The rebirth of wisdom and compassion in healthcare – November 2014 JF trustee, Dr Craig Brown, attended and presented at the sixth annual conference, jointly hosted by the Scientific and Medical Network and the British Holistic Medical Association, in Cashel in November 2013. The purpose was for delegates and presenters…

Guy’s hospital – October 2014 In response to The Francis Report, an in-house team at Guy’s hospital, including clinical governance facilitator Deirdre O’Toole, organized a half-day workshop on Values and Compassion in Healthcare, for nursing staff of the renal directorate. The aims of this workshop were met through guided and…

September 2014 An introduction to VIHASA and regular modular values-based workshops are run annually with nursing students at the College of Nursing and the School of Nursing, Mt Abu. This has been the case for around 12 years. Currently, this includes 70 new students and 45 students in years two…