David Gilbert – A New Vision for Mental Health

The Patient Revolution: How We Can Heal the Healthcare System

Author: Editorial 12th February 2021 0 Comments

This book has been written by David Gilbert. It applies to healthcare across the board, but this of courses includes mental healthcare, and is relevant to the person-centred approach. The publishers say: “The NHS is in crisis – it’s in record…
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a coherent system

books, Clients & Patients, David Gilbert, patient-led healthcare, person-centred

The Weakness In Me (is no weakness at all) – a message for World Mental Health Day

Author: admin 20th December 2018 0 Comments

In his the Future Patient Blog, David Gilbert writes : “I am no big fan of mental health awareness days (see here ). The ‘awareness industry’ should be more about ‘understanding’ what people go through in terms of sense of pain, choice,…
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a wellbeing society

David Gilbert, Future Patient Blog, strength, weakness

Hugs and Drugs – The limitations of ‘mental health awareness’

Author: Editorial 16th October 2017 0 Comments

This is an extract from a blog post by David Gilbert (part of his Future Patient Blog site, where you can find musings about the possibilities of patient-led and user-led healthcare): “… Why don’t we get it (1)? The other day, a friend…
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collaborative practice

Clients & Patients, David Gilbert, mental health awareness, Prince Harry, stigma