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NTSP Specials (Season 2) Brendan and Shevonne Part 2

This Special Episode is a fascinating interview with Shevonne, the inspirational mum of Henry. This is Part 2 of 4 episodes.  Brendan and Shevonne discuss the journey that her family have been on with their little boy who has had a tracheostomy from a young age. Thanks to the tenacity and resilience of Shevonne and her family, Henry leads an incredibly active life, despite needing to take a ventilator with him wherever he goes.   Shevonne has been incredibly open about the challenges they faced and shares how they navigated the complexities of the health and social care system, care packages, funding and access to schools. Essential listening for anyone in a similar situation, or for health and social care staff who are tasked with trying to help. -------------- 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. This is the only podcast to bring you literature reviews, hot topic discussions and interviews with healthcare staff, patients and families. Our goal is to improve the safety and quality of care for patients with tracheostomies and laryngectomies through education. We work closely with patients, families and healthcare professionals to develop new resources to improve care. We’ve collaborated with key stakeholders in tracheostomy care since 2009, and developed freely accessible resources, supported by online learning developed with the UK Department of Health. We’ve worked with the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative since 2012 to improve care for patients and their families everywhere. We are funded by grants, donations and in partnership with medical device companies through unrestricted awards. This podcast series is supported by unrestricted education funding from the Atos Learning Institute. The funding supports the professional production of the podcasts and videos, and the medical device companies that support us do not have any creative influence over the content that we record. All of our work is undertaken by volunteer healthcare staff, patients and their families.  Most of our content is supported by videos. You can access our training videos and resources for Basic Care, Emergency Care and Vocalisation & Swallowing. Download and print bedhead signs and emergency algorithms from our resources. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561274/support] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561274/support]

NTSP Specials (Season 2): Brendan and Helen

Helen is a community-based SLT who looks after children with complex needs, including children with tracheostomies. Helen works at the Vale Federation- a group of special schools in Aylesbury in the UK.  Brendan and Helen discuss practical advice of where parents should start in their efforts to find local support once they're home from hospital with a young child who will have on going complex needs. Helen outlines the support available from schools (for school-age kids) and Health Visitors (for pre-schoolers) and the GP and the Paediatric services. Importantly, Helen discusses what help could and should be available, and how Helen and the team at the Vale Federation deliver that support - essential listening for parents, families and staff in the sector. -------------- 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. This is the only podcast to bring you literature reviews, hot topic discussions and interviews with healthcare staff, patients and families. Our goal is to improve the safety and quality of care for patients with tracheostomies and laryngectomies through education. We work closely with patients, families and healthcare professionals to develop new resources to improve care. We’ve collaborated with key stakeholders in tracheostomy care since 2009, and developed freely accessible resources, supported by online learning developed with the UK Department of Health. We’ve worked with the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative since 2012 to improve care for patients and their families everywhere. We are funded by grants, donations and in partnership with medical device companies through unrestricted awards. This podcast series is supported by unrestricted education funding from the Atos Learning Institute. The funding supports the professional production of the podcasts and videos, and the medical device companies that support us do not have any creative influence over the content that we record. All of our work is undertaken by volunteer healthcare staff, patients and their families.  Most of our content is supported by videos. You can access our training videos and resources for Basic Care, Emergency Care and Vocalisation & Swallowing. Download and print bedhead signs and emergency algorithms from our resources. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561274/support] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561274/support]

MacLeod McLaren Patient Safety Medal

The NTSP team meet up before receiving the MacLeod McLaren Patient Safety Medal from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. We cover the origins of the NTSP and Global Tracheostomy Collaborative, the patient perspective, and the different roles of the member of the MDT. You can read more about the award on the NTSP website via the link below. https://tracheostomy.org.uk/news/ntsp-wins-prestigious-macleod-mclaren-medal Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561274/support]

NTSP Specials (Season 2) Brendan and Shevonne Part 4

This Special Episode is a fascinating interview with Shevonne, the inspirational mum of Henry. This is Part 4 of 4 episodes.  Brendan and Shevonne discuss the journey that her family have been on with their little boy who has had a tracheostomy from a young age. Thanks to the tenacity and resilience of Shevonne and her family, Henry leads an incredibly active life, despite needing to take a ventilator with him wherever he goes.   Shevonne has been incredibly open about the challenges they faced and shares how they navigated the complexities of the health and social care system, care packages, funding and access to schools. Essential listening for anyone in a similar situation, or for health and social care staff who are tasked with trying to help. -------------- 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. This is the only podcast to bring you literature reviews, hot topic discussions and interviews with healthcare staff, patients and families. Our goal is to improve the safety and quality of care for patients with tracheostomies and laryngectomies through education. We work closely with patients, families and healthcare professionals to develop new resources to improve care. We’ve collaborated with key stakeholders in tracheostomy care since 2009, and developed freely accessible resources, supported by online learning developed with the UK Department of Health. We’ve worked with the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative since 2012 to improve care for patients and their families everywhere. We are funded by grants, donations and in partnership with medical device companies through unrestricted awards. This podcast series is supported by unrestricted education funding from the Atos Learning Institute. The funding supports the professional production of the podcasts and videos, and the medical device companies that support us do not have any creative influence over the content that we record. All of our work is undertaken by volunteer healthcare staff, patients and their families.  Most of our content is supported by videos. You can access our training videos and resources for Basic Care, Emergency Care and Vocalisation & Swallowing. Download and print bedhead signs and emergency algorithms from our resources. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561274/support]

NTSP Specials (Season 2) Brendan and Shevonne Part 3

This Special Episode is a fascinating interview with Shevonne, the inspirational mum of Henry. This is Part 3 of 4 episodes.  Brendan and Shevonne discuss the journey that her family have been on with their little boy who has had a tracheostomy from a young age. Thanks to the tenacity and resilience of Shevonne and her family, Henry leads an incredibly active life, despite needing to take a ventilator with him wherever he goes.   Shevonne has been incredibly open about the challenges they faced and shares how they navigated the complexities of the health and social care system, care packages, funding and access to schools. Essential listening for anyone in a similar situation, or for health and social care staff who are tasked with trying to help. -------------- 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. This is the only podcast to bring you literature reviews, hot topic discussions and interviews with healthcare staff, patients and families. Our goal is to improve the safety and quality of care for patients with tracheostomies and laryngectomies through education. We work closely with patients, families and healthcare professionals to develop new resources to improve care. We’ve collaborated with key stakeholders in tracheostomy care since 2009, and developed freely accessible resources, supported by online learning developed with the UK Department of Health. We’ve worked with the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative since 2012 to improve care for patients and their families everywhere. We are funded by grants, donations and in partnership with medical device companies through unrestricted awards. This podcast series is supported by unrestricted education funding from the Atos Learning Institute. The funding supports the professional production of the podcasts and videos, and the medical device companies that support us do not have any creative influence over the content that we record. All of our work is undertaken by volunteer healthcare staff, patients and their families.  Most of our content is supported by videos. You can access our training videos and resources for Basic Care, Emergency Care and Vocalisation & Swallowing. Download and print bedhead signs and emergency algorithms from our resources. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561274/support]