The Horizons team features many influential Twitter users. This curates a wealth of insights, knowledge, and information about transformation in health and care from other thought leaders across the world. (Tip: to read an article or watch a video mentioned in a tweet, click on the blue text. To view the original tweet, click on the image).
Coronavirus
Some simple and clear tips from the World Health Organisation about protecting yourself and others from the Coronavirus (click on the picture below to watch the video).We should all understand the importance of regularly washing our hands, Coronavirus or no. Here's a great sketchnote by Scriberia with some tips for good hand hygiene. The key issue is protecting your community, so while you are very likely to recover from Coronavirus, others that you may unintentionally carry it to may not.You might have heard the expression 'flatten the curve'; watch the explanation of what that means by clicking on the image below.During the #AgeingWell Virtual Conference this week Dr Hayter asked us all to look out for those in our community who are vulnerable, to pop and see an elderly neighbour to check that they are okay. A great video from Dr Amir Khan sharing tips for people with chronic long-term conditions to help protect themselves from Coronavirus. Click on the image below to watch. Jason Killens (Chief Executive Welsh Ambulance service) is encouraging health care staff to #ReachForTheRazor - shave off their beards so personal protective equipment can be correctly fitted.
This week the #AgeingWell team changed its planned face-to-face conference into a virtual meeting that the Horizons team helped facilitate.People joined the virtual event from up and down the country! One of the #AgeingWell virtual conference workshops explored appreciative inquiry to shape the vision for the improvement community.Find out what happened during the rest of the virtual conference by following the thread.
#Improve4Patients
This week Horizons hosted an #Improve4Patients tweet chat with Hugh McCaughey (National Improvement Director for England) about the new Improvement Framework.Thank you to all that joined the #Improve4Patients tweet chat for sharing your reflections, ideas, and feedback. You can continue to provide feedback on the Improvement Framework here.
#PerceptionsofMidwifery
Midwifery Ambassadors Abbie and Emma are influencing #PerceptionsOfMidwifery at a Healthcare showcase - a key opportunity to engage with young people to see midwifery as a first choice career.Midwifery Ambassadors at @BHRMidwife are running their #JoyAtWork 30 Day Challenge #MarvellousMarch - midwives across the service are enjoying the positive changes it is bringing #PerceptionsOfMidwifery.
It is important to remain productive, it can't all be about hard work - we'll burn out. We need to exercise, healthy eating, sleep & time to recharge.
Appreciation is needed at all levels. Even the most senior leaders in the NHS are highly motivated by praise and appreciation.
New research on people leadership says to improve the experience of our people, we should move from a focus on the "employee lifecycle" to focus on the thousands of micro-experience that define life at work.
What the team has been up to
Our colleague Kathryn hosted a workshop on public narrative this week.The latest edition of the Horizons Newsletter is out; you can sign up to have it delivered straight into your inbox here.
How do we manage mavericks in organisations? How to get the best out of people who think and act in a different league/dimension to everyone else, whilst keeping the rest of the team on board.In health and care, we are moving towards "system by default", which means we assume collaboration across the health system rather than being siloed in organisations.