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UWE BristolLet's Talk Health and Care Podcast Ep#11: Reflecting on a Year of Let’s Talk Health and CareIn this special reflective episode, hosts Dr Peter Brindle and Professor Marc Griffiths look back over a remarkable year of Let’s Talk Health and Care, exploring the themes, insights, and powerful human stories uncovered across 10 episodes and 15 inspiring guests.
From 3D-printed food and smart socks to social enterprise, restorative justice, and community-led health innovation, this episode weaves together the key patterns that have emerged across conversations, technology with purpose, research with impact, and people at the heart of everything.
Peter and Marc revisit:
- The transformative potential of low-cost, high-impact tech, including web-based stroke rehab, 3D-printed prosthetics, and digital co...
2025-11-1944 min
Let’s Talk Health and CareLet's Talk Health and Care Podcast Episode #11: Reflections on the first seriesIn this special reflective episode, hosts Dr Peter Brindle and Professor Marc Griffiths look back over a remarkable year of Let’s Talk Health and Care, exploring the themes, insights, and powerful human stories uncovered across 10 episodes and 15 inspiring guests.
From 3D-printed food and smart socks to social enterprise, restorative justice, and community-led health innovation, this episode weaves together the key patterns that have emerged across conversations, technology with purpose, research with impact, and people at the heart of everything.
2025-11-1844 min
Retro Movie RoundtableSleepy Hollow (1999)RMR 0338: Join your hosts, Chad Robinson, Bryan Frye and Dustin Melbardis for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Sleepy Hollow (1999) [R]
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Mystery
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson , Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones, Richard Griffiths, Ian McDiarmid, Michael Gough, Christopher Walken, Marc Pickering, Lisa Marie, Steven Waddington, Claire Skinner, Christopher Lee, Alun Armstrong, Mark Spalding, Jessica Oyelowo, Tony Maudsley, Peter Guinness, Nicholas Hewetson, Orlando Seale, Sean Stephens, Gabrielle Lloyd, Robert Sella
Directed by: Tim Burton
Recorded on 2025-10-01
2025-10-301h 27
Let’s Talk Health and CareLet’s Talk Health and Care Podcast Episode #10: Beyond Hospital Walls: Healthcare in the Heart of the CommunityIn this episode, we are on location at the For All Health Living Centre in Weston-Super-Mare with Mark Graham (CEO of the For All Healthy Living Centre) and Joanne Poole (Director of Nursing at Weston General Hospital)*
We explore how partnerships between hospitals and communities are redefining what care really means and discuss the mission to move healthcare beyond hospital walls and closer to where people live their lives.
Unpacking themes of trust, prevention, and collaboration, highlighting how local relationships and new ways of working can transform health outcomes are all explored. From 'tribal mapping' t...
2025-10-2239 min
Let’s Talk Health and CareLet’s Talk Health and Care Podcast Episode #9 Health Technology and Innovation SpecialIn this episode we speak with three entrepreneurs and our focus is on innovation in health technology.
We are joined by Professor Matt Freeman, who is the Centre Director at Future_Space, which is an innovation centre that has become the gold standard for university-industry collaboration. Future_ Space at UWE Bristol is a multi-award-winning innovation centre designed for pioneering high-tech high-growth businesses solving tomorrow's biggest challenges.
We are also joined by Dr Jenny Bailey Cooper, CEO and co-founder of Ferryx, a university spin-out company developing innovative gut health solutions and Dr Zeke Steer, founder of M...
2025-09-181h 11
Let’s Talk Health and CareLet’s Talk Health and Care Podcast Episode #8: Revolutionizing Assistive Technologies with affordable innovationIn this latest episode, we are joined by Dr Appolinaire Etoundi, Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Mechatronics at UWE Bristol. From pioneering low-cost prosthetic legs to developing AI-driven assistive devices, Appolinaire is reshaping how technology intersects with healthcare and his vision to create a centre that uses AI, 3D scanning and printing to tailor affordable prosthetics in real time is captivating.
The driving force for the vision is entirely user-centred - a career shift motivated by being challenged by a gold medal winning Para Olympian to consider making joints for people rather than robots... His mission is...
2025-06-1535 min
Let’s Talk Health and CareLet’s Talk Health and Care Podcast Episode #7: Preventing the unthinkable: The Public Health approach to preventing child sex abuseIn this episode, we are joined by Professor Kieran McCartan, Professor of Criminology here at UWE Bristol, and an expert in applying public health strategies. Our focus in this episode is exploring a subject that is as challenging as it is crucial: the prevention of child sex abuse. Child sex abuse affects more children than most people realise and highlighting the urgent need for effective prevention strategies is the focus of this episode.
Trigger warning: This podcast episode mentions the sexual abuse of children in the context of how we work together to prevent it. It a...
2025-05-1345 min
Let’s Talk Health and CareLet’s Talk Health and Care Podcast Episode #6: Bladder Matters: Taboos, Covid and Ketamine, transforming research into real world careIn this episode, we speak with two leading researchers,Professor Nikki Cotterill and Dr Bahareh Vahabi and the focus of this episode on the work to addressing continence issues through community-based solutions and digital tools and the science related to bladder disorders, include the devasting effect of ketamine and impact of Corona virus on the bladder.
