Alison and Caty are joined by Paul Drury (Lincolnshire Armed Forces Community Covenant Officer) and Andy Garner (Senior Link Worker for Lincoln City) to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day and reflect on the work that is happening in Lincolnshire to support our armed forces communities and veterans.

Paul talks about a new directory that is available on Connect to Support (please visit https://lincolnshire.connecttosupport.org/armed-forces-community-directory/) which will help you to learn more about what is available to you.

Andy also shares some examples of how this has been put into action to support people.

To learn more about veterans and how to support them please also see the video link that Paul refers to at the end. https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-for-veterans-affairs

Please note that the Waddington Night Light Café that is mentioned is actually called the ‘Beacon Café’ and is particularly for Armed Forces and Blue Light personnel. We hope to bring you more information on this soon.

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This Ela and Ed takeover episode considers the Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities in Lincolnshire. The community's heritage and pride, as well as the challenges it faces, are discussed with special guests Lorna and Lisa.

The ReSPECT process creates personalised recommendations for a person’s clinical care and treatment in a future emergency in which they are unable to make or express choices.

These recommendations are created through conversations between a person, their families, and their health and care professionals to understand what matters to them and what is realistic in terms of their care and treatment.

Join Kerry Bareham, Nurse Consultant with St Barnabas Hospice, and Rosie Royce, Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist, Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG), as they provide fabulous advice and insight on how to have ReSPECT conversations.

Alison Wilkinson (Physiotherapist) and Matt Evans (Senior Change Lead, It's All About People Personalisation Programme) take up guest spots to reflect on two years of work within the musculoskeletal (MSK) pathway. Recorded with the Personalisation Programme team present as a live audience, it's Matt's final episode so expect a little bit of pleasantries as together we consider how we have worked and some of the challenges we continue to navigate.

To find out more about the work, please visit MSK :: Lincolnshire STP and whilst you are there, check out the Learning and Development section for the training Alison mentioned.

It's All About People!

We are proud to host the brand-new ReSPECT Podcast Series!

Over the coming months, we’ll be sharing eight podcasts that focus on ReSPECT – a plan that records a person’s wishes, choices, and decisions about their care, should they be unable to speak about it during an emergency.

ReSPECT (the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment) provides health and care professionals responding to an emergency with a summary of a person’s wishes and choices, and clinical recommendations made by those involved in their care, which in turn helps them to make informed decisions about a person’s care and treatment.

Each ReSPECT podcast focuses on a different area of care, with insights from experts from across Lincolnshire’s health and care system.

In this first episode, former ICB ReSPECT Project Manager, Jenny Fryer, and Dr Adam Brown, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, introduce the ReSPECT process, setting the scene for understanding how it works and its importance.

Future podcast episodes will cover an array of subject areas, including:

• How to have a ReSPECT conversation with a person
• How to complete a ReSPECT plan
• ReSPECT and the Ambulance Service

All of the podcasts provide valuable insight and advice for anyone working in a health and care capacity.

Mandy (St Barnabas) joins Gav and Matt for a chat about the Wellbeing service they provide. You get an insight into the work of a community organisation, supported by a team of volunteers, to support people and their families during the final stages of life. Mandy also does a bit of myth busting so if you think you know what St Barnabas do, you might want to check!

Here's to getting on with the job of living!

It's all about people.

Luke was a young carer for his mum, Pam, a role he continued into adulthood. In this episode he chats with Jenny (Lincolnshire County Council) and podcast host Alison about the caring role and how they used Direct Payments to enable it. Together they navigate through terminology, feelings of guilt, school and work pressures. He also gives top tips for managing that employer/employee relationship that some Carers experience.

It's an open and honest discussion about a man and his mum. It's insightful, heart warming and absolutely all about people!

You can hear more from Luke in Episode 35 where he talks about The Recovery College.

Alison is back with special guests from the Good Home Alliance, Lincolnshire's response to supporting people to live safe, warm and well at home. Sarah is a public health officer (Lincolnshire County Council), Adam has a county wide role as the Lincolnshire healthy and accessible homes lead (based at Boston Borough Council) and Kerry is an advice and case-worker (hosted by East Lindsey District Council). Together, they share some fantastic resources that are available to support people, and the workforce, including accessible versions, on-line tools, downloads and much more.

Find out more, here: Connect to Support Lincolnshire | Lincolnshire