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Leigh Kendall FRSA
@leighakendall.bsky.social
390 followers 310 following 24 posts
NHS person with expertise in engagement, storytelling, co-production

Outside of work to be found at parkrun and open water swimming or curled up with a book.
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theqcommunity.bsky.social
Join Q’s Lab team to explore our ​‘Leading Successful Partnerships’ guide and learn more about how it can support your improvement work.

Book: q.health.org.uk/get-involved...
Leading successful partnerships, 12.00-13.00 on 29 May 2025
May 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
leighakendall.bsky.social
Clever and creative way of demonstrating the answer to this question.

Make sure you scroll right to the very end...
maryrosemuseum.bsky.social The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · Apr 15
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,

"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"

Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
A light blue diagram depicting the sea, with the water's surface at the top, and just below it is an outline of the Mary Rose, with the depth (12m, 40ft or 6.7 fathoms). There is a line showing the seabed, which takes a rapid dive into the vertical...
April 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
leighakendall.bsky.social
Today is the last day to contribute to the conversations about improving eye care services!

Thank you to everyone who has already shared ideas and insights about how to improve access to and experience of eye care services across the NHS.
Join in here:
future.nhs.uk/EyeCareCommu...
Image shows three people smiling at each other. NHS lozenge is in top right corner. Text in blue on yellow background reads improving eye care conversations close 24 March. Text in white on blue background reads how can we best improve access to and experience of eye care services across the NHS?
March 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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visionaryuk.bsky.social
Visionary Online Session – Join NEW, FREE event

Eye care conversations on Solving Together – Share your ideas!
19 Mar, 2 PM to 3 PM
With @leighakendall.bsky.social and Smerra Khan at @nhsengland.bsky.social

Shaping the future of #EyeCare with @futurenhs.bsky.social

www.visionary.org.uk/events/
A young, black woman wearing glasses smiling in conversation at a man. Text says "Improving Eye Care. How can we best improve access to and experience of eye care services across the NHS?" The NHS logo is in the top right hand corner and in the bottom left hand corner is the logo for Solving Together.
March 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
leighakendall.bsky.social
"No one is too disabled to have an eye test"

I'm learning so much from the eye care conversations, such as about barriers to everyone being able to have a sight test.

What are your thoughts? Do you have examples of good practice to share? future.nhs.uk/EyeCareCommu... #SolvingTogether
Graphic shows a man and a woman sat a table. The man is on the left and looking ahead, the woman is looking to the side and smiling. The NHS lozenge is on the top right. Text in blue on a yellow background reads Improving Eye are ideas already posted Text beneath that in white text on a blue background reads Making eye care available for all Text beneath that in yellow text on a blue background reads Rebecca said: below that text in white on a blue background reads Some opticians think people are unable to have an eye test if they can't speak or read. "No one is too disabled to have an eye test."
March 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
leighakendall.bsky.social
ONE WEEK TO GO!

Share your ideas about how we can best improve access to and experience of eye care services across the NHS! Share your ideas and experiences or vote/comments on ideas already posted future.nhs.uk/EyeCareCommu... (there's many interesting ideas, I've learnt a lot!).
Image shows three people smiling at each other. NHS lozenge is in top right corner. Text in blue on yellow background reads improving eye care conversations close 24 March. Text in white on blue background reads how can we best improve access to and experience of eye care services across the NHS?
March 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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visionaryuk.bsky.social
Visionary Online Session – Join NEW, FREE event

Eye care conversations on Solving Together – Share your ideas!
19 Mar, 2 PM to 3 PM
With @leighakendall.bsky.social and Smerra Khan at @nhsengland.bsky.social

Shaping the future of #EyeCare with @futurenhs.bsky.social

www.visionary.org.uk/events/
A young, black woman wearing glasses smiling in conversation at a man. Text says "Improving Eye Care. How can we best improve access to and experience of eye care services across the NHS?" The NHS logo is in the top right hand corner and in the bottom left hand corner is the logo for Solving Together.
March 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
leighakendall.bsky.social
Looking forward to this conversation and hearing people's ideas and experiences - thank you for setting it up, @visionaryuk.bsky.social
visionaryuk.bsky.social Visionary - Linking sight loss charities @visionaryuk.bsky.social · Mar 14
Visionary Online Session – Join NEW, FREE event

Eye care conversations on Solving Together – get involved and share your ideas!
19 Mar, 2PM to 3PM
With Leigh Kendall and Smerra Khan at @nhsengland.bsky.social

Shaping the future of #EyeCare with @futurenhs.bsky.social

www.visionary.org.uk/events/
A young, black woman wearing glasses smiling in conversation at a man. Text says "Improving Eye Care. How can we best improve access to and experience of eye care services across the NHS?" The NHS logo is in the top right hand corner and in the bottom left hand corner is the logo for Solving Together.
March 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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thekingsfund.bsky.social
The reshaping of NHS national bodies has only just started. How will it finish?

Following the announcement that NHS England is to be abolished, Siva Anandaciva considers the implications and why at the moment there are more questions than answers.

www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
The Reshaping Of NHS National Bodies Has Only Just Started. How Will It Finish? | The King's Fund
Following the announcement that NHS England is to be abolished, Siva Anandaciva considers the implications and why at the moment there are more questions than answers.
www.kingsfund.org.uk
March 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
leighakendall.bsky.social
How can we make sure eye care is available for all?

Thank you to Donna at @seeability.bsky.social for sharing this idea.

Please share your ideas and experiences as a reply below or get involved in the conversations here: future.nhs.uk/connect.ti/E...

