27 GIU 2024 · (1:14) It’s Armed forces week this week, which is a chance to show your support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community. We talked to Neill WIlson and John Clague about their experience as veterans, how they found leaving the forces to work within the NHS and why Armed Forces week is important to them. (20:25) We'll hear from Jaya, the Interim Head of Research and Development at the hospital. In our brief chat, she discussed the upcoming Emerging Healthcare Technologies Symposium, scheduled for August 27. She shared insights on what to expect from the event and how to get involved. (29:48) We’ll also be joined by Jen and Naomi . The subject this week is ‘Are you listening?’ and they’re going to tell us a bit more about active listening, and some techniques to improve it. (44:42) Rey Pacanza, one of our Internationally Educated Staff Nurses on Karensa Ward, talks honestly about the struggles faced by our internationally educated nurses and the important role that family and community play in the Filipino culture Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at chbnradio.org. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio. To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.

19 GIU 2024 · This week we recognised the 3rd national estates and facilities day by celebrating the essential contributions of estates and facilities professionals, emphasising their vital role in ensuring safe, efficient, and sustainable operations. (1:00) Angus and Jess talk about their roles in the canteen, what’s on offer and what we can expect in the near future! (7:36) Charlie and I went on a small tour with Barry Manser who is the Deputy Head of Estates here at RCHT. Barry gave us a bit more of an insight into what happens behind the doors of the hospital and how the processes here differ to those at home. (23:20) Brian Johnson, director of estates and facilities tells us about his role and the roles and opportunites within his almost 600 strong team. (33:53) Leslie Rust, senior maintenance manager shares his career pathway into estates as a naval veteran and what his plans are for the future of the team. (40:44) Gardeners Steve and Corinne join us in the studio to talk about their role at Royal Cornwall Hospital and tell us their favourite outside spaces. (46:50) Eve Tucker's green tip of the week. (47:38) Ellen Daquioag, Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Eye Unit, talks about her experience coming to Cornwall as a teenager and being one of the first Filipina colleagues working at RCHT. Ellen reflects on how the culture at RCHT has changed over the course of her career and offers words of advice to our growing Filipino workforce. Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at https://chbnradio.org/. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio. To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.

13 GIU 2024 · (0:50) - Faith Toogood and Rhiannon Matthews are in the studio to talk about the National ‘Greener AHPs’ celebrations back in April, the recognition they have received recently and to also tell us a bit about the NHS Net Zero Agenda. (12:10) We'll be discussing the return of Harvey's Lab Tours, formerly known as Harvey's Gang, at Royal Cornwall Hospitals. We spoke with the staff in charge, as well as one of the patients participating and their parent, to gather their feedback. (19:43) Over at West Cornwall Hospital – we had a chat with the team who recently achieved an ‘Aspire Together’ Silver Accreditation. They will be telling us more about what this award entails and how they managed to receive one. (27:35) Throughout the month of June, the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust will be hosting a series of events to celebrate Filipino Cultural Appreciation Month. We’ll be hearing from one of our international nurses later on in the show. Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at https://chbnradio.org/. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio. To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.

6 GIU 2024 · It's Volunteer Week! This week we celebrate the heart and soul of our community: our amazing volunteers. We hear from numerous volunteers across the organisation, along with the incredible staff, and learn more about the various roles available and how you can get involved. (0:40) Mark Richards - Lead for Chaplaincy and Voluntary Services & Verity Barker - Voluntary Services Manager (16:48) Bride - Senior Staff Nurse & Juliet - Lead Chemotherapy Nurse (23:38) Richard - CHBN Volunteer (25:43) Ted Taylor - Cornwall Blood Bikes Volunteer (30:15) Steve Williamson - Chief Executive (34:37) Ken Murphy - Kernow Kidney Association (41:48) David, Betty & Judith - West Cornwall Hospitals Volunteers (49:40) Ele Buckley - Butterly Companion Volunteer Coordinator + Many more! Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at https://chbnradio.org/. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio. To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.

