Aims of the game

The health and care system requires radical reform to meet the requirements of the forthcoming Health and Social Care Act ……

Whose Shoes?® aims to:

• Raise awareness of the scale of this change and the need for everyone to work together
• Foster ‘a culture of openness and insight’ (Francis Report recommendation)
• Highlight key values, skills and knowledge of professionals, harnessing empathy and compassion
• Promote understanding of the perspectives and challenges of others, particularly people with care needs or who need support
• Generate ‘crucial conversations’: ‘Making It Real’ – for you and me!
• Share practical examples of good practice and innovative solutions, helping people to co-produce local action plans
• Bring the government’s transformation agenda alive and help people convert policy into person-centred reality