<![CDATA[Heroes Unmasked]]>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:58:44 +0000Captivate.fmLeeds Teaching Hospitalshttps://artwork.captivate.fm/f74ba690-a0cb-4255-be31-9c0f8ce8632a/2PIGnWMBr1r6KDg3BUjiDUz6.jpgHeroes UnmaskedLeeds Teaching HospitalsLeeds Teaching HospitalsA doctor isn’t just someone who makes people better. A porter isn’t just someone who moves people around a hospital. As staff across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have been hailed heroes for their work during Covid, Caroline Verdon goes deeper to find out who they actually are, to hear their stories, what makes them tick, what their passions are and why they do the jobs they do. This series involves professional rugby players, champion fencers, leper colonies and even submarines. Some will make you cry, some will make you think, all will give you an insight into the person behind the mask.https://heroes_unmasked.captivate.fmnoserialS02 EP09: Richard Moyes - ex fighter pilotS02 EP09: Richard Moyes - ex fighter pilotIn the final episode of this series we meet Richard Moyes who is the General Manager of Outpatients CSU at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust but what a lot of people don't know about him is that he used to be a fighter Pilot in the RAF.

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]]>In the final episode of this series we meet Richard Moyes who is the General Manager of Outpatients CSU at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust but what a lot of people don't know about him is that he used to be a fighter Pilot in the RAF.

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]]>1a0ec315-bbdb-4268-a909-a682824208e2Mon, 15 Aug 2022 01:00:00 +000020:57nofull29Leeds Teaching HospitalsS02 EP08: Luke White - profoundly deaf and phenomenally resilientS02 EP08: Luke White - profoundly deaf and phenomenally resilientIn this weeks episode we meet Luke White. He's a Senior Project Nurse within the Professional Development Team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

What a lot of people don't know about Luke is that he was born profoundly deaf and also that that he is one of the most resilient and adaptable people you could ever meet! We find out more about his journey into nursing, how he isn't a person to take no for an answer and also how Covid had a huge impact on his career.

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]]>In this weeks episode we meet Luke White. He's a Senior Project Nurse within the Professional Development Team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

What a lot of people don't know about Luke is that he was born profoundly deaf and also that that he is one of the most resilient and adaptable people you could ever meet! We find out more about his journey into nursing, how he isn't a person to take no for an answer and also how Covid had a huge impact on his career.

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]]>0498f689-32e0-4950-8f41-dc0af97a6f98Mon, 01 Aug 2022 01:00:00 +000023:32nofull28Leeds Teaching HospitalsS02 EP07: Georgie Duncan - passionate about volunteeringS02 EP07: Georgie Duncan - passionate about volunteeringThis week we meet Georgie Duncan who is Deputy CCIO at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. What a lot of people don't know about her is that despite a demanding job and a busy family life she feels it is important for her to make the time to volunteer in her community.

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]]>This week we meet Georgie Duncan who is Deputy CCIO at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. What a lot of people don't know about her is that despite a demanding job and a busy family life she feels it is important for her to make the time to volunteer in her community.

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]]>a3a8f365-4fce-43b4-8fe1-1e8aa49e91edMon, 25 Jul 2022 01:00:00 +000012:00nofull27Leeds Teaching HospitalsS02 EP06: Alastair Bailey - Inspired by nurses who looked after his MotherS02 EP06: Alastair Bailey - Inspired by nurses who looked after his MotherIn this episode we meet Alastair Bailey, Lead Nurse for Stroke Services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. What a lot of people don't know about him is that it's the loss of his Mother at a young age that has motivated him throughout his career.

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]]>In this episode we meet Alastair Bailey, Lead Nurse for Stroke Services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. What a lot of people don't know about him is that it's the loss of his Mother at a young age that has motivated him throughout his career.

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]]>53406186-5111-43b5-a372-8cdb7d866ebeMon, 18 Jul 2022 01:00:00 +000010:30nofull26Leeds Teaching HospitalsS02 EP05: Ifeoluwa Ajibayo - Has positives from her mental health crisisS02 EP05: Ifeoluwa Ajibayo - Has positives from her mental health crisis Ifeoluwa Ajibayo is a Senior Project Nurse at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. What a lot of people don't know about her is that her positive outlook and compassionate nature has been aided by her own mental health crisis.

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]]> Ifeoluwa Ajibayo is a Senior Project Nurse at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. What a lot of people don't know about her is that her positive outlook and compassionate nature has been aided by her own mental health crisis.

