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Beyond the schoolyard: The power of kinship and collective creativity

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We would like to thank Professor Paul Batalden for this thought-provoking blog. As we reflect on his words and our work with Bridges, the sentiments here represent a fundamental imperative... Read more

One kind thing makes all the difference.

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I came across a jumper the other day. It was a picture on Instagram. There was nothing special about the jumper, it was white, no hood, no sparkle, no pockets... Read more

“Can you hear me now?”: Bridging the digital gap between then and now

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The turning of a new year prompted a certain amount of reflection about how the past year had been and wow what a year 2021 was for me at Bridges. ... Read more

High time to LISTEN: co-designing and evaluating self-management support with and for people living with long Covid

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It seems that not a day goes by without my twitter feed bringing up yet more worrying symptoms of long Covid, adding to the already considerable list. Only today, I... Read more

I like your hat. A window on virtual research in a pandemic.

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I like your hat, really suits you… (me) I like your jumper, lovely colour…(Neema) Thanks for joining and doing this interview…(me) I nearly didn’t. I don’t like new things, since... Read more

COVID-19: a catalyst for bravery

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As the impact of another surge in COVID-19 looms, we have an opportunity to take stock of not only the challenges that COVID-19 has thus far presented but where this... Read more

Bridges principles up front and centre in NHS policy

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Is it just me or does it feel like the end of a decade does bring forth a certain shift and sense of forward movement? In the NHS it can... Read more

A crucial time to put ‘People1st’

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As I write, we are in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, and a time of unprecedented pressure on our health and social care services. Our exemplary NHS professionals are... Read more

Coaching questions with people with aphasia

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Lucy Maran is a Speech and Language Therapist for the acute and community stroke teams at Royal London Hospital and an Associate Trainer with Bridges Self-Management. Lucy was trained to... Read more

A New Dawn

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I work in a Level 1 Neurological Rehabilitation Centre, in a Consultant Neuropsychiatrist-led multi-disciplinary team (MDT). I attended the Bridges workshop in 2017 and having used it successfully with Stroke and... Read more

Mini Victories

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On 26th April we launched the ‘Bridges to recovery after trauma’ book to healthcare staff at St George’s Major Trauma Centre, London. Staff were invited to join two-hour sessions in... Read more

What does ‘Self-Manage’ really mean?

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Self manage’… a complex process through which you complete your day to day life, work towards goals, and maintain your roles. I relate this to the idea of making it... Read more

Trust World Café: stroke care

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Tess Baird is an unstoppable force. In November 2016 she gathered together a few colleagues and contacts in a small room in London's Mile End Hospital to explain her bonkers... Read more

‘Bridges methodology’: defining our values 10 years on

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Our methodology describes how we work with healthcare teams, people and families through research and improvement projects and interprofessional training, to co-produce a Bridges self-management support package suited to the... Read more

Equity and access to self-management support

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"How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress” Niels Bohr With over 60% of UK adults living with a long... Read more

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