#SolvingTogether #EyeCare #NHS
Graphic shows a man and a woman sat a table. The man is on the left and looking ahead, the woman is looking to the side and smiling. The NHS lozenge is on the top right. Text in blue on an orange background reads Improving Eye are ideas already posted Text beneath that in white text on a blue background reads Making eye care available for all Text beneath that in orange text on a blue background reads Donna O'Brien, See Ability said: below that text in white on a blue background reads Sight problems are the most common comorbidity that people with learning disabilities experience. There is a 'double whammy' in that levels of sight loss rise even further with severity of learning disability... some of these patients may not be able to say there is an issue, meaning there is a risk of "diagnostic overshadowing." "
March 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
leighakendall.bsky.social
Hi @collegeoptomuk.bsky.social @rnib.bsky.social @seeability.bsky.social @pocklington.bsky.social @visionaryuk.bsky.social @moorfieldsfriends.bsky.social please could you share the post below? Thanks!
leighakendall.bsky.social Leigh Kendall FRSA @leighakendall.bsky.social · Mar 3
New #SolvingTogether crowdsourcing conversations are live!

We're asking how can we best improve access to and experience of eye care services across the NHS?

Join the Eye Care conversations and share your ideas and experiences - future.nhs.uk/EyeCareCommu...

Let's get #SolvingTogether
Image shows three people smiling at each other. NHS lozenge is in top right corner. Text in blue on yellow background reads improving eye care. Text in white on blue background reads how can we best improve access to and experience of eye care services across the NHS?
March 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
leighakendall.bsky.social
New #SolvingTogether crowdsourcing conversations are live!

We're asking how can we best improve access to and experience of eye care services across the NHS?

Join the Eye Care conversations and share your ideas and experiences - future.nhs.uk/EyeCareCommu...

Let's get #SolvingTogether
Image shows three people smiling at each other. NHS lozenge is in top right corner. Text in blue on yellow background reads improving eye care. Text in white on blue background reads how can we best improve access to and experience of eye care services across the NHS?
March 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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mind.org.uk
Just a lil reminder today 🩵
A soft, pink watercolor circle labeled “Your Life,” with a small dot near its edge labeled “this moment.”
January 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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ollybenson.uk
NHS England is seeking two new patient and public voice (PPV) partners to join the Heart and Lung Transplant Transformation Programme Board, one for children’s heart transplant and one for children’s lung transplant.

Involvement payment available.

Closes: 5 Feb.
NHS England » Current opportunities to get involved
Current opportunities: People with experience of maternity and neonatal services needed to be part of the national Maternity and Neonatal Programme at NHS England Patient and public voice (PPV) partne...
www.england.nhs.uk
January 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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ollybenson.uk
Job Alert: Head of Product at NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)

AfC Band 9 (£105k+)

Based Manchester or Straford, London with remote and flexible options available.

Closing date: 27 Jan.

(I'm nothing to do with other than asked to help promote it)
Job vacancy: Head of Product, NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Manchester | trac.jobs
www.healthjobsuk.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
leighakendall.bsky.social
It’s great to see areas from the 3 Big Ideas from the Elective Care Recovery conversations on #SolvingTogether included in the new plan, Reforming Elective Care for Patients.

Join the FutureNHS space to join in with more crowdsourcing that helps improve the NHS future.nhs.uk/solvingtoget...
Graphic shows two women talking. Text reads 'How the NHS has used crowdsourcing to improve Elective Care Recovery'
January 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
leighakendall.bsky.social
Proud to have graduated from Loughborough University with a Postgraduate Certificate in Storytelling.

My studies focused on the importance of storytelling in health & care for improvement. A fascinating discipline that I have thoroughly enjoyed studying and that I am eager to explore further.
December 16, 2024 at 10:38 AM
leighakendall.bsky.social
Co-production is a core part of #SolvingTogether: participants in previous conversations reflected that their experience had changed theirs and their organisation's mindsets.

Join the FutureNHS space to learn more and to take part in new conversations starting soon: future.nhs.uk/solvingtoget...
Image shows two women talking. Wording reads coproduction is a core element of the Solving Together crowdsourcing approaches. Join the Solving Together community: https://future.nhs.uk/solvingtogether
December 11, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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haypsych.bsky.social
Check out this article I wrote with detailed advice and tips to help you be more influential https://buff.ly/3NKDtWs #influence #psychology #success
December 5, 2024 at 12:00 PM
leighakendall.bsky.social
Solving Together supports the NHS to tackle some of our biggest challenges by bringing together people with different perspectives to share experiences, solutions & ideas through a range of crowdsourcing approaches.

New conversations starting soon: future.nhs.uk/solvingtoget...

#SolvingTogether
Graphic includes illustrations of people collaborating. Central text says Solving Together supporting the NHS to tackle some of our biggest challenges by bringing together people with different perspectives to share experiences, solutions and ideas through a range of crowdsourcing approaches. Text boxes say (clockwise from top) 'Sharing ideas in different ways' 'Listening to diverse voices' 'Online collaboration using a range of tools and an online platform' 'Collaborating' 'Using best practice methods to work in partnership with people and communities' 'Using social influence, connecting with key voices to help spread and amplify messages' 'Using latest approaches' 'Getting involved, wherever you are' 'Identifying and engaging with relevant communities'
December 5, 2024 at 3:10 PM
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nhscharitiestogether.co.uk
The Starbucks NHS festive giveaway is back and bigger than ever! Tomorrow (Thursday 5 December) Starbucks are giving away a free Tall beverage to all NHS workers in stores across the UK.

Tag an NHS staff member who you know would benefit from a festive pick-me-up 👇
December 4, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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strandjunker.com
If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.
December 3, 2024 at 9:02 PM