Together in Respiratory Podcast
Featuring some of the biggest names within respiratory healthcare, sharing their perspectives on the respiratory landscape, and key learnings from their inspiring careers, hosted by TV and radio journalist Peg Alexander.
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Previous Guests
Professor Dame Anne Marie Rafferty
“I think compassion is a very complex set of emotions. And whilst it's an important aspect of the repertoire of nurses, nursing is much more than compassion, it is about managing complexity.”
Rachael Moses
“Mentorship, having people that believe in you, people who will take a chance with you, when you don't necessarily fit the mould is really important. And then what I do in my career now is I pay that back. So if I see someone with talent, I want to nurture it. I want to mentor back.”
Monica Flether OBE
“The real skill to me in nursing is communication. It's actually understanding the person in front of you.”
Dr Samantha Walker
“I think from a very young age I just wanted to help people, which sounds really trite when you say that, but there's no easier way to say it. And my grandad was a GP, and I thought that was marvellous.”
Professor Joanna Porter
“I'm a member of the British Thoracic Society, and we have a winter meeting. And I always encourage our nurses to think if they want to put anything in as a small abstract there and send it because it's a really good place to start.”
Dr Hitasha Rupani
“Nurses are the absolute backbone of the NHS. And I think all doctors have a huge amount to learn from nursing colleagues. Certainly when you're starting out as a junior doctor, and, you know, the nurses, they can be your best friend, and get you out of sticky situations on many an occasion”
Dr Binita Kane
“The motivation behind everything I do has to be my father. He was somebody who came from absolutely nothing, you know, and at one time in his life was a penniless refugee. And he overcame huge adversity to go on to lead a successful career in medicine.”
Joanne King
"I started as a respiratory nurse specialist back in 2008, and my remit, or my job at that time was I was appointed. I was part time actually as well. I was appointed to lead a very small team, which consisted of one nurse, one physio, and a part time administrator who's still with me today”
Dr Charlie Sharp
“I'm hugely fortunate that I'm able to work with people in hospital, in the ICB, in primary care, I just get -- I learn so much every day about life in general, but, but working in medicine, that I can't imagine a better job.”
Professor Kevin Blyth
“I don't think I set out consciously to do respiratory medicine. I knew from an early stage even before I went to, you know, at school I knew I wanted to be a doctor and look after people.”
Meet our host Peg Alexander
The Together in Respiratory Podcast is hosted by Peg Alexander, award winning factual and features TV and radio presenter, broadcast journalist, and host.
A familiar voice on a variety of BBC radio programming, Peg has enjoyed a colourful and varied career covering news, current affairs, lifestyle, arts and culture and so much more. Peg’s candour, warmth and humour brings a special touch to the podcast, bringing out the inspiring stories of each guest.
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