This week I attended the first two of six days of a personal development programme run jointly between NHS England and People Hub after I was successful in my application to take part in the Peer Leadership Academy. The Derbyshire PHB Network leader Tina Brown was kind enough to forward me the applicant’s information which…
Category: Events
April 2017 Lunar21: relieving the pressure, new thinking for the NHS
This evening I had the pleasure to attend the first Lunar21 of 2017 event at the Silk Mill Museum of Making in Derby. We had an excellent panel drawn from Derby and Nottingham’s diverse health and social care landscape, including the Chair of the Southern Derbyshire CCG, Dr Paul Wood and Professor of Mental Health…
In Bristol for the Open Data Camp
So I’ve been in Bristol since Friday afternoon attending the Open Data Unconference in the Watershed building on the city’s floating harbour. The weather has been beautiful and I was lucky enough to be travelling with a friend who knows the city well. I’ll hopefully get more time to write about the event and also…
Human Library
Two weeks ago I volunteered to be a book at the Derby Human Library, a great idea where people describe themselves as a book title and others can book them out to ‘read’, or find our more about a person who might otherwise be subject to stereotypes. I first can across the idea when Vanessa…
Derby Local Offer event
I attended the Derby Local Offer event at Derby QUAD last Friday. It hosted a number of organisations who work with young people (read up the the age of 25), who have disabilities and other additional needs. I went in a number of roles. Firstly to see if there was anything relevant for the Autism…
Canvas Conference 2015 – Part 1
On the 22nd October I attended the fourth Canvas Conference, hosted by 383 Project, in the Birmingham Library. 383 describe their digital product event as: “revealing the insider stories from teams building some of the world’s most useful products & services. Over a one day conference, you’ll hear from people who are solving problems at…