In this episode, we chat with Emma who is a Freedom to Speak Up Guardian. Emma has a unique role where she supports employees from Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust to have a voice. She offers an
independent, confidential space to share concerns about patient safety, quality of care and any other challenges that staff might face at work.
Emma has her own lived experience of mental ill health when she was a teenager. Emma had two
hospital admissions during the late 1980s and reflects on how services were very different to how they are today. Emma was on a mixed-sex ward aged 17 and was discharged with very little community support.
Emma thoughtfully shares how her experiences have shaped her life, but also how she feels her lived experience helps her in her current role to
support others with compassion, empathy and kindness.
Thank you Emma for sharing your experiences with us.
Podcast team:
Steve Shaw
Anne Glover (and edited by)
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Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding any mental health/medical condition.
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