The MDTea Podcast

This is the final episode of the MDTea’m’ Kindness series. In this episode we are talking again to our breath coach Jess who will be reviewing the data from our faculty. We will discuss and share our experiences of the breathwork over the last couple of months and get the results of our teams breathing MOTs and stress tests!For all episodes and MDTea things head to:  www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk

In this episode we are going by Julian Stodd again for the final time. We are exploring the final quiet leadership module by discussing Grace through the two questions: What weight do you carry? What can you leave behind?Plus the breathing technique of the week, social media spot and the usual bits and pieces!

In this 8th Episode of the MDTea’m’ kindness series we are looking at the importance or touch and how this is changing with Professor Roger Kneebone and the concept of trauma informed care with our good friend Dr Kate Bailey and Esther Murray. We really loved this one and it harks back to the previous great episodes / chats with Cate in the past. Plus (I know there is more!) more shop floor recordings, breathing techniques with the amazing Jess Holliday and our faculty feedback on last week’s breath work. You will LOVE this one!For all the previous episodes, references, infographics etc. please head on down to: https://thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk/mdteam-kindness/Contact us on X/Threads/Instagram by searching “MDTea podcast”

In this episode we continue our journey into quiet leadership and explore the concept of fairness with Julian Stodd. Plus the usual social media review, article of the week and breathing exercises.Use the #mdteaclub to interact with others! https://thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk/mdteam-kindness/

In this episode we will be taking with Professor Roger Kneebone to explore the process we go through in developing expertise. Thinking about how we work in our teams and how we all can help others develop is so important; thinking about this in terms of 'becoming expert' can help.There is another breathing technique and social media spot as normal!https://thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk/mdteam-kindness/

This week we are rejoined by Julian Stodd for the second quiet leadership episode with a focus on kindness. We also have David Fryburg talking about the psychobiology of kindness... It's all totally fascinating stuff!Plus there is another breathing technique, social media slot of the week and much more! For information, breathing MOT etc head on down to: https://thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk/mdteam-kindness/

Continuing our journey into kindness this week we look at yoga and what we can all get from this ancient practice. Plus there is another breathing technique, social media slot of the week and much more! For information, breathing MOT etc head on down to: https://thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk/mdteam-kindness/

This week Jo and Iain are joined taking their first step into the quiet leadership programme with a discussion around humility with Julian Stodd. Then we have an interview with Christina and Giulia Lara Poerio who will be talking ASMR and the potential benefits of this. We also have Jess and the next breathing technique for you to practice! For the breathing MOT, pre series questionnaire and other goodies head on down to: MDTea’m’ Kindness – The Hearing Aid Podcasts

In this 2nd episode of the kindness series we are joined by Julian Stodd as we start to think about our teams and workplace as a ecosystem. Thinking of things in this way opens up the links and connections we all have to each other and is the starting of our insight into the kindness possibilities within teams.For the breathing MOT, pre series questionnaire and other goodies head on down to: www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk/mdteam-kindness/ 

In this first episode of this series we will meet Jess from Be Here Well. We talk about breathing and the benefits to us of taking control of our breathing.You will learn about your own breath MOT.To log your MOT and pre series questionnaires click here: https://thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk/mdteam-kindness/

In this new series of the MDTea Podcast, we are exploring the theme of kindness: in ourselves, with each other and within our teams. While the focus of this series takes us in a slightly different direction, the aim and core of the podcast is the same - to support teams working and learning together for the benefit of older adults. In this first episode, or prologue if you will... We will explore why we think this is such an important topic to cover, not just at this point in time working in healthcare post-covid, but always. As ever, we'll be providing you with the evidence bases where they exist, and best practice wisdom where it doesn't. Alongside this we will explore the influence of breathing exercises on our nervous system, walk you through the components of an approach to everyday Quiet Leadership. So grab yourself, and anyone else around you, a cup of tea, settle in, and enjoy.https://thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk/mdteam-kindness/

We’re back with the final step of Jean's journey meeting hospital and community health professionals.This time we’re meeting the community podiatry team talking to Rachel and Jemma about how they work caring for older adults and their feet at home.Let us know what you think via Twitter @mdtea_podcast or Instagram @mdteapodcast and don’t forget to check out our website for show notes, CPD log and curriculum mapping.Subscribe to hear more from us as we’re already planning series 13!

Time for the next team on our community healthcare journey, and today we’re focusing on pharmacy in the community and how those working in this area positively impact the daily lives of older people in our society.We’ll spend some time thinking about the ways our patient, Jean, might interact with community pharmacy and we'll consider what daily life looks like for pharmacists and pharmacy staff in terms of distributing medications, rationalising treatment, providing addiction services where needed and offering consultations and lifestyle advice, amongst many other things.We’ve got all your favourite regular features too, including Paper of the Week, One Minute Topic and our social media slot. Lots to delve into! And as always, we love hearing from you so please get in touch with us. You can find us on Facebook, on Twitter @mdtea_podcast, on Instagram @mdteapodcast or you can drop us an email by writing to thehearingaidpodcasts@gmail.com. Don’t forget that you can get CPD points for every MDTea episode you listen to as well! Look out for the CPD log at the bottom of the shownotes for each episode over on our website at www.mdteapodcast.co.uk. Hope you’re all keeping really well, and we look forward to seeing you again in two weeks!

