Our collection of stories gathered from patients, carers, clinicians and service improvement people in the English National Health Service is growing rapidly. You can learn more about the Patient Voices programme, and see low resolution versions of some of the stories at www.patientvoices.org.uk
Here are just a few of the books that have informed our thinking (in addition to Joe’s book of course!):
What seems to be the Trouble? by Trish Greenhalgh – an argument for telling and listening to stories to get a different kind of picture of the patient’s experience http://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/publications/detail.asp?id=0&PRid=225
Medicine and Compassion by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche with David R. Shlim, M.D. – Dr Shlim noticed that doctors seemed to become less compassionate after going through the boot camp of medical training. He learns from a Tibetan lama that it is possible to regain and retain the compassion that led many into the medical professions in the first placehttp://www.medicineandcompassion.com
The Spirit Catches you and you Fall Down by Anne Fadiman is an extraordinary story of a Hmong refuge family, highlighting the crucial importance of communication in healthcare http://www.spiritcatchesyou.com/
Life of Pi by Yann Martel – what a story – and what a storyteller!
Looking forward to meeting you in Ukiah!
