Fragments: Recent Episodes
Fragments
In the final episode of the series Anna, Chris and Lily reflect on their first visit to Oak Tree Lodge Care Home and then talk about the project as a whole and what they learned from it. Thank you for listening to Fragments. If you have any recommendations of people we should speak to next - do get in touch. We will be back soon!
In this episode we spoke to Jude Woods who works on the Friendly Communities project with Leeds Older Forum and Time to Shine. Jude shares about how communities can become more age and Dementia friendly and how Leeds compares in age-friendliness. Jude also talks about the Age Proud Campaign and the importance of putting older people first in all elements of the project. Time to Shine funding has been extended, so Jude’s amazing work shall continue.
Find out how to become an age friendly ambassador: https://timetoshineleeds.org/friendly-communities/age-friendly-ambassadors More information about the ageism initiative: https://timetoshineleeds.org/age-proud-leeds/lets-talk-about-ageism
We were delighted to speak to the brilliant Nicy Taylor and the inspirational Rosa Peterson in episode five. We spoke to Nicky who is a Theatre and Dementia Research Associate at the Leeds Playhouse and then had a chat with Nicky and Rosa, who is living with dementia, at our immersive park at Oak Tree Lodge Care Home in Leeds. We talk about Nicky’s journey, the work the Leeds Playhouse are doing and how Rosa is thriving and co-wrote a short play as part of the playhouse’s Every Third Minute festival.
This episode we speak to Richard Graham about the care quality team, the decision making process in care and how they support care homes across Yorkshire. Richard shares his common misconceptions around Dementia and highlights the importance of arts in care homes.
This week we meet with the Centre's Director, Prof Anthony Bull.
Professor of Musculoskeletal Mechanics & Head of Imperial College's Bioengineering Department, Prof Bull was one of the founders of the Centre in 2008 and in this interview we discuss how the Centre was started and how its research is now being used around the world, from the adoption of military medical care into the NHS to providing prosthetic limbs for children in war zones.
Join us to find out why "some people" think engineers are better than doctors, how we've learnt all the things without learning all the things, and why good people chatting might just save the world.
Worldwide, one in six children lives in a conflict zone. That's over 350 million globally, and yet we rarely talk about the impact war has on children and the medical care that they need.
In this interview Dr Emily Mayhew discusses the Paediatric Blast Injury Partnership, a project set up between Imperial College and Save the Children. So much is still unknown about blast injury and trauma in children: what happens to their injury as they grow, how their treatment should differ from adults or what kind of rehabilitation and psychological care do they need? The Partnership aims to provide resources and people on the ground to better look after children in war zones around the world.
For more information on the Paediatric Blast Injury Partnership, visit https://www.imperial.ac.uk/blast-injury
This week we commemorate the Centenary of the Armistice and the end of the First World War.
We meet the Royal British Legion's Head of Remembrance to discuss the Centenary commemorations, the impact the war had on society, and how the country will commemorate the anniversary of the Armistice, from poppies marking the contribution of the Commonwealth to the annual Festival of Remembrance.
"I am the master of my fate... I am the captain of my soul..."
To celebrate this year's Invictus Games, we're releasing a mini-episode!
Listen to find out how the games were started, who takes part, and what any of it has to do with a 1940s archery competition...