Peggy's 45-Year NHS Career, Reducing Medicines Waste & Our First Humanist Chaplain

(1:15) Lucy Tuson and I visited West Cornwall Hospital last week to meet with Peggy Sloan, a Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS trust staff nurse, who is retiring after an NHS career spanning more than 45 years! Lucy asks Peggy questions regarding her time in the NHS and what some of her favourite and most rewarding moments were.(10:37) As part of our Cost improvement plan here at RCHT, Pete and I met with Chief Pharmacist Iain Davidson to discuss the medical waste we currently have in our hospitals and how reducing this would be a great example of a way in which we can make significant savings without detriment to patient care, all whilst reducing the waste itself. (16:00) In true Halloween spirit Eve Tucker’s green tip this week is all about Pumpkins (17:27) Lead Chaplain Mark Richards is back on the show this afternoon, and is bringing along Em Dixon, who is our first Humanist Chaplain here at RCHT. We’ll be finding out more in regards to what a Humanist Chaplain is and what their role entails!Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at chbnradio.org. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio.To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.