In part two of the Equality in Health Episode, Bryn talks to Keithley Wilkinson and Rose Lewis from the Cardiff and Vale UHB Equality Team about health inequalities that are attributable to race as well as the Black Lives Matter movement and its implications for healthcare in the UK.

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In this two-part episode Bryn chats with Keithley Wilkinson and Rose Lewis from Cardiff and Vale UHB's Equality Team, and Lisa Cordery the UHB's Children's Rights Lead and trans rights advocate. In part one, they discuss LGBT+ health and the issues these communities can sometimes face when accessng healthcare. 

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If you want to get in touch with the Equality Team, please do so by emailing [email protected] 

In the 13th episode in our COVID-19 series, Bryn chats with Len Richards, Cardiff and Vale UHB's Chief Executive, about his role during the pandemic. They also discuss what leadership means in a crisis, the greatest challenges faced by the Health Board as a result of COVID-19 including the tragic deaths of five members of staff, and some of the clinical innovation that Len hopes will be adopted into everyday practice going forward.

In the 12th episode of our COVID-19 series, Bryn talks to Katie Palmer, the programme manager for Food Sense Wales, an organisation hosted by Cardiff and Vale UHB and Public Health Wales. They discuss the issue of food insecurity in Wales, the impact of COVID-19 on people's ability to access food and how the NHS is helping to address the issue. They also talk about the food system as a whole in Wales and how, through people like Katie, the NHS works to influence it from farm to table to ensure that it's as good for you, me and the planet as possible.

In the 11th episode of our COVID-19 series, Bryn talks to Professor Chris Fegan, Director of the Research and Development at Cardiff and Vale UHB. They discuss some of the ongoing trials happening in the Health Board, how COVID-19 has changed the way research is carried out and how it has impacted the trials happening in other areas of healthcare. 

In the 10th episode in our COVID-19 series, Bryn talks to Dr Mark Taubert about palliative care; how it's changed as a result of coronavirus but why it's still so important. They also discuss advance care planning, what that means, why it's so crucial and how it's led to Mark hearing "Crocodile Rock" by Elton John a surprising number of times.

In the ninth episode of the COVID-19 series, Bryn talks to Joanne Brandon, Director of the Communications, Arts, Health Charity  and Engagement team about the role of communications during a crisis. They also talk about the nature of public trust in experts in the age of social media, information saturation and individualism, as well as fake news, misinformation and what we can do to combat it.

In the eighth episode of the COVID-19 series, Bryn talks with Jackie Horsey, a district nurse based in the Rumney area of Cardiff about how she has altered her practice and how her relationship with patients has changed as a result. They also talk about the risk of social isolation in some of the most vulnerable patients and what we can all do to help address it.

In the seventh episode of the COVID-19 series, Bryn talks to Dr David Meades, a GP from Cardiff North Road surgery about how primary care staff are keeping safe and why it's important that people continue to contact their GPs if they're worried about symptoms during the pandemic.

In the sixth episode of the COVID-19 series, Bryn talks to Dr Sarah Davies, a GP from Woodlands Surgery in Ely about how she's had to adapt her practice to continue to see patients safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.