Personalised Care Institute to launch ‘Personalised Care Week’ with flagship ‘Tackling Health Inequalities’ conference

The Personalised Care Institute is delighted to announce the launch of ‘Personalised Care Week’ – a four-day ‘roadshow’ of webinars, videos and educational activities showcasing best practice examples, lived experience and education on personalised care, as well as a free headline half day virtual conference. Taking place from the 25th to the 28 September 2023, […]

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Half of health and care professionals report rise in money-related health issues – but majority feel unequipped to have financial conversations

Half of health and care professionals have seen an increase over the last six months in the number of patients presenting with conditions potentially caused or exacerbated by money worries – but nine in 10 (88%) don’t feel equipped to have financial conversations, according to new research.  Conducted by the Personalised Care Institute (PCI) and

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Virtual reality training launched so health and care professionals can test and develop their shared decision making skills

The Personalised Care Institute (PCI) has launched lifelike virtual reality training on shared decision making (SDM) for health and care professionals – after research found that nearly half (46%) report gaps in their knowledge and most (70%) would like to learn more¹. The simulation, believed to be the first in the world to use non-immersive

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The Right to Smile

This is a guest blog by the Right to Smile Consensus, which is taking action to improve the oral health of people who experience severe mental ill health. The blog was co-authored by the following people:  Dr Vishal Aggarwal is a dentist and clinical associate professor at the University of Leeds.  Dr Carolyn A Chew-Graham is a

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Partnering with Connect Health to provide personalised care training that boosts patient satisfaction

As the home of personalised care education, we seek to work with health and care organisations to provide quality-assured personalised care training for their workforce – resulting in better outcomes and experiences for both the workforce and patients. We recently entered into such a partnership with Connect Health, a leading community services healthcare provider, after

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Say hello to our ambassadors

We’re delighted to celebrate the appointment of more than 100 health and care professionals to our ambassador programme – bringing the total membership to 134! The 100+ new ambassadors join our current network of highly qualified and skilled health and care professionals, all of whom share a passion for personalised care. Launched in 2021, our

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What’s in a name?

This is a guest post from Zanne Gaynor and Kathryn Alevizos, co-founders of Acrobat Global,on the importance of correctly pronouncing and spelling a person’s name for creating inclusive environments. While the card pictured below might bring a wry smile to your face, there’s a serious message going on here. If you don’t take the time

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Shared decision making: Inviting the patient to tell their story

Dr Jenni Naisby from the Personalised Care Institute (PCI) caught up with Professor Alf Collins, NHS England’s Clinical Director, Personalised Care Group, to discuss shared decision making and the recently developed Decision Support Tools. Professor Collins has researched and published widely on self-management support, shared decision making, care planning, co-production, patient activation and patient engagement

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New training support for maternity services following final Ockenden Review report

Working in partnership with NHS London, we have launched three new training films for local maternity services that will help contribute to the safety and wellbeing of all who access and use maternity services, following the final report of the Ockenden Review published earlier this year. Coproduced by women and birthing people, midwives and obstetricians,

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Healthcare professionals – apply to join the PCI Ambassador Programme today

Building on last year’s success, we’re on the lookout for healthcare professionals who are passionate about personalised care to join the PCI Personalised Care Ambassador Programme and share their learning with their peers.  Purpose and aim: The Personalised Care Institute is dedicated to making personalised care business as usual by training 75,000 health and care professionals

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