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A weekly podcast of news and discussions with our NHS colleagues across Cornwall.
21 NOV 2024 · (1:13) Robin Jones, our chief operating officer at Royal Cornwall Hospital talks about our new initiative to help get patients home when they’re medically fit to leave.
(17:29) Nycki’s allytip this week will be coming from Rachel Cowley our associate director of equality, diversity, and inclusion who will be explain more about how to be a better ally.
(19:02) Chairwoman, Mairi Mclean, met up with head gardener Steve Smith to plant the first of our NHS Forest trees – we’ll be finding out about that initiative a little later.
(21:50) Haydn and Serina will bring us their third QI Corner on Quality Improvement and we’ll be finding out from Jo, what’s been happening so far in QI month and how Royal Cornwall Hospital Staff can get involved.
Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at chbnradio.org. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio.
To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.
14 NOV 2024 · 1:15 - We hear from patient Frankie about her experience with the Godrevy project and what the project meant to her during her cancer treatment.
7:07 - Olly the octopus is a new child friendly and sustainable IV pole. Hannah meets with Florence, who’s Olly’s designer, to talk about how they’re using recyclable materials from the hospital to create this innovative new product.
16.04 - Glyn Belt tells Laura about the new frailty same day emergency care unit at west cornwall hospital, what it’s used for and how it’s helping the local community and wider care system.
20:37 - Nycki's back with her AllyTips and this week’s topic is “pronouns are not preferred”.
22:06 - And the QI team return with an update on QI month so far as well as this week's QI corner.
7 NOV 2024 · (1:27) We also have Consultant Endocrinologist, Duncan Brown and Deputy director of infection, prevention and control; Jo Taylor in the studio to talk about the Norovirus 301 Vaccine Trial that is starting at RCHT. They explain what the Norovirus is, and tell us more about the Noro 301 Study that is happening across the world.
(9:15) We are also starting a brand new segment on our show this week, it’s Nycki’s Allytip of the week – She’ll be telling us about Black History Month.
(10:48) Armed Forces Network Chair, John Clague joins Chief Executive Steve Williamson and Chief Medical Officer Allister Grant for the Armed Forces Covenant Signing. Collectively they talk about what the Armed Forces Covenant is, the importance of it’s existence in our organisation and how we support the members of the Armed Forces whether they are staff or patients here at the Hospital.
(20:30) As it’s QI Month, The QI team are hosting events, improvement training, and activities for the whole of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly health and care sector throughout November – Haydn and Serina will bring us the first of their four QI Corner bitesize tips on Quality Improvement.
Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at chbnradio.org. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio.
To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.
31 OCT 2024 · (1:15) Lucy Tuson and I visited West Cornwall Hospital last week to meet with Peggy Sloan, a Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS trust staff nurse, who is retiring after an NHS career spanning more than 45 years! Lucy asks Peggy questions regarding her time in the NHS and what some of her favourite and most rewarding moments were.
(10:37) As part of our Cost improvement plan here at RCHT, Pete and I met with Chief Pharmacist Iain Davidson to discuss the medical waste we currently have in our hospitals and how reducing this would be a great example of a way in which we can make significant savings without detriment to patient care, all whilst reducing the waste itself.
(16:00) In true Halloween spirit Eve Tucker’s green tip this week is all about Pumpkins
(17:27) Lead Chaplain Mark Richards is back on the show this afternoon, and is bringing along Em Dixon, who is our first Humanist Chaplain here at RCHT. We’ll be finding out more in regards to what a Humanist Chaplain is and what their role entails!
Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at chbnradio.org. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio.
To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.
24 OCT 2024 · (1:00) Pete talks with Ysanne Yeatman, Children's Operational Lead for Special Education and Speech Therapy, and Hermione, a parent of a child with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), at Liskeard Community Hospital. They discuss DLD, Hermione's journey to diagnosis, and how the speech therapy team supports children with DLD.
(15:13) Eve Tucker shares her green tip of the week, focusing on the fascinating Redwing bird migration.
