Today I am speaking with Daisy Mackey, a young woman in thefinal stages of the prestigious NHS Graduate Management Trainee Scheme
Daisy will make a great leader in the NHS – watch this space!
I found Daisy’s story truly inspirational - I am thrilled to have the chance to share some of it withyoutoday.
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- The power of connections! – thank you Lisa Rodrigues for connecting us.
- Some people with mental health conditions/ invisible disabilities have a choice as to when/ whether they reveal them – not those in a wheelchair! Unless you are online …
- Don’t make assumptions and judgements about what people with a disability can do
- How would YOU react if you discover that someone you thought you knew well through online conversations, is a wheelchair user?
- What would you learn about yourself, about them?
- Get to know the person, not just see the condition
- Let’s build on Rob Webster‘s campaign – bring your whole self to work
- Living with a disability gives a lot of transferable skills
- Combat the stigma!
- The NHS is not so accessible for disabled staff as it is for patients 😬
- We all need relatable role models and trailblazers – ‘people like me’
- The power of connections – bolder together
- You can’t possibly know everyone’s accessibility needs – you have to listen!
- People with learning disabilities have very different accessibility needs - and each person is different
- Experiential learning is key - grab the opportunities
- NHS Leadership programmes are important
- Allyship - stand up for your colleagues (and for anyone!) when you see inequalities
- Being a healthcare professional AND a patient is a very rich perspective
- Great to see the themes weaving between the various podcast episodes
- Daisy’s story is incredible. Professional ballet dancer to upcoming NHS leader!
- NHS innovative treatments can be truly life changing - eg dorsal root ganglion stimulation
- It is courageous to share personal stories
- Cascades and ripples! Whose Shoes would add to GMTS experiential learning
- Don’t let people put you in boxes!
- Talk about the difficult topics.
- Challenge perceptions.
- End taboo.
Some of the other podcast episode/guests referred to:
Episode 23: Angela Cornwall
Episode 33: Aishah Farooq
Episode 34: Rachel Crook
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