Aprenentatges de l’organització d’un Fòrum ciutadà cap a un nou Sistema Nacional de Cures. — Go to the English version Quan vam crear The Care Lab, una de les nostres intencions principals era impulsar un moviment social al voltant de la cura. L’any passat vam tenir una oportunitat única de fer-ho a Catalunya — el lloc que per nosaltres és casa. A continuació, compartim un…

How might we enable communities of care to flourish and sustain to create more resilient cities? A year ago from now, The Care Lab and ELISAVA DESIS Lab co-hosted a Webinar that invited a global community of researchers and practitioners to reimagine new ways of nurturing community-based models of care…

Article published by XPA Barcelona in the XPA & HEALTH COMMUNICATION Journal on 21st September 2020 (Links to English, Spanish and Catalan versions). Conversations lie at the very heart of every doctor-patient relationship. A lady trying to articulate to her primary care doctor the reason behind her extreme fatigue, a…

Working together to transform organisations and create Care experiences that matter. — Imagine you are a cancer patient suffering a lot of pain, stepping into a hospital that has a bright and warm lobby making you feel welcome. You register at the front desk with a friendly nurse who indicates where you have to go. And now, imagine entering the chemotherapy room…

At the time of writing, the WHO reports that COVID19 has infected more than 1 million people in over 180 countries with over 70,000 deaths confirmed. The numbers are rising. Healthcare systems are on their knees, with medical staff battling to save lives whilst risking their own. …

It’s time to bring Care back into our Society. — Care is made up of compassionate actions. A mother waking up at night, fighting sleep to warm up milk for a crying child. A man helping an old couple with their shopping bags. A teacher writing a congratulation letter to a student who has tried their best. A doctor giving…