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08 March 2022
From passive patient to Involvement Partner
After serious mistakes in her care, Helen Pearce worked closely with her local trust so that her experience could be used to improve services. She describes her journey from a 'passive patient' to a passionate and engaged Involvement Partner.
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10 February 2022
Leadership challenges
Rebecca Myers and Aroon Lal write about the emotional and psychological challenges senior health leaders are facing, and how the Schwartz Community can help to support them.
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08 February 2022
Voices and stories are central to improving healthcare
The use of patient and staff narratives should be embedded across the NHS and social care system to humanise and improve the quality of healthcare.
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13 January 2022
“People need space for reflection and a chance to reconnect with each other more than ever”
David Jones looks at how we can learn from and support the Schwartz Community as we seek to increase access to reflective practices.
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11 January 2022
New Year, new programmes, same goal
Bev Fitzsimons gives an overview of our revised programme structure
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20 December 2021
Celebrating the human faces of healthcare
This Christmas, let's remember the importance of kindness and compassion for the people who are keeping our health and care services going.
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11 November 2021
#reflect2repair – improving access to reflective practice for health and care staff
This autumn and winter we are promoting and celebrating the value of reflective practice for health and care staff.
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28 September 2021
“There have been no societies that did not tell stories”: Why storytelling matters
Julian Groves explains why storytelling is such a powerful tool for helping people to process emotions, and why the process of safely sharing and listening to stories through Schwartz Rounds is so vital - and shouldn't be left to chance.
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28 September 2021
Schwartz community diversity: what do we know so far?
Farhana Nargis gives an update on some early diversity data gathered from the Schwartz Community.
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23 September 2021
An open letter to Amanda Pritchard
An open letter to Amanda Pritchard, Chief Executive of NHS England & Improvement.