27 min
Episode 12 – Yvonne Wright, Sharing Silence and Sir Percivall Pott Friends of ANCHOR
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Yvonne Wright talks about her role as Chief Nurse for Aberdeen Royal Infirmary's clinical support team, ‘Silence’ is the theme of this month’s ‘Finding the Words’ feature and Mike explains why Sir Percivall Pott should be better known.
The following points are among those covered in this episode:
Mike talks to Yvonne Wright about her wide-ranging and significant role as Chief Nurse for Aberdeen Royal Infirmary's clinical support team and the changes that she has seen in medical provision and practice over the years. [01:46]In this month’s instalment of ‘From the Archives’, Mike draws attention to the terrific community support that is a feature of towns, villages and hamlets across the North-East of Scotland. On this occasion, it is the turn of Dess and Dinnet to be given a shout-out! [18:01]In this month’s ‘Finding the Words’ feature, Mike and Alison discuss their experiences of silence and suggest that it is worth thinking about the contribution that it can make to the conversations that occur when someone is in hospital for a period of time. [20:10]Mike uses the ‘And Finally’ slot to draw attention to the groundbreaking work of Sir Percivall Pott in identifying a causal connection between an individual’s working environment and the possibility of contracting cancer. [25:07]
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Yvonne Wright talks about her role as Chief Nurse for Aberdeen Royal Infirmary's clinical support team, ‘Silence’ is the theme of this month’s ‘Finding the Words’ feature and Mike explains why Sir Percivall Pott should be better known.
The following points are among those covered in this episode:
Mike talks to Yvonne Wright about her wide-ranging and significant role as Chief Nurse for Aberdeen Royal Infirmary's clinical support team and the changes that she has seen in medical provision and practice over the years. [01:46]In this month’s instalment of ‘From the Archives’, Mike draws attention to the terrific community support that is a feature of towns, villages and hamlets across the North-East of Scotland. On this occasion, it is the turn of Dess and Dinnet to be given a shout-out! [18:01]In this month’s ‘Finding the Words’ feature, Mike and Alison discuss their experiences of silence and suggest that it is worth thinking about the contribution that it can make to the conversations that occur when someone is in hospital for a period of time. [20:10]Mike uses the ‘And Finally’ slot to draw attention to the groundbreaking work of Sir Percivall Pott in identifying a causal connection between an individual’s working environment and the possibility of contracting cancer. [25:07]
Suggestions or feedback about the podcast can be sent to foapodcast@freerangepodcasting.co.uk, and you can sign up to receive news and updates by clicking on this link.
This show has been brought to you by Free Range Podcasting.
27 min