Combinations Podcast from Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Combined Healthcare NHS Trust

Join Kyle, Digital Content Lead at Combined Healthcare, and a range of Sustainability Champions on this episode of the Combinations Podcast recorded on Earth Day 2024. This episode follows the launch of the Proud to be Green campaign to focus on the sustainability initiatives that are taking place across the trust. The group discuss quarter one of this campaign with a focus on workforce and adaptations, including the work that has happened so far. They also share their thoughts leading up to quarter two where the emphasis will be on how the trust can be more sustainable in relation to food and travel to and from our sites.

In this episode we spoke to colleagues from Dedalus, a leading international industrial group in healthcare software, about the creation of PatientAide. Joined by Lou Wright from the trust's Digital team, the podcast discusses update 5 of the online tool that allows patients to access their health documents all in one place. PatientAide has been launched this week by Combined Healthcare and aims to put essential information and tools directly into the hands of patients.

To find out more, visit combined.nhs.uk/revolutionising-patient-care-with-the-launch-of-patientaide-by-combined-healthcare/.

In today's podcast, we are listening to the majority of people who have been involved in the partnership of the project. Chrysalis, Project Chrysalis is a phased project that is rebuilding our plans to modern standards.

The project has been a partnership between Interclass, the project Chrysalis at combined and the ward staff, and managers who work on the wards.

In this episode of the Combinations podcast, join Kyle, the digital content lead, as he engages with a diverse group of guests—Anna, Hector, Veronica, and Boluwatife. Together, they delve into the experience of being champions for speaking up. The conversation explores various avenues for individuals to express their voices, providing insights on accessing freedom to speak up.

Tune in to unravel the discourse on overcoming barriers that often hinder staff from speaking up openly.

On this week's episode, Kyle, Digital Content Lead for Combined NHS, is joined by Sustainability Champion and Comms team-mate Molly Mansfield to talk about their visits to three different garden/outdoor spaces onsite across the Trust and how this links in with the sustainability initiatives for Combined. It was great to visit the garden space where staff and service users have been growing their own produce on Ward 6, the play area, garden and in-built trampoline at Dragon Square and the beautiful wildflowers brightening up our Harplands Hospital site. We hope you enjoy hearing from these staff and your podcast hosts, Kyle and Molly, on this episode of the Combinations Podcast.

In this week's episode of the Combinations Podcast, Molly Mansfield, Assistant Communications Officer for North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, visits The Restoration Shack, a Community Interest Company (CIC)who are also a recipient for Round 2 of the Community Mental Health Transformation Programme grants. Molly speaks to Linda Williams, Founder and Director, as well as a member of the team, Amy, and Rachel Wooliscroft, Community Engagement Co-ordinator for Combined NHS Trust. The CIC is accepting a wide range of referrals from people struggling with mental health problems, people with learning disabilities, and people with substance misuse issues or those experiencing social isolation. The Restoration Shack focusses on upcycling and restoring wooden furniture to a standard where it can then be sold on within the Restoration Shack shop, which is based in the same building as the workshop.

To read more about the Restoration Shack, visit the North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust website: https://www.combined.nhs.uk/restoration-shack-community-mental-health-transformation-programme-grant-recipient/