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The Hillingdon Hospitals' Podcast — 175 episodes

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Our innovative approach to reducing hospital admissions

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Learn more about our staff Stop Smoking clinics and support

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Molly the volunteer storyteller on Bumblebee Ward

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Digital consent: a benefit for our patients and clinicians

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Co-Designing the Future of Stroke Rehabilitation

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Learning at Work Week (12-16 May)

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Working with Reneural on a virtual reality solution for stroke rehabilitation

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New online Learning Hub for our staff

9

Cyber security best practices, maintaining systems and supporting staff

10

Hillingdon Hearts - the new staff recognition scheme

11

Help to prevent the spread of norovirus

12

International Women's Day and how we're celebrating it

13

Networking with like-minded colleagues

14

Tackling health inequalities

15

Our Freedom to Speak Up Month

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Co-pilot trial integrating AI into our working life

17

Recognition for our volunteer work in ophthalmology

18

Wellbeing during winter months

19

Simple steps to reduce the spread of infection

20

Support at Christmas for our staff and the public

21

Equality, diversity and inclusion priorities, including staff networks

22

Staff Survey: You said we did

23

Our well-led programme

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Mental health support for our staff

25

A new course for staff: Use of ultrasound and nerve blockade

26

SAS Week: Interview with Dr. Immad Qureshi, Chair of EMSAS at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine

27

Why be a Specialty & Associate Specialist (SAS) doctor?

28

World Mental Health Day (in the workplace)

29

Black History Month - Reclaiming Narratives

30

Implementing Martha's Rule

31

Podcast on National Inclusion Week 23-27 September

32

Women's Network Event with MacMillan Team

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Special podcast edition: Staff Awards winners 2024

34

How can we celebrate our staff?

35

Supporting our staff - what does 'zero tolerance' actually mean?

36

Could Self-Rostering be the solution to preventing burnout?

37

Improved outcomes for resuscitation

38

Podcast: developments in talking about and treating dementia

39

In conversation with Head of Clinical Health Psychology Alex King

40

What a 'Veteran-Aware' Trust means for staff and patients

41

How to nominate a colleague for this year's staff awards

42

What patients can expect from Hillingdon's new rehabilitation garden

43

What are ODPs? The team once dubbed the 'SAS of the NHS'

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Celebrating 'the backbone of the NHS' on Estates and Facilities Day

45

How can digital technologies improve healthcare?

46

How have Therapies responded to staff feedback?

47

Managing the dead and dealing with bereaved families' emotions

48

Don't sit in silence - Top tips for staying on top of your Mental Health

49

Adam Tocock speaks to BMJ

50

Microsoft 365 and the new apps available to Hillingdon Hospital staff

51

The civil engineer running a marathon for Hillingdon Hospital's neo-natal unit

52

The new £9.7m project providing heating and hot water to Hillingdon Hospital

53

The four stages of burnout - and how to prevent them!

54

Empower her: A conversation on women's health and wellbeing at the Trust

55

When moisture becomes a menace - identifying and preventing MASD

56

BMJ Best Practice's new features

57

Everything you need to know about Ramadan

58

Regional anaesthesia training in the UK – a national survey

59

Report, report, report! The importance of Medication Safety Awareness Month

60

Meet Phil Spivey - the Trust's new chief people officer

61

Keeping data secure in the NHS

62

Why the Trust is changing the way it responds to patient incidents

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Cancer specialist on achieving national recognition, life during Covid and the da Vinci robot

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What to expect from our Healthcare Assistant recruitment day

65

Do you want to make change happen? Learn more about improvement contributor training

66

Beat those January Blues and improve your wellbeing

67

Staff Awards podcast with Gemma Taylor, lead haematology nurse in the Medical Haematology Day Unit

68

Healthcare Support Workers - what they do and career progression

69

Staff Awards podcast with CARES Award for Communication winner Ashifa Trivedi

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Going green in the library - with Adam Tocock and Hyder Mohammad

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A few farewell reflections from Trust chaplain, Christopher Geake

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Staff Awards podcast with Dr Bassam Aweid from the Stroke Unit

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Staff Awards podcast with Paula Wheatley on behalf of the CNS Unplanned Care nurses

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Bookclub discusses Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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Don't say we didn't ask! - how to make your voice heard through Staff Survey

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Staff Awards podcast with Jack Creagh, Head of Spiritual and Pastoral Care

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The launch of Cerner EPR - our patient records are going digital

78

Black History Month special

79

Support for anyone affected by recent international events

80

Staff Awards podcast with Dr Ajoy Nair from the Alderbourne Unit

81

CARES Week

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BMJ On Examination, a new medical exam revision service for Trust staff

83

Gloves off - IPC after Covid-19

84

What are Internal Professional Standards and why do we have them?

85

Accessible innovation: Introducing the new THH Staff App

86

Fighting fraud in the NHS

87

Meet our new chief medical officer, Dr Alan McGlennan

88

What our staff bank can offer you

89

Podcast: Are you interested in a career in maternity?

