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Chair of the Trust's Mental Health Network Jane Wilkinson is joined by Kate Atkinson, Joanne Davidson and Emma Watson for a special podcast to chat about the theme for this year's Mental Health Awareness Week: anxiety.

Join former Head of Midwifery at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust and Midwife to Midwives, Sheena Byrom, chat with Jessica Acker and Justine Molloy, the Managers of Burnley and Blackburn Birth Centres, as we celebrate International Day of the Midwife.

In our second annual special edition podcast to celebrate International Women's Day, we join Executive colleagues Shelley Wright, Kate Quinn, Julie Molyneaux, Jawad Hussain and Martin Hodgson as they chat about imposter syndrome and microaggressions, as well as giving tips for women who may be experiencing these issues at work.

To mark Alcohol Awareness Week 2022, join us for an ELHT Audio first as we introduce patient's to our podcast channel. Join 'Alice' (this is not her real name), and Stefan as they chat to Laura, the Lead Nurse in our Alcohol Care Team about their journey with alcohol, how the service has helped them and how they've changed for the better.

We hear about their misuse of alcohol, the damage it did to both their health and personal lives, and then reflect and look back on the positive changes they have made to turn their life around.

In this special edition podcast we sadly say a fond farewell to our Chairman, Professor Eileen Fairhurst, who leaves us to take up the Chairman role at Northern Care Alliance. Our Executive Director of Communications, Shelley Wright, speaks to Eileen about her time at the Trust, how it's changed over her time here and what she will remember most about ELHT.

In the last episode of this series, Kate Quinn, Director of HR and OD at the Trust, talks to Martyn, Emma and Katie, members of our LGBTQ+ staff network, about the importance of a Trust and community where people feel free to be who they are, living their lives to the full.

Join them as they talk about their experiences, how the LGBTQ+ network and wider community can act as a surrogate family for those who need it, the importance of ally's and a zero-tolerance to homophobia and transphobia, and hear their responses as they pose the question of what grass-roots individual things can be done to ensure inclusion is on the agenda of everyone's minds.

ELHT and its community is home for many people from a vast range of faiths, races and beliefs. In today's episode, join Medical Director Jawad Husain as he chats to Farida, Danny and Fazal, members of our Muslim Employee staff network, about the importance of accommodating different cultures and practices and what we can do as a Trust to encourage our Muslim colleagues to feel supported.

Hear from them as they chat about a variety of topics important to them including the need for representation of Muslim colleagues at all levels of the organisation, the importance of flexible working to support religious practices, and even their excitement for 'fish and chip' Friday's at the Trust restaurant.

In today's episode join Martin Hodgson, Chief Executive and Shelley Wright, Director of Communications, as they chat with Barry, Nabila and Sanjoy, all  members of our BAME staff network, about racism, discrimination and the importance of calling it out.

In this longer episode you'll hear about their lived experiences, ELHT's equality agenda and the steps being taken to become a zero-tolerance organisation. Take a listen as colleagues talk openly and honestly with our Chief Executive about their experience, and why the white-majority colleagues working at the Trust need to take a stance.

As a healthcare system we have had to face extreme highs and lows over the last couple of years and we need to work together to ensure our workforce and community is supported. In today's episode, join Kate Atkinson, Director of Service Development and Improvement, alongside Julie, Emma and Jane as they bravely open up about their mental health experiences and what we can do to support our colleagues and community while making mental health a 'taboo subject of the past'.

As part of our Festival of Inclusion, this series sets out to explore the challenges and barriers our colleagues and community may face, and what we as a Trust can do differently to ensure everyone feels included. 

In this first episode, join Tanya, Rachel and Thomas, all members of our Disability and Wellness staff network, alongside Sharon Gilligan, Chief Operating Officer and Shelley Wright, Director of Communications, as they discuss their personal experiences, the benefits of flexible working and what measures we are taking as a Trust to ensure everyone feels valued and respected, irrespective of any personal challenges they may have.

In this episode celebrating World Breastfeeding Awareness Week, colleagues from ELHT join with Blackburn with Darwen council and mother's across the borough to chat about the importance of breastfeeding in the community, and what they are doing to celebrate Blackburn with Darwen as a Breastfeeding Friendly Borough.

Join Donna Butler, ELHT's Baby Friendly Midwife, as she leads the panel through the discussion looking at how the initiative started, what the local picture looks like now it's up and running, how we can break the stigma of breastfeeding in public and why it's important for other Local Authorities to get involved.

Join Susan Henry, ELHT's Baby Friendly Lead, as she chats to colleagues working in our Neonatal Intensive Care Department about breastfeeding and their work with the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative to provide the very best care for our mothers and babies.

Join the panel to celebrate the department's Baby Friendly Accreditation during this World Breastfeeding Awareness Week and learn about how implementing these excellent standards can help to support mum's and their breastfeeding journey.

The umbrella theme for ELHT's draft Clinical Strategy 2022-27 is about creating a Hospital Without Walls, which is an exciting concept all about making services more accessible and agile. This podcast looks at what a Hospital Without Walls is, how the Clinical Strategy will support that and, importantly, how this will benefit our patients and inpatients. For more information about the Clinical Strategy visit the ELHT website: https://elht.nhs.uk/about-us/clinical-strategy

Our podcast series about our behaviour framework concludes with the release of episode five, featuring Suzanne Gawne, Consultant Breast Surgeon and Lyn Hackett, Volunteer Administrator, talking about why Taking Responsibility helps us to take ownership and be accountable for our own actions.

