Category Archives: reflections

Transitions along a pathway – diagnosis, search, and beyond

Of course, partner-colleagues have done loads of work on patient pathways (which we should celebrate, link to, and support) but it was still an insight-prompting moment when Andy described his own mental move from the diagnosis (rheumatoid arthritis) to the … Continue reading

Posted in maybe, reflections | 3 Comments

Are we just catering for the Worried Well??

It’s easy to set all this stuff out in terms of the web (just like the helpful people Andy encountered whose stock response was to suggest that he check Google) and lose sight of both people’s Real-Life networks of partners, … Continue reading

Posted in issues, maybe, reflections | Leave a comment

The perils of being a universal service:

In my experience the NHS-classic approach to implementation tends to talk in terms of ‘rollout’, national implementation to planned targets, etc. etc.  OK, so everyone knows it’s really more complicated than that – but, you catch my drift?  Meanwhile, anyone … Continue reading

Posted in issues, reflections | Leave a comment