The importance of personalised care Personalised Care Week, organised each year by the Personalised Care Institute, is always an opportunity to talk about personalised care – what it is and why it matters. In many ways, it is extraordinary that in modern health...
Helen Curr
Why do we want to work with hospices?
Hospices have always formed part of my landscape. For a time in Sydenham, St Christopher’s was my next door neighbour, where I grew up in Cornwall, our little back lane now leads to the beautifully designed and uniquely delivered Little Harbour, and I now drive past...
From health inequalities to creating health equity
"By creating a mission around health equity, we can connect our staff to a bolder vision for their work, with healthcare workers as agents of social change, making a difference to our world rather than processing an endless chain of individuals passing through." In...
What if we made community powered health, for everyone
As a social enterprise our purpose is to create exceptional care, for everyone. We are incredibly proud of the services we deliver, and sharing our learning is an important part of our culture.Many businesses talk about growth, for us, we measure that in terms of...
Creating long term health: Four key ingredients for a different approach
Medical approaches to health commonly diverge around acute and chronic presentations. What I need after an unexpected accident, a short illness or a new concern is very different from when I am living with a condition long term.In an acute illness, rapid,...
Community Appointment Days: What makes them tick?
Common sense innovation is one of our by-words at Here – we believe in innovation, and doing things differently – we also believe in simple ideas that have great impact.Community Appointment Days (CADs) are a simple idea, built on a bedrock of partnership,...