Steve Martin (Associate Chief Nurse) is joined by Dawn Beech (Clinical lead with Newcastle District Nursing Teams) and Rachel Quarrie (Discharge Liaison Nurse) discuss the recently created role of the Professional Nurse Associate.

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In this episode we hear from Mike Brooks. Mike is a user of the Rheumatology Service at Haywood Hospital, and is also a Physical Health Peer Support Worker. Mike has been working as a patient representative on the integration of musculoskeletal services across Staffordshire.

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Cathy Riley (Managing Director of the Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Care Group), Sarah Oliver (Clinical Matron, for Adult Inpatients) and Kath Chambers (Freedom to Speak Up Guardian) discuss how the recent case of a whistleblower led to an effort that has embedded a culture of 'speaking up' across the Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Care Group.

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Steve Martin, Dr Matt Tovey and Martyn Perry discuss the implementation of the Trust's Digital Strategy. They talk about how the strategy will benefit staff and service users, reliability of systems, training and up-skilling of staff, and data quality.

You can read the Digital Strategy on our website.

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In this episode we hear from Kieran Doherty, Head of Quality and Governance for Inclusion. Kieran describes his role and his experiences of the pandemic.

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In this episode we will be focusing on the new Integrated Neighbourhood Teams as part of the transformation of community mental health services in South Staffordshire.

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In this episode Jenny Harvey (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team) is joined by Danny Haynes (Head of inclusion) and Taj Singh (Head of Operations for inclusion) to discuss how leaders in the Trust can approach the subject of equality and inclusion.

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In this episode we will be focusing on the Mental Health Practitioners which have been embedded in Primary Care Networks as part of the transformation of community mental health services in South Staffordshire.

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October is Freedom to Speak Up Month. In this episode we highlight the work the Trust is doing to foster a culture in which staff feel free and able to speak up and raise concerns.

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In this episode we hear from Rob Abell, manager of the Performance Development Team. Rob describes his role and his experiences of the pandemic.

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