• Forget Me Not is a murder mystery set on a dementia ward, with Rob playing fifteen characters. The show is now part of a training package for clinical and managerial staff in health and social care.

    After seeing Forget Me Not, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust recruited Rob to deliver training based on the themes of compassion and raising concerns. The training consists of a performance of the show, breakout sessions and structured discussion.

    100% reported the training to be ‘helpful’ or ‘very helpful’.
    97% rated it as 'very good' or ‘excellent’.
    93% would recommend their training to a colleague.
    94% would recommended the show to a friend.

    92% stated ‘very successful’ in highlighting the concept of seeing the person not their illness.
    84% said they were ‘much more’ or 'slightly more' confident at dealing with conflict at work following the training.
    83% stated they were ‘much more’ or 'slightly more' confident about raising concerns after participating in the training.

    "Rob has been a visible leader of the FTSU agenda... his experience as a practitioner and his use of humour gives great value to the session and enables the audience to connect in an open and honest manner."
    Pauline Lewitt, Freedom to Speak Up Guardian, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

    "A spectacular performance, including speaking up, bullying culture, poor clinical care and detective work. Rob played all fifteen characters and then led a training session which led to really honest conversations about barriers to speaking up."
    Henrietta Hughes, National Freedom to Speak Up Guardian

    "A wonderful presentation... the delegate's feedback was really positive and it felt really relevant and practical to the process of speaking up, as well as the reality."
    Ade Dosunmu, Freedom to Speak Up Guardian, East London NHS Foundation Trust

    "An enjoyable and very funny performance, but also a poignant thought provoking workshop. The evaluations were excellent."
    Dianne Smith, Matron for Professional Standards in Dementia, University of Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

    Participant Feedback:
    “Best training ever. Well done for keeping my attention which has been difficult in previous training.”
    “So well put together and something I feel everyone should experience... it also helped me feel less isolated.
    “Very, very good, insightful, funny, educational.”
    “The best study day I've ever been on!”
    "This was one of the best training sessions I ever attended for the trust."
    "Would recommend to anyone... so useful and an element for fun!"
    "Brilliant, unique... best training I've done in years!"

    To find out more about Forget Me Not click here.