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- BLOG SERIES: KNOWING WHAT TO SAY AND HOW TO SAY IT – PT.6
Posted on September 10, 2021
PART 6: Encouraging the use of positive language by Richard Kilborn The penultimate question in our survey put respondents in the hypothetical situation of having to provide recommendations and advice concerning the use of positive language. Respondents were asked to imagine they were preparing a guide to encourage the use of positive language when talking… Read more »
Project Updates - BLOG SERIES: KNOWING WHAT TO SAY AND HOW TO SAY IT – PT.5
Posted on September 10, 2021
PART 5: How can we promote more open and informed discussion? by Richard Kilborn Opening up the discussion The majority of the questions that we included in our survey were of the multiple-choice variety. This was to make the questionnaire more user friendly and to encourage a greater response. The last five questions in the… Read more »
Project Updates - BLOG SERIES: KNOWING WHAT TO SAY AND HOW TO SAY IT – PT.4
Posted on September 3, 2021
PART 4: Obstacles to overcome by Richard Kilborn Most of us are already familiar with the difficulties of talking about certain topics with a loved one. Indeed, some people find they are able to talk more freely about intimate aspects of their lives with a total stranger than with someone from their close family circle…. Read more »
Engagement Project Updates - BLOG SERIES: KNOWING WHAT TO SAY AND HOW TO SAY IT – PT.3
Posted on September 3, 2021
PART 3: Talking about sensitive issues by Richard Kilborn One of the aims of our project was to discover more about how people might broach the topic of a loved one’s failing memory or compromised hearing. Given the sensitivity of some of the issues involved, we decided that it would be best to adopt a… Read more »
Engagement Project Updates - BLOG SERIES: KNOWING WHAT TO SAY AND HOW TO SAY IT – PT.2
Posted on August 27, 2021
PART 2: Response to the survey by Richard Kilborn (Part 1 of this blog series accessible here) Having put together a questionnaire made up of twenty questions, the next step was to approach a small number of local organisations whose members might be reasonably supposed to have an interest in hearing loss and memory loss. … Read more »
Engagement Project Updates - BLOG SERIES: KNOWING WHAT TO SAY AND HOW TO SAY IT – PT.1
Posted on August 27, 2021
PART 1: Aims of the project by Richard Kilborn This is the first of a series of blogs presenting the findings of a project recently undertaken by “Our Connected Neighbourhoods” and “Ideas for Ears”. The main aim of the project was to establish the degree of cross-over between the experiences of those living with dementia… Read more »
Engagement Project Updates - COVID-19 Support
Posted on March 19, 2020
Here is how OCN will work to support you over the coming weeks.
Project Updates - OCN response to HSCP Plan
Posted on September 10, 2019
OCN and project partners submitted a joint response to the Strategic Plan and Budget Consultation held by the Stirling and Clackmannanshire Health and Social Care Partnership.
Project Updates - Interim evaluation report
Posted on August 5, 2019
Our Connected Neighbourhoods is now nearing the end of its second year. To appraise our progress over this period, OCN has co-produced an interim evaluation.
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