Episode links –
CONfidence app: www.confidenceapp.uk
MSc Health Technology programme: https://courses.uwe.ac.uk/L5901/health-technology
2025-04-1730 min
Let’s Talk Health and CareLet’s Talk Health and Care Podcast Episode #5: From Pixels to Plate | 3D Food solutions for swallowing disordersIn this podcast episode, Marc and Peter explore the revolutionary potential of 3D-printed food, with our guest Dr Alexandros Stratakos, who is an Associate Professor in Sustainable Agri-Food Production at the University of the West of England, Bristol and we will delve into how this innovation could bring taste, variety, and safety back to the table for those living with dysphagia.
Useful links:
https://www.uwe.ac.uk/news/dysphagia-study
https://blogs.uwe.ac.uk/research-business-innovation/advancing-dysphagia-oriented-multi-ingredient-meal-development-optimising-hydrocolloid-incorporation-in-3d-printed-nutritious-meals/
https://nypost.com/2024/10/15/science/scientists-create-first-3d-printed-food-for-people-with-swallowing-difficulties-palatable/
2025-04-1729 min
Let’s Talk Health and CareLet’s Talk Health and Care Podcast Episode #4: Caafi Health | Addressing Health InequalitiesIn this episode, Peter and Marc are joined by Huda Hajinur, co-founder and Director of Caafi Health, and Dr Ilhem Berrou, Senior Lecturer on the Independent Prescribing Programme here at UWE Bristol.
Caafi Health is a community-focused organisation dedicated to addressing health inequalities, particularly within ethnic minority communities. It provides culturally sensitive healthcare services and health education to improve access and outcomes for underserved populations.
We explore some of the causes of health inequalities, how trust underpins our communities’ interactions with the health and care system and the impact Caafi Health are creating through designing and deli...
2025-04-1727 min
Let’s Talk Health and CareLet’s Talk Health and Care Podcast Episode #3: Robotic Telepresence and Stroke RehabilitationDr. Praveen Kumar, Associate Professor in Stroke Rehabilitation and Physiotherapist at UWE Bristol joins us in this episode to talk about his work in the field of stroke rehabilitation and the development of robotic telepresence and how it can support people at home with the exercises and social interaction. Robotic telepresence is a mobile robotic platform, and through this robot, participants can join live group exercise classes led by a remote instructor. They see the instructor on a screen, the instructor sees them, and they can interact in real time.
Bristol After Stroke - bristolafterstroke.org.uk/
2025-04-1727 min
UWE BristolLet's Talk Health and Care Podcast Ep#4: Addressing health inequalities at Caafi HealthDr Peter Brindle and Marc Griffiths are joined by Huda Hajinur co-founder and Director of Caafi Health, and Dr Ilhem Berrou, Senior Lecturer on the Independent Prescribing Programme at UWE Bristol to explore some of the causes of health inequalities, how trust underpins our communities’ interactions with the health and care system and the impact Caafi Health are creating through designing and delivering a model of community-powered healthcare.
caafihealth.org.uk/
Community health clinics: https://youtu.be/dkRf_SYkqH0
2025-02-0727 min
Let’s Talk Health and CareLet’s Talk Health and Care Podcast Episode #2: Design and development of inclusive learning resourcesNoor Nixon, Inclusive Practice Project Manager at UWE Bristol and Antony Hill, principal investigator and Dean of Learning and Teaching at the College of Health, Science and Society, UWE Bristol, discuss the design and development of inclusive learning resources that enable workforce culture and behaviour change related to racism and discrimination in healthcare and education across the South West of England, as part of the Inclusive Training in Practice project.
Useful links:
learninghub.nhs.uk/catalogue/Inclu…gwithinPractice
2024-11-2425 min
Let’s Talk Health and CareLet's Talk Health and Care Podcast Episode #1: Intro to UWE Bristol's Integrated Care AcademyIn this episode, Professor Marc Griffiths, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Health and sponsor for the Integrated Care Academy (ICA) at UWE Bristol, and Dr Peter Brindle, Visiting Professor and Specialist Consultant and UWE Bristol, introduce the ICA @ UWE Bristol and discuss where it connects across the health and care spaces and with whom.
Key examples outlining where the ICA @ UWE Bristol makes a positive impact within health and care spaces are discussed along with future work.
Useful links:
https://www.uwe.ac.uk/business/community-engagement/integrated-care-academy
2024-11-2423 min
UWE BristolLet’s Talk Health and Care Podcast Ep #1: Intro to UWE Bristol's Integrated Health Care AcademyIn this episode, Marc Griffiths, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Health and sponsor for the Integrated Care Academy (ICA) at UWE Bristol, and Dr Peter Brindle, Visiting Professor and Specialist Consultant, introduce the ICA and discuss where it connects across the health and care spaces and with whom.
2024-10-3123 min
Celtic A-ZEpisode G (Gemmell, Grant, Griffiths & Gallagher)This week Lisbon Lion Tommy Gemmell goes in as our uncontested pick, we then go on to debate the merits of Peter Grant, Leigh Griffiths and the legendary Patsy Gallagher...In the second half our wildcard A-Z picks include the Glory Bhoys [VHS], the Green Brigade and Gael Force Winds (?!?), once again we'll leave that to Marc to explain...
2020-06-1459 min