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$Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupVolunteersJoin Mel Pickup, Chief Executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals, for a conversation with Clare Bancroft, Head of Volunteering, and David Goodwin, one of our amazing volunteers here at the Trust, as they explore the vital role volunteers play in supporting patients, staff, and services. From personal stories to behind-the-scenes insights, this episode celebrates the power of giving time, the difference it makes in our hospital community, and how you can get involved. 2025-07-1819 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupThrive Conference - Panel Session 2In this special episode, Chief Executive Mel Pickup hosts a powerful conversation recorded live at the 2025 Thrive Conference, centred on the theme "Belonging Throughout the Ages: Past, Present & Future." Join us for an inspiring conversation exploring how we lead with belonging at the heart of everything we do — and how a strong sense of belonging helps us build resilient, effective teams. Dr Saman Khan, Medical Director of Operations, and Faye Alexander, Head of Education, will share their insights on the role of belonging in shaping inclusive leadership, fostering team cohesion, and supporting staff at every stage of...2025-06-2013 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupThrive Conference - Panel session 1In this special episode, Chief Executive Mel Pickup hosts a powerful conversation recorded live at the 2025 Thrive Conference, centred on the theme "Belonging Throughout the Ages: Past, Present & Future." This inspiring panel discussion brings together colleagues from across the Trust to reflect on what it means to belong in today’s NHS — at every stage of life and career. We will hear from Alida Towns, Education Lead, Abdellatif Mohamed, A&E Clinical Practice Educator and Mortimer Fraser, Clinical Educator about the challenges international colleagues face when they first arrive at the Trust, and what we can all learn from...2025-05-2320 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupBradford Fire 40th AnniversaryJoin Mel Pickup, Chief Executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals, for a conversation with Angela O'Neill, who was a 21-year-old enrolled nurse at the time of the Bradford Stadium Fire and found herself at the heart of the hospital’s response. We will also hear the recollections of Matthew Wildman, the last surviving person to be pulled out of the stadium fire. 2025-04-1721 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupNeurological RehabilitationJoin Mel Pickup, Chief Executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals, for a compelling conversation with Emily Noble, Parkinson's Physiotherapist, and Sophie Meredith, Occupational Therapist, who joined the Neurological Rehabilitation Team through Parkinson’s UK pump-primed roles. They will share with us how the Neurological Rehabilitation team has transformed care for people with Parkinson’s, significantly reducing therapy assessment wait times and enhancing patient outcomes.2025-03-2135 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupNipple Innovation ProjectJoin Mel Pickup, Chief Executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals, for a compelling conversation with Lucy Thompson, founder of the Nipple Innovation Project, and Cathy Tait, Breast Surgeon. Together, they explore the transformative impact of the Nipple Innovation project, which provides breast cancer patients with hyper-realistic 3D nipple tattoos following surgery—helping to restore confidence and a sense of self.2025-02-2128 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupRobotic SurgeryIn this podcast Mel Pickup, Chief Executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals, engages in a compelling discussion with Rajindra Singh, a Consultant Oncologist and Urological Surgeon, about the transformative world of robotic surgery. This episode delves into the evolution of surgical techniques, the benefits of robotic surgery for both patients and surgeons, and the future of this innovative technology. .2024-11-2218 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupNursing Associate Recognition DayChief Executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mel Pickup, is joined by Jessica Beattie, Practice Educator, and Clare Chippendale, Staff Nurse, who told us about the Nursing Associate programme, and how this relatively new role opens so many doors for colleagues.2024-10-1821 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupStaff RecognitionChief Executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mel Pickup, is joined by Cat Shutt, Head of Organisational Development, and Carly Wilson, Recruitment and Onboarding Lead, to talk about staff recognition at BTHFT. Cat and Carly will talk about their role in bettering employee experience here at the Trust 2024-09-2026 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupResearch at BTHFTJen and Pepper talk about their role in encouraging and engendering a culture of research activity here at the Trust. 2024-08-2330 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupMagnet4EuropeSally and Amy talk about how Magnet4Europe is transforming nursing practice and improving the experience for staff and patients in Bradford.2024-07-1925 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupPalliative CareJamilla and Victoria discuss both the importance and challenges of palliative care as well as the innovative research being conducted to improve end-of-life care. 2024-06-2136 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupInternational Nurses DayInternational colleagues Abdellatif and Diogo discuss their journeys to working at the Trust and some of the highlights and challenges they faced along the way. 2024-05-2422 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupThe Voluntary & Community Sector with Sam Keighley (Rebroadcast)Sam speaks about her commitment to social justice and her long career in public, voluntary and social enterprise organisations. She also speaks about the work of the alliance and the important role it plays in the health and wellbeing of the people in our district.2024-04-1918 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupCelebrating our Nurses - The DAISY awardsSamantha tells us about why the awards were founded and how they were introduced at the Trust. Melbourne, originally from the Philippines, shares the story of her journey to Bradford and her pride in being one of the first DAISY Award Honourees in our hospitals. 