About Jan Potts
- Jan
- Worston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
- I am an experienced enthusiastic nurse with over 15 years at a senior level. With a passion for delivering the best care we can for patients I have spent the last ten years working at the front line within high profile improvement programs specialising in putting the theory into practice. I'm told I am a strong leader and facilitator of improvement and transformational change I have a track record of developing capacity and capability for improvement, locally, regionally nationally and internationally by developing and facilitating communities of improvement across programmes and clinical disciplines. The work I have done has always focused on developing the emotional intelligence of both individuals and teams and organisations. This combined with a sound practical knowledge of improvement science enables her to ensure the policy and theory is turned into practice.
Sunday 29 May 2011
Thursday 26 May 2011
Looking after our elders
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8536172/Hospitals-failing-to-provide-basic-care-for-elderly.html
Last night I spent half an hour with a friend of my sons. He recounted the very sad story of how the care of his Mum had been minimal and neglectful in our local hospital in Blackburn. Im too experienced to start blaming individuals, this is a fundamental system error.
However is much more than that, how can you profess to be a nurse and leave patients in soiled beds, how can you nurse and not ensure patients are fed and have clean water regularly, how can you nurse and do your patients harm by leaving soiled bedlinen on their tables, how can you nurse and tell patients its not their turn for a bath today.
The answer is simple you are not nursing
As nurses we are all responsible for the care we deliver, if its sub standard then it comes down to you-no excuses.
So please look at whats happening and don't be apathetic, get angry, make some changes, make it better for the poor souls who are entrusted to you by their families.
You know what somewhere not far down the line that will be your family and then you and won't you wish you had done something then.
Last night I spent half an hour with a friend of my sons. He recounted the very sad story of how the care of his Mum had been minimal and neglectful in our local hospital in Blackburn. Im too experienced to start blaming individuals, this is a fundamental system error.
However is much more than that, how can you profess to be a nurse and leave patients in soiled beds, how can you nurse and not ensure patients are fed and have clean water regularly, how can you nurse and do your patients harm by leaving soiled bedlinen on their tables, how can you nurse and tell patients its not their turn for a bath today.
The answer is simple you are not nursing
As nurses we are all responsible for the care we deliver, if its sub standard then it comes down to you-no excuses.
So please look at whats happening and don't be apathetic, get angry, make some changes, make it better for the poor souls who are entrusted to you by their families.
You know what somewhere not far down the line that will be your family and then you and won't you wish you had done something then.
Monday 23 May 2011
Co-production
This is a very informative paper that describes the origins of co -production and its need in todays environment http://www.nesta.org.uk/library/documents/Co-production-report.pdf
Sunday 22 May 2011
Spreading Good Practice: Sarah Fraser: When stories and Powerpoint clash
I wish I read this before I presented this week. I engaged 9 out of 10 of you but wish I could have reached you all .Thank you for the amazing feedback. Spreading Good Practice: Sarah Fraser: When stories and Powerpoint clash: "A mantra I keep hearing is 'we need to tell stories to influence change.' I agree with this, however, I do have a few provisio's if the st..."
Spreading Good Practice: Sarah Fraser: Gartner's Hype Cycle is more useful than the Roger...
Spreading Good Practice: Sarah Fraser: Gartner's Hype Cycle is more useful than the Roger...: "The classic Diffusion of Innovation curve was created by Everett Rogers back in the 60's, before many improvement facilitators were born.The..."
Spreading Good Practice: Sarah Fraser: 4 resources why PowerPoint is not a good format fo...
Spreading Good Practice: Sarah Fraser: 4 resources why PowerPoint is not a good format fo...: "PowerPoint has its place. As a method of influence it is limited, however, it has become pervasive in corporate life to the extent it is use..."
Spreading Good Practice: Sarah Fraser: Overcoming resistance to change - isn't it obvious...
Spreading Good Practice: Sarah Fraser: Overcoming resistance to change - isn't it obvious...: "How to overcome resistance to change is one of the most common questions I am asked. The dominant mindset I encounter is that the person who..."
Saturday 14 May 2011
Commissioning-the best challenge I have read in a long while
In this post Nigel Edwards looks at some of the reasons commissioning has not been as successful as it should have been in relation to the focus and financial resource applied to it.http://nedwards.posterous.com/we-all-talk-about-commissioning-but-is-it-a-u The most common sense thoughts in a long while
Ron Gutman: The hidden power of smiling | Video on TED.com
Smiling and its power. I'm sending you a smile with this postRon Gutman: The hidden power of smiling | Video on TED.com
Monday 9 May 2011
“The NHS reforms are a basket case. They haven’t been thought through”
Not my comment but read on interesting thoughts and perspectives“The NHS reforms are a basket case. They haven’t been thought through”
Wednesday 4 May 2011
Carlo Ratti: Architecture that senses and responds | Video on TED.com
Getting our environment to be sensing and realtime Carlo Ratti: Architecture that senses and responds | Video on TED.com I love the Italian passion
Monday 2 May 2011
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