By David O’Brien, Senior Improvement Manager, Learning Disability International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which takes place today (3 December), is backed by the United Nations. This is important because whether they take place on a specific day or over the course of a week or month, having high profile
Continue readingBy Nigel Hullah, Chair of Three Nations Dementia Working Group and Dementia Advocate In October, Nigel Hullah, Chair of Three Nations Dementia and dementia advocate, attended the Alzheimer Europe Annual Conference in Geneva. In Nigel’s own words, he discusses the importance of collaboration between organisations and listening to those with lived
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Nearly a year on from winning the award for Delivering Person-Centred Services at the NHS Wales Awards 2023, we talk to the Cwmtawe Cluster Team based in Swansea to reflect on their project that is providing person-centred care for patients with complex needs. How did the work come about? Swansea
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By David O’Brien, Senior Improvement Manager I got to enjoy one of the best days of my calendar last month, getting together with over 60 peers at the All Wales Community of Practice for Behaviours of Concern in Llandrindod Wells. It’s a privilege for us in Improvement Cymru’s Learning Disabilities
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By Ian Dovaston, Senior Improvement Manager, Improvement Cymru This year’s Health Service Journal (HSJ) Patient Safety Congress and Awards take place in Manchester next week and Improvement Cymru has won three of the 10 categories in the poster competition. We are delighted to have won the category of ‘The patient voice’.
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By Casimir Germain, Leadership and Organisational Development Lead, NHS Wales Executive I have the pleasure of speaking at the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Patient Safety Congress in Manchester after our poster won the ‘protecting and supporting the workforce’ category. Organisations like ours were invited to submit posters on safety and
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