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Our upcoming 2023 staff awards - nominations now open!

91

The future of library services

92

Patient records are going digital: we talk to the Cerner project team about preparing for launch

93

NHS75 special - our staff stories

94

Celebrating our staff at the Trust open day

95

The Care Information Exchange - the patient perspective

96

*Spoiler alert* the Hillingdon Hospitals bookclub discusses Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet

97

Understanding gestational diabetes

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*Spoiler alert!* Hillingdon Hospitals Bookclub discusses Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

99

Mental Health Awareness Week special for staff - what support is there for anxiety?

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National Staff Networks Day

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Deaf Awareness Week

102

Patients - have your say in our Clinical Services Review

103

Our Community Neonatal Clinic

104

Supporting patients with learning disabilities

105

Financial Wellbeing

106

International Transgender Day of Visibility

107

International Day for the Elimination of Racism

108

How do we make our Trust more accessible for all?

109

International Women's Day special: Women and Wellbeing

110

'I am remarkable' and International Women's Day

111

Library Services: supporting staff's research, education, CPD, and clinical practice

112

What is our clinical services strategy?

113

We have launched AccessAble access guides to the hospitals

114

Multicultural network for staff - what's it about?

115

Our new website in launched with accessibility in mind

116

Eleanor Loudon from our Speech and Language Therapy Team tells us about the service

117

Staff Awards winner of Special Award goes to PATCH Team

118

Winner of Staff Awards 2022 CARES Equity Award is our surgeon Akram Girgis

119

Eleni Baldwin wins Staff Award for CARES Responsibility in Care of the Elderly

120

Professional midwifery advocates, what is their role in antenatal care?

121

Support from our Centre for Spiritual and Pastoral Care over Christmas

122

Becoming a Mental Health First Aider

123

Our People Strategy 2021-24

124

Recruitment at the Trust and interview top tips

125

Antenatal education: Contraception after birth

126

The annual NHS Staff Survey

127

Antenatal classes - what do they involve?

128

Antenatal education: The value of vitamin K for newborn babies

129

Payslips are going completely digital!

130

Menopause - symptoms and support in the workplace

131

New Maternity Bereavement Suite at Hillingdon Hospital - Baby Loss Awareness Week 2022

132

Black History Month and our Ethnic Minority Network

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Let’s celebrate inclusion in our hospitals this National Inclusion Week

134

Open Day on September 24 at Hillingdon Hospital

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Pelvic health before and after having a baby

136

How do we work to improve patient safety?

137

What's in our new Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Strategy?

138

Let's Talk Series: Microaggression in the workplace and how we can deal with it

139

About our volunteers and what they do

140

Why are we regulated by the Care Quality Commission and how can we prepare?

141

Discussing Muslim culture and celebrations with Weli Farah

142

Antenatal classes at Hillingdon and beyond

143

How do we plan to reduce our waiting times after Covid?

144

Changes during menopause and perimenopause, and how we can support women at this stage

145

Our Disability and Wellbeing Network and supporting World Scleroderma Day

146

Our staff LGBT+ Network and the London Pride Parade

147

How the community can support breastfeeding

148

What is the role of humanism in the Chaplaincy?

149

How Freedom to Speak Up Guardians can help to create a culture of learning and improvement

150

An introduction to the Mental Capacity Act and how it is assessed

151

SAFER - how it worked on Franklin Ward

152

Fraud Awareness - Mandate Fraud

153

How our Trust recognises our staff

154

What are our staff networks? and what are they for?

155

Midwives across the country celebrate International Day of the Midwife

156

The Trust's stance on social media

157

Hillingdon Hospital's redevelopment plans

158

Our award-winning Catering Department and plans for the future

159

What's the plan for our changing hospital estate? Steve Wedgwood discusses our Estates Strategy

160

Freedom To Speak Up and what it means for our staff and organisation

161

The Trust Green Plan and how we plan to become net zero - with Hyder Mohammad

162

Celebrating International Day of Happiness with Mindfulness

163

Strengthening defences against cyber attacks

164

Digitising our paper-based patient medical records

165

Support available for staff during the conflict in Ukraine

166

Robbie Cline discusses digital transformation in the Trust

167

Christopher Geake talks chaplaincy and LGBT

168

David Jenkins discusses the Hillingdon Hospitals Charity

169

Danny Karystinos discusses the Trust's plans for LGBT+ History Month

170

Katy Bradbury and Simon Morris discuss psychological support for staff

171

Danny Karystinos discusses Diversity and Inclusion within the Trust

172

Fahd Rehman discusses the launch of Patchwork

173

Daniela Susanu discusses the Paediatric Audiology Service move

174

Anne MacDonald discusses I am the Change

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Chris Geake discusses our Centre for Spiritual and Pastoral Care over Christmas