The Hillingdon Hospitals' Podcast

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Our classes prepare women, birthing people and partners for the last trimester of pregnancy and beyond.  They are always up-to-day with policies and NHS guidelines, we help parents to make a birth plan and choose options for labour, pain relief, and how to feed and care for a newborn baby. We provide tips for looking after a newborn and give you the opportunity to ask any questions of concerns and...

Kavita Goreeba, Midwife, talks to Doctor Jamie Shah, Neonatologist, about the value of vitamin K for newborn babies. All babies are actually born with low levels of vitamin K, particularly because it does not cross the placenta well. Vitamin K is a group of vitamins that the body needs for blood clotting to help wounds or internal injuries heal. Vitamin K is particularly important for newborns is...

For all the latest Trust news and information check out our website - www.thh.nhs.uk.

With World menopause Awareness Month in October and in particular World Menopause Day on October 18th, we are today talking about the symptoms of the menopause and how this can affect women in work, and importantly how our workplace can support this.  I’m here today with Neale Watson, consultant gynaecologist, who’s an expert in the menopause, and Elaine Hotson, Wellbeing Lead in the Trust who can...

The Maternity Department at Hillingdon Hospital provides maternity support for up to 5,000 mothers and babies each year. Whilst most women go into pregnancy expecting healthy babies, sadly some couples lose a baby.  I’m Lucy Wills and I have with me today Shirley Clipp, Major Appeals Manager, and Priya Vara, a mother of three born at Hillingdon Hospital, one of whom was still born. They are here t...

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Let’s celebrate inclusion in our hospitals by creating momentum to engage every employee so they understand the importance of inclusion and how they can make it an integral part of our culture. National Inclusion Week is a week dedicated to celebrating inclusion and taking action to create inclusive workplaces. Founded by Inclusive Employers, National Inclusion Week is now in its 10th year. For Na...

We are holding an Open Day on Saturday 24th September at Hillingdon Hospital, to showcase everything that is brilliant about our people, our services and the work we do at here. For all the latest Trust news and information check out our website - www.thh.nhs.uk.

Guests on today's podcast are Guilia Ciccolini and Samantha Vincent from our Pelvic Health Team at Hillingdon Hospital. They are talking about about perineal care, pelvic floor exercises and bowel and bladder care for new mums. For all the latest Trust news and information check out our website - www.thh.nhs.uk.

We have a dedicated Patient Safety Team that works hard to ensure that we avoid unintended or unexpected harm to people when they receive care in our hospitals.  In this podcast, Emma Babski, Patient Safety Manager, discusses how we can promote an open and honest culture around reporting incidents, to identify action to mitigate the risk of similar incidents occurring and to keep our patients and...

Emma Symes, our Deputy Director of Nursing, explains all about this strategy. It sets out how we will achieve a sustainable, equitable, knowledgeable and caring service. The strategy has been developed with input from nursing, midwifery and therapy colleagues and it will help us deliver high quality care to our patients – with appropriately skilled and developed staff – as we face the challenges o...

We have a new Let’s Talk Series at Hillingdon Hospitals, with our recent Let’s Talk discussion on microaggression in the workplace. Danny Karystinos, our Diversity and Inclusion Lead, set up the Let’s Talk series, with first guest speaker Jade Ajetunmobi, talking through microaggression and how to deal with it.  For all the latest Trust news and information check out our website - www.thh.nhs.uk.

The Trust is made up of a variety of staff as well as a strong team of volunteers, both at Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospital. Our volunteers play a vital role in improving the experience that patients and the public have when they visit us. In this episode we talk to Marcy Madzikanda about our volunteers and what they do. For all the latest Trust news and information check out our website - www...

In this episode, we discuss who the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are, what they do and why we need to be regulated along with the rest of the NHS. The CQC who are an independent regulator of health and social care in England. They make sure that our services that we provide as an NHS Trust are safe, effective and of high quality. Today we are talking to Pretty Naik, Assistant Director of Regulato...

Danny Karystinos talks to Weli Farah, a member of staff at the Trust, about Muslim culture and celebrations.  For all the latest Trust news and information check out our website - www.thh.nhs.uk.

For all the latest Trust news and information check out our website - www.thh.nhs.uk.

For all the latest Trust news and information check out our website - www.thh.nhs.uk.

Neale Watson, a consultant gynaecologist in the Trust, tells us all about the changes in the body during the menopause, and in the perimenopause, and what we can do to support women during this time.   For all the latest Trust news and information check out our website - www.thh.nhs.uk.

For all the latest Trust news and information check out our website - www.thh.nhs.uk.

For all the latest Trust news and information check out our website - www.thh.nhs.uk.

In this episode we are joined by Julia Masdin the Trust's Infant Feeding Coordinator to talk about breastfeeding - including the benefits for the mum and the baby, how soon after delivery should mums breastfeed, how can a mum tell if a baby is getting enough breastmilk.  National Breastfeeding Week is celebrated from 27 June to 3 July, and we would love for you to join us in making the week a...

With World Humanist Day on 21 June, it's a good time to consider what humanism is and what  it can mean for all of us, particularly within the Trust. For all the latest Trust news and information check out our website - www.thh.nhs.uk.

The role of the Freedom to Speak Up Guardian is there to:  support workers to speak up, preserving anonymity if this is requested address barriers to speaking up make sure that issues raised are used as opportunities for learning help their organisations promote a positive culture of speaking up. Guardians can improve the experience of both workers and people who use public services and help to cr...

In this episode, we explore the five principles which underpin the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and consider what they mean for health.  For all the latest Trust news and information check out our website - www.thh.nhs.uk.