An archive of tweets from Brierley Hill Jelly tracking our journey from getting the first Jelly in Dudley borough going in September 2012 to handing over the reins to Hub Stourbridge in April 2013.

Storified by Lorna Prescott · Fri, Apr 19 2013 04:57:58

We hope everyone at Stourbridge #Jelly with @hubstourbridge has a great, productive #coworking day stourbridgejelly.eventbrite.co.uk

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Tue, Apr 16 2013 01:20:42

Don't forget that @hubstourbridge launches Stourbridge #Jelly on 16 April, 10am-4pm ow.ly/jlGxL #coworking

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Thu, Apr 11 2013 08:32:10

We'll be closing this twitter account soon, @hubstourbridge have picked up the reins and are hosting Jelly ow.ly/jlGpa #coworking

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Mon, Apr 08 2013 06:46:21

@MattBowsher1 @DudleyAdvocacy1 @NeighboursN @danslee Thanks for RTs :)

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Wed, Apr 03 2013 04:56:58

Have you signed up to attend Stourbridge #Jelly on 16 April? You can do it right here: ow.ly/jlGiM @hubstourbridge #coworking

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Wed, Apr 03 2013 02:40:50

Work with other freelancers or flexible workers, home workers, business start-ups, in a relaxed environment on 16 Apr ow.ly/jlGeV

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Thu, Mar 28 2013 08:41:04

We've learned a lot hosting Brierley Hill #Jelly, and now @hubstourbridge are taking on the role ow.ly/jlGtg #coworking

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Wed, Mar 27 2013 09:11:15

#Jelly: A Co-working Day in the Pub (in Stourbridge) on 16 April 10am-4pm with @hubstourbridge ow.ly/jlG7f #coworking

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Mon, Mar 25 2013 04:40:58

Handing over the reins - Jelly is moving from Brierley Hill to Stourbridge: bhilljelly.posterous.com, thanks to @hubstourbridge

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Sat, Mar 23 2013 07:24:20

Handing over Jelly post.ly/AIbbS

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Sat, Mar 23 2013 07:22:13

Tired of your office? Join us with your laptop for our Jelly event & do your work in a pub for a day. stourbridgejelly.eventbrite.co.uk #westmidshour

— Hub Stourbridge · Tue, Mar 19 2013 13:31:48

Hi folks. We're handing over the reigns of Jelly to @hubstourbridge - next Jelly likely to be Tues 16 April in Stourbridge. We'll update you

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Tue, Mar 05 2013 01:05:05

@m4rcuk link from @TS_CommunityHub: givingworldonline.com/main/DOC/207 - for servers in Kingswinford or kiddy

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Mon, Feb 11 2013 09:54:08

@Donna_M_Roberts Oh, now you're just showing off ;o)

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Sun, Feb 10 2013 13:26:09

Who's #coworking with us on Mon 11 Feb, anytime between 10am and 2pm? Buy one get one free on hot drinks :) shhhh.org/jelly

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Wed, Feb 06 2013 06:40:33

Our next #jelly #co-working session is on Monday 11 Feb, 10am-2pm here: secretcoffeeclub.co.uk - come join us :)

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Mon, Feb 04 2013 02:40:12

@_billgrant Hi again - yep, we'll be #coworking on Monday 11 Feb, 10am-2pm at @DY53BL - hope to see you then, and do spread the word :)

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Sat, Jan 26 2013 06:13:07

@_billgrant Hiya. We haven't set the date, but I'm thinking Monday 11 Feb, 10am-2pm. I'll just check and confirm with you as soon as I can

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Sat, Jan 26 2013 05:48:04

There's great cross-sector connecting going on here - ideas and contacts for support to small businesses being shared :) #jellyweek

— Brierley Hill Jelly · Mon, Jan 14 2013 02:53:12

Yesterday felt like a day filled with good stuff, so I thought I'd note the good things here :)

Storified by Lorna Prescott · Sun, Mar 31 2013 06:13:48

Urban Coffee Company number three is coming to Harborne! | Urban Coffee Company

From our Urban Coffee HQ We are extremely excited to confirm that our third emporium will be opening later this year in beautiful Harborn...

