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11 March 2009

Why sign up to my website?


I want this website to be entertaining, informative and full of value for everyone who visits.  Over the coming months I will be adding various information pages, tips and insights, links to published articles and white papers to the resources section.

The blog will also be a regular source of information, challenging thinking and shared ideas.  In my travels I am constantly amazed to find that in health care, we face essentially the same issues regardless of whether we are in Dubbo, Dublin, Dubrovnik or Dubuque. 

Patients, clients, and families want to be cared for and feel cared about as human beings who matter.  Staff want to do the best that they can and to make a positive difference to people’s lives and health.  They also need to feel valued and valuable in the work that they do.  Health systems struggle to do as much as they can and as well as they can within finite resources.

Nor are these issues related solely to health care.  If you are in business you will quickly spot the resonances and relevance for what you too are trying to achieve.

None of this is blindingly new but it seems that we need to constantly reaffirm some of the elemental features of health care which can so often be lost or left behind as our organizations chase after the latest managerial or clinical ‘big idea’ (read, transient fad, ephemeral fashion) with all of the concentration span of Toad of Toad Hall.

There are so many issues to be highlighted in the coming months such as:
  • Why ‘Joint Chairs’ or ‘Clinical Chairs’ in nursing have gone from plum positions to poisoned chalices.
  • ‘Executive Churn’ in management and why it is harming health care.
  • Philip's 'Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'.  Are they galloping through your area or organization?  If they are, be afraid.  Be very afraid.  Better still, be prepared and ready to respond. I'll show you how.
  • For years we been told that health care and nursing needs to become more business-like and to learn from business models.  But what about the converse? I'll explain what the business world can learn from nursing and health care.
So, watch this space, thanks for visiting and for signing up.

Best wishes,
Philip Darbyshire

Comments

  • philip 2/07/2009 6:28:32 AM

    Hi Yoni and thanks a lot for the comments. Much appreciated. Absolutely re: the podcasts. First ones should be up on the site later this month. Cheers

  • Yoni Luxford 1/07/2009 4:22:23 PM

    What a fine and fabulous website. I love the collection of your work presented here. Philip it does you and nursing proud. But never one for being shy, I would (& I am sure others would as well) like to hear you, so how about a pod cast or 2 to go with the text???? Best of everything for you new lease on life. Regards Yoni

  • Philip 28/03/2009 12:00:00 AM

    Hi Tammy,  thanks so uch for the comments. yes, it was a fantastic day wasn't it!  The only problem was that as always, everyone wants 'more time' to discuss and consider the works and the profound issues arising, especially as they relate to their practice and research.  I'm already thinking about hosting another event, specifically for higher degree students like yourself that will be a 2 or 3 days.  Watch this space and stay in touch.

    cheers

    Philip

  • Tamara Vallido 27/03/2009 8:33:51 PM

    Dear Philip, I attended your arts and humanities workshop in Sydney today. It was like brain physiotherapy! You opened my mind and got the bits that are seized up and stiff working again. Can't wait till you're in Sydney again. I will be looking at the literature through much more thoughtful eyes. Thankyou so much. Kind regards Tammy

  • Philip Darbyshire 15/03/2009 12:00:00 AM

    Thanks a lot Tina.  Of all of the articles I have written, this one elicited by far the most positive responses.  Seems to have really struck a nerve worldwide.  I'm contacting journal publishers at the moment to try to get the PDFs of as many of my publications as possible freely available for download here on the website.  Watch this space. - cheers, Philip

  • Tina Parnham 13/03/2009 3:03:39 PM

    Love the article " Never mind the quality, feel the width" at last someone makes sense! I would love to read more.

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