In my patch of the world it’s a beautiful spring day. But for the people of Ukraine things are bleak. A visit to the cemetery where Tim...

Many of us are frustrated by the way large organisations seem to get stuck. Even though people at every level are working really hard,...

It’s a year since He Died Waiting: Learning the lessons – a bereaved mother’s view of mental health service was launched. In this blog, I...

If you are wondering what values-driven practice might look like, or what Quilt Theory is, and how these apply ideas to social work (or...

Creativity is a higher order thinking skill, textile crafts are great ways of processing feelings, and reflective journals are a useful...

All professionals in health, social care, or education, have personal lives and experiences that influence who their values and practice....

On the 11th February 2021, the University of Essex Social Work and Social Justice department and the charity, Mental Health Time for...

The book, He Died Waiting: Learning the lessons - a bereaved mother's view of mental health services by Caroline Aldridge (2020), and...

Book review, by Stephanie Hassanali (nurse and clinical nurse trainer), of He Died Waiting: Learning the lessons – a bereaved mother’s...

In this blog, I shall tell you about my book that I have written in the hope of changing hearts, minds, and practice. I am pretty excited...