It’s All About People Pod

Ep 43. Our work in MSK with Ali and Matt

Alison Wilkinson and Matt Evans take up guest spots to reflect on two years of work within the musculoskeletal pathway. Recorded with the team in as a live audience, it's Matt's final episode so expect a little bit of pleasantries as together we consider how we have worked and some of the challenges we continue to navigate. 
To find out more about the work, please visit MSK :: Lincolnshire STP and whilst you are there, check out the Learning and Development section for the training Alison mentioned. 
It's All About People! 

Ep 42. ReSPECT Podcast Series - Episode 1: What is ReSPECT?

We are proud to host the brand-new ReSPECT Podcast Series! 
Over the coming months, we’ll be sharing eight podcasts that focus on ReSPECT – a plan that records a person’s wishes, choices, and decisions about their care, should they be unable to speak about it during an emergency.
ReSPECT (the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment) provides health and care professionals responding to an emergency with a summary of a person’s wishes and choices, and clinical recommendations made by those involved in their care,  which in turn helps them to make informed decisions about a person’s care and treatment.
Each ReSPECT podcast focuses on a different area of care, with insights from experts from across Lincolnshire’s health and care system. 
In this first episode, former ICB ReSPECT Project Manager, Jenny Fryer, and Dr Adam Brown, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, introduce the ReSPECT process, setting the scene for understanding how it works and its importance.
Future podcast episodes will cover an array of subject areas, including:
How to have a ReSPECT conversation with a person
How to complete a ReSPECT plan
ReSPECT and the Ambulance Service
All of the podcasts provide valuable insight and advice for anyone working in a health and care capacity.

Ep 41. St Barnabas Hospice Charity with Mandy

Mandy (St Barnabas) joins Gav and Matt for a chat about the Wellbeing service they provide. You get an insight into the work of a community organisation, supported by a team of volunteers, to support people and their families during the final stages of life. Mandy also does a bit of myth busting so if you think you know what St Barnabas do, you might want to check! 
Here's to getting on with the job of living!
It's all about people. 

Ep 40. Caring and Direct Payments with Luke

Luke was a young carer for his mum, Pam, a role he continued into adulthood. In this episode he chats with Jenny (Lincolnshire County Council) and podcast host Alison about the caring role and how they used Direct Payments to enable it. Together they navigate through terminology, feelings of guilt, school and work pressures. He also gives top tips for managing that employer/employee relationship that some Carers experience. 
It's an open and honest discussion about a man and his mum. It's insightful, heart warming and absolutely all about people! 
You can hear more from Luke in Episode 35 where he talks about The Recovery College. 

Ep 39. Good Home Lincs with Adam, Kerry and Sarah

Alison is back with special guests from the Good Home Alliance, Lincolnshire's response to supporting people to live safe, warm and well at home. Sarah is a public health officer (Lincolnshire County Council), Adam has a county wide role as the Lincolnshire healthy and accessible homes lead (based at Boston Borough Council) and Kerry is an advice and case-worker (hosted by East Lindsey District Council). Together, they share some fantastic resources that are available to support people, and the workforce, including accessible versions, on-line tools, downloads and much more. 
Find out more, here: Connect to Support Lincolnshire | Lincolnshire

Ep 38. LVET with Paul and Caty

Paul and Caty from the Lincolnshire Voluntary Engagement Team join Matt for a chat about the strength of the sector in supporting people with their health, care and wellbeing. Together they discuss how voluntary, community, faith and social enterprises are contributing to wrap-around support for the people of Lincolnshire and the health by association benefits that occur. There's thoughts on Community Reporting and why Lincolnshire seems so gripped by this idea. 
For more information or to connect with LVET, please visit their website: www.lvet.co.uk

Ep 37. Night Light Cafe with Stacey and Donna

There are 25 Cafes in operation across Lincolnshire so join Caty as she chats with Donna (person with lived experience) and Stacey (manager) about this fantastic, non-clinical, support for people's mental health. Together they share how the groups work and the positive impact of the community sector in creating safe spaces. Donna's lived experience has inspired her to help others and in her open and honest account she provides us with a perspective that she says "turned my life around". 
Grab a brew for this listen and learn chat. It's all about people! 

Ep 36. Bob's Brainwaves, dementia care with Chris and Jane

Alison and Gav met with Chris and Jane to talk about dementia care and the fabulous Bob's Brainwaves. Named after Chris’s husband Bob, a key figure in Lincolnshire leisure and tourism before he was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s, the organisation supports families caring for loved ones with dementia, providing essential information and guidance.
Give this episode a listen to learn more about this growing organisation and the impact it is making across Lincolnshire and beyond.
This episode was recorded live in Chris’s conservatory in Louth, and draws on Chris, Jane and Gav's personal experiences.Find out more: Bob's Brainwaves | Support for dementia patients and their carers

Ep 35. Recovery College with Luke

Luke Sanby (Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) joins Matt to tell us about the Recovery College in Lincolnshire. Luke's personal story motivates and inspires as he shares what the programme does, how it can help people and how co-production is the golden thread through it. He also explains his role as a Recovery College Peer Trainer & Carer Lead. 

Ep 34. IAAP Pod Best Bits 2024

Wondering which episode to start with? Or which ones have had the biggest impact? Well, it wouldn't be Christmas without a compilation, would it?! Alison, Matt, Caty, Shibina, Gav and Kirsteen get together to reflect on the Podcast highlights so far. Join the movement and listen to the It's All About People Team as they meander their way through the last 33 episodes... and you can decide for yourself who you think is Pete's favourite host!