A free open access series of podcasts for all healthcare professionals working with older adults. We will present the evidence base, recent advances and established best practice / wisdom in healthcare for older adults. Each episode reviews an aspect of caring for older adults from the perspective of our MDT faculty. A BigFings Media Production - www.bigfings.com
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The SETS course (SBAR Education through Technology and Simulation) is a three part course delivered to staff in care homes to embed the use of SBAR as a communication tool within the care home setting.Presented by Dr Natalie Broomhead and Dr Iain Wilkinson.A BigFings Media Production.
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S13 E10 - MDTea’m’ Kindness - Breathing results
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This is the final episode of the MDTea’m’ Kindness series. In this episode we are talking again to our breath coach Jess who will be reviewing the data from our faculty. We will discuss and share our experiences of the breathwork over the last couple of months and get the results of our teams breathing MOTs and stress tests! For all episodes and MD…
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In this episode we are going by Julian Stodd again for the final time. We are exploring the final quiet leadership module by discussing Grace through the two questions: What weight do you carry? What can you leave behind? Plus the breathing technique of the week, social media spot and the usual bits and pieces!…
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S13 E8 - MDTea’m’ Kindness – Touch and Trauma
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In this 8th Episode of the MDTea’m’ kindness series we are looking at the importance or touch and how this is changing with Professor Roger Kneebone and the concept of trauma informed care with our good friend Dr Kate Bailey and Esther Murray. We really loved this one and it harks back to the previous great episodes / chats with Cate in the past. P…
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In this episode we continue our journey into quiet leadership and explore the concept of fairness with Julian Stodd. Plus the usual social media review, article of the week and breathing exercises. Use the #mdteaclub to interact with others! https://thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk/mdteam-kindness/By The Hearing Aid Podcasts
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S13 E6 - MDTea'm' Kindness - the process of developing expertise
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In this episode we will be taking with Professor Roger Kneebone to explore the process we go through in developing expertise. Thinking about how we work in our teams and how we all can help others develop is so important; thinking about this in terms of 'becoming expert' can help.There is another breathing technique and social media spot as normal!…
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S13 E5 - MDTea'm' Kindness - Kindness Itself
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This week we are rejoined by Julian Stodd for the second quiet leadership episode with a focus on kindness. We also have David Fryburg talking about the psychobiology of kindness... It's all totally fascinating stuff! Plus there is another breathing technique, social media slot of the week and much more! For information, breathing MOT etc head on d…
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Continuing our journey into kindness this week we look at yoga and what we can all get from this ancient practice. Plus there is another breathing technique, social media slot of the week and much more! For information, breathing MOT etc head on down to: https://thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk/mdteam-kindness/…
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S13 E3 - MDTea'm' Kindness – Humility and ASMR
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This week Jo and Iain are joined taking their first step into the quiet leadership programme with a discussion around humility with Julian Stodd. Then we have an interview with Christina and Giulia Lara Poerio who will be talking ASMR and the potential benefits of this. We also have Jess and the next breathing technique for you to practice! For the…
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S13 E2 - MDTea'm' Kindness – Ecosystems
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In this 2nd episode of the kindness series we are joined by Julian Stodd as we start to think about our teams and workplace as a ecosystem. Thinking of things in this way opens up the links and connections we all have to each other and is the starting of our insight into the kindness possibilities within teams. For the breathing MOT, pre series que…
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S13 E1 - MDTea'm' Kindness - Breathing MOT
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In this first episode of this series we will meet Jess from Be Here Well. We talk about breathing and the benefits to us of taking control of our breathing. You will learn about your own breath MOT. To log your MOT and pre series questionnaires click here: https://thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk/mdteam-kindness/…
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In this new series of the MDTea Podcast, we are exploring the theme of kindness: in ourselves, with each other and within our teams. While the focus of this series takes us in a slightly different direction, the aim and core of the podcast is the same - to support teams working and learning together for the benefit of older adults. In this first ep…
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We’re back with the final step of Jean's journey meeting hospital and community health professionals. This time we’re meeting the community podiatry team talking to Rachel and Jemma about how they work caring for older adults and their feet at home. Let us know what you think via Twitter @mdtea_podcast or Instagram @mdteapodcast and don’t forget to…
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Time for the next team on our community healthcare journey, and today we’re focusing on pharmacy in the community and how those working in this area positively impact the daily lives of older people in our society. We’ll spend some time thinking about the ways our patient, Jean, might interact with community pharmacy and we'll consider what daily l…
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Next up on Jean's community healthcare journey we are meeting the Community Falls Service. We speak to Physiotherapist Faye and Occupational Therapist Kerry about their role completing falls assessments in people's homes. As always show notes are avalible on our website (MDTeapodcast.co.uk) along with infographics and our free CPD log. You can also…
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Great to have you join us for another new episode of the MDTea Podcast, which today is all about community nursing. Outside hospital in the UK there are thousands of nursing staff who use their clinical skills and knowledge to support patients with long-term conditions and help maximise their independence. Some of these will be district nurses and …
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Welcome back to another episode of the MDTea Podcast, where this time we’ve taken the show on the road to St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Eastbourne to learn all about community palliative care. For patients living with chronic illnesses and those approaching the end of their life, knowing that they have a team of caring, approachable healthcare profession…
