Episode 5 - Pandemic poems

10/10/21 • 19 min

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In the early part of the pandemic, early summer 2020, we ran a series of #VirtualWhoseShoes sessions, sharing innovative best practice during the pandemic and exploring the particular challenges faced by different groups of people. The work was influential and led to a lot of interesting speaker opportunities, as well as helping people ( including us!) realise that we could keep our core business going and enabling us to run adapt our workshops among them online.
You can read the report here: https://fabnhsstuff.net/fab-stuff/the-whose-shoes-phenomenon-a-catalyst-for-change-in-health-and-social-care

Today I have collected some of the most popular ones – using poems to tell the story of the pandemic. I hope you enjoy listening – and possibly even more I can imagine as listening to this episode in a few years time. I wonder what memories it will evoke?

Key lemon lightbulbs include … 🍋💡🍋

Let’s hang onto the best things we discovered during the pandemic
No hierarchy just people.
Teamwork and valuing everybody
The power of community
Cutting through the bureaucracy to make things happen quickly for the benefit of patients
Valuing key workers; realising how we are all connected and interdependent
Being grateful to people who keep us safe and for the risks they are taking
Awareness of deep inequalities and wanting a fairer society
Nature and other simple pleasures
(Missing) getting together in person and having hugs

How much are you still appreciating and determined to hang onto these, for ourselves and for others, as the world opens up?

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Let’s hang onto the best things we discovered during the pandemic
No hierarchy just people.
Teamwork and valuing everybody
The power of community
Cutting through the bureaucracy to make things happen quickly for the benefit of patients
Valuing key workers; realising how we are all connected and interdependent
Being grateful to people who keep us safe and for the risks they are taking
Awareness of deep inequalities and wanting a fairer society
Nature and other simple pleasures
(Missing) getting together in person and having hugs

Previous Episode

Episode 4 - Leanne Howlett

My first #MatExp guest!

Huge thanks to busy mum (and so much more!) my friend Leanne Howlett for sharing her experience of perinatal mental health and how she is using it to help others.

We are hoping this episode will be influential in raising awareness and spreading some of the, often very simple, ideas that we discuss. Please give us some feedback. We are really hoping to build the conversation.

Lots of lemon lightbulbs! 🍋💡🍋
See 'chapter headings' for more detail and to pick out your favourite bits, including:

· The importance of walking in the shoes of parents and finding out what actually matters to them

· Small, often very informal, things matter

· Don’t guess what people want, listen to them.

· Use genuine coproduction; be brave

· Share examples – e.g. a simple video to help people know what to expect

· Don’t overthink; just be human and the rest will fall into place

· Build trust through relationships rather than tick boxes

· The community are there to support you – use imaginative approaches

Supporting resources

Leanne and clinical psychologist Kirstie read and talk about the wonderful paired ‘I’m fine’ poems they wrote as part of the Whose Shoes #MindNBody resources:

https://twitter.com/howlett_leanne/status/1070068078678024193?s=21
https://twitter.com/howlett_leanne/status/1070322658259156992?s=21

Leanne‘s blog: https://leannejhowlett.medium.com/why-becoming-a-mum-is-the-hardest-thing-ive-ever-done-233293734cc3

Leanne‘s campaign asking the government to invest in life-saving health visitors: https://twitter.com/nspcc_press/status/1443597957861941248?s=21

Signed Leanne’s open letter and show your support: https://twitter.com/nspcc_press/status/1443597957861941248?s=21

Next Episode

6. Joan Pons Laplana - creative disruption

Today we are walking - or should I say running - in the shoes of Joan Pons Laplana. Joan is one of the most interesting JFDI people I know. We all want to support the NHS, but Joan adds fun and creativity, so that we can all feel part of his adventures. Joan has just run the London Marathon , dressed as a pint of Guinness, raising money for Cavell Trust - supporting nurses at times of hardship.
Joan is exactly the sort of person I want to speak to in this podcast series – Full of ideas about how to make changes in the NHS, courageous in his thinking and actions, passionate about helping people, pushing boundaries ... definitely a Wild Card!
Lots of lemon lightbulbs! 🍋💡🍋
See 'chapter headings' for more detail and to pick out your favourite bits, including:

Be curious, find ways to make a difference
Turn the NHS upside down – the power needs to be in the hands of the patients and frontline staff
Clapping the NHS is good but supporting the NHS in practical ways is better.
Use social media to engage with people and make positive change
People remember stories - you will love Joan’s book!
Be a rebel – but learn tips from others to do it safely
Take each day as it comes - and grab the opportunities
#Pint4Cavell ! Support Cavell Trust - CheersNurse!
Keep things simple - and fun!
Nursing is not about gadgets and tasks - it is delivering what matters to the patient
Breaking the rules – the only way to change things for the bette
We all need hope in our lives
We are bolder together. Link up with other courageous rebels
Trust your staff, do not micro-manage!
Failure is the only way to succeed
Tips to get round bureaucracy – and #JFDI
Walk in people’s shoes, learn their language, what makes them tick ...
Coproduction reduces the chances of failure
The patient is the expert in their own body and medical condition
Keep listening, keep learning, keep being curious!

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