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]]>ee6aa8f6-9655-4d46-826e-619f8fbd06a1Mon, 11 Jul 2022 01:00:00 +000010:13nofull25Leeds Teaching HospitalsS02 EP04: Wal Hussain - Works for the England cricket teamsS02 EP04: Wal Hussain - Works for the England cricket teamsIn episode 4 we meet Walayat Hussain. He's a Consultant Dermatological & Mohs Micrographic Surgeon at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust but what a lot of people don't realise is that he also works for the England cricket teams!

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]]>In episode 4 we meet Walayat Hussain. He's a Consultant Dermatological & Mohs Micrographic Surgeon at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust but what a lot of people don't realise is that he also works for the England cricket teams!

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]]>7ad29a71-ad15-44b3-b500-02c49b7b038fMon, 04 Jul 2022 01:00:00 +000012:02nofull24Leeds Teaching HospitalsS02 EP03: Paul Carruthers - Adopted a child with additional needsS02 EP03: Paul Carruthers - Adopted a child with additional needsIn this episode we meet Paul Carruthers who is the Lead Nurse at the Gender Identity Development Service and Children's Endocrine Nurse Specialist Team. What a lot of people don't know about him is that he and his husband adopted two little boys, one of whom has additional needs.

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]]>In this episode we meet Paul Carruthers who is the Lead Nurse at the Gender Identity Development Service and Children's Endocrine Nurse Specialist Team. What a lot of people don't know about him is that he and his husband adopted two little boys, one of whom has additional needs.

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]]>50af58c3-0acb-47fa-be7b-cce377d15444Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:45:00 +000018:16nofull23Leeds Teaching HospitalsS02 EP02: George Twigg - Played Mahjong for Great BritainS02 EP02: George Twigg - Played Mahjong for Great BritainIn episode 2, Caroline talks to George Twigg, a clinical trials coordinator who decided to take up playing Mahjong during lockdown and ended up playing for Great Britain!

 

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]]>In episode 2, Caroline talks to George Twigg, a clinical trials coordinator who decided to take up playing Mahjong during lockdown and ended up playing for Great Britain!

 

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]]>df300334-1306-4ee0-b8b2-7f3e2fea9609Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:41:00 +000013:37nofull22Leeds Teaching HospitalsS02 EP01: Olivia Smart - A professional footballerS02 EP01: Olivia Smart - A professional footballerIn the first episode of our new series, Caroline talks to Olivia Smart. She works across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as a member of the transplant team but what a lot of people don't realise is that she is also a professional footballer!

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]]>In the first episode of our new series, Caroline talks to Olivia Smart. She works across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as a member of the transplant team but what a lot of people don't realise is that she is also a professional footballer!

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]]>74abed5f-61fb-4faf-a066-2ac30e2fcc86Mon, 27 Jun 2022 01:00:00 +000020:08nofull21Leeds Teaching HospitalsS02: The TrailerS02: The TrailerLike our first series, this podcast is packed with stories from some of the interesting people who make up the staff at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. From a surgeon who also works for the England Cricket Team, to a transplant and organ retrieval practitioner who is also a professional footballer. We even meet a Clinical Trials Coordinator who taught himself during lockdown how to play the game Mahjong - and ended up representing Great Britain!

So click follow and don’t miss the brand new series of heroes unmasked, launches on Monday 27th June at 8am

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]]>Like our first series, this podcast is packed with stories from some of the interesting people who make up the staff at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. From a surgeon who also works for the England Cricket Team, to a transplant and organ retrieval practitioner who is also a professional footballer. We even meet a Clinical Trials Coordinator who taught himself during lockdown how to play the game Mahjong - and ended up representing Great Britain!

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]]>c499344a-65ff-4717-b8da-84d897f17a6dMon, 13 Jun 2022 01:00:00 +000000:48notrailer2Leeds Teaching HospitalsS01 EP09: David Goulding, from professional rugby to the NHSS01 EP09: David Goulding, from professional rugby to the NHSIn the last episode of this series, Caroline Verdon speaks to David Goulding. From an early age he wanted desperately to be a professional rugby player but when things didn't go to plan, he found himself using the skills he'd learnt through playing team sports to enhance his career within the NHS. A well as being Emergency Preparedness and Peoples Priorities lead for abdominal medicine and surgery at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, he is also the founder of a new mens mental health group at the Trust.