2024-02-1420 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupGraduate Management TraineesAisha, who has a background in politics and started her journey in the Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) department before moving to Maxillofacial Services, tells us all about the scheme and shares her diverse experiences within the Trust.2024-01-1917 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupDear EricaErica tells us about why she founded Dear Erica and the benefits this online community has brought to agency and bank staff, as well as sisters and matrons. 2023-11-1717 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupVeteran Aware at BTHFTChief Executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mel Pickup, is joined by Fiona Mattison, Complaints Lead for Urgent, Elderly and Specialist Medicine and Bashir Ahmed, a Service Manager for Surgery and Digestive Diseases to talk about the Trust's Veteran Aware Accreditation. 2023-09-2126 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupThe Voluntary & Community Sector with Sam KeighleyChief Executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mel Pickup, is joined by Sam Keighley, Chief Executive of the Bradford VCS alliance. 2023-08-1718 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupNHS75 with Professor Alex Brown and Gillian SimpsonChief Executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mel Pickup, is joined by Professor Alex Brown a Consultant in Elderly care and Midwife Gillian Simpson. 2023-07-1924 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupCulture for Health with Syima Aslam & Collette BraunsSyima tells us about the history of the festival, it's contibution to health and well-being and shares some of the highlights of this year's programme. Collette explains how events such as the festival fit in to the broader aims of Living Well and her work across the district. 2023-06-2226 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupChris Raine - Cochlear Implants from Bradford to MalawiChris tells us about his recent trip to Malawi, where he and colleagues have been supporting local medical professionals for many years. He also talks about the work of the Listening for Life Centre here in Bradford. Mel on Twitter: twitter.com/Mel_Pickup Find out more about the Listening for Life Centre 2023-05-1827 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupVicky Jones - Perinatal Palliative Care MidwifeWe hear about Vicky's work on the innovative Butterfly Pathway, supporting families of babies with life-limiting conditions. We also hear from a family that Vicky recently supported through the pathway. Vicky on Twitter: twitter.com/Vicmidwife1 Mel on Twitter: twitter.com/Mel_Pickup Find out more about the Butterfly Pathway 2023-04-1928 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupShirley Congdon - From Nurse to Vice-ChancellorProfessor Congdon is the eighth Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bradford and is the first woman to hold the role. Shirley has significant experience of working in higher education championing the quality of the student experience, widening participation, engagement with business and communities and advancing the quality of research and innovation. Shirley on Twitter: twitter.com/ShirleyCongdon Mel on Twitter: twitter.com/Mel_Pickup Bradford Teaching Hospitals: www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk The University of Bradford: www.bradford.ac.uk 2023-03-2324 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupRukeya Miah - Leadership, Covid and receiving the British Empire MedalRukeya is a Senior Midwife, Educator, Supervisor of Midwives and researcher immersed in clinical practice and education. Rukeya on Twitter: twitter.com/miahrukeya Mel on Twitter: twitter.com/Mel_Pickup 2023-02-1419 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupSpiritual, Pastoral and Religious CareArshad is a Muslim Imam and head of the team. Joanna is a Humanist SPaRC practitioner. They discuss their journeys to working in the hospital and how they have transformed the service, from a more traditional hospital chaplaincy, to the SPaRC team. You can find out more about SPaRC at sparc.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk SPaRC team on Twitter: twitter.com/bthftSPaRCTeam Mel on Twitter: twitter.com/Mel_Pickup 2022-12-1515 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupOrgan DonationJames describes how his work as a Junior Doctor in A&E inspired his work on organ donation and Karen shares the story of the tragic death of her husband, Mark, in 2017. Mark's organs went on to help nine recipients and led Karen to become an advocate for organ donation. You can find out more about organ donation and join the organ donor register on the NHS organ donation website: Register your decision - NHS Organ Donation Talk to your loved ones - NHS Organ Donation Your faith and beliefs - NHS O...2022-11-1624 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupBreast Cancer AwarenessFiona talks about how she has always wanted to be, not just a doctor but a surgeon. She also shares how people can reduce their risk of developing cancer and what to look for when checking your breasts. Fiz tells us about being diagnosed with Breast Cancer and how she has used this experience to raise awareness of Breast Cancer out in the community. You can find out more about Breast Cancer Awareness Month at www.breastcancernow.org and there’s more information about our breast surgery and breast cancer screening on the Bradford Hospitals website. 2022-10-1824 min $Let\'s Talk - With Mel Pickup$ Let's Talk - With Mel PickupThe Power of PartnershipsElaine is the newly appointed Independent Chair for the Bradford District Craven Health & Care Partnership and in this episode she talks to Mel about her role and how her early career in social care informed her belief in the power of partnership working. Find out more about the Bradford District & Craven Health & Care Partnership: https://www.bradfordcravenccg.nhs.uk/ccg-information/strategy-and-plans/act-as-one/ Mel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mel_Pickup Elaine on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elaineappelbee 2022-09-2923 min