Month: November 2018

This is my final blog for 2018. I would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season.

It has been great to work with local communities and organisations. We have successfully built on existing relationships and forged new ones. I would like to thank you all for your support and the fantastic collaborations we have completed this past year.

I look forward to continuing to work with you in 2019.

Community Impact 

Every year we issue our annual report in Easy Read format. Take a look at this years’ here.

This year was our fifth anniversary and the theme of the annual report was ‘Making an impact’. Every change we’ve helped to bring about in health and social care started with a story from someone who uses services.

Examples of our impact include:

We need two more volunteers to join our PLACE assessment team.

Our volunteers go to PLACE visits at local hospitals every year to provide a patient perspective. You’ll go into a local hospital as part of a team to assess how the environment supports patients’ privacy and dignity. You’ll also look at things like food, cleanliness and general building maintenance.

Our volunteers are given guidance on which areas to look at and how to rate the hospital, but you’ll also have a chance to input your own ideas.