• 16TH FEBRUARY 2024
    Let’s Talk with Mel Pickup

    Let’s Talk with Mel Pickup

    This week’s podcast celebrates the Trust signing up to the global DAISY Foundation awards scheme, which allows patients and their families to express their gratitude for nurses and midwives who have provided extraordinary compassionate care. Mel is in conversation with Matron Sam Dawe, who has been instrumental in bringing the awards, which began with a
    • 19TH JANUARY 2024
    Let’s Talk with Mel Pickup

    Let’s Talk with Mel Pickup

    Here’s the latest episode our Let’s Talk with Mel podcast in which Mel sits down with Aisha Mirza, a graduate management trainee here at the Trust, to talk about why she chose to work for the NHS, the support and experience she gets, and why she loves her role.

    • 17TH NOVEMBER 2023
    Let’s Talk with Mel Pickup

    Let’s Talk with Mel Pickup

    This month’s Let’s Talk with Mel podcast is a great conversation with Nurse Bank Line Manager, Erica Jackson – or ‘Dear Erica’ as we have come to know her. Erica and her team look after hundreds of bank and agency staff here at the Trust. They ensure…

    • 22ND SEPTEMBER 2023
    Let’s Talk with Mel Pickup

    Let’s Talk with Mel Pickup

    This month’s Let’s Talk with Mel podcast is a great conversation with two of our colleagues, Bashir Ahmed and Fiona Mattison, who both served in the Armed Forces in previous careers and now use their skills in completely different roles in our Trust. Our Armed Forces Champion, Fiona Mattison, is the Complaints Lead for Urgent,