News of @urbancoffeeco opening an emporium in Harborne made me happy - I am sooo going to be the Mayor on foursquare! http://t.co/0bfN2x8fV9

— Lorna Prescott · Sat, Mar 30 2013 03:58:57

Such an exciting day - this just arrived in the post, looks brilliant #nomorethrowawaypeople http://t.co/AxHcLGFKV1 · Lorna Prescott

Holy moly! We frickin' did it! Smashed through the target this morning! http://t.co/z1obcrG1l3 #morelikepeople

— Liam Barrington-Bush · Sat, Mar 30 2013 07:37:29

@dosticen @PaulBarasi We did it!!! http://t.co/z1obcrG1l3

— Liam Barrington-Bush · Sat, Mar 30 2013 07:53:24

Anarchists in the Boardroom

A book to inspire new ways of organising for good, to help your organization to be more like people. This book wants to help change the w...

An archive of a discussion around gender and participation in unconferences which bubbled up on twitter and at an event in Brighton on 22 and 23 March 2013

Storified by Lorna Prescott · Sun, Mar 31 2013 06:57:49

Why didn't more women pitch at #commscamp13?

#commscamp13 (http://www.commscamp.com) a brilliant event organised by the amazing Dan Slee, Ann Kempster and Darren Caveney took place o...

Great pitch from @Annie3H saying where are the women? How about a session about why women don't pitch sessions. Leading by example! #ccbtn

— valerie pearce · Fri, Mar 22 2013 08:52:07

@dosticen I channelled spirit of yr commscamp pitch,got up behind a podium on stage at #ccbtn after 4 men & 0 women 2 encourage them 2 pitch

— Annie Heath · Sat, Mar 23 2013 08:42:40

@Annie3H Fantastic, that's brilliant to hear. Great intervention - getting in before it's too late. What was the outcome?

— Lorna Prescott · Sat, Mar 23 2013 08:44:42

@dosticen lots more women took mic & good ratio of male female pitches today - more men.. But plenty women.. Up to us to make change #ccbtn

— Annie Heath · Sat, Mar 23 2013 08:48:02

@Annie3H A huge pat on the back to you - I'm sure the discussions at #ccbtn will be all the better for a wider range of perspectives

— Lorna Prescott · Sat, Mar 23 2013 08:51:05

@dosticen @paulineroche #ccbtn I could see photo of the pitch line in head & thought "its happening again..no women gonna walk up onstage.."

— Annie Heath · Sat, Mar 23 2013 08:52:17

@dosticen @paulineroche #ccbtn so I thought I'd best lead by example and tell women to join me out of the comfort zone :)

— Annie Heath · Sat, Mar 23 2013 08:53:27

@Annie3H @paulineroche The power of a photo! And how brilliant that we didn't take that pic - an innocently tweeted image of the pitching

— Lorna Prescott · Sat, Mar 23 2013 09:01:05

@dosticen and thanks to you for the pioneering! :) x

— Annie Heath · Sat, Mar 23 2013 08:54:25

@dosticen something good happened at #commscamp13 :-) @Annie3H @paulineroche

— Phil Jewitt · Sat, Mar 23 2013 09:16:09

@dosticen @paulineroche today 10 pitches, 3 women..all of whom then said they'd feed into each others & work collaboratively... #ccbtn

— Annie Heath · Sat, Mar 23 2013 09:44:32

@Annie3H Great result, well done :) @paulineroche

— Lorna Prescott · Sat, Mar 23 2013 09:52:18

@dosticen @annie3h @paulineroche brilliant!

— Lizzy Bell · Sat, Mar 23 2013 11:17:19

@MsLizzyBell @dosticen @paulineroche its made for some really interesting chats - women- collaboration- pitch structure- ego etc

— Annie Heath · Sat, Mar 23 2013 11:30:12

@Annie3H @dosticen Gr8 and heartening to hear sth acted on at #CommsCamp13 having rippples @EmmaRodgers @MsLizzyBell @jo_ivens @philjewitt

— Pauline Roche · Sat, Mar 23 2013 15:46:44

@jo_ivens @Annie3H @dosticen Hey! We're adding to the #DangerousWomenonTwitter group!

