South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust launched the Our People Podcast last year and now it’s back for series two.
The podcast tells the stories of the NHS heroes who care for patients in hospital and out in the community. It explores behind the scenes in many different services and departments.
Episode one of the new series features the work of the Trust’s award-winning Alcohol Care Team, which works across its emergency departments and wards to help people get to the route of their issues with alcohol.
The team’s lead, Roisin Burdis explains how patients are assessed. Listeners are able to put themselves through the check used to talk through habits with people referred to the service. There’s also details of what help is available for those who want to cut back or abstain.
Practitioner Carly Hall, who is developing her career with the team, also speaks about her own first-hand experiences as a patient helped by the Trust. She addresses her own relationship with alcohol and how she draws on this to offer support to others.
The second series looks at the work of one of its sexual health teams and future episodes will include in-depth talks with Learning Disability Liaison Nurses, Care Coordinators for the Northern Neonatal Network.
Series one achieved thousands of downloads, featuring episodes on its Army Reserves, Radiology department and what goes into research trials. There was also a discussion with the Trust’s Lead Bereavement Midwife and Allison Thompson, who began in the role of Trust Chairman last April.
Our People Podcast Editor, Harry Newhouse said: “The podcast is proving to be popular and it’s a great opportunity for patients to find out more about what our Trust does. It’s also a chance for our staff to find out more about the work of their colleagues.
“There are so many different parts to the Trust. The podcast is a great way to showcase the important and excellent work our teams do on a daily basis.”
The Our People Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple or captioned on the Trust’s Youtube channel.
