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Combinations Episode 37 - Co-Production - Community Mental Health Transformation from 2022-01-19T16:50:52
Community mental health services in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire are being transformed as part of a multi-million-pound investment programme. In this podcast, we find out more about co-producti...
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Combinations Episode 36 - Digital Exemplars - Electronic Prescribing (ePMA) from 2021-12-01T12:59
In the second of our series of podcasts highlighting innovations being introduced as part of our Digital Exemplars programme, we feature our Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration proj...
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Combinations Episode 35 - Digital Exemplars - Community Aide from 2021-11-08T15:11:54
Combined Healthcare is proud to be a national Digital Exemplar. Over the next few weeks, we will be shining a light on some specific digital innovations in the support we are giving to frontline s...
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Combinations Episode 34 - Celebrating Black History Month from 2021-10-25T10:25:42
Tanisha Simpson, Hector Musonza and Sarah Wanjiku, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, discuss Black History Month 2021 and #ProudToBe
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Combinations Episode 33 - SMI Physical Healthchecks/Community Mental Health Transformation Programme from 2021-10-11T15:05:46
Community mental health services in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire are being transformed as part of a multi-million-pound investment programme. Following on from Episode 32, we find out about the...
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Combinations Episode 32 - Community Mental Health Transformation Programme Update from 2021-09-07T15:17:40
Community mental health services in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire are being transformed as part of a multi-million-pound investment programme. Following on from Episode 31, we find out about the...
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Combinations Episode 31 - Community Mental Health Transformation Programme from 2021-05-26T13:55:35
Community mental health services in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire are being transformed as part of a multi-million pound investment programme. North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust i...
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Combinations Episode 30 - Peter Axon - BBC Radio Stoke Interview from 2021-01-15T18:27:28
Our Chief Executive, Peter Axon, was interviewed today by Stuart George on BBC Radio Stoke and was able to give some insight into how our magnificent staff are rising to the Covid challenge and mai...
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Combinations Episode 29 - Patient Story Plus - Chloe - a service user with cerebral palsy from 2020-09-01T08:31:31
This extended episode features a new innovation we have introduced into our Trust Board programme of patient stories, which we are calling "Patient Story Plus".
We have always attached hug...
Combinations Episode 28 - Jenny's Story - life as trans woman from 2020-06-30T08:34:42
Jenny Harvey is our Chair of Staff Side and attends the Trust Board. She has worked for years for Combined Healthcare NHS, representing staff in all aspects of industrial relations, negotiation, r...
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Combinations Episode 27 - Coronavirus - the frontline story from 2020-06-03T12:59
In our most powerful and important episode to date, Dr Becky Chubb, Consultant and Older Person's Lead at Combined Healthcare tells the story of life on the NHS frontline during Covid. This testim...
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Combinations Episode 26 - Cristian Montaño tells fans "it's ok not to be ok" from 2019-12-31T08:38:14
On the eve of the biggest game of his life, as Port Vale prepare to take on Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, one of the Vale's biggest stars, Cristian Montaño, talks candidly about the pressu...
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Combinations Episode 25 - Thea's Story from 2019-11-05T17:43:28
Thea first accessed mental health services almost 6 years ago.
In November 2013, Thea attempted to end her life. She planned to die after years of being subjected to domestic abuse and to...
Combinations Episode 24 - Freedom to Speak Up Champions from 2019-10-25T13:10:11
To sign off national Speak Up Month 2019, we hold a conversation with Zoe Grant, our Freedom to Speak up Guardian and our Freedom to Speak Up Champions.
By having Freedom To Speak Up Champ...
Combinations Episode 23 - Matt Johnson and the Trust's vision for Psychology from 2019-10-21T18:39:53
After a brief sojourn away from Combined following over a decade of service, Matt Johnson returned in 2019 to become the Trust's Head of Psychology and lead introduction of its first ever Psycholog...
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Combinations Episode 22 - Talking about suicide - World Mental Health Day 2019 from 2019-10-09T15:08:03
World Mental Health Day - Thursday 10th October 2019 - celebrates awareness for the global community in an empathetic way, with a unifying voice, helping those feel hopeful by empowering them to t...
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Combinations Episode 21 - BBC Radio Stoke reports on the opening of our new Crisis Care Centre from 2019-10-08T05:09:09
We were delighted to welcome Stuart George from BBC Radio Stoke to our Open Day preceding the official opening of our new £1.1 million Crisis Care Centre. This is his piece first broadcast on 7th ...
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Combinations Episode 20 - The new £1.1 million Crisis Care Centre from 2019-10-01T13:07:36
On Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th October, Combined Healthcare is proud to hold Open Days for its brand new £1.1 million Mental Health Crisis Centre, based at the Harplands Hospital, Hilton Road, Stoke...
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Combinations Episode 19 - World Alzheimer's Month from 2019-09-30T14:31:20
To celebrate and raise awareness of World Alzheimer’s Month this September, we spoke to Debbie Scragg and Emma Daniels from the Memory Clinics Service about the invaluable work they do and they tel...