30 MAG 2024 · (0:58) Eve Tucker who is a new Green Spaces Ranger here at the hospital and will soon have a regular spot on the RCHT Radio show. Let’s find out what her role entails!  (6:40) Marie Thomas, the Clinical Manager of our Vaccination and Health Promotion team, will be telling us her story, about her role, and the importance of vaccinations.  (12:22) Christiern Francis is in the studio to tell us about the Culture and Diversity Conference, which happened in March, and some of the learnings from it.  (20:53) We talked about the Hospital’s partnership with Callestic Ice cream and how it benefits our patients and our local community.  Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at https://chbnradio.org/. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio. To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.

23 MAG 2024 · (0:45) Robin and Gavin are in the studio with what is a fascinating discussion around health and safety at our hospitals.  (21:06) The Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory is having a refit and upgrade so we talk to the team about what’s changing.  (27:03) Simon Price is also in the studio telling us about his role in the eCare rollout and what’s involved in being an eCare champion.  Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at https://chbnradio.org/. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio. To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.

16 MAG 2024 · This week is mental Health Awareness Week so we have a special episode dedicated to mental health. Presenters Peter and Charlie are joined by special guest presenter Emma Hart from Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation trust as we talk with a variety of guests about mental health. We hear from from service users Tom (0:52) and Kelly (14:06) who used some of our support services while struggling with their mental health.  (23:17) We hear from Consultant Darren Mackintosh about the perinatal care we offer to parents before and after pregnancy.  (40:16) Service user, Rosalind will be talking about how our talking therapies service, Young at Heart, helped her through a difficult time. (55:16) And we hear from younger members of our community who talk about how the peer mentor programme supported them during their transition to secondary school. Some of the support websites mentioned in this episode: https://www.mandown-cornwall.co.uk/ https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/perinatal-mental-health-team https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/talking-therapies Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at https://chbnradio.org/. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio. To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.

9 MAG 2024 · (0:51) One of Royal Cornwall Hospitals biggest objectives this year is to reduce patient waiting times for elective surgery. We talk to Catherine Cade - Elective Recovery Programme Manager and Quality Improvement Lead about the super clinics we’ve been running. (8:42) We have an interview with Consultant Matthew Berry about the brand-new patient system coming to our hospitals.     (14:00) And last week, our Chief Executive, Steve Williamson visited the radio studio to meet with the station’s chairman, Mark Sanders. We listen in to their conversation about the history of our hospital radio station. And with an aim to improve the health and wellbeing of listeners, Mark also explains how the CHBN team are there to help you share exciting news and projects happening across our organisation and how you can volunteer for a role at the station. Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at https://chbnradio.org/. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio. To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.

2 MAG 2024 · (00:40) As it was autism awareness week at the start of April, we’ll hear from Tamsin and Kieran about how we support people with autism.   (16:50) Roberta Fuller is back in the studio to tell us about the launch of the silent hospitals pilot project which aims to reduce noise levels in our maternity ward.  Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at chbnradio.org. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio. To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.

25 APR 2024 · (0:33) Martin Price has recently received the Cyber Associates Network Award and will be informing us more about this and how we can keep safe online ourselves. (13:32) Roberta Fuller is in the studio to tell us about our double nomination for the national Construction News Awards. (25:56) Sarah Chaplin is retiring from Royal Cornwall Hospitals after 11 years at the organisation and will be discussing her time at the trust and sharing some of her stories with us. Tune in live to The RCHT Radio Show for new interviews every Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm! Listen on CHBN, broadcasting on 100.8 FM in the Truro area, or stream online at https://chbnradio.org/. You can also catch us on the CHBN radio app or simply ask your smart speaker to play CHBN radio. To all Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust staff: We welcome your stories and good news! If you have something to share or if there's a topic you'd like us to explore, please contact us at RCHT.Communication@nhs.net. We'd love to hear from you.