(16:37) Sandra Mitchelmore, Ethnic Minority Network Lead, discusses the special foods served at Royal Cornwall Hospital for Black History Month and shares what the month means to her.
Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at chbnradio.org. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio.
To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.
17 OCT 2024 · (1:06) Allister Grant, RCHT’s Chief Medical Officer, will be in the studio reflecting on his time at the hospital and in Cornwall as he prepares for his retirement at the end of the month.
(23:26) Hannah will be speaking with a variety of guests from Wellbeing Day, where we’ll discover some of the activities that took place, including general wellbeing tips and mini massages provided by Beauty Therapy students.
(32:25) Pete is joined by Rachel Crocker, an Acute Oncology Nurse Specialist, who takes us on a brief tour of the Acute Oncology unit and explains the vital role it plays in patient care.
(37:30) Eve Tucker is back with her green tip of the week—this time, she’s diving into the fascinating world of mushrooms.
(39:11) It's also Black History Month, and Emmanuel will share what it means to him, along with his experiences living and working in Cornwall.
Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at chbnradio.org. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio.
To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.
10 OCT 2024 · (0:49) Natasha, Kerris and Cat will be joining us in the studio to tell us what International Adolescent Health Week is all about.
(9:44) We’ll also have Eve Tucker’s green tip – and this week she’ll be talking about leaf printing.
(10:30) We’ll be getting latest update on the status of our Women and Children’s hospital building project from programme director Roberta Fuller.
(20:31) With money looking tight for the NHS over the next couple of years, Ian Dean, our Chief Finance Officer will be with us to talk about how Royal Cornwall Hospitals is meeting that challenge.
Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at chbnradio.org. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio.
To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.
3 OCT 2024 · It’s Cyber Awareness Month! And we are joined by Martin Price who is Cyber Security lead at Cornwall IT Services and will be telling us what we need to look out for to keep us safe as the festive season approaches.
CHBN African vibes host Richard, otherwise known as Richybongo, is on the show to talk about what it’s been like for him moving to Cornwall from Nigeria, how he’s been engaging with listeners on his new radio show, and to wish Nigeria a happy independence day.
It’s also Freedom to speak up month so Kim O’Keefe, our Chief Nursing officer and Steve Williamson, chief executive join us to discuss the importance of speaking up and how our senior leadership team are always here to support anybody with a concern.
We’ll also have Eve Tucker’s green tip! This week its on walking to school!
26 SEP 2024 · (1:05) This week is national inclusion week and with us in the studio is Nycki Gray-Cooper who is the chair of our allies network and recently gave a presentation on her lived experience of being an Ally.
(14:20) Our colleague Amanda and Pete met with Martin Kitts who’s been a organ donation recipient on three occasions over the past 34 years and has also recently taken part in the British Transplant Games.
(23:21) We’ll have more information about the transplant process and where you can find out about becoming an organ doner with Sarah Jarvis – The clinical lead for organ donation at Royal Cornwall Hospital.
(38:02) We have Eve Tuckers Green tip and this week its on Beach Cleanups!
(39:16) We’ll hear again from our colleague Amanda as she speaks with Brian Tierney, Lead Nurse for Organ Donation in the South west.
Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at chbnradio.org. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio.
To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.
19 SEP 2024 · (1:35) Lucy Tuson, director of engagement and communication at Cornwall and Isles of Scilly integrated care board, will be talking to Laura, from Sport in mind, who provides a safe, fun supportive space to get involved in sporting activities and use sport to support people with their mental health.
(6:20) Simone from Whole Again Communities who encourage and support learning the art of cooking nutritious, affordable meals from scratch through free activities based in their open house.
(10:17) Tracy from Active Cornwall talks to Lucy about their mission to encourage people to be more active.
(13:28) We’ll also have Eve Tucker’s green tip, this week is on seasonal vegetables.
(15:35) A month ago, CHBN colleague Chris Robins went to visit his friend Paul Eustice from local band, the Viewers where Paul shared his story with bowel cancer and the importance of getting check.
Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at chbnradio.org. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio.
To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.
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