— Pauline Roche · Sat, Mar 23 2013 15:48:20

A little archive of lovely and concerned messages following an experience I had - saved here to give me strength if it ever happens to me again.

Storified by Lorna Prescott · Sat, Mar 23 2013 09:49:54

I'm at 'The Owl Project' #Healthwatch Simulation Event with @justinhaywood, Laura from @dudleyccg and others http://t.co/Hdrp95O18A

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Mar 19 2013 03:21:28

Being a bit quiet now and feeling totally disempowered in a so called 'learning event' after being threatened by the thought police.

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Mar 19 2013 04:59:46

1984 Book Covers · colindunn

@dosticen What did the in-adequates do/say?

— Steve · Tue, Mar 19 2013 05:14:50

@notazengarden I'll blog about it later. Struggling to think.

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Mar 19 2013 05:23:12

@dosticen I'm sorry you've experienced that - their loss if you contribute less! :)

— Steve · Tue, Mar 19 2013 05:32:41

@dosticen stay stringthink free don't be constrainedby negative thoughts n ppl. What dotheyknow? Evidence? Evaluate? Accept/reject your call

— Hypnofix · Tue, Mar 19 2013 05:20:19

@Hypnofix Thanks, that's helpful

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Mar 19 2013 05:23:25

@dosticen Not good - hope you wernt live tweeting?

— John Wilson · Tue, Mar 19 2013 05:05:07

@John_at_HPL Imagine!

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Mar 19 2013 05:23:41

@dosticen how so? There's learning in every situation good and bad

— Simon Walker · Tue, Mar 19 2013 06:59:01

@mockingbirdkill yes, but I'm supposed to be learning about Healthwatch, not what it feels like to be bullied by a 'trainer'

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Mar 19 2013 07:00:38

@dosticen true. Sorry to say you'll probably find a fair deal frustrating in health world. Healthwatch is new and health system is changing

— Simon Walker · Tue, Mar 19 2013 11:03:53

@dosticen You have a hell of a lot of experience in what you do and have experienced and evaluated many approaches. All new to health really

— Simon Walker · Tue, Mar 19 2013 11:05:12

Moved to a table of 6 at the back of the room. No intros. Am still not contributing. Fascinating that getting no eye contact. #invisible?

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Mar 19 2013 07:17:52

@dosticen what did you do to upset everybody - sprout horns!

— John Wilson · Tue, Mar 19 2013 07:21:20

The following are tweets from an event held on 19 March in Birmingham at De Vere Venues on Colmore Row.

Storified by Lorna Prescott · Sat, Mar 23 2013 09:19:05

Off to brum now on t'bus ... #owlprogramme awaits #healthwatch ... DoH and LGA

— Justin Haywood · Tue, Mar 19 2013 01:09:06

I'm at 'The Owl Project' #Healthwatch Simulation Event with @justinhaywood, Laura from @dudleyccg and others http://t.co/Hdrp95O18A

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Mar 19 2013 03:21:28

Jan Sensier from engaging communities Staffordshire http://t.co/2hI0mlHEIx is setting the scene for today's #healthwatch simulation event

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Mar 19 2013 03:22:55

There is interest in #healthwatch Staffordshire taking on complaints which get escalated above organisational level

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Mar 19 2013 03:26:10

engaging communities Staffordshire have 3 services 1) #healthwatch Staffordshire 2) Healthwatch Plus subscription service and 3) consultancy

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Mar 19 2013 03:32:16

Be interested to see how many of the original subscribers to Engaging Communities Staffs are planning on subscribing to #healthwatch plus

— Elizabeth Rattlidge · Tue, Mar 19 2013 03:32:49

Why is there still rhetoric about 'equal partners' around partnership tables? Worrying lack of analysis/understanding of power #healthwatch

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Mar 19 2013 03:36:03

#healthwatch "harder than rocket science"

— Elizabeth Rattlidge · Tue, Mar 19 2013 03:41:28

Laurie McMahon from Loop2 http://t.co/uejnm6hwOF explaining complexity by comparing rocket science to whole systems #healthwatch

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Mar 19 2013 03:44:16

Interesting to consider what happens to the existing/emergent system of health and social care when #healthwatch gets dropped in / grows

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Mar 19 2013 03:45:17

Being a bit quiet now and feeling totally disempowered in a so called 'learning event' after being threatened by the thought police.

