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<\/a><\/p>\nThis was our\u00a0programme<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for the day and our goals were:<\/p>\n As our ice-breaker we asked people to speak in pairs about what keeps them strong (before moving to repeat with a new partner).<\/p>\n A summary of thing people shared include:<\/p>\n There is no clearly defined or agreed definition of person-centred care. As the 2014 Health Foundation publication ‘Helping measure person-centred care’<\/a>\u00a0explains, the lack of a definition means there can be challenges evaluating this approach.\u00a0However, I like Andy Crawford’s view (Head of Clinical Governance at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde), that “whatever ‘it’ is, ‘it’s’ negotiated”.<\/p>\n We shared other perspectives on what person-centred care means to help start this discussion and showed the group:<\/p>\n A GP’s perspective<\/p>\n [youtube]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y43TLRzal44[\/youtube]<\/p>\n The view of a person who is self-managing their own care<\/p>\n [youtube]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x7Zu4P1qK48[\/youtube]<\/p>\n Group members then shared their homework\u00a0which covered:<\/p>\n Group members reflections included that :<\/p>\n After this discussion we felt that it would be useful for the group to create their own language and vision of person-centred care. This might help people feel confident talking about it and challenging other people’s views. \u00a0So we asked people to form three small groups and devise a person-centred campaign.<\/p>\n We asked each group to consider what their campaign message should be, how should it should be presented and where it should be communicated. We provided groups with examples for inspiration. These included: NHS Scotland’s\u00a0\u00a0‘5 Must Do with Me’ areas<\/a>\u00a0‘ and the\u00a0Principles of Person-centred care and support<\/a>\u00a0developed for the Person-Centred Health and Care Collaborative to ‘help find the words and change conversations.’<\/p>\n Each group chose to design a poster<\/p>\n Group 1 aimed to promote the benefits of real partnership working, their strap line was: \u00a0‘Getting further together – we all have our part to play’<\/p>\n Group 2 focused on empowering individuals and promoting choice, they chose the strap line: \u00a0‘Who cares? \u2026I do’<\/p>\n Group 3 used the strap line ‘Take CARE’ with the letters CARE representing: Control (individuals taking control), Acting on symptoms, Responsibility (for self), Expert (using own as well as professional expertise)<\/p>\n Here are short videos of each group describing their campaign<\/p>\n\n
Connecting up: the power of positive thinking<\/h3>\n
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\u00a0Defining person-centred care<\/h3>\n
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Person-centred campaign<\/h3>\n
![programme<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for the day and our goals were:<\/p>\n\nTo understand person-centred care<\/li>\nTo understand the assets we have, how we can optimise them and help each other<\/li>\nAgree our homework and decide ‘what\u2019s next?’<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nConnecting up: the power of positive thinking<\/h3>\nAs our ice-breaker we asked people to speak in pairs about what keeps them strong (before moving to repeat with a new partner).<\/p>\nA summary of thing people shared include:<\/p>\n\nHaving goals or being determined<\/em><\/li>\nA positive mental attitude<\/em><\/li>\nGlass half full rather than half empty attitude<\/em><\/li>\nTime to oneself\/’me time’<\/em><\/li>\nMusic<\/em><\/li>\nDoing things one enjoys eg a bit of pampering or the football or gardening<\/em><\/li>\nBeing loved by family\/encouraged by others<\/em><\/li>\nBeing needed by others<\/em><\/li>\nPets<\/em><\/li>\nBeing pampered<\/li>\nHolidays<\/li>\nSpeaking to others in a similar situation to myself<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0Defining person-centred care<\/h3>\nThere is no clearly defined or agreed definition of person-centred care. As the 2014 Health Foundation publication ‘Helping measure person-centred care’<\/a>\u00a0explains, the lack of a definition means there can be challenges evaluating this approach.\u00a0However, I like Andy Crawford’s view (Head of Clinical Governance at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde), that “whatever ‘it’ is, ‘it’s’ negotiated”.<\/p>\nWe shared other perspectives on what person-centred care means to help start this discussion and showed the group:<\/p>\nA GP’s perspective<\/p>\n[youtube]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y43TLRzal44[\/youtube]<\/p>\nThe view of a person who is self-managing their own care<\/p>\n[youtube]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x7Zu4P1qK48[\/youtube]<\/p>\nGroup members then shared their homework\u00a0which covered:<\/p>\n\nReflections on what person-centred care and support meant to them<\/li>\nWhat people thought person-centred care and support should look like<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nGroup members reflections included that :<\/p>\n\nservices need to be better co-ordinated around the individual<\/li>\npeople should be offered choice rather than told what services will be put in place<\/li>\nthere needs to be more recognition of the role of professionals other than GPs and consultants in providing advice and support<\/li>\npeople need to be given enough time to discuss their support needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAfter this discussion we felt that it would be useful for the group to create their own language and vision of person-centred care. This might help people feel confident talking about it and challenging other people’s views. \u00a0So we asked people to form three small groups and devise a person-centred campaign.<\/p>\nPerson-centred campaign<\/h3>\nWe asked each group to consider what their campaign message should be, how should it should be presented and where it should be communicated. We provided groups with examples for inspiration. These included: NHS Scotland’s\u00a0\u00a0‘5 Must Do with Me’ areas<\/a>\u00a0‘ and the\u00a0Principles of Person-centred care and support<\/a>\u00a0developed for the Person-Centred Health and Care Collaborative to ‘help find the words and change conversations.’<\/p>\nEach group chose to design a poster<\/p>\nGroup 1 aimed to promote the benefits of real partnership working, their strap line was: \u00a0‘Getting further together – we all have our part to play’<\/p>\nGroup 2 focused on empowering individuals and promoting choice, they chose the strap line: \u00a0‘Who cares? \u2026I do’<\/p>\nGroup 3 used the strap line ‘Take CARE’ with the letters CARE representing: Control (individuals taking control), Acting on symptoms, Responsibility (for self), Expert (using own as well as professional expertise)<\/p>\nHere are short videos of each group describing their campaign<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/keepingitpersonal\/files\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-14-at-16.35.06.jpg\"){kind=link}