Next up on Jean's community healthcare journey we are meeting the Community Falls Service. We speak to Physiotherapist Faye and Occupational Therapist Kerry about their role completing falls assessments in people's homes. As always show notes are avalible on our website (MDTeapodcast.co.uk) along with infographics and our free CPD log. You can also find us on Instagram @MDTeaPodcast and Twitter @MDTea_Podcast.

Great to have you join us for another new episode of the MDTea Podcast, which today is all about community nursing. Outside hospital in the UK there are thousands of nursing staff who use their clinical skills and knowledge to support patients with long-term conditions and help maximise their independence. Some of these will be district nurses and others will be nurse specialists in particular areas of medicine. This can include nurses specialising in diabetes, stroke, respiratory and cardiac care, tissue viability, mental health, palliative care and lots more. Two of the roles that we see quite commonly in older patients are Parkinson's nurses and dementia nurses. We speak to two fantastic guests today to help us learn about these roles. Clare Addison is a vastly experienced nurse who is now living with Parkinson's disease, and Chris O'Connor is an admiral nurse in Surrey who spends his time caring for patients and families affected by dementia. Lots of wise words to take on board from both of them. We've also got all our usual features, such as Paper of the Week, social media highlights and our One Minute Topic. If you'd like to get in touch, please find us on Twitter @mdtea_podcast, on Instagram @mdteapodcast or online at www.mdteapodcast.co.uk. We love hearing from you. Hope you enjoy the episode!

Welcome back to another episode of the MDTea Podcast, where this time we’ve taken the show on the road to St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Eastbourne to learn all about community palliative care. For patients living with chronic illnesses and those approaching the end of their life, knowing that they have a team of caring, approachable healthcare professionals to coordinate their treatment can be life-changing.We have the privilege on today’s episode of hearing from Eirian, Sophie, Rachael, Laura, Andy and Paul from St Wilfrid’s Hospice. We were invited for a cup of tea with them down at their state-of-the-art inpatient facility on the south coast of England, and they explained to us about the inspiring work they do in catering for patients with life-limiting illnesses or those in the last phase of their lives. Please have a listen if you can, there’s such a goldmine of useful tips and suggestions for all of us to apply to our day-to-day practice, whether that’s in palliative care medicine or not.We’ve also got our regular features (Paper of the Week, MDTea Wordle) alongside our ever-exciting One Minute Topic game at the very end of the episode. As always you can contact us on Facebook, on Twitter @mdtea_podcast, on Instagram @mdteapodcast or via email at thehearingaidpodcasts@gmail.com. The MDTea Podcast is endorsed by the British Geriatric Society, and you can keep a note of all your listening in the CPD log on our website (www.mdteapodcast.co.uk) and be rewarded for tuning in! We look forward to seeing you all again in 2 weeks time!

This episode we’re talking about the community frailty hub model local to us. We know as worth previous teams that these set ups can have a whole host of names- proactive care team, anticipatory care hubs etc. You may not have access to services like this locally but it remains useful to see how everyone works together to support patients in the community.The MDTea podcast is endorsed by the a British Geriatic Society, log your listening using our CPD log avalible with all the show notes on our website. You can also find us on Twitter (@MDTea_Podcast), Facebook (search MDTea Podcast) and Instagram (@MDTeaPodcast).

Today we’re talking about 2 hour response teams who work in the community supporting admission avoidance where possible. Typically they work with patients for short periods of time 24-72 hours where a person is at risk of an acute admission or readmission to hospital. Teams have a multitude of names, rapid response, crisis team, urgent community response and more so to keep things generic and applicable to you where ever you are we’ve used the phrase 2 hour response team. Do go and find out what services near you are called and how they work! As always check out our website for show notes and use our CPD log, follow us on Twitter @MDTea_podcast where we’re post lots of extra content, Instagram @MDTeaPodcast for graphics and visual resources to use. Let us know you’ve listened by tagging us on your socials or use #MDTeaClub

General practice is often the first port of call for people with healthcare needs in the community, and it's that world that we'll be exploring today. What do GP teams do? Who makes up the team? What are the challenges that they face? How has their working life changed since covid? And what ways can they help older people, like our patient Jean, to live well in the community? We're joined by Adam McClintock (a GP) and Alice Poots (a nurse who has worked both in general practice and emergency medicine). They'll be our expert voices to help us learn more about GP from the inside. We've got our Paper of the Week, MDTea Wordle, and our One Minute Topic too. All sorts of fun and games for you. If you like what you hear, please get in touch with us on Twitter @mdtea_podcast, on Instagram @mdteapodcast, on Facebook or via email at thehearingaidpodcasts@gmail.com. All previous episodes can be found on our website at www.mdteapodcast.co.uk. We look forward to seeing you again in 2 weeks! The MDTea podcast is endorsed by the British Geriatric Society.

In episode 12.2 we spoke with Greg Brown and Jennifer Twist about Carers and Care workers. Before you listen here do go and listen to that episode. We found their input so valuable that we have made the full versions of each interview a bonus episode! Enjoy!