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Mar 19 2013 04:59:46

Looking forward to working through some scenarios to see how #healthwatch will work. let's find those 'wicked issues' in a safe environment

— Dudley CCG · Tue, Mar 19 2013 03:48:24

How does #healthwatch set its priorities. Interesting debate on who should be involved in influencing these.

— Dudley CCG · Tue, Mar 19 2013 04:08:14

Should #healthwatch just identify problems or be part if solution.

— Dudley CCG · Tue, Mar 19 2013 04:26:36

“@DudleyCCG: Should #healthwatch just identify problems or be part if solution.” @Hypnofix wants to be part of the solution who to contact?

— Hypnofix · Tue, Mar 19 2013 04:45:22

#healthwatch should be honest broker in the system to ensure pt voice is heard.

— Dudley CCG · Tue, Mar 19 2013 04:31:06

Should #healthwatch just identify problems or be part if solution.

— Dudley CCG · Tue, Mar 19 2013 04:26:36

Readign about knowledge,skills & competencies for local #healthwatch http://t.co/ZYTvtf9CTu

— Sal Hampson · Tue, Mar 19 2013 05:25:46

Kittens are Evil: Heresies in Public Policy was "a major national conference on payment by results and outcomes based commissioning" hosted by Vanguard on 6 March 2013

Storified by Lorna Prescott · Sat, Mar 09 2013 03:18:09

Kittens are nice

Here is a kitten in a cup. It is nice. Shall I tell you what isn't nice though? Using performance indicators to " measure outcomes " in r...

Just about to board the train to go and rant, I mean speak, at the #kittensareevil conference in Manchester

— Simon Guilfoyle · Tue, Mar 05 2013 23:58:53

Im feeling at home here having been a heretic since I was 12 #kittensareevil

— Socialist Health Asn · Wed, Mar 06 2013 02:08:54

@tobyjlowe kicking things off by challenging the concept that outcomes frameworks are a good thing - inspired his research #kittensareevil

— richard caulfield · Wed, Mar 06 2013 02:09:41

At #kittensareevil @tobyjlowe kicking off the day talking about the problems of outcome based performance management approaches

— stephanie cole · Wed, Mar 06 2013 02:08:06

#kittensareevil "Questioning outcomes is like saying kittens are evil. Payment by results needs to be questioned publicly" Dr Toby Lowe

— GemmaYarwood · Wed, Mar 06 2013 02:10:38

#kittensareevil there’s a measurement problem: outcomes don’t measure impact @tobyjlowe

— stephanie cole · Wed, Mar 06 2013 02:15:47

True outcome measurement is supposed to be complex but ends up being too simple @tobyjlowe at #kittensareevil

— stephanie cole · Wed, Mar 06 2013 02:21:16

'We don't really measure outcomes, We measure what is measurable because that is easier and affordable' @tobyjlowe #kittensareevil

— richard caulfield · Wed, Mar 06 2013 02:21:27

We end up measuring what is possible and calling them outcomes #kittensareevil

— richard caulfield · Wed, Mar 06 2013 02:23:16

Toby Lowe - what we can afford to measure isn't really an outcome #kittensareevil

— Third Sector Leeds · Wed, Mar 06 2013 02:24:40

What gets measured - quality dimension (what’s sold to us as good) and accountability dimension (it’s evil twin) @tobyjlowe #kittensareevil

— stephanie cole · Wed, Mar 06 2013 02:23:08

#kittensareevil @tobyjlowe outcomes approach glosses over knowledge exchange and the richness of people's experiences.

— GemmaYarwood · Wed, Mar 06 2013 02:33:08

Outcomes are by definition results over which orgs do not have complete control therefore orgs cannot deliver outcomes #kittensareevil

— stephanie cole · Wed, Mar 06 2013 02:34:19

Outcomes based performance measurement creates goal displacement, creaming, worse performance, gaming, parking #kittensareevil

— stephanie cole · Wed, Mar 06 2013 02:37:41

Tweets and photos from a forum session held on 4 March 2013 at Rainbow Community Centre in Coseley. Thanks to the action of local resident Beatrice, who popped in to the local cafe today to drum up participants, 5 young people and a local Dad joined us for the first time.

