I am Anne Budenberg and started on this podcast journey when I was unable to complete an article I started to write in 2019. My solution to this unfinished writing was to make a podcast, with 5 episodes on the topics I tried to explore in my writing.

This is created from three perspectives

• as a daughter
• as a healthcare professional (dentist) with some knowledge of the NHS system
• through the eyes of the patient

In this episode we are going to speak about my personal story of accessing, and navigating the health and social care maze. It is about our family’s experience of some of the complexities, and the challenges of healthcare when my father had a life-changing stroke, which included losing his ability to make his own decisions.

Some useful resources associated with this episode:

• Age UK

 https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/

·     Alzheimer Scotland

https://www.alzscot.org/

·     Alzheimers Society

https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/

• Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland

https://www.chss.org.uk

• Concurrent NHS and private physiotherapy

https://www.csp.org.uk/publications/concurrent-and-subsequent-treatment-advice-physiotherapists-working-nhs-and-private

·     Do not resuscitate - with Yasmeen Khan (18/5/21)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000w4s0

• Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership 

https://www.dundeehscp.com/service-information

·     #EndPJparalysis

https://endpjparalysis.org/

• How to Use Your Hearing Aid

 https://nhsforthvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/How-to-use-your-hearing-aid.pdf

·     Marie Curie

https://www.mariecurie.org.uk

• Mental Capacity Act

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-guide/making-decisions-for-someone-else/mental-capacity-act/

• Neurophysio Scotland contact – alongside NHS. https://neurophysioscotland.co.uk/contact-us/#wpcf7-f70-p18-o1
• Power of attorney - Office of the Public Guardian (Scotland)

https://www.publicguardian-scotland.gov.uk/docs/librariesprovider3/poa/pdf-documents/power-of-attorney-top-tips.pdf?sfvrsn=4

• Public Guardian Office Tel 01324 678 300

http://www.publicguardian-scotland.gov.uk/power-of-attorney/forms-publications

• Stroke Association

https://www.stroke.org.uk/what-is-stroke/types-of-stroke/haemorrhagic-stroke#Diagnosis