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This episode we’re talking about the community frailty hub model local to us. We know as worth previous teams that these set ups can have a whole host of names- proactive care team, anticipatory care hubs etc. You may not have access to services like this locally but it remains useful to see how everyone works together to support patients in the co…
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Today we’re talking about 2 hour response teams who work in the community supporting admission avoidance where possible. Typically they work with patients for short periods of time 24-72 hours where a person is at risk of an acute admission or readmission to hospital. Teams have a multitude of names, rapid response, crisis team, urgent community re…
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General practice is often the first port of call for people with healthcare needs in the community, and it's that world that we'll be exploring today. What do GP teams do? Who makes up the team? What are the challenges that they face? How has their working life changed since covid? And what ways can they help older people, like our patient Jean, to…
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In episode 12.2 we spoke with Greg Brown and Jennifer Twist about Carers and Care workers. Before you listen here do go and listen to that episode. We found their input so valuable that we have made the full versions of each interview a bonus episode! Enjoy!By The Hearing Aid Podcasts
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Episode 2 of our Community Teams series sees us talking about carers and how they support older adults in the community. The MDTea podcast is endorsed by the British Geriatic Society. All episode show notes and resources are available on our website (MDTeapodcast.co.uk) Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for more MDTea content.…
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We’re back! After months of preparation and planning, we’ve got an amazing new series of the MDTea Podcast for you to enjoy. After taking a journey in Series 11 where we met each member of the hospital MDT (along with our patient, Jean) we’re ready to go again! And this time we’ll be joining Jean as she is discharged back into the community, and me…
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Hello again everyone! Two bits of exciting news to share with you… First of all, Series 12 of the MDTea Podcast is on the way! We’ve already recorded lots of interviews for it, and it’s being pieced together as we speak. The first episode will be landing on Tuesday 26th July, just one week away! Over the course of Series 12, we’re going to be takin…
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S11 E10 - A Day In The Life of a Social Worker
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It’s time to meet the final member of the hospital team in Jean's journey. Today we’re speaking to social workers about their role involved in hospital discharge as well as their safeguarding responsibilities. Don’t forget to log your listening using our CPD log avalible on our website. http://thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk/series11home/…
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S11 E9 - A Day In The Life of a Dietitian
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It’s time to meet the next members of the hospital MDT, and today it’s the turn of our dietitians! Having a substantial, nutrient-rich diet is as important for older people as it is for anyone else, and malnutrition can be a real problem as people age. In this episode, we explore what malnutrition is, why it affects older people so much, and the ap…
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S11 E8 - A Day In The Life of a Speech & Language Therapist
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This week we meet the next people in Jean’s MDT- the speech and language therapists. How much do you know about this teams work and breadth of work they can help with? Do you know how they might help ensure patients cognition-communication (cog-com) disorders be involved in their own care? Do you know how to make a drink with thickener or why straw…
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S11 E7 - A Day In The Life of an Occupational Therapist
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Welcome along for another exciting episode of the MDTea Podcast! Today it's Episode 7 and we’re spending some time thinking about the amazing work done with older patients by occupational therapists (OT's). OT's are problem solvers, and play a crucial role in enabling patients to carry out meaningful activities (or "occupations") and recover a degr…
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S11 E6 - A Day In The Life of a Physiotherapist
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This week we are chatting to the physiotherapists working throughout Jean's time at the hospital. We meet Amy and Joe who work at the front door assessing patients as they arrive, Grace who works in a dedicated hip fracture unit and Ailie who is a respiratory physio working on a surgical ward. Then we think about our case patient Jean as she contin…
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S11 E5 - A Day In The Life of a Physician Associate
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Welcome back to the MDTea Podcast! Today on Episode 5 we’re looking into the exciting world of physician associates, and learning about the many ways they help the hospital team when it comes to looking after older patients. Physician associates first appeared in the UK in 2003, and have been growing in number since then. Nowadays, most hospitals h…
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S11 E4 - A Day In The Life of a Pharmacist
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This week we speak to our local hospital pharmacy team to find out how they help us manage patients like Jean. We discuss her medicines, thinking about what they’re for and what problems might be associated with them. And how our pharmacy teams can help us and patients manage medications and patient care. Keep getting in touch on Twitter @mdtea_pod…
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In this episode, we’re delving into the daily lives of doctors. And we’re about to discover how many different types of doctor can come into contact with an older patient in hospital. The ones we’re going to meet in this episode include an A&E doctor, an orthopaedic surgeon and a group of elderly care medics. All with the same goal in mind…managing…
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This week we are talking to nurses to find out how they fit into our multidisciplinary team caring for older adults. We think we can all agree nurses have very much been the face of the NHS since its inception, and possibly more so over the past two years. But who are nurses and what do they feel their experience is like? What are the challenges in…
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S11 E1 - A Day In The Life of a Paramedic
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We’re taking a closer look at a day in the life of a paramedic in our first episode of Series 11. Maybe the picture that springs to mind when you hear the word ‘paramedic’ is of an ambulance driving past you with its siren blaring. Or perhaps they might be people that you come across from time to time as they hand over unwell patients in the Emerge…
