This Special Interview is taken from the 6th International Tracheostomy Symposium, held in Manchester UK, in October 2021.

This episode sees Brendan McGrath from the NTSP interview Julie and her husband Carl. Julie needed a tracheostomy to help her recover after a complication following elective surgery. We are so grateful to Julie for sharing her first-hand experiences and also to Carl for giving his take on what was happening. Listening to our patients and their families about their experience is such a powerful motivator for improving care, and Julie and Carl have helped to steer some of the NTSP work.

The UK National Tracheostomy Safety Project (NTSP) is committed to providing education, information and resources to improve patient safety and the patient experience for those with tracheostomies and laryngectomies. All of our resources are housed on our website www.tracheostomy.org.uk, accessed by over 30,000 visitors each month from around the world.

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