Storified by Lorna Prescott · Mon, Mar 04 2013 14:43:38

Playing human bingo at East Coseley #biglocal forum - @Chris_Compass is getting everyone networking :) http://pic.twitter.com/BNEudajhdS · Lorna Prescott

Residents are being taken through the #biglocal process by @Chris_Compass in East Coseley http://pic.twitter.com/UB050X7vdn · Lorna Prescott

Residents are sharing stories of personal experiences of effective activity around the emerging themes #biglocal http://pic.twitter.com/QZOvwfB3tx · Lorna Prescott

Hearing local residents sharing inspiring stories about things which have happened in Coseley #biglocal (@ Coseley) http://4sq.com/VvGifq

— Lorna Prescott · Mon, Mar 04 2013 11:59:29

Phyllis suggests that Willowfields could promote upcoming St George's Day celebration in the Coseley Grapevine #biglocal @piratesprite

— Lorna Prescott · Mon, Mar 04 2013 12:04:14

Hearing from younger people at East Coseley #biglocal about what they value from the sport and martial arts they are involved in

— Lorna Prescott · Mon, Mar 04 2013 12:06:09

Every story that we've heard this evening has been around community - people coming together and sharing, observes @Chris_Compass #biglocal

— Lorna Prescott · Mon, Mar 04 2013 12:09:02

Ooh, I think @Chris_Compass might be about to invite us to play with Lego! Yay! #biglocal

— Lorna Prescott · Mon, Mar 04 2013 12:10:55

From a pile of Lego bricks ... #biglocal http://pic.twitter.com/JQf5Ylu8Q1 · Lorna Prescott

... to an advice centre! With lovely Lego flowers and a communication tower #biglocal http://pic.twitter.com/dWn2gFi3fR · Lorna Prescott

One of the things I love about #biglocal meetings: you never know who will come along. 5 young people have joined us tonight :)

— Lorna Prescott · Mon, Mar 04 2013 12:36:27

Gerry is suggesting that forming a Friends of the Park in the Rainbow area of Coseley could address issues and bring in resources #biglocal

— Lorna Prescott · Mon, Mar 04 2013 12:48:37

The Lego advice centre has developed further - and has an offsite communications tower (out of picture) #biglocal http://pic.twitter.com/YPvxrcn5rm · Lorna Prescott

More Lego visioning - skate park and area for toddlers which doesn't get vandalised #biglocal · Lorna Prescott

Last bit of Lego - safe spaces where people look out for each other, safe - but open - people from other areas invited in #biglocal · Lorna Prescott

Especially great to have young people taking part at East Coseley #BigLocal Forum. Good job I remembered the Lego! @DudleyCVS @LocalTrust

— Chris Allen · Mon, Mar 04 2013 14:34:04

@dosticen sounds like @DudleyDistCAB should be connecting with #biglocal Loving the lego inspiration...

— Caroline Dimbylow · Mon, Mar 04 2013 13:06:13

#commscamp13 (http://www.commscamp.com) a brilliant event organised by the amazing Dan Slee, Ann Kempster and Darren Caveney took place on 26 February 2013 at The Bond in Birmingham.

Storified by Lorna Prescott · Sat, Mar 02 2013 10:57:51

Pitching has begun at #commscamp13! http://pic.twitter.com/bEvlxDTJwh · Comms Camp '13

#commscamp "I'd like to pitch a session on why many women haven't pitched" says @dosticen

— Dave Harte · Tue, Feb 26 2013 02:29:36

.@dosticen is going to run a session on why not many women have pitched at #commscamp13 http://www.commscamp.com/watch-live-feed-from-the-event/

— John Popham · Tue, Feb 26 2013 02:28:51

@dosticen it was a great iintervention, thanks for noticing, and doing something about it.

— Lloyd Davis · Tue, Feb 26 2013 04:38:14

@LloydDavis I'd love to take the credit, but it was that @paulineroche who spotted the trend and pushed me to front!

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Feb 26 2013 04:39:24

@dosticen aha! good on you @paulineroche :)

— Lloyd Davis · Tue, Feb 26 2013 04:44:11

@LloydDavis It was absolutely brilliant the way that you and @danslee picked up the baton and made change. So many would have ignored it.

