A blaze of ‘lemon lightbulbs’ today talking to Kate Pound, a fabulous nurse focusing on ‘JUST DO IT’ actions that make a big difference.
Kate grew up in a hostel for fishermen and that rich and varied experience gave her a deep understanding of people and the imagination to find alternative ways of reaching the so-called ‘hard to reach’. She is a great storyteller and you will pick up LOTS of practical tips.
Kate is a trustee of the Fishermen’s Mission and we would love you to learn more about them – and appreciate fishermen beyond the occasional Fish and Chips supper!
Lemon lightbulbs 🍋💡🍋
- Dentistry on the harbour and other fishy stories – using IMAGINATION to reach people
- Growing up in ‘different’ circumstances can build empathy and the will to address health inequalities
- Don’t make assumptions about people and what they enjoy – we’re all human and unique
- Harness the power and resources of community to make health care accessible
- Covid vaccinations for rough sleepers and others not registered with a GP
- The 'Just Do It' form - not letting bureaucracy get in the way! Shoutout to Tim Guyler!
- Hospital porters are your eyes and ears - which ward would they NOT want to be on, as a patient?
- Keeping people warm before surgery improves recovery times
- Patients speak honestly when they feel SAFE and healthcare professionals LISTEN
- It is about RELATIONSHIPS
- Bring your whole self to work – staff enjoy using their skills and talents
- Smiling builds trust and the ability to speak up
- Patient safety and patient experience go together
- Things ARE changing. NHS listening more to people with lived experience
- Shoutout to Nottingham University Hospitals and their excellent 'Whose Shoes' work around home birth
- A coproduction Guinness World Record?
Youngest person at a Whose Shoes workshop: 4 days old; eldest: 101 years - 'Stay kind, be curious' - shoutout to Newbold Hope, Episode 13
- 'Parallel' - 'Start together, finish whenever' - let's make ALL events accessible
- Find new ways to ensure people feel involved ... then the magic happens.
- Everyone needs a 'Project of Joy' at work
- The 'Jar of Joy' - shoutout to Liz O'Riordan
- Making a difference to NHS staff wellbeing will help keep them in the NHS
- Let's bring these more human elements in right from the start - student nurses!
What are YOU passionate about?
Some links
1. Home - Fishermen's Mission (fishermensmission.org.uk)
2. SeaFit - Fishermen's Mission (fishermensmission.org.uk)
3. Parallel Lifestyle
4. Jar of Joy
5. Enjoy earlier episodes about health inequalities – eg Dr Farzana Hussain
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