Publications
You can search here for reports and other publications from Outside the Box. You will also find the posters we have published here. All publications are listed below, or you can browse the A-Z or use the search function on the left.
We have also included publications from other organisations on topics which relate to the projects we are supporting.
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Title: Borders Finding Out Project
Summary:
Some people in Borders have been finding out about opportunities and services for people with learning difficulties in other places. We are people who have learning disabilities, families, people who work in learning disability services and other people who are interested in people having the same opportunities as everyone else.
We wanted to find out about opportunities for people with learning difficulties to get jobs, have interesting things to do and be part of their communities. -
Title: Building Strong Foundations - Involving People in the NHS
Summary:
From the Scottish Executive Health Department.
Involving: meaningfully engaging with people at all levels - in
any aspect of health care planning, delivery or monitoring.
People: anyone - individuals, groups or communities or
populations - who has an interest in the National Health Service - patients, service users, potential users, staff.
In ‘Our National Health: A plan for action, a plan for change’,
particularly in Section 5 ‘Involving People’, it states that a patient centred NHS must not just be a slogan: it must become a way of life (p50). NHSScotland to ensure that listening, understanding and acting on the views of patients and carers, local communities or groups, is given the same priority as clinical standards and financial performance. A short section on involving people in Clinical Governance is included in this paper.Download: BSF Practical Guide (PDF/445KB) >>>
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Title: Building Strong Foundations - Literature Review
Summary:
From the Scottish Executive Health Department.
This guide is the literature review of the Building Strong Foundations Toolkit, which is part of the support from the Scottish Executive to encourage greater participation by people who use health services and the public in the NHS in Scotland. It has been compiled by the Partners in Change project and draws on ideas and experiences contributed by many people across Scotland. We are grateful for their help. -
Title: Building Strong Foundations - Opening Up
Summary:
From the Scottish Executive Health Department.
This guide is the first part of the Building Strong Foundations Toolkit, which is part of the support from the Scottish Executive to encourage greater participation by people who use health services and the public in the NHS in Scotland. It has been compiled by the Partners in Change project and draws on ideas and experiences contributed by many people across Scotland. We are grateful for their help. -
Title: Carers' Chronicles
Summary:
The way it is and signposts for the future.
NHS Tayside and the local authorities in the areas it serves - Perth and Kinross, Dundee and Angus Councils - wanted to find out about the experiences of people who have dementia and their carers.
There are many ways through which people with dementia and their carers can and do contribute their experiences and views as feedback to people who provide services.Download: Carers' Chronicles (DOC/639KB) >>>
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Title: Celebrating Friendship and Dviersity: Recovery and men from the BME communities
Date: 19/03/2008
Summary:
This report has come from a project looking at the experiences of people from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities in
The project brings together 3 small projects, based at Men in Mind, the NHS Lothian Minority Ethnic Mental Health Project, and Saheliya, which is a women’s project. Men in Mind is commissioned and funded by the City of
This report describes the points raised by men at an event which was organised by Men in Mind and Outside the Box.
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Title: Checklists For Meetings: Checklists for Groups
Summary:
Involving people who are in touch with health services, and the family, relatives and other people who care for them, in planning and running services is crucial. Most people are trying to do this well, but find it is harder than they - or other people - expected.
These checklists are intended as a practical resource for all people who use or are interested in health services and who go to meetings about health services or related issues.
They are also a resource for people who set up meetings that will include patients or service users or their families and friends.Download: Checklists for Groups (PDF/63KB) >>>
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Title: Checklists For Meetings: Checklists for Individuals
Summary:
Involving people who are in touch with health services, and the family, relatives and other people who care for them, in planning and running services is crucial. Most people are trying to do this well, but find it is harder than they - or other people - expected.
These checklists are intended as a practical resource for all people who use or are interested in health services and who go to meetings about health services or related issues.
They are also a resource for people who set up meetings that will include patients or service users or their families and friends. -
Title: Checklists For Meetings: Checklists for Organisers
Summary:
Involving people who are in touch with health services, and the family, relatives and other people who care for them, in planning and running services is crucial. Most people are trying to do this well, but find it is harder than they - or other people - expected.
These checklists are intended as a practical resource for all people who use or are interested in health services and who go to meetings about health services or related issues.
They are also a resource for people who set up meetings that will include patients or service users or their families and friends. -
Title: Checklists For Meetings: Introduction
Summary:
Involving people who are in touch with health services, and the family, relatives and other people who care for them, in planning and running services is crucial. Most people are trying to do this well, but find it is harder than they - or other people - expected.
These checklists are intended as a practical resource for all people who use or are interested in health services and who go to meetings about health services or related issues.
They are also a resource for people who set up meetings that will include patients or service users or their families and friends.
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