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• South Central - Privacy and Dignity Champions Summit
  03/11/09

  This event is for South Central Counties only, these are Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The summits objectve is to gain common understanding and commitment to the Privacy and Dignity agenda, by sharing current thinking, existing knowledge and developing the way forward.

• Apologies to Family of 15-Stone Woman
  29/10/09

  Ann MacPherson-Chambers claims she and her sister had to move their mother into an accident and emergency bed, nurses refused in case they injured their backs lifting her.

• Dignity as experienced by nursing home staff
  28/10/09

  In Sweden research has been undertaken to explore how nursing home staff experience what Dignity in end of life care means to older people & to themselves.

• Visualising Putting People First
  20/10/09

  Launched at the annual National Children's and Adult Services conference in Harrogate in October 2009, these three films provide a useful resource that are informative, will introduce, explain and visualise some of the key themes within 'Putting People First'.

• Using Human Rights to Improve Dignity in Care settings
  19/10/09

  Using Human Rights to Improve Dignity in Care settings. On Wednesday 4 November we are piloting a practical workshop

• East Midlands Intergenerational Network
  15/10/09

  Beth Johnson Foundation's Centre for Intergenerational Practice is pleased to announce the launch of the East MidlandsIntergenerational Network on Monday 23^rd November 2009.

• Good Practice Framework Designed For Champions to Build On
  15/10/09

  There is now one central place to find ideas that other people have tried & tested and may be of use to you - we call it the Good Practice Framework.

• Rate your GP on dignity and respect
  15/10/09

  New online GP rating and comparator site includes dignity and respect rating.

• Google Maps - Achievements
  14/10/09

  Google maps allows champions to search for others. They can search the region they are based in or their interests. The search facility has helped champions gain information and network with others.

• End of Life Care for People with Dementia Conference
  14/10/09

  This partnership event between the National Council for Palliative Care, the NHS End of Life Care Programme, 'for dementia' and the Alzhemier's Society will light the way forward for anyone involved in caring for people with dementia and provide valuable good practice examples.

• How to Champion Patient Dignity
  13/10/09

  Privacy and dignity champions from across your workforce can enhance the patient experience, explains Alison Moore.

• Hospitals told to make patients happy
  13/10/09

  Hospitals that fail to keep their patients happy will lose money under new plans to improve the NHS.

• The health service needs whistleblowers
  13/10/09

  A piece of legislation gave legal protection and uncapped compensation to whistleblowers in Britain. Since then, the NHS has fought hard to introduce a culture that encourages staff to whistleblow

• September Ministerial Update on the Campaign
  08/10/09

  Read the latest one page Ministerial update on successes in the campaign.

• Andy Burnham's vision for a patient centred NHS
  28/09/09

  On 17 September, Secretary of State, gave a speech setting out his vision for the NHS - he clearly sees dignity and patient experience as a key priority.

• Do you have a high impact change for nursing and midwifery to improve dignity?
  28/09/09

  Nurses and midwives are being invited to submit details of changes they have already made within their organisation that have improved quality for patients.

• How can measurement help staff to improve patient experience in a community setting?
  21/09/09

  The dignity collaborative which is currently being developed by NHS North West (Inspiration North West) in collaboration with the Health Foundation have produced a document that outlines their approach.

• How are you promoting people's rights to dignity and respect in care?
  15/09/09

  NHS Oxfordshire recently ran an advertisement in the Oxford Times to highlight to patients their rights under the NHS Constitution to dignity, privacy and respect. Leeds recently ran a radio advert campaign about people's right's to dignity in care. Find out more about these and tell us if your organisation has done anything similar.

• Dignity Badges
  14/09/09

  We now have badges available for Dignity Champions who have signed up to the campaign online and would like one. If you are a champion and would like to receive a dignity in care badge please email your request with your name and full postal address.

• Have you implemented an innovative idea to ensure a dignified service is delivered?
  14/09/09

  If you, a colleague or your work place as a whole can demonstrate good practice in delivering dignified care no matter what field you work in we want to hear about it.