Blog posts

• Farhana Nargis 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.

• Bev Fitzsimons and Richard Smith The Point of Care Foundation 23 September 2021

  An open letter to Amanda Pritchard

  An open letter to Amanda Pritchard, Chief Executive of NHS England & Improvement.

• Aggie Rice 04 August 2021

  How do we make Schwartz Rounds easier to access for new starters?

  Aggie Rice considers whether Schwartz Rounds are inclusive enough for people starting out in their careers.

• Farhana Nargis 15 June 2021

  Are we all in this together?

  Our Programmes Manager, Farhana Nargis, looks at diversity and inclusion in healthcare and the unique role that Schwartz Rounds can play in giving a voice to people who are often not heard. 

• Emma Evans, consultant anaesthetist and Monika Kupper, patient advocate St George’s Hospital Maternity Voices Partnership 02 June 2021

  Humanising obstetric care in operating theatres

  Around four out of ten pregnant women in the UK give birth in the operating theatre. Few are prepared for delivery in this forbidding, high tech environment and the experience can be traumatic. This article, originally published by the BMJ, describes 'New Beginnings', a co-designed initiative to humanise obstetric care in operating theatres.

• Bev Fitzsimons 06 May 2021

  Imagine a humanised healthcare system…

  As we launch our 'Humanising Healthcare' podcast series, Bev Fitzsimons considers what an idealised human healthcare system would look like

• Julian Groves 29 April 2021

  How Covid increased work-related stress in the NHS

  Julian Groves reflects on the impact of the pandemic on work-related stress in the NHS.

• Ali Smith-Johns University of Surrey 04 March 2021

  Schwartz Rounds for students

  On University Mental Health Day, Ali Smith-Johns from the School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, talks to us about her experience of running Schwartz Rounds for healthcare students.

• Kirsten McEwan College of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby 01 March 2021

  The costs of caring

  Kirsten McEwan of the University of Derby reflects on what she learned from evaluating Schwartz Rounds in a mental health setting.

• Jocelyn Cornwell 08 January 2021

  Reflections on 15 years of the Point of Care

  Our Founder and former CEO, Jocelyn Cornwell, writes about her journey as leader of the Point of Care Foundation.