Hope in the Deep End

Hope in the Deep End is a podcast from the Shared Health Foundation in Greater Manchester. We work in areas of deprivation to reduce the impact of poverty on health.Join us each episode to hear from clinicians, policy workers and advocates working to bring Hope in the Deep End.

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Hope in the Deep End

Adopting Trauma-Informed Practice - Doctors in Deprivation Training Day Series | Hope in the Deep End Podcast

March 17, 2026 • Shared Health

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Welcome to our podcast 'Hope in the Deep End', brought to you by the Shared Health Foundation.

In this podcast series we are exploring all the different complexities of working in areas of deprivation, poverty and entrenched health inequalities. From clinicians to youth workers, we want to inspire, challenge and give inspiration to all those that work in the deep end.

This episode was recorded as part of Shared Health’s annual Doctors in Deprivation Training Day - a day of learning, inspiration and encouragement for GPs and clinical leads working in the Deep End of medicine. If you’re interested in attending our next training day, visit our website.

Dr Ruth Thompson is the Chair of Manchester Homelessness Partnership. Her part-time GP role in Manchester is with people who experience homelessness, and occasionally she works as an emergency GP at Macclesfield General Hospital.

She has a special interest in mental wellbeing, trauma-informed care, substance misuse, and moving people from harm to hope. Through her work, Dr Ruth supports practices to become more trauma-responsive.

Additional resources:

1. Psychologically Informed Environments: www.homelessnessimpact.org/intervention/psychologically-informed-environments

2. PsychologicalSafety: www.rcn.org.uk/About-us/Equity-diversity-and-inclusion/Taking-time-to-talk/Important-concepts-to-understand/Psychological-safety

3. Workplace Trauma: www.rcog.org.uk/guidance/browse-all-guidance/good-practice-papers/prevention-and-treatment-of-work-related-post-traumatic-stress-symptoms-in-the-maternity-and-gynaecology-workforce-good-practice-paper-no-19/

4. VicariousTrauma: www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/your-wellbeing/vicarious-trauma/vicarious-trauma-signs-and-strategies-for-coping

5. Moral Injury: www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00113-9/fulltext

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