Speak Active
Welcome to Speak Active, a podcast from Active Care Group, the UK’s leading provider of complex care services. In this podcast you will learn about our care and services, hear from our colleagues, patients, residents, clients and their families as well as being a valuable source of information around complex care
Episodes
10 episodes
Episode 10: Colin Mitchell and Mike Aldridge on their military service and the importance of Remembrance
In this special Remembrance Sunday episode of the Speak Active Podcast, Chief Operating Officer Mike Aldridge and Head of Health and Safety and Wellbeing Colin Mitchell hosted a discussion about their time in the military, why they think it's i...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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19:18
Episode 9: Kirstie’s therapy career and what makes Neural Pathways special
In this episode, we spoke to Kirstie Corfield, Clinical Lead at our specialist brain and spinal injury rehabilitation and therapy company, Neural Pathways, about her passion for neurological rehabilitation, the innovative therapies and equipmen...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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20:44
Episode 8: Ryan’s passion for music, buses, and his Willowmead journey
In this episode, Ryan, a resident at Willowmead, our supported living care service in Surrey, talked to us about his incredible knowledge and passion for music and buses. He also talked to us about the journey he's been on at Willowmead and how...
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Episode 9
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11:28
Episode 7: Paddy's story at Woodlands Neurological Rehabilitation Centre
In this episode, we meet Paddy, a previous patient of Woodlands, our neurological rehabilitation service in York. Paddy was treated here for Guillain-Barré syndrome which is a rare autoimmune condition in which your immune system attacks your p...
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Episode 7
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14:50
Episode 6 - In conversation with Case Management
Janette Wynn, Managing Director of the Case Management Division, explains the concept of case management, details the division's role within Active Care Group, and shares the exciting future plans for the division.
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Episode 6
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11:32
Episode 5 - In conversation with Sarah Kemshall, Head of Therapy
In this episode we talk to our new Head of Therapy Sarah Kemshall, who is based at Woodlands, our neurological rehabilitation service in York.Sarah discusses her career, her stand out moments in patient care, and her excitement at joinin...
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14:11
Episode 4 - Case Management - A client’s journey
In this episode of Speak Active, we sit down with Nicola Ewell, Senior Case Manager at Tania Brown, one of our case management companies. Nicola shares a client's journey, highlighting the crucial importance of getting it right for the clien...
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Episode 4
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18:49
Episode 3 - International Nurses Day Podcast
Aimee Dunn, Group Head of Nursing, discusses her career and the importance of our nurses.
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Episode 3
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12:12
Episode 2: Speak Active - Recruiting and retaining staff in a healthcare setting — Insights with David Williams and Dr. Yousuf Zakaria
David Williams, Peripatetic Service Director, and Dr Yousuf Zakaria, Medical Director, discuss recruitment and retention within King's Norton Hospital — our adult mental health service in Birmingham.
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Episode 1: Speak Active - In conversation with Karuna George — A career progression story.
In our first podcast episode, Sara Brown is in conversation with Karuna George, Clinical Team Leader at our adult acute mental health service, Holybourne Hospital in London. In this episode, Karuna discusses her career progression within Active...
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Episode 1
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