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Combinations Episode 18 - The Darwin Centre Family Room Gets a Makeover from 2019-09-27T08:56:57
A local Nation Citizen Service group kindly volunteered to completely decorate and update the family room at The Darwin Centre. In just 3 days, the group of young people transformed the room into a...
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Combinations Episode 17 - The Wellbeing Academy from 2019-09-11T15:48:43
The Wellbeing Academy offers, together with our partners, a wide range of courses, workshops and activities to support people to discover interests and develop their skills on their mental health r...
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Combinations Episode 16 - Volunteer Peer Mentor Scheme from 2019-08-23T08:48:18
The Volunteer Peer Mentor Scheme is for anyone with a lived experience of mental health issues who can use their personal experiences to develop meaningful and trusting relationships with people, a...
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Combinations Episode 15 - Stress Management Tips and Techniques from 2019-08-01T10:25:28
In conversation with Fiona Campbell, Sarah Tombs from the Combined Healthcare Staff Counselling Service discusses stress and how it manifests itself, plus offers hints, tips and techniques for unde...
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Combinations Episode 14 - Staff Nurse Story from 2019-07-10T15:47:40
One of our most important priorities is improving the support for our BAME workforce.
One very brave nurse who worked in our services has shared her story with us which a local poet has i...
Combinations Episode 13 - The Talk and Change Group from 2019-06-18T16:27:54
To mark Learning Disability Week 2019, this episode features the Talk and Change Group a service user group aligned with our Learning Disability Team.
The podcast is opened by Helen Perry,...
Combinations Episode 12 - Maria and Jack's Story from 2019-06-11T16:59:52
In one of our most inspiring episodes to date, Maria tells the tale of a lifetime of engagement with our CAMHS service, supporting her and her 18 year old son Jack, who has autism and epilepsy, and...
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Combinations Episode 11 - Suicide Awareness Training and Learning Disability from 2019-05-17T17:18:08
Individuals with a Learning Disability have a much higher rate of risk factors associated with suicide, suicidal thoughts and suicidal behaviours. But research and general understanding of suicid...
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Combinations Episode 10 - Ramadan Mubarak from 2019-05-07T16:54:16
To mark the start of Ramadan 2019, a group of Muslim members of our staff discuss the fundamentals of Ramadan, how it fits with the wider pillars of the Islamic Faith and how non-Muslim staff can s...
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Combinations Episode 9 - Self-managed Relaxation Session from 2019-05-01T10:18:57
The Combined Healthcare Staff Counselling and Support service provide a vast range of services, including preventative and responsive mechanisms of support. It also signposts staff to self-manage...
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Combinations Episode 8 - The Parkinson's Social Club from 2019-04-18T10:08:09
Parkinson's is a progressive neurological condition, which causes problems in the brain and gets worse over time. The number of people diagnosed with Parkinson's in the UK is about 145,000 - around...
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Combinations Episode 7 - World Autism Week - Jackie and Mathew's Story from 2019-04-04T10:02:30
To mark World Autism Week, this episode features Jackie in conversation with Fiona Campbell, describing the care and support she and her son Mathew - who has autism and severe learning disabilities...
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Combinations Episode 6 - The Ward 4 Family Group from 2019-03-21T05:57
The Family Group is a support group set up by staff on Ward 4 who wanted to ensure that family members of patients also received support that they need.
Often family members will have been...
Combinations Episode 5 - Marcella's Story from 2019-03-13T23:46:44
Marcella tells her story of alcoholism, recovery and hope.
Her story includes support given to her by our services One Recovery and the Edward Myers Unit.
To find out more about t...
Combinations Episode 4 - National Apprenticeships Week from 2019-03-06T10:13:20
To mark National Apprenticeship Week 2019, apprentices and those supporting and delivering their training and education discuss their successes, what apprenticeships bring to them and where others ...
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Episode 3 - Bonus Track - Paul - Ever Friendly (The Jam Factory) from 2019-02-27T17:19:28
Episode 3 - Bonus Track - Paul - Ever Friendly (The Jam Factory) by Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
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Episode 3 - Bonus Track - Man on the Moon (The Jam Factory) from 2019-02-27T17:19:28
Episode 3 - Bonus Track - Man on the Moon (The Jam Factory) by Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
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Episode 3 - Bonus Track - Hard Days Night (The Jam Factory) from 2019-02-27T17:19:28
Episode 3 - Bonus Track - Hard Days Night (The Jam Factory) by Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
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Combinations Episode 3 - The Jam Factory from 2019-02-27T15:03:43
The Jam Factory based at the Observatory in Hanley Stoke-on-Trent is a group collective welcoming individuals of all different abilities who have experience of mental ill health. It provides a we...
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Combinations Episode 2 - Mental Health Nurses Day from 2019-02-21T14:41:57
Combinations Episode 2 - Mental Health Nurses Day by Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
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Combinations Episode 1 - CAMHS from 2019-02-07T06:37:51
The Combined Healthcare CAMHS team talk about their nationally leading service, involving new investments, new staff, new services, partnership with schools and being a NHS Long Term Plan CAMHS Tra...
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Welcome to Combinations from 2019-02-05T13:40:40
Welcome to Combinations by Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
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