East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust - Susan's Podcast East Kent Hospitals

To mark Patient Safety Day, Susan talks to Tomislav Canzek and Rachel Donlan from the William Harvey Hospital A&E, and Jayne Flood from the Falls Prevention Team, about an innovative patient safety scheme that is helping prevent vulnerable patients from falling.

To mark Dying Matters Week, Susan talks to Lucie Rudd, Terri Oliver and Dr Chris Farnham from the palliative care team, about why talking about death and dying matters.

Susan discusses the new Elective Orthopaedic Centre being built at Kent and Canterbury Hospital with Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Omar Yanni, General Manager Julia Blackwood, and Orthopaedic Theatre Coordinator Kylie Brown.

Chief Executive Susan Acott discusses the extraordinary efforts underway to vaccinate thousands of patients and staff against Covid-19 with Will Wilson, Pharmacy Director, Pauline Treadwell, Head of Occupational Health, and Robert Nelson, Deputy IT Director.

Chief Executive Susan Acott visits the pathology lab at William Harvey Hospital to discuss the Covid testing challenge with guests Claire Warren, Chief Biomedical Scientist, Tyler Lloyd, Head Biomedical Scientist, and Hannah Lowe, Trainee Clinical Scientist. 

Chief Executive Susan Acott hears from ITU nurses working at the frontline of the battle against Covid-19. With Yvonne Davis, ITU Ward Manager and Anna Riley, Nurse Educator, from William Harvey Hospital.