37. Daisy Mackey - Don't make assumptions about people!
Today I am speaking with Daisy Mackey, a young woman in the final stages of the prestigious NHS Graduate Management Trainee Scheme Daisy will make a great leader in the NHS – watch this space! I found Daisy’s story truly inspirational - I am thrilled to have the chance to share some of it with you today. Lemon lightbulbs 🍋💡🍋 The power of connections! – thank you Lisa Rodrigues for connecting us. Some people with mental health conditions/ invisible disabilities have a choice as to when/ whether they reveal them – not those in a wheelchair! Unless you are online … Don’t make assumptions and judgements about what people with a disability can do How would YOU react if you discover that someone you thought you knew well through online conversations, is a wheelchair user? What would you learn about yourself, about them? Get to know the person, not just see the condition Let’s build on Rob Webster‘s campaign – bring your whole self to work Living with a disability gives a lot of transferable skills Combat the stigma! The NHS is not so accessible for disabled staff as it is for patients 😬 We all need relatable role models and trailblazers – ‘people like me’ The power of connections – bolder together You can’t possibly know everyone’s accessibility needs – you have to listen! People with learning disabilities have very different accessibility needs - and each person is different Experiential learning is key - grab the opportunities NHS Leadership programmes are important Allyship - stand up for your colleagues (and for anyone!) when you see inequalities Being a healthcare professional AND a patient is a very rich perspective Great to see the themes weaving between the various podcast episodes Daisy’s story is incredible. Professional ballet dancer to upcoming NHS leader! NHS innovative treatments can be truly life changing - eg dorsal root ganglion stimulation It is courageous to share personal stories Cascades and ripples! Whose Shoes would add to GMTS experiential learning Don’t let people put you in boxes! Talk about the difficult topics. Challenge perceptions. End taboo. Some of the other podcast episode/guests referred to: Episode 23: Angela Cornwall Episode 33: Aishah Farooq Episode 34: Rachel Crook We LOVE it when you leave a review! If you enjoy my podcast and find these conversations useful please share your thoughts by leaving a review (Spotify or Apple are easiest to leave a review - navigate via 3 dots) and comment on your favourite episodes. Connect with me - Gill Phillips - on LinkedIn, especially if you are interested in our brand new #CYPWhoseShoes resources or our well-established #MatExp (maternity experience) work. I tweet (not so much these days!) as @WhoseShoes and am on Instagram as @WhoseShoesUK and @WildCardWS. Please recommend 'Wild Card - Whose Shoes' to others who enjoy hearing passionate people talk about their experiences of improving health care.
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Today I am speaking with Daisy Mackey, a young woman in the final stages of the prestigious NHS Graduate Management Trainee Scheme Daisy will make a great leader in the NHS – watch this space! I found Daisy’s story truly inspirational - I am thrilled to have the chance to share some of it with you today. Lemon lightbulbs 🍋💡🍋 The power of connections! – thank you Lisa Rodrigues for connecting us.Some people with mental health conditions/ invisible disabilities have a choice as to when/ whether...
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- 0:50 How I met Daisy - thank you, Lisa Rodrigues!
- 2:11 The choice (or not!) to reveal living with mental health or physical disability
- 3:45 Assumptions and judgements about what people with a disability can do
- 5:02 The pandemic – moving online - gave Daisy the CHOICE whether to reveal that she was a wheelchair user!
- 5:42 Working with a disability in the NHS. Rob Webster‘s campaign – bring your whole self to work!
- 7:03 Living with a disability gives a lot of transferable skills. Combat the stigma!
- 8:19 Two placements - a mini case study on working in the NHS as a wheelchair user!
- 9:34 Finding role models and trailblazers – ‘people like me’
- 10:19 The power of connections – bolder together!
- 11:26 No-one can know everyone’s accessibility needs – you have to listen!
- 11:45 People with learning disabilities have very different accessibility needs - and each person is different
- 14:23 #FabObs Flo can help Daisy visit and learn more about a maternity unit!
- 14:50 The NHS Graduate Training Scheme – a great opportunity to learn and promote integrated care
- 15:20 “You can’t come in! You are in a wheelchair! Can’t you just stand up?”
- 16:10 Allyship!!
- 17:20 Experiential learning – Gill in scrubs!
- 19:12 The very rich perspective of being a healthcare professional AND a patient
- 19:21 Shoutouts to previous podcast guests – Rachel Crook and Angela Cornwall
- 21:36 Daisy’s incredible story. Professional ballet dancer to upcoming NHS leader!
- 22:44 Life changing treatment for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- 22:50 Daisy grabbed a few A-levels, went to Cambridge, and on to the Grad scheme!
- 26:27 Fantastic! The pain treatment meant that Daisy could work – and give something back!
- 28:00 Lucky? Making your own luck!
- 28:48 It is courageous to share personal stories
- 29:29 Proud of my fabulous young podcast guests and friends!! Shoutout to Aishah Farooq, Zainab Garba-Sani and Fran Whitehead
- 31:58 The Darzi Fellowship - another brilliant NHS leadership scheme
- 33:46 Support from alumni and other trainees
- 34:48 Will Amanda Pritchard listen to our podcast?
- 35:40 Global influencers! People who understand through coproduction!
- 36:26 Cascades and ripples! Whose Shoes could add to GMTS experiential learning?
- 37:19 Don’t let people put you in boxes!
- 38:24 Whose Shoes is simple. It ‘just’ brings people together.
- 39:56 Talking about the difficult topics. Ending taboo. Challenging perceptions.
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