We celebrate the power of stories. We celebrate the art of storytelling. We live our lives through stories. We make sense of the world through the stories we share. Some of these stories enable us to forge connections, while others enable us to realise our diversity. Some stories help us ...
Read MorePatient Voices workshops now online
Over the last weeks, we’ve been working on new ways of storytelling that will allow storytellers to make and share stories of these COVID-19 days online. These workshops are run as one two-hour session per week for six weeks. All you need is a laptop, an internet connection, and a ...
Read MoreStorytelling in the Social Sciences
Delighted to have taken part in a great debate last night on storytelling in the social sciences, hosted by Palgrave Macmillan. Catch up here .
Read MoreDigital stories as reflective prompts
We started along the digital storytelling path in 2003 in order to have stories that could be embedded in elearning materials for the UKHEP called ‘Clinical Governance Matters’ and ‘Clinical Governance Works’ in order to drive learner engagement and reflection. Nice to see a small study about the effectiveness of ...
Read MoreStorytelling for resilience: The DNA of Care project
On the 16th November 2017 the Royal College of Nursing brought together experts on resilience in health care to discuss the topic of resilience in the workplace. Their presentation can now be seen at www.patientvoices.org.uk/present.htm In addition to the presentation, this short interview puts forward their ideas on resilience in the ...
Read MoreAnother headspace
This January saw the third in the series of annual headspace weeks in which colleagues and friends from Manchester Metropolitan University Nursing School came together with us in Cambridge to focus on writing papers, bids and proposals. A successful week all round, resulting in: Final sign off on the soon ...
Read MoreNew year, new number!
We’ve moved office, and so have a new phone number. Our new number is 0208 1234 684. Please update your records, and bear with us during the change!
Read MoreHow stories of safety, quality and culture form the DNA of care
This is the opening plenary session, including Dr Pip Hardy’s contribution (at about 17 minutes and in the summary discussion from about 59 minutes) given at the 2017 International Society for Quality in Health Care. (ISQua) conference on 01/10/2017. We are grateful to ISQua for the link to this presentation. ...
Read MoreDigital storytelling to build resilience and reach closure in South Tees
Ward 14 had been a ward in crisis. Low staffing levels, insufficient beds, very sick patients and poor staff morale led to extremely poor survey ratings and a series of safety incidents resulting, finally, in the Ward being placed on special measures. Things were so bad that 93% of the staff would NOT want their relatives cared for on the ward.
Read MorePromoting dignity and respect in Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust
Poor patient and staff satisfaction survey results prompted MMHSCT to commission the Patient Voices Programme to work with service users and carers to develop digital stories around the themes of dignity and respect. The Trust wanted to gain insight (through the stories) into the felt experiences of people receiving care from the Trust. The stories would be incorporated into e-learning materials for staff, shown at Board meetings and used in other ways to increase public awareness about mental health.
Read More