The Hillingdon Hospitals' Podcast

Debora Lopez, project manager, talks about our move to a new learning hub. We will soon be moving to a new Learner Management System called LearningHub. This system will be rolled out across the Acute Provider Collaborative, providing a more efficient and user-friendly training tool for staff. The LearningHub will hold all your mandatory and essential training (your training record

Nasser Arif, our cyber security manager, shares best practices around cyber security, including key considerations for NHS organisations in their approach to cyber security. There is extensive work in our Cyber Team, which constantly assesses cyber security maturity, good cyber security practice, and how to support staff in staying safe online. Thanks for listening and don't forget

Launching on Thursday 20 March (International Day of Happiness), a new recognition scheme called 'Hillingdon Hearts' will be an easy way for staff to send a message of gratitude to a colleague. Everyone will get five hearts a month to give away, and when someone gets five hearts they will be invited to a recognition breakfast with the CEO, Lesley Watts. Thanks for listening and don

Sarah Burton, chief nurse, and Toko Kadhani, head of infection, prevention and control, discuss the increase in norovirus in our hospitals and how we can all help to prevent the spread. Thanks for listening and don't forget to come back for a new episode each Monday! For all the latest Trust news and information check out our website - www.thh.nhs.uk.

Kavita Goreeba (Chair for our Women's Network) and Rana Erteza (Deputy Chair for our Women’s Network) chat in this podcast about this year's International Women’s Day, what it means to our staff, and how we are celebrating it in the Trust. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. This year's them

Cynthia Oji, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead in the Trust discusses our staff networks in the Trust. Our mission is to make our workplace as inclusive as possible, as well as being a place where staff can meet like-minded colleagues. Cynthia explains why we have staff networks, how people can get involved, as well as some leadership roles that we're looking for in the LGBTQ+

Join Loretta Achiekwelu, operations programme manager from Hillingdon Hospitals Trust, in the podcast where she chats about health inequalities. The NHS has recognised that certain groups of people experience poorer health outcomes or face barriers to accessing services compared to others. Tackling these inequalities involves addressing the root causes of these disparities and ensu

This February, we are holding our Freedom to Speak Up Month, during which we have a number of events. Our Freedom to Speak Up service runs throughout the year, allowing staff to raise any concern in a number of ways, including anonymously should you wish. Your concerns will be listened to confidentially; investigated in line with good practice and will receive timely feedback on ac

Natasha Rashid, corporate applications analyst, talks us through a new co-pilot trial in our Hillingdon Hospitals and London North West Hospitals Trust. With 950 users across the Trusts, the project is testing how corporate staff can use co-pilot AI to assist them in daily tasks and the possible future utilisation of this software into working life. Thanks for listening and don't f

Noel Burkett, our director of transformation, improvement and programme management, recently attended a meeting at the House of Commons hosted by Anne Dixon MP (Lab, Shipley) on the subject of ‘Unlocking the Power of Volunteering’. At this event, our Trust received special recognition for work we have done with the Hillingdon-based care partnership, H4All, on a scheme for check