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Feb 26 2013 04:40:18

@dosticen not at all, it's the job - @danslee is brilliant, I just plod on and try to do what I'm told :) (and thankyou!)

— Lloyd Davis · Tue, Feb 26 2013 04:45:17

12 of us are gathered in 'The Icebox' (it's actually nice and warm) to discuss why so few women pitched at #commscamp13

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Feb 26 2013 03:06:20

Hearing that women felt too shy to pitch at #commscamp13 - didn't have the confidence, not sure why

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Feb 26 2013 03:07:26

Hearing from @foodiesarah that participation of women in tech is a serious issue #commscamp13

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Feb 26 2013 03:08:16

In a session on why not as many females as males pitched for sessions #commscamp13 #onlyblokeintheroom

— Phil Jewitt · Tue, Feb 26 2013 03:05:28

@philjewitt good for I opted for empowering frontline workers but want to be at the women pitching one too #commscamp13

— rae watson · Tue, Feb 26 2013 03:10:54

Great to hear that @philjewitt has joined the session about women not pitching at #commscamp13 because he wants to know why

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Feb 26 2013 03:09:33

Now we're hearing about absence of women in more senior roles in organisations - there must be a link to #commscamp13 women not pitching

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Feb 26 2013 03:11:55

More and more women in this session saying they wanted to stand up and pitch, but didn't #commscamp13

— Lorna Prescott · Tue, Feb 26 2013 03:12:41

Tweets about an event hosted by the LGA at The Studio, Birmingham on 27 February 2013. No need to say more, the tweets sum it up.

Storified by Lorna Prescott · Thu, Feb 28 2013 10:33:36

At #LINklegacy event today - looking forward to hear about good practice from other areas

— Katy Cook · Wed, Feb 27 2013 02:06:33

National Local Involvement Network (LINk) having farewell party/wake today. Hashtag #linklegacy. Replaced by Healthwatch in less than month

— Markoneinfour · Wed, Feb 27 2013 03:20:56

#LINklegacy DH providing overview in policy as to where Healthwatch has come from. Only 22 working days to go till healthwatch!

— Katy Cook · Wed, Feb 27 2013 02:11:55

#LINklegacy LINk SROI £4.10 saved for every £1 spent on LINks

— Katy Cook · Wed, Feb 27 2013 02:16:31

#LINklegacy HW addressing lack of national leadership and support that LINks suffered through HWE

— Katy Cook · Wed, Feb 27 2013 02:31:20

Sitting through the most dull presentation ever, wishing I was in an open space event and could use the law of two feet to go somewhere else

— Lorna Prescott · Wed, Feb 27 2013 02:27:01

#LINkLegacy event participants being asked these questions re volunteers http://pic.twitter.com/i9k88QG2s8 · Lorna Prescott

@dosticen Probably don't use the words "use volunteers" - its not exploitation.. #LINkLegacy

— Casey Morrison · Wed, Feb 27 2013 03:48:32

Volunteers from LINks can hold a mirror up to professionals around ideas #LINkLegacy

— Lorna Prescott · Wed, Feb 27 2013 02:49:40

Preaching to the converted? Stating the blindingly obvious? #LINkLegacy Getting impatient to actually learn something http://pic.twitter.com/ekeRXWp9KD · Lorna Prescott

#LINkLegacy Feel nervous hearing participant mention something about measuring quality of volunteers. Sounds like a way to exclude ...

— Lorna Prescott · Wed, Feb 27 2013 02:58:46

... surely what is more important is how well organisations support volunteers - about the quality of support, not a person #LINkLegacy

— Lorna Prescott · Wed, Feb 27 2013 02:59:24

@dosticen Spot on Lorna. Measuring a person and not the servce they provide is a definite no no!

— Vol Centre Dudley · Wed, Feb 27 2013 03:03:28

@dosticen and how well the gifts of the individual volunteer was put to best use by the organization by doing something the vol. cares about

— Scott MacAfee · Wed, Feb 27 2013 03:04:27

@dosticen as a volunteer 4 lots of community stuff I often want to despair at quality of various things -may end up more measuring less done

— ann gallagher · Wed, Feb 27 2013 04:32:25

RT @dosticen what is more important is how well organisations support volunteers - about the quality of support, not a person <#coproduction

— Paul Slatter · Wed, Feb 27 2013 03:02:08

Wondering why the target audience (and we are that) at #LINkLegacy event need to hear this stuff. They've either done it or should know it.

