Don't say the Q word

After being admitted to intensive care at QMC with critically low sodium levels in July 2024, Seth Fenton's family feared the worst. Following a lifesaving diagnosis of Addison’s disease and months of recovery, Seth not only rebuilt his life but went on to complete the Outlaw Sprint Triathlon to raise money for Nottingham Hospitals Charity. In this episode of Don’t Say the Q Word , Seth shares...

In this episode of  Don’t Say the Q Word , we hear from Donna Hilton, youth service manager at Nottingham Children’s Hospital, who has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the King’s Birthday Honours. Donna reflects on her 27-year journey leading one of the NHS’s pioneering hospital youth services, supporting young people with long-term conditions to build confidence, connection, and a sense of...

In Episode 3  we meet Nottingham Children’s Hospital patient, Ella Davey and her mum Emma . Ella was just 16 and about to start her year 10 GCSE mock exams when she woke up one morning white as a ghost . She went for what she thought would be a simple blood test only to be admitted to hospital within hours. Ella found herself on Ward E39, the teenage cancer ward, beginning a journey she and her fa...

Bonus Dementia awareness week episode: “My Granny is Changing” In this bonus episode, sisters Amy and Laura reflect on their grandmother’s dementia journey and the lasting impact it had on their family. Over 10 years on from her diagnosis of vascular dementia, the sisters return to B47, one of the healthcare for older patients wards at Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC). They remember fondly the care th...

Episode 2 introduces Beth Carey , a highly specialist geriatric physiotherapist at NUH. Beth’s passion for caring for older patients is a joy to hear. She shares the extraordinary conversations she has at work — from former pit workers who still carry coal fragments intheir hands, to a retired naval officer involved in covert operations during the Korean War. Beth believes we should all be able to...

In the first episode, which was recorded and filmed on the Trust’s 20th anniversary, April 1, we get a real flavour of a day in the life of a hospital. Hosted in the busy D floor restaurant at Queen's Medical Centre (QMC), we hear from a deputy sister turned patient who is thankful for the care she has had after kidney failure from a rare autoimmune disease; the meet and greet volunteer who is...

"Don't say the Q word!" is a brand new NHS podcast, set in one of the biggest and busiest acute teaching trusts, is about to land so stick it in your podcast favourites ready for episode 1 on Friday 3rd April. We just wanted to tease you with a glimpse of the types of incredible voices and stories you will be hearing each month. Get ready for Friday 3rd April. But, whatever you do, &...