Podcast Episodes

50. Kate Pound - nobody is 'hard to reach'

A blaze of ‘lemon lightbulbs’ today talking to Kate Pound, a fabulous nurse focusing on ‘JUST DO IT’ actions that make a big difference.  

Kate grew up in a hostel for fishermen and that rich and vari…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

49. Behind the scenes of our 'Whose Shoes' work with children and families

 Building on the theme of storytelling and creativity.

How do we get people to come along to our events?
What is Whose Shoes anyway?

Today I am talking to Lyse Edwards and Rachel Crook from the Child…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

48. Pippa Kelly - dementia campaigner extraordinaire!

Continuing the recent storytelling theme, and in solidarity with the #StartWithPeople event run by the Public Participation team of NHS England this week ...

For the first time in the series, I'm pick…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

47. The power of storytelling - it's liberating!

People ask me about the Whose Shoes story?

🍋 How did I come to produce a board game?

 🍋 What inspired it?

🍋 Has it changed much over the years?

Well, on 2 Feb,  Kristin Johnstad from Minneapolis, invited…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

46. Rosie Murphy - addressing health inequalities in maternity

Rosie Murphy is a midwife doing fantastic work around health inequalities, including the coproduction workshop we co-led in Croydon.

Our conversation builds on Episode 45 with Noreen Bukhari. I hope R…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

45. Noreen Bukhari - supporting women from ‘BAME’ communities

Health inequalities are in the news at the moment, with  NHS organisations setting out to understand and address them, with a strong focus on the needs of people from different cultural backgrounds.

B…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

44. Happy New Year! Where do we go from here?

Happy New Year - and thank you for listening! 

For pretty much the first time ever, I’m starting the New Year with a plan. Or at least I thought I was. But, in the words of John Lennon, “Life is what …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

43. #WildObs Part 2 - Christmas Special, 2022

As we hit the festive season, join me and my 'magic mate', Florence Wilcock, as we  reflect on 2022 and have a little fun.

Florence is a consultant obstetrician, a great friend and my co-founder of #M…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

42. Rachel Power - patients as equal partners in the NHS

Today I am talking to Rachel Power, CEO of the Patients' Association. Huge thanks to our mutual friend, Yvonne Newbold for introducing us!

The Patients' Association was established almost 60 years ago…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

41. Lesley Goodburn - #SethsLegacy. Raising awareness of pancreatic cancer

So today I am fulfilling a pledge. If you look at the Purple Rainbow website, you can make pledges #SomethingForSeth, as part of the legacy for Seth Goodburn, who sadly died of pancreatic cancer in 2…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago