Ever wondered how much where you live shapes how long you live?

In Episode 1 of The Wider Determinants of Health, Where We Live, host Elliot takes over to explore a startling truth: where you're born in the UK can cut your life short by up to 16 years.

Joined by local experts Adam and Sarah from Good Home Links, the episode dives into the real-world impact of housing on our physical and mental well-being—from damp and cold homes to green spaces and air pollution.

🎧 Listen now to discover why housing isn't just a roof over your head—it's a critical health issue.

Are our daily actions and health outcomes truly just a personal choice?

In Episode 3 of The Wider Determinants of Health, What We Do, host Elliot dives into how our everyday actions—and the forces behind them—impact our long-term well-being. From working conditions and income to childhood experiences, exercise barriers, addiction, and the hidden strain on unpaid carers, this episode explores how our choices are often constrained by the environments we live in.

In this episode:

• Work & Money: How job types, night shifts, and income directly shape health outcomes.

• Early Years: Why childhood experiences set the foundation for lifelong physical and mental health.

• Lifestyle & Environment: The real barriers to exercise, sleep, and overcoming addiction or gambling.

• Unpaid Carers: The overlapping financial and health strains faced by millions.

🎧 Listen now to discover how changing our environments—not just individual willpower—can lead to a healthier, fairer society.

Vicky Salmon is a Community Safety Strategy Co-ordinator who works within Lincolnshire County Council. Listen to her talk to Alison about the techniques fraudsters use, the lasting impact this can have on people, and what we can do, both personally and professionally, to reduce the risk of fraud and scams.

Vicky presents real stories of people who have been impacted, as well as discussing how working with partners means more people are supported and educated.

Alison learnt a lot during this conversation, so we hope you do too!

Resources:

For more information about the information and resources Vicky mentions in the podcast, visit: Financial Safety | Connect to Support Lincolnshire

For general questions, contact Vicky at: Vicky.Salmon@lincolnshire.gov.uk

For bespoke training or referrals contact: ScamsPrevention@lincolnshire.gov.uk

When someone with diabetes is nearing the end of life, the right conversations can make all the difference.

In the final St Barnabas Hospice podcast of this series, Majella Wright, Advanced Clinical Practitioner, is joined by Dr Jess Weller, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, and Rowan Bontoft, Advanced Clinical Practitioner, to expand on why planning ahead matters, how personalised care can help people stay where they want to be, and how clear plans can prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.

They also share practical advice for clinicians and reassurance for families facing difficult decisions, showing how compassionate, joined-up care can improve comfort, dignity and peace of mind.

Listen now to discover how proactive planning and personalised conversations can help ensure care truly reflects what matters most.

More about St Barnabas Hospice

St Barnabas Hospice is a leading independent charity in Lincolnshire that provides free, high-quality, and compassionate palliative and end-of-life care. Supporting over 10,000 adults annually, the organisation enables patients with life-limiting or terminal illnesses to live with dignity, while also offering essential emotional and practical support to their families and carers.

Visit the St Barnabas website to discover more

More about Palliative and End of Life Care Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire’s Palliative and End of Life Care website is an information resource for health and social care professionals and the public supporting people towards the end of life. Visit the Professionals section of the site to access the resources mentioned in this podcast.

100 episodes. Hundreds of voices. One shared ambition.

Our 100th episode (with approaching 10,000 podcast downloads to date) is more than a milestone - it's a celebration of the people, stories and conversations helping to transform health and care across Lincolnshire.

To mark the occasion, we've travelled across the county to ask a wide range of colleagues, partners and friends what really matters? And the answers are inspiring, exploring personalisation, relationships, the power of language, co-production, and hopes for the future.

This special episode brings together voices from health, social care, the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector, alongside people with lived experience. Together, they show that lasting change begins by listening, learning and working together.

A heartfelt thank you to Janet Collins, Angela Comerford, John Day, Lisa Hodgson, Cat Howle, Rachel Jackson, Elliot Kane, Suzanne Marriott, Beckie McConville, Martyn Parker, Steve Perkins, Kirsteen Redmile, Keith Spurr, Vicky Thomson and Amanda Whitehead, with special thanks to our fantastic interviewers, Shibina and Gav.

So, here's to the first 100 episodes - and to many more conversations that put people and what matters to them at the heart of better health and care. Keep listening!

Seizures at the end of life can be frightening for everyone involved.

In this fourth St Barnabas Hospice podcast, Majella Wright, Advanced Clinical Practitioner, is joined by Dr Jess Weller, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, and Angela Wilson, Community Palliative Care Macmillan Nurse, to explore how good planning, honest conversations, and personalised care can help people who are having seizures to remain at home if that's where they want to be.

Through practical advice and a powerful real-life story, they explain how families and healthcare professionals can feel more confident, prepared, and supported during a crisis, ensuring care stays focused on what matters most to the person.

More about St Barnabas Hospice

St Barnabas Hospice is a leading independent charity in Lincolnshire that provides free, high-quality, and compassionate palliative and end-of-life care. Supporting over 10,000 adults annually, the organisation enables patients with life-limiting or terminal illnesses to live with dignity, while also offering essential emotional and practical support to their families and carers.

Visit the St Barnabas website to discover more

More about Palliative and End of Life Care Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire’s Palliative and End of Life Care website is an information resource for health and social care professionals and the public supporting people towards the end of life. Visit the Professionals section of the site to access the resources mentioned in this podcast.