The Mental Health Podcast

Welcome to episode 76 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 12 January 2022] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Vanessa Gilmartin-Garrity, Nicky Lambert spoke with guest Dr. Marion Lynch to about the 'I'm Fine' Art Project. Marion currently works in global health systems development and clinical education. She is a general and mental health registered nurse and Visiting Professor at University of West...

Welcome to episode 75 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 5 January 2022] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Vanessa Gilmartin Garrity, Nicky Lambert and David Munday had a chat both looking backwards at 2021 and then forward to 2022 before we go back to our regular weekly episodes next week! Some Twitter links to follow are: VGG - https://twitter.com/VanessaRNMH NL - https://twitter.com/niadla​​​​​​...

Welcome to episode 74 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 8 December 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Vanessa Gilmartin Garrity spoke with guests Dr Michael Buser, Dr Nicola Holt, Anurupa Roy & Vikram Sinha about The Art Of Healing. N.B. This episode was recorded 'as live' on 2 December. The Art Of Healing is an interdisciplinary research project that is studying the potential for the arts an...

Welcome to episode 73 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 1 December 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and David Munday spoke with guest Paul du Buf about trauma informed addiction services. Paul graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1994 and worked since in the area's of prevention, treatment, aftercare, dual diagnosis, training and innovation in addiction treatment services in the...

Welcome to episode 72 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 24 November 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and David Munday spoke with guests Lucy Colwell, Jamie Komeh and Warren Stewart about social justice. LC - My work has centred around child and adolescent mental health having worked as a mental health nurse at the Bethlem in the mid nineties and then within community CAMHS tea...

Welcome to episode 71 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 17 November 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and David Munday spoke with guest Dr Amy Pollard. Amy is the Founder and Director of Mental Health Collective. She has been leading innovative work in the not-for-profit sector for over twenty years. With a PhD in social anthropology (University of Cambridge, 2009), her work is...

Welcome to episode 70 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 10 November 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and Vanessa Gilmartin Garrity spoke with guest Prof. Karen Wright to talk about therapeutic relationships. Karen Wright is Professor of Nursing, at the University of Central Lancashire. Previously, Karen has held several clinical roles including ‘Crisis Intervention Nurse’ and...

Welcome to episode 69 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 3 November 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and Dave Munday spoke with guest Jaudat Alogba to talk about Sickle Cell: The ‘invisible disability’ as real as the oxygen you breathe. Jaudat is a young lady thriving in her uniqueness despite challenges, sicknesses and barriers. She is focused on her own path, fuelled by her s...

Welcome to episode 68 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 27 October 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert spoke with guest Sabrina Carter about 'Tackling waste from the ocean to the wards; putting theory into practice within mental healthcare'. This episode of #mhTV was pre-recorded on 4 October 2021. During her time practicing as a newly qualified mental health nurse on an inpatien...

Welcome to episode 67 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 20 October 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and David Munday spoke with guest Prof. Dame Elizabeth Anionwu. Elizabeth has a long and distinguished biography both in and out of nursing and rather than paraphrase it here, you can read more on her website: https://www.elizabethanionwu.co.uk/about-me/. You can also read more...

Welcome to episode 66 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 13 October 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and David Munday spoke with guest Beverley Brathwaite about diversity and cultural awareness in nursing practice. Beverley Brathwaite Is a registered adult Nurse working clinical in acute medicine, Tissue viability and practice development, before becoming a Senior lecturer in a...

Welcome to episode 65 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 6 October 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Vanessa Gilmartin-Garrity and Nicky Lambert spoke with guest Stacy Hart to talk about working with bereaved people. SH - I've been a therapist for 25 years working in mental health with children. 10 years ago I set up akidspace supporting children through family breakdown. A winner of a Family...

Welcome to episode 64 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 29 September 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Vanessa Gilmartin-Garrity and Nicky Lambert spoke with guests Dr Robert Griffiths and Tim McDougall about nurses and research. RG - Robert is a Clinical Research Fellow in Mental Health Nursing at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH), Director of the GMMH Mental Heal...

Welcome to episode 63 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 22 September 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Vanessa Gilmartin-Garrity and Nicky Lambert spoke with guests Keira Dovey and Natalie Greening about Nurse Lifeline. In 2019, the vision for Nurse Lifeline was first realised - creating space for nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants and the friends and family of such staff to offload and...

Welcome to episode 62 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 15 September 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and Dave Munday spoke with guests Adrian Jugdoyal and Alfonso Pezzella about becoming a university student. AJ - Adrian Jugdoyal is the Director of Programmes Lecturer in Mental Health at Middlesex University. He teaches across all fields of nursing. Adrian is a member of many...

Welcome to episode 61 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 8 September 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Vanessa Gilmartin Garrity and Nicky Lambert spoke with guests Dr Heather Baid, Anna Fuhrmann and Siobhan Parslow-Williams about health and sustainability. HB - Dr Heather Baid is a registered nurse specialising in intensive care practice who currently works as a Principal Lecturer at the Uni...

Welcome to episode 60 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 11 August 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and Dave Munday spoke with guest Catherine Gamble about leadership and change in mental health. Catherine is the Head of Nursing Practice, Education and Research at South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust where she is responsible for driving clinical innovation,...

Welcome to episode 59 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 4 August 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and Dave Munday spoke with guests Lucy Hayes and Bethan Jones about being more than ‘just’ a student nurse. LH - Lucy Hayes (@lucy_uo) is a third-year adult student nurse at the University of Birmingham. As well as being a member of the @WeStudentNurse team she is RCN student comm...

Welcome to episode 58 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 28 July 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and Dave Munday spoke with guests Jane Beach and Prof. Alison Leary about #ProtectNurse, the campaign to protect the title: nurse. Jane has been the lead professional officer for regulation with Unite the union since 2012. Prior to joining Unite, Jane enjoyed a 32-year career in th...

Welcome to episode 57 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 21 July 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and Dave Munday spoke with guest Heather Henry about public health. Queen's Nurse Heather is an entrepreneur, poet, social innovator and health policy influencer. Heather practises a social model of public health, inventing and co-producing solutions with local people. Based on her...

Welcome to episode 56 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 14 July 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert spoke with guests Michelle Simon and Scott Topping to talk about reducing pre-registration attrition and improving retention. Michelle is a Therapeutic Radiographer and became a Practice Educator Facilitator for Radiotherapy 2 years ago. Education and supporting students is her mai...

Welcome to episode 55 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 7 July 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert spoke with guest Mushtag Kahin about nursing associates. [Regular viewers will know that we had a problem with audio on our first attempt to go live. Happily this doesn't impact on this recording but we do mention it during the recording! Whilst it was frustrating on the evening, yo...

Welcome to episode 54 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 30 June 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Vanessa Gilmartin Garrity and Nicky Lambert spoke with guest Rebecca Bevington about the (h)Art of Mental Health. Rebecca is a doctoral researcher in York’s Department of English and Related Literature, funded by the White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities (WRoCAH). She runs The Social Lib...

Welcome to episode 53 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 23 June 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Vanessa Gilmartin Garrity and Nicky Lambert spoke with guests Jemma Mulryan and Emma Wadey about the Professional Nurse Advocate Programme. Jemma was a late booking so we’ve not been able to get her biography at this time. She is a mental health nurse and one of the new professional nurse advoca...

On Wednesday 16 June we were due to talk about technology and #MentalHealth but our guests had to postpone. We therefore shared a video that Nicky Lambert, Vannessa Gilmartin Garrity and Dave Munday produced that looked at the genesis and first year of #mhTV. We hope you enjoy it.