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The Hillingdon Hospitals' Podcast
A podcast from The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Episodes
168 episodes
New online Learning Hub for our staff
Debora Lopez, project manager, talks about our move to a new learning hub. We will soon be moving to a new Learner Management System called LearningHub. This system will be rolled out across the Acute Provider Collaborative, providing a more ef...
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Cyber security best practices, maintaining systems and supporting staff
Nasser Arif, our cyber security manager, shares best practices around cyber security, including key considerations for NHS organisations in their approach to cyber security. There is extensive work in our Cyber Team, which constantly assesses c...
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Hillingdon Hearts - the new staff recognition scheme
Launching on Thursday 20 March (International Day of Happiness), a new recognition scheme called 'Hillingdon Hearts' will be an easy way for staff to send a message of gratitude to a colleague. Everyone will get five hearts a month to give away...
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Help to prevent the spread of norovirus
Sarah Burton, chief nurse, and Toko Kadhani, head of infection, prevention and control, discuss the increase in norovirus in our hospitals and how we can all help to prevent the spread.
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International Women's Day and how we're celebrating it
Kavita Goreeba (Chair for our Women's Network) and Rana Erteza (Deputy Chair for our Women’s Network) chat in this podcast about this year's International Women’s Day, what it means to our staff, and how we are celebrating it in the Trust.<...
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Networking with like-minded colleagues
Cynthia Oji, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead in the Trust discusses our staff networks in the Trust. Our mission is to make our workplace as inclusive as possible, as well as being a place where staff can meet like-minded colleagues....
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Tackling health inequalities
Join Loretta Achiekwelu, operations programme manager from Hillingdon Hospitals Trust, in the podcast where she chats about health inequalities.The NHS has recognised that certain groups of people experience poorer health outcomes or fac...
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Our Freedom to Speak Up Month
This February, we are holding our Freedom to Speak Up Month, during which we have a number of events. Our Freedom to Speak Up service runs throughout the year, allowing staff to raise any concern in a number of ways, including anonymously shoul...
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Co-pilot trial integrating AI into our working life
Natasha Rashid, corporate applications analyst, talks us through a new co-pilot trial in our Hillingdon Hospitals and London North West Hospitals Trust. With 950 users across the Trusts, the project is testing how corporate staff can use co-pil...
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Recognition for our volunteer work in ophthalmology
Noel Burkett, our director of transformation, improvement and programme management, recently attended a meeting at the House of Commons hosted by Anne Dixon MP (Lab, Shipley) on the subject of ‘Unlocking the Power of Volunteering’.At thi...
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Wellbeing during winter months
Our topic today is part of our wellbeing podcast series, where we dive into meaningful conversations and tackle topics that impact our daily lives. Elaine Hotson, our Trust Health and Wellbeing Lead, discusses Blue Monday, often con...
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Simple steps to reduce the spread of infection
In the podcast edition, Toko Kadhani, head of nursing for infection prevention and control, tells us how best to stay safe from norovirus, C.diff and respiratory infections, both in hospital and in the community. With increased inf...
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Support at Christmas for our staff and the public
Christmas can be a time of joy, but it can also, for many, feel like a time of anxiety and even solitude. It's easy to feel stress at a time of financial strain, more prevalent illness and NHS winter pressures at work. Our lead for health and w...
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Equality, diversity and inclusion priorities, including staff networks
A conversation between Patricia Wright, CEO, and Phil Spivey, chief people officer, discussing our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in initiatives, what we are offering, our EDI action plan, and the importance of staff networks for the T...
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Staff Survey: You said we did
Elaine Hotson, Health and Wellbeing Lead, talks to Mo Holas about the Staff Survey and the impact that your responses can make.
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Our well-led programme
Patricia Wright, CEO, and Matthew Swindells, chair in common, discuss our Well-Led programme in this podcast edition.
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Mental health support for our staff
In this episode Elaine Hotson, health and wellbeing lead, talks to Dr Phil Pocock – Clinical Psychologist at CNWL Psychology Service and Dr Chloe Schneider - Clinical Lead at Keeping Well North West London.They talk about their roles, wh...
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A new course for staff: Use of ultrasound and nerve blockade
In this podcast we talk to Shveta Kajal, consultant anaesthetist, and Ritu Gupta, consultant anaestetist and director of medical education. They are discussing their roles and their team, with details of a new course that they have created for ...
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SAS Week: Interview with Dr. Immad Qureshi, Chair of EMSAS at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine
SAS Week: Interview with Dr. Immad Qureshi, Chair of EMSAS at the Royal College of Emergency MedicineIn this podcast, Dr Agnes Ngassa, associate specialist in the Emergency Department at Hillingdon Hospital talks to Dr Immad Qureshi, EMS...
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Why be a Specialty & Associate Specialist (SAS) doctor?
This podcast is part of the Specialty and Associate Specialist (SAS) Week celebration activities on 14 - 18 October, discussing various issues relating SAS doctors. In this podcast Dr Agnes Ngassa, A&E Associate Specialist inte...
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World Mental Health Day (in the workplace)
On World Mental Health Day, let’s all come together to talk about mental health and show everyone that mental health matters. Talking about our mental health can help us cope better with life’s ups and downs. In this episode...
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Black History Month - Reclaiming Narratives
We also have a special edition podcast for you, with Phil Spivey (chief people officer), Paula Lewis (Freedom to Speak Up Guardian), and Elaine Hotson, health and wellbeing lead. They are discussing what Black History Month is abou...
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Implementing Martha's Rule
Martha’s Rule is being implemented to give patients, families, carers and staff round-the-clock access to a rapid review from a separate care team if they are worried about a person’s condition.Jide Menakaya, consultant paediatrician, ta...
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