A blaze of ‘lemon lightbulbs’ today talking to Kate Pound, a fabulous nurse focusing on ‘JUST DO IT’ actions that make a big difference.  

Kate grew up in a hostel for fishermen and that rich and varied experience gave her a deep understanding of people and the imagination to find alternative ways of reaching the so-called ‘hard to reach’. She is a great storyteller and you will pick up LOTS of practical tips. 

Kate is a trustee of the Fishermen’s Mission and we would love you to learn more about them – and appreciate fishermen beyond the occasional Fish and Chips supper!

Lemon lightbulbs 🍋💡🍋

•  Dentistry on the harbour and other fishy stories – using IMAGINATION to reach people
• Growing up in ‘different’ circumstances can build empathy and the will to address health inequalities
• Don’t make assumptions about people and what they enjoy – we’re all human and unique
• Harness the power and resources of community to make health care accessible
• Covid vaccinations for rough sleepers and others not registered with a GP
• The 'Just Do It' form - not letting bureaucracy get in the way! Shoutout to Tim Guyler!
• Hospital porters are your eyes and ears - which ward would they NOT want to be on, as a patient?
• Keeping people warm before surgery improves recovery times
• Patients speak honestly when they feel SAFE and healthcare professionals LISTEN
• It is about RELATIONSHIPS
• Bring your whole self to work – staff enjoy using their skills and  talents
• Smiling builds trust and the ability to speak up
• Patient safety and patient experience go together
• Things ARE changing. NHS listening more to people with lived experience
• Shoutout to Nottingham University Hospitals and their excellent 'Whose Shoes' work around home birth
• A coproduction Guinness World Record? 
  Youngest person at a Whose Shoes workshop: 4 days old; eldest: 101 years
• 'Stay kind, be curious' - shoutout to Newbold Hope, Episode 13
• 'Parallel' - 'Start together, finish whenever' - let's make ALL events accessible
• Find new ways to ensure people feel involved ... then the magic happens.
• Everyone needs a 'Project of Joy' at work 
• The 'Jar of Joy' - shoutout to Liz O'Riordan
• Making a difference to NHS staff wellbeing will help keep them in the NHS
• Let's bring these more human elements in right from the start - student nurses!

What are YOU passionate about?

Some links

1.       Home - Fishermen's Mission (fishermensmission.org.uk)

2.       SeaFit - Fishermen's Mission (fishermensmission.org.uk)

3.       Parallel Lifestyle

4.       Jar of Joy

5.       Enjoy earlier episodes about health inequalities – eg Dr Farzana Hussain

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