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The MDTea podcast started out six years ago, with us wanting to create a place where we could foster multiprofessional learning around the care of older patients. And after 100 episodes that is still very much our aim. But we’ve decided to do something unique and exciting for Series 11 to explore what it really means to be part of the team. We want…
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S10 E10 - Non-UK citizens: their rights to reside and access to health and social care
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Our 100th episode! This week we have a think about the (complex) topic of immigration law, the EU settlement scheme and the right to reside in the UK - and how these rules and processes affect older adults uniquely, particularly with regards to access to health and social care. Show notes are available to view and download at www.thehearingaidpodca…
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S10 E9 - Different Cultural & Religious Practices around Death
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Dr Gaggandeep Singh Alg and Chaplain and Pastor Steve Thomas join us for an open and honest discussion about some of the cultural and religious practices that surround death and dying. We explore specific traditions, but also learn about the plurality of practices in the UK across cultures and within religions, and the importance of talking to pati…
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S10 E8 - Activity, Exercise and the Ageing Athlete
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What can elite older athletes tell us about the physiology of 'normal' ageing? And what barriers exist that stop all of us (elite and non-elite) participating in sport and exercise as we age? We try to answer these questions and more with the help of Professor of Sociology, Emmanuelle Tulle. Show notes are available to view and download at www.theh…
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This week we discuss grief, bereavement and loss. As well as thinking about how grief can affect older adults uniquely, we look at the experience of losing loved ones with dementia, and also consider grief in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. For resources, or signposting to organisations to help with any issues raised in the episode, see our s…
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The number of older prisoners is increasing rapidly in the UK, and these individuals may have health and social care needs both unique to their circumstances, and comparable to those of their contemporaries in the community. Listen to our conversation with Warren Stewart, as we begin to consider this topic. Show notes are available to view and down…
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In this episode we discuss sexuality, biases and the unique experiences and challenges that members of the LGBTQ+ community may face in relation to ageing. Show notes are available to view and download at www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more detail and curriculum mapping against Foundation, IMT, GPVTS, Geriatric Registrar and NHS Knowledge Ski…
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Consultant rheumatologist Dr Helen Linklater and Occupational Therapist Tracy Szekely join the MDTea to discuss this common condition, the available interventions and the importance of an MDT approach when it comes to managing OA. Show notes are available to view and download at www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more detail and curriculum mappin…
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S10 E4 - Supplementary Listening - Osteoarthritis
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We explore the future of medical therapies for OA, and the current evidence for popular 'nutraceuticals' with Dr Helen Linklater. Show notes are available to view and download at www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more detail and curriculum mapping against Foundation, IMT, GPVTS, Geriatric Registrar and NHS Knowledge Skills Framework (KSF) progra…
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S10 E3 - Supplementary listening - Integration & innovation: working together to improve health & social care for all (Feb '21)
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Iain speaks to Professor Sir Muir Gray about the recently published health and social care white paper. Show notes are available to view and download at www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more detail and curriculum mapping against Foundation, IMT, GPVTS, Geriatric Registrar and NHS Knowledge Skills Framework (KSF) programmes. Presented by: Dr Iai…
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We explore the topic of population health, particularly in the context of an ageing population. We learn from the team joining us why it is so key that all health care professionals understand and contribute to population health, about how to live longer better and about how a project in Merton and Wandsworth is helping people to do just that. Show…
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S10 E2 - Suicide and Self Harm in Older Adults
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Trigger warning: suicide and self harm. In this episode we explore the topics of suicide and self harm in relation to older adults. Dr Cate Bailey joins the faculty and we discuss the epidemiology, risk factors and features of these issues specific to older adults, as well as how to broach conversations about suicide and self harm. Show notes are a…
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Series 10 begins with 'prehabilitation', and Dr Tara Rampal joins as our special guest. We discuss the evidence for prehabilitation, the key to successful prehab programmes, what these programmes involve, and the future direction of the field. Show notes are available to view and download at www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more detail and curr…
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This week we delve into the physiology of the kidney, looking at how ageing affects kidney function and what this means practically when it comes to treating older adults on the ward or in the community. Show notes are available to view and download at www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more detail and curriculum mapping against Foundation, IMT, …
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S9 E9 - Osteoporosis and Resistance Training
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Osteoporosis is a common condition in patients over the age of 50. We look at the evidence there is for using high intensity resistance, strength and impact training to improve bone density and reduce fracture risk in these individuals, and how practically we can incorporate this into our practice and recommendations for long term benefits. Show no…
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S9 E8 - Learning Disabilities in Later Life
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In this episode we discuss the challenges faced by people with learning disabilities as they grow older, reasons why they may have worse health outcomes, and what we can all do to improve our practice to facilitate better care for this group of individuals. Show notes are available to view and download at www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more d…
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In the first episode back after the coronavirus pandemic we talk to Julian Stodd - author and founder of sea salt learning - about what makes a team, the importance of trust, tribes and how we adapt our roles depending on the teams we are in. Show notes are available to view and download at www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more detail and curri…
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