Here’s a link to a PDF of the presentation I gave at the Compassionate Care conference at Teeside University in April. The presentation develops on some of the points I made in earlier talks I gave in Toronto and Tasmania with regards to our attempts to practice kindness, compassion, and healing care in culturally unsustainable…
Read the full press release here. “The Nuffield Trust today warns that plans for an unprecedented £22 billion in savings and seven day working by 2020 will not be realised unless the health service reconnects with staff and develops their skills to better meet changing patient needs.In a new briefing, published as MPs prepare to…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-29436811 Medical experts have warned that cancer services in Northern Ireland are under severe pressure amid health budget cuts and growing demand. The number of people diagnosed with cancer has risen by about 50% since 2000, and is expected to rise another 50% by 2030. Figures revealed in a BBC NI Spotlight programme showed that cancer treatment…
The He(art) of Care: Changing the Cultural Climate Equation (full text)
This is the text of a keynote address for the Enhancing Practice 14 conference for Practice Development in Toronto in 2014. The audio recording of the talk is available here: http://soundcloud.com/dr-anthony-mccann/the-heart-of-care-changing-the-culture-change-equation. *** I’d like to thank Nadine and the organisers for the invitation to speak here today. If keynotes are anything…
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