— Lorna Prescott · Wed, Feb 27 2013 03:08:17

#LINklegacy listening to best practice from other areas - however feel that on Brum we have already done a lot of this legacy work

— Katy Cook · Wed, Feb 27 2013 03:18:54

#LINklegacy one of my frustrations about this event is the lack of acknowledgement and respect to the Host organisations

— Katy Cook · Wed, Feb 27 2013 03:20:34

The first network event in our region organised by Healthwatch England was incredibly friendly, inclusive and buzzy, with lots of important issues raised by participants.

Storified by Lorna Prescott · Wed, Feb 13 2013 09:05:08

At #healthwatch event 2day - interesting agenda. Currently saying hello to HWengland staff & committee

— Katy Cook · Wed, Feb 13 2013 02:41:14

Patrick Vernon OBE (@ppvernon) is opening a #healthwatch regional event in Birmingham http://pic.twitter.com/Gsji3jlY · Lorna Prescott

Testing the voting handsets at #healthwatch network event - being asked to admit to guilty pleasures - 30% of us love Strictly Come Dancing!

— Lorna Prescott · Wed, Feb 13 2013 02:46:28

How positive we feel about #healthwatch 10% very 41% mostly 36% partly remainder not at all

— Lorna Prescott · Wed, Feb 13 2013 02:48:53

This is the beginning of a network of 152 local #healthwatch organisations and @HealthwatchE

— Lorna Prescott · Wed, Feb 13 2013 02:53:25

Listening to @AnnaBradleyHWE describing the role the #healthwatch network can take http://instagr.am/p/Vqya5zkQjd/ · Lorna Prescott

It's really helpful to us that @HealthwatchE have put together a great offer of support for local #healthwatch orgs http://pic.twitter.com/spVTlt6L · Lorna Prescott

#healthwatch "consumer" emphasised ref to Francis report - what are the new expectations for HW in light of this?

— Katy Cook · Wed, Feb 13 2013 02:53:59

#healthwatch the big question - how can HW be independent? Response - wait 18 months and then take a view - same for LHW?

— Katy Cook · Wed, Feb 13 2013 03:03:47

RT @Mrs_KatyC: #healthwatch LHW build on and take forward LINk legacy. Birmingham LINk's legacy is nearly ready & will be taken forward by LHW @brumLINk

— Birmingham LINk · Wed, Feb 13 2013 04:11:32

RT @dosticen: Examples of policies which local #healthwatch organisations can use should be on @HealthwatchE website by end of March

— Healthwatch Croydon · Wed, Feb 13 2013 07:15:22

#healthwatch response to Francis report - full discussion to take place @ board meeting on 28 feb (in public) Will be streamed live on web

— Katy Cook · Wed, Feb 13 2013 03:19:31

RT @HealthwatchE: Anna Bradley #Healthwatch comments on the Francis Report http://ow.ly/hxAIf

— Regional Voices · Wed, Feb 13 2013 07:44:44

What people are looking forward to as #healthwatch emerges: higher profile than LINks, clear branding and recognition

— Lorna Prescott · Wed, Feb 13 2013 03:24:36

What I'm looking forward to as #healthwatch emerges: collaborating with @DudleyCCG @dudleymbc @NHSDudleyPH and bringing things into the 21C!

— Lorna Prescott · Wed, Feb 13 2013 03:25:45

RT @dosticen: Hearing about plans in Shropshire for #healthwatch volunteers in market towns to help spread the message and involve people in healthwatch

— RAWM · Wed, Feb 13 2013 04:05:35

RT @dosticen: Lots of people concerned about how local #healthwatch will recruit and retain great volunteers and staff, and the limited financial resource

— Melissa Guest · Wed, Feb 13 2013 03:43:37

#healthwatch key msg "positives": continuity; different ambitions; strong local voice; higher visibility; strong regional network

— Katy Cook · Wed, Feb 13 2013 03:38:10