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]]>In the last episode of this series, Caroline Verdon speaks to David Goulding. From an early age he wanted desperately to be a professional rugby player but when things didn't go to plan, he found himself using the skills he'd learnt through playing team sports to enhance his career within the NHS. A well as being Emergency Preparedness and Peoples Priorities lead for abdominal medicine and surgery at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, he is also the founder of a new mens mental health group at the Trust.

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]]>4a142605-4299-4642-b41a-9b4ba2ecedaaTue, 22 Feb 2022 01:00:00 +000013:40nofull19Leeds Teaching HospitalsS01 EP08: Karen Mitchell - having worked all over the world, she has settled in LeedsS01 EP08: Karen Mitchell - having worked all over the world, she has settled in LeedsKaren Mitchell is the Head of Corporate and Health Records and she's worked in over 30 different countries. In her early 40s she decided to make a bold move and settle in the UK in Leeds...despite not knowing anyone in the country and having to initially leave her children in South Africa.

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]]>Karen Mitchell is the Head of Corporate and Health Records and she's worked in over 30 different countries. In her early 40s she decided to make a bold move and settle in the UK in Leeds...despite not knowing anyone in the country and having to initially leave her children in South Africa.

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]]>022fc60a-92aa-42c4-9251-9e4c35e1897eTue, 15 Feb 2022 01:00:00 +000014:43nofull18Leeds Teaching HospitalsS01 EP07: Ester Jamera - Senior Project Nurse...and also a published authorS01 EP07: Ester Jamera - Senior Project Nurse...and also a published authorThis week Caroline Verdon meets Ester Jamera who is a Senior Project Nurse at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and she's also a published author, despite the fact that a year ago she thought she couldn't write. Ester talks about her driving force behind the book and how she overcame her self -limiting belief.

'Amplifying Voices: Mending Divides' contains 14 deeply personal stories from BME and non-BME staff and partners at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and represents a mojor step in the trust becoming an anti-racist and inclusive organisation. You can find out more and purchase the book here

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]]>This week Caroline Verdon meets Ester Jamera who is a Senior Project Nurse at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and she's also a published author, despite the fact that a year ago she thought she couldn't write. Ester talks about her driving force behind the book and how she overcame her self -limiting belief.

'Amplifying Voices: Mending Divides' contains 14 deeply personal stories from BME and non-BME staff and partners at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and represents a mojor step in the trust becoming an anti-racist and inclusive organisation. You can find out more and purchase the book here

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]]>fd833c41-17e7-4d76-af62-f279fab2d4acTue, 08 Feb 2022 01:00:00 +000019:39nofull17Leeds Teaching HospitalsS01 EP06: Tracy Campey - Bereavement MidwifeS01 EP06: Tracy Campey - Bereavement MidwifeThis week Caroline Verdon meets Tracey Campey. Until she was 40 she worked in schools until a staff meeting had her make a decision to retrain, to get her qualifications, go to uni and become a midwife and that decision would change her life.

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]]>This week Caroline Verdon meets Tracey Campey. Until she was 40 she worked in schools until a staff meeting had her make a decision to retrain, to get her qualifications, go to uni and become a midwife and that decision would change her life.

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]]>c9972a64-09be-4a00-8ee2-1a41f13d4e82Tue, 01 Feb 2022 01:00:00 +000027:11nofull16Leeds Teaching HospitalsS01 EP05: Dr Paul Jones, Chief Digital Information Officer...and TwitcherS01 EP05: Dr Paul Jones, Chief Digital Information Officer...and Twitcher This week Caroline chats with Dr Paul Jones. He's the Chief Digital Information Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and has a background in technology with a PhD in Computer Science. His role involves managing large teams of people, a lot of project managing and rolling out huge technological advancements across the trust so to relax, as well as cycing and hillwalking, he is also a keen bird watcher.

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]]> This week Caroline chats with Dr Paul Jones. He's the Chief Digital Information Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and has a background in technology with a PhD in Computer Science. His role involves managing large teams of people, a lot of project managing and rolling out huge technological advancements across the trust so to relax, as well as cycing and hillwalking, he is also a keen bird watcher.

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]]>92d0d3d5-2da4-455d-b7ad-d4582cac8b57Tue, 25 Jan 2022 01:00:00 +000017:13nofull15Leeds Teaching HospitalsS01 EP4: Megan Holmes - What does an intensive care unit and a farm have in common?S01 EP4: Megan Holmes - What does an intensive care unit and a farm have in common?Caroline's guest this week is Megan Holmes. She is a play specialist on the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Leeds Children's Hospital but what a lot of people don't know about her is that she is also a champion sheep farmer and has over 100 sheep, alpacas, shire horses, cats and dogs at home!

