The impact of storytelling in health: creative communication in health and care
Hear a case study on how a play, a film and an educational resource supported health work
About this session
Hear from Lesley Goodburn, Head of Public Involvement and Engagement at National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), on how she shared her personal experience of end of life care via a play, a film and an educational resource – and how sharing her personal story shaped her work in NHS England and current work at NICE.
This is the second session in our new series, led by the Power of Storytelling in Health Special Interest Group. The impact of storytelling in health explores the overall impact of storytelling in health and care, covering how storytelling can be used to influence policy, different methods of telling stories and the link between stories and quantitative and qualitative data. Join us to learn more about how stories can be used as an improvement methodology and how they promote understanding, learning and empathy.
Hosts
- Raise awareness of signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer.
- Improve psychological support for patients and families given a late terminal diagnosis with a short prognosis.
- Improve end of life care
- Raise awareness of grief and bereavement
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This a group to explore the use of storytelling in health care looking at the use of stories in improvement as well as therapeutic interventions. The group will look across a wide spectrum of storytelling techniques including digital stories, theatre, creative arts, traditional storytelling in music and dance. It will also look at staff and patient and carer stories and how they can be used to improve experiences of care.
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