The VON Episode 21 with Joan Pons Laplana, a BJN Nurse of the Year’18 and Clinical Fellow at NHS Digital is now live: https://youtu.be/DVocwUZz79s. In this interview, he will discuss various opportunities and career paths available for nurses and the way digital transformation can help NHS survive the crisis. He will tell the story of how FluBee Game and FluBee mascot were born and explain the role of The Academy Of Fabulous NHS Stuff in co-creating solutions and empowering staff.

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The VON Episode 20 with Tracey Virgin-Elliston, West Middlesex University Hospital lead nurse specialist and Stoma Care Nurse of the Year 2016 is now live: https://youtu.be/OhY8zv6jGog. Tracey would speak about her almost 40 years career in nursing and what a difference any nurse can make. She will also discuss the development of nursing leadership and what is done to make the nurses’ voices louder. Tracey will speak about the digital transformation of nursing, as well as how important it is to encourage patients to take more responsibility for their health.

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The VON 19th Episode with Roy Lilley, former NHS chairman, founder of The Academy Of Fabulous NHS Stuff and Publisher of E-newsletter for NHS managers at NHS Managers.net is now live https://youtu.be/yPUVcsg5NRs. In this episode he will share the story behind the foundation of the Academy as the repository of the best NHS practices. He will speak about the importance of communication with the frontline healthcare the staff before implementing any changes. He will also share his thoughts on importance of creating a national core nursing curriculum, introducing prescribing modules and making the pathway into nursing more realistic for more people, including the further development of the apprenticeship scheme.

The 18th VON Episode with Ignar Rip, the creator of Ignar’s Dementia Guide and ambassador of The Academy Of Fabulous NHS Stuff and #PinkSocks is now live: https://youtu.be/m6yYhi8SmXY. Being an advocate for the person-centred dementia care, he will talk about workshops he runs all over the Europe about the huge difference music can make to dementia patients, their families and nurses who care for them. He will also share the details of the Rosa Parks Award he has recently received. We hope you will enjoy the interview.

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The 17th VON Episode with Ellen Nicholson, the Course Director at London South Bank University and a Nurse Manager at Nexus Health Group is now live: https://youtu.be/7_nkEtz1Fo8. In this interview, she will talk about her career in nursing and her nomination for Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards 2017 in the Most Effective Adoption and Diffusion of Best Practice category “Revitalising the General Practice Nurse Workforce”. She will discuss how nursing is becoming a powerful profession with a real voice, being able to influence different policies. She will also talk about various career paths for nurses and what makes this profession so interesting.

The 16th VON Episode with Dr Sachin Jain, chief executive officer at CareMore, former senior advisor to Donald Berwick in the Obama Administration, co-founder and co-editor-in-chief of the Elsevier Health, contributor at Forbes and one of the “100 Most-Influential People in Healthcare” is now live: http://ow.ly/qxeH30nq0mR. In this interview, he will discuss how the US healthcare is changing, as well as why it is necessary to implement a person-centred approach and look for different solutions for different types of people. He will also share what he learned from Nurses and patients, and how important it is to show appreciation to fellow healthcare professionals.

The 15th Episode with Eleanor Smith Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South West and a former Theatre Nurse with 40 years experience is now live: https://youtu.be/GJtX-L6z58Q. She will talk about her career journey and why she decided to become an mp. She will share her thoughts on why NHS should be a service, not an industry, and why privatisation of NHS can be harmful for people. She will share some details on the new NHS bill as well, that was created to improve NHS and help nurses, physicians and other healthcare professionals. We hope you will enjoy this interview!

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The 14th Episode with Dr Umesh Prabhu, paediatric consultant, former medical director of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, NCAA Advisor and currently working with NHS Professionals as Clinical Director is now live: https://youtu.be/B_DnZLg8pyQ. He will talk about challenges being faces by NHS and ways to improve patient care. He will also share his thoughts on work-life balance in NHS and how it can help in preventing medical staff from having mental health issues. He will also explain what influence nurses had on him, discuss leadership in NHS and announce his first book. We hope you will enjoy this interview!

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The 13th Episode with Ewout van Sabben, Staff Nurse at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is now live https://youtu.be/9aZg-q7n1Ts. He will discuss his work as a newly qualified nurse and the challenges faced by student nurses, particularly those coming from other countries. He will also share his views on a bursary. Apart from that, Ewout will talk about his passion for complex Care and disabilities, his role as an ambassador of Academy of Fabulous NHS staff and his blog “Life, Nursing and More”.

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