A presentation about personal stories of people who access services and support can be used to improve practice and facilitate person-centred working. Prue Thimbleby, Arts in Health Coordinator from ABMU University Health Board in Wales tells us about her work generating and using digital stories. We will also learn how Prue collects stories and about the impact of storytelling on both storytellers and listeners. Contributed by: IRISS

1. By Prue Thimbleby

2. Reading story aloud and fictional storytelling
Digital patient and staff autobiographical stories

3. 1st
Person autobiographical storytelling
Two minute voice recording
Put together with photos/drawings

4. Advocacy and service improvement
Complaint management and training
Service promotion
Personal reflection and development
Building relationships – teams and families
Qualitative research

9. Simplicity
Person remains the director of their story
Unmediated, authentic
Not preaching
Everyone has two minutes to listen
Contagious....

10. Groups, one to one
Written, interviewed
Audio, visuals
Software....

11. Board of directors
Senior staff
Intranet
People involved

12. Houston conference 2014
Reconstructing Ourselves symposium October 2015
International conference 2017
prue.thimbleby@wales.nhs.uk

13. Any Questions, ideas, suggestions.....
prue.thimbleby@wales.nhs.uk