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]]>Caroline's guest this week is Megan Holmes. She is a play specialist on the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Leeds Children's Hospital but what a lot of people don't know about her is that she is also a champion sheep farmer and has over 100 sheep, alpacas, shire horses, cats and dogs at home!

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]]>e75e3ec1-8b76-43e9-b659-60b51f7680a3Tue, 18 Jan 2022 01:00:00 +000020:51nofull14Leeds Teaching HospitalsS01 EP3: Mr Chris Parsons and the early midlife crisisS01 EP3: Mr Chris Parsons and the early midlife crisisIn this episode, Caroline Verdon meets Mr Chris Parsons. He works at Leeds Children's Hospital and is a Consultant Paediatric General and Neonatal Surgeon with a subspecialist interest in colorectal. It's a job that involves decades of academic study with a structured career ladder and expectations on when to reach each rung. When he reached 30, Chris had an early midlife crisis. Going against all advice he left his career, went on what some might call an ill-advised adventure but found himself gaining perspective, and a real love for his work that he'd left behind.

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]]>In this episode, Caroline Verdon meets Mr Chris Parsons. He works at Leeds Children's Hospital and is a Consultant Paediatric General and Neonatal Surgeon with a subspecialist interest in colorectal. It's a job that involves decades of academic study with a structured career ladder and expectations on when to reach each rung. When he reached 30, Chris had an early midlife crisis. Going against all advice he left his career, went on what some might call an ill-advised adventure but found himself gaining perspective, and a real love for his work that he'd left behind.

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]]>01698eb6-63c4-4bb9-abae-4c3b00df8e4aTue, 11 Jan 2022 01:00:00 +000020:47nofull13Leeds Teaching HospitalsS01 EP02: Dr Agam Jung spent 3 months living in a Leper ColonyS01 EP02: Dr Agam Jung spent 3 months living in a Leper ColonyIn this episode, Caroline Verdon meets Dr Agam Jung, Consultant Neurologist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. She's the director of the Leeds Regional Motor Neurone Disease Care Centre but is perhaps best known as Rob Burrow's consultant and one of the people behind the appeal for the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease.

What a lot of people don't realise is that she spent 3 months living in a Leper Colony and has very much devoted her life to helping others to live in the now.

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]]>In this episode, Caroline Verdon meets Dr Agam Jung, Consultant Neurologist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. She's the director of the Leeds Regional Motor Neurone Disease Care Centre but is perhaps best known as Rob Burrow's consultant and one of the people behind the appeal for the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease.

What a lot of people don't realise is that she spent 3 months living in a Leper Colony and has very much devoted her life to helping others to live in the now.

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]]>c8907102-0175-4b0c-8796-330b5a958ff0Tue, 04 Jan 2022 01:30:00 +000022:08nofull12Leeds Teaching HospitalsS01 EP01: Mark O'Byrne, Royal Navy Scotland Fencing ChampionS01 EP01: Mark O'Byrne, Royal Navy Scotland Fencing ChampionIn this episode, Caroline Verdon meets Mark O'Byrne. He's the Personal Safety Trainer for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust but he's also an ex-submariner who at one point was Royal Navy Scotland's Fencing Champion!

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]]>a39fa95f-2cc5-458a-8c9c-b98db4cd0691Tue, 04 Jan 2022 01:00:00 +000021:32nofull11Leeds Teaching HospitalsS01 TrailerS01 TrailerWelcome to Heroes Unmasked. Staff stories from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust with Caroline Verdon.

Here's a question for you - what do champion fencers, award winning sheep farmers and professional rugby players have to do with Leeds Teaching Hospitals?

Answer? They all work for the hospitals.

This series goes behind the scenes to meet directors, doctors, support staff and everyone in between to find out who the people behind the masks really are.  

New series launches on Tuesday 4th January at 8am

]]>Welcome to Heroes Unmasked. Staff stories from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust with Caroline Verdon.

Here's a question for you - what do champion fencers, award winning sheep farmers and professional rugby players have to do with Leeds Teaching Hospitals?

Answer? They all work for the hospitals.

This series goes behind the scenes to meet directors, doctors, support staff and everyone in between to find out who the people behind the masks really are.  

New series launches on Tuesday 4th January at 8am

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