating patients' voices and the WHO's patient safety aims.
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07 September 2023
Stories: the good, the bad and the ugly
Sarah reflects on the power of stories and her own stories that led her to the Point of Care Foundation.
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05 July 2023
To save the NHS, listen to frontline staff, patients and carers
Patients and their families are an untapped resource for improving services, not a burden to be reduced. Bev responds to the Guardian's 'A future worth fighting for’: five health experts on the state of the NHS at 75'.
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26 April 2023
Finding commonality, community and connection: Our Schwartz trip across the pond
Aggie Rice and Laura Golding recall a visit to Schwartz community colleagues in the USA
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16 March 2023
Response to the report of the Patient Safety Commissioner – first 100 days
Bev Fitzsimons welcomes the Patient Safety Commissioner’s focus on culture change, but for this to have real impact we need a more complete understanding of what it means to ‘listen to patients’.
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14 February 2023
Schwartz Rounds: Reflections from our early Rounds
Leanne shares Freedom from Torture's experience of Schwartz Rounds and how they've become essential for supporting staff with the human dimensions of their work.
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22 December 2022
Reflecting on a year (and a bit) in the world of Schwartz Rounds
As we sadly say farewell to David Jones (Head of Staff Experience programme), he reflects on his time with the Point of Care Foundation.
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21 December 2022
The Power of Gratitude
Amy Martin shares how Christmas Schwartz Rounds have helped her team express the gratitude they have for each other, and remember the gratitude their clients have shown throughout the year.
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26 October 2022
Working with people and communities
Bev talks about the Point of Care Foundation’s work assisting Integrated Care Systems to build relationships with their communities and improve health and care services.
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27 September 2022
Amy’s story – Part I
Amy talks to Katie (Patient Experience Programmes Lead) about her experience as a patient and failures in her care following her suicide attempt.