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Healthcare news and resources from the Here team
Statement regarding the reported comments made by Frank Hester
[TEST] Working Here: Jamie’s story – We meet Patient Care Advisor Jamie Tulley.
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,...
Working Here: Jamie’s story
I think we give back to our patients and loved ones, especially with it being such a really interesting diagnosis as well compared to others. There’s sort of a taboo around Alzheimer’s and dementia. So I think it’s a very rewarding job and service to work for.
Here’s Highlights 2023
What a brilliant and exciting year its been! SO many things that it’s difficult to list them all but here are just some of Here’s highlights of 2023!
Reflections on LGBTQ+ Inclusion: Part two
Following a recent Here is Learning on LGBTQ+ Inclusion we shared the reflections from two of the attendees, discussing their identity and the obstacles they face living in a heteronormative world. Here are two more stories from our colleagues who kindly offered to share their experience.
Reflections on LGBTQ+ Inclusion: Part one
Recently, Here delivered a LGBTQ+ Inclusion training session for all colleagues to understand, explore and discuss LGBTQ+ experiences in both the workplace and in healthcare.
Community Appointment Days: What makes them tick?
Community Appointment Days (CADs) are a simple idea, built on a bedrock of partnership, personalised care and devolved decision making. With all eyes on the growing NHS waiting lists, anything that serves to get people quickly to the care they need is gathering attention.
The CSP shares experience of Community Appointment Day in HSJ
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has shared their thoughts about the day in a fantastic article for the Health Service Journal – ‘How to radically reduce your MSK waiting list in two days’.
Those who dare: Exceptional care through an ‘everyone’ culture
Earlier this month our Head of People, Una Nicholson spoke as part of the – Those who dare: thinking differently about the health and care workforce conference held by The Kings Fund.
Sharing what works: 4 ingredients of our memory assessment service success
In 2017 with the consent of our commissioners, we redesigned our service around patient voice and needs and anchored ourselves to a new purpose created out of the learning from our patients and their loved ones: To help me and my loved ones to get the care we need to live our lives well.
Beyond diagnosis – World Alzheimer’s Day
Brighton and Hove Memory Assessment Service (MAS) showcased a poignant art installation at the Jubilee Library in Brighton. The display was focussed on challenging peoples perceptions of who dementia affects and encourage people to see beyond the diagnosis.
Community Appointment Days – An idea that rapidly turned into an innovation
Across two days, 550 people from our physiotherapy routine waiting list came and joined us in their local community at our Community Appointment Days.