As a fellow NHS Middle Manager who CRIED most days for the first 3 months, let me share why you should rethink your view on Managers in #NHS & stop bashing them

Also you can tell me who will do the following instead of them…and no you can’t just “not do” the following…🧵 1. Performance. The amount of targets & indicators you are responsible for ensuring services meet is ridiculous. What happens when not met? More scrutiny through meetings, action plans & yep another layer of “stretch targets” & RAG ratings - mostly driven by national directives

12 powerful visuals on patients and healthcare (THREAD)

Doodle 1: Treating: Healthcare is much more than just the illness that needs treating, often, patients have a multitude of factors that need taking into consideration. In some cases, they are just as important to them Doodle 2: Listening: Patients don't just take away the words you said, but your whole demeanour, attitude and non-verbal gestures. Being aware of these with each interaction can transform their experience

After analysing 60+ leaflets, working in healthcare 15 yrs and being a patient advocate for many years, here's the thread with 23 poster visuals all hospitals can do to empower patients to lead on their care. Fully educating, empowering and encouraging patients can save lives 👇 1/23 Let’s start with falls. Do all patients know what to do to prevent a fall? Do they know an assessment is done? They don’t need an overly complicated leaflet, they just need to know what to do and what is done. Simple = more people will understand it #FallsAwarenessWeek