A consultation is currently underway about ELHT's draft Clinical Strategy 2022-27. The umbrella theme is about creating a Hospital Without Walls, which is an exciting concept all about making services more accessible and agile. This podcast looks at what a Hospital Without Walls is, how the Clinical Strategy will support that and, importantly, how this will benefit our patients and inpatients. For more information about the Clinical Strategy visit the ELHT website: https://elht.nhs.uk/about-us/clinical-strategy

This episode features Martyn Pugh from the Corporate Governance Office and Chair of the Trusts LGBTQ+ network and Jane Butcher, Freedom to Speak Up Guardian talking about why Building Trust and Respect helps to create an open, honest and safe work environment.

In this podcast, you can hear more about the future direction of pathology services in Lancashire & South Cumbria. Managing Director, Mark Hindle and Clinical Director, Professor Anthony Rowbottom describe the current position and the plans that they have for engaging on the design and delivery of future pathology services to ensure the best outcomes for patients across the system. Acknowledging the vital role that pathology plays in the delivery of care pathways, they describe their vision for the future service and the importance of investment and technology as key enablers to transformation.

A consultation is currently underway about ELHT's draft Clinical Strategy 2022-27. The umbrella theme is about creating a Hospital Without Walls, which is an exciting concept all about making services more accessible and agile. This podcast looks at what a Hospital Without Walls is, how the Clinical Strategy will support that and, importantly, how this will benefit our patients and inpatients. For more information about the Clinical Strategy visit the ELHT website: https://elht.nhs.uk/about-us/clinical-strategy

This week’s guests are Arif Patel, Associate Director of Integrated Care & Partnerships and Jillian Wild, Project Manager, Medicine and Emergency Care talking about the importance of Working Together and how creating effective relationships both internally and externally helps to achieve common goals and identify service improvements.

Join Bill, John and Gary as they discuss the importance of raising awareness of Men's Health Week and why you should give yourself an MOT.

They share their stories on living with Prostate cancer, their recovery, and what changes they made to improve their physical and mental health. Is it time to give yourself an MOT?

Join Nicola Robinson, Assistant Director of Nursing for Intermediate Care, and Tim Ratcliffe, Catering Manager, as they talk about 'Excellence' - one of the five elements of our Behaviour Framework - a tool for colleagues to use to look at how they do things, how they say it and how they treat others across ELHT.

This week Nicola and Tim looking at how we showcase Excellence within our teams, how this can be achieved and how we recognise that work. By us all adopting and embracing this key set of behaviours it will help us to achieve the Trust’s ambition to deliver safe, personal and effective care for our patients and just as important, continue to make ELHT a great place for us all to work.

Join Jo Hargreaves, a Senior HR Business Partner and Andy Taylor, Facilities Manager for Patient Services at the Trust, as they open up the first of a five-series podcast talking about the five elements of our Behaviour Framework - a tool for colleagues to use to look at how they do things, how they say it and how they treat others across ELHT.

This week Jo and Andy talk about 'Keeping it Simple', looking at how we communicate with our colleagues and what we could change to do better. By us all adopting and embracing this key set of behaviours it will help us to achieve the Trust’s ambition to deliver safe, personal and effective care for our patients and just as important, continue to make ELHT a great place for us all to work.

This podcast is a combined celebration of International Day of the Midwife (5 May) and International Nurses Day (12 May)

Why is it so important to start a conversation about dying? Join Jo Gaskell, an End of Life and Bereavement Clinical Lead Nurse at ELHT, as she chats to her team and colleagues about why it's deemed such a taboo subject, and why this Dying Matters Week we need to encourage the community to talk.

They'll discuss their roles, the importance of bringing awareness to these subjects, the quality improvements that have made meaningful changes and the steps we implement as a Trust to ensure everyone is cared for with dignity and respect.

This week marks two years since the admission of our first COVID patient and sadly, their passing. Join Tony McDonald, Executive Director of Integrated Care, Partnerships and Resilience, Linda Gregson, Matron on Critical Care, David Anderson, Chaplain and Counsellor and Eleanor Davies, Communications Specialist at the Trust, as they chat about lessons learned, moments of inspiration and hope, positives moving forward and the importance of self-care and self-compassion.

In this special edition podcast to celebrate International Women's Day, we join our female Executive colleagues, Michelle Brown, Chris Pearson, Kate Quinn, Kate Atkinson, Sharon Gilligan and Shelley Wright as they chat all things 'Women in Leadership'. Join our very own Loose Women as they discuss barriers faced, their journeys to management, plus give some tips and advice for women aspiring to leadership positions.

Join Rae, Emma and Nicola, members of ELHT's LGBTQ+ Network as they share their views on LGBT+ History Month and why it's so important to celebrate. As we come to a close of the month, the colleague's look back at the history of the LGBTQ+ community, share their personal experiences and discuss the highs and lows of such a poignant celebratory month.

This week on the podcast we're talking about health equity - what it is, what we're doing as a Trust to combat it and what our colleagues and community can do to help.

Join Shelley, Tony and Arif as they explore this interesting topic and discuss how we can better serve our diverse and ever-changing population.

This week Dr Jawad, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust's Medical Director, talks about the ongoing work from our eLancs team to implement the new Electronic Patient Record (EPR), pressures in our Emergency Departments and the current COVID-19 situation across the community and in our hospitals.

If you have any questions or a topic you would like Dr Jawad to cover, please email communications@elht.nhs.uk.

Dr Jawad is back at ELHT for his first update of 2022, giving you all the latest updates and information across the Trust. This week he covers vaccination, changing restrictions in the community and our progress restoring services.

Dr Jawad, Medical Director at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, gives his latest update on the Trust.