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Words that make me go hmmm: Carer
Last Monday me and Tricia Nicoll chatted for an hour with a group of people who…
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‘The elderly’ and ‘the wellderly’: why the language of ageing makes us go hmmm…
Today is United Nations International Day of Older Persons, observed under the theme “Older Persons Driving Local…
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Letter to Bryony S
Yesterday I received a direct message on Instagram from Maria. She said she hoped I didn’t…
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Words that make me go hmmm: Demand
While many words make me go hmmm, there are some that make me squirm the most,…
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Why language matters even more
“Language is the most powerful tool we have. Let’s use it well.” Surviving Safeguarding [1] When…
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Why language matters part two: telling a different story about social care
“Stories can change the world. And social care needs a better story.” Social Care Future [1]…
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‘Professional’ language
“Practitioners use language as a way of creating distance. Occasionally this may arise from lack of…
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Words that make me go hmmm: Patient
While ‘service user’, ‘customer’ and ‘client’ are still ubiquitously used to describe people’s relationship with social…
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Words that make us go hmmm: discharge
There are some words that automatically make me go hmmm, and several that really make me…
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Love shows up: past, present, future
“Love is a central feature of family life and yet remains invisible in health and social…
Rewriting social care 