The BJN Podcast

BJN will be hosting regular podcasts for its multidisciplinary audience, which includes both specialist and generalist nurses. The podcasts will cover a range of topics, from very practical clinical issues to topical political content affecting nursing. There will be guest speakers, who will seek to identify the most interesting, topical and useful aspects of the topic being discussed, to generate further debate.

Convatec GentleCath™ Intermittent Catheters with FeelClean™ Technology: An Innovative Solution for Clinical Challenges 01/08/2024

Convatec GentleCath™ Intermittent Catheters with FeelClean™ Technology: An Innovative Solution for Clinical Challenges In this episode, our guest speakers, Alyson Laws, Queen’s Nurse and Community Lead at Newcastle Specialist Continence Service, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Marilyn Ngwenya, Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist at St. James University Hospital, will discuss intermittent catheter technology, spotlighting the pressing clinical challenges that drive the need for continual innovation. Moreover, we’ll gain invaluable insights as patient Judith Prosser shares her first-hand experiences during the discussion. /episode/index/show/bjnpodcast/id/29384113

Leadership 12/05/2023

Leadership In this episode, Brian Webster and Geoffrey Walker discuss what it takes to be an effective leader. /episode/index/show/bjnpodcast/id/28938468

Cloud-based speech recognition for fast and cost-effective clinical documentation 11/06/2023

Cloud-based speech recognition for fast and cost-effective clinical documentation In this episode, Adrian Byrne,Chief Information Officer at the University Hospital Southampton, discusses how 3M M*Modal speech-recognition software can provide fast and cost-effective clinical documentation and how this innovative technology is freeing up nurses’ and doctors’ time so they can focus on patient care. /episode/index/show/bjnpodcast/id/28526255

Vaccine hesitancy 10/04/2023

Vaccine hesitancy In this episode, Michelle Croston, Associate Professor of Nursing at the University of Nottingham takes over the podcast to interview Marco Tomietto, Professor of Nursing at Northumbria University and Charlotte Gordon, Assistant Professor of Adult Nursing at Northumbria University about the findings of the Sigma impact vaccination study. /episode/index/show/bjnpodcast/id/28223054

Compassion and empathy in nursing 09/04/2023

Compassion and empathy in nursing In this episode, Sophie and Angela Grainger, Professor of Nursing, BPP University School of Nursing disuss the importance of compassion and empathy in nursing. /episode/index/show/bjnpodcast/id/27934821

Hospice care 08/07/2023

Hospice care In this episode, Sophie speaks to Anna Jones, the Director for Children's Services at Chestnut Tree House in West Sussex about the nurse's role in hospices. /episode/index/show/bjnpodcast/id/27681765

Inclusion health 07/06/2023

Inclusion health Welcome back to the BJN podcast, series 2. In this episode, Sophie and Kendra Schneller (Nurse Practitioner, Health Inclusion Team - Vulnerable Adults and Prevention Services, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust) discuss inclusion health and what this means. /episode/index/show/bjnpodcast/id/27386355

Stoma complications: using patient education and engagement to improve outcomes 05/27/2022

Stoma complications: using patient education and engagement to improve outcomes In this episode, Fiona Le Ber, Clinical Nurse Specialist for bladder and bowel, describes the cost and impact of stoma complications to patients and the health service and explores how informing and empowering patients can help both avoid their ocurrence and quickly manage the problem when it does occur. /episode/index/show/bjnpodcast/id/23222882

40 years of HIV nursing 12/09/2021

40 years of HIV nursing To celebrate 40 years of HIV nursing and a new supplement in association with the National HIV Nurses Association, this episode of the BJN podcast discusses where we were and where we are now. We are joined by supplement board members, Ian Hodgson, Liz Foote and Michelle Croston. /episode/index/show/bjnpodcast/id/21430508

Building back better after the pandemic 07/28/2021

Building back better after the pandemic This episode of BJN’s podcast focuses on the importance of public health going forward after the pandemic. Sophie Gardner speaks with Professor Jamie Waterall (Deputy Chief Nurse, Public Health England) and Amelia Bojarzin (third year nursing student, University of Nottingham) to discuss critical learning from COVID-19. /episode/index/show/bjnpodcast/id/19881104

Urology services and COVID 06/28/2021

Urology services and COVID In this episode, Clare Waymont (Urology Advanced Nurse Practitioner and BAUN President, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust), Pauline Bagnall (Uro-oncology nurse specialist, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust), and Lucy Powell (Urology Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist, Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust) discuss how their urological cancer services have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. /episode/index/show/bjnpodcast/id/19627763

Skin antisepsis and peripheral vascular access: Associated risks 05/27/2021

Skin antisepsis and peripheral vascular access: Associated risks In this episode we discuss the various risks associated with the insertion of peripheral IV catheters. We've brought together Simon Clare and Stephen Rowley, leading practitioners to share their clinical expertise and practical advice, helping listeners to update their knowledge and skills in this vital area of practice. /episode/index/show/bjnpodcast/id/19146662

Student health and wellbeing 03/18/2021

Student health and wellbeing This episode of BJN’s podcast focuses on student wellbeing. Sophie Gardner and Brian Webster speak with Dr Mike Ramsey (Lecturer in mental health nursing and School Disability Support Officer, University of Dundee) about student health and wellbeing. If you are affected by any of these issues, please find out more here: https://www.studentminds.org.uk/ https://clearyourhead.scot/ /episode/index/show/bjnpodcast/id/18375884

Infection prevention and control 02/01/2021

Infection prevention and control In this episode of BJN’s podcast, Sophie Gardner and Brian Webster discuss current issues in infection prevention and control with Tricia Kydd, Lecturer and Programme Lead for Infection Prevention and Control at the University of Dundee. /episode/index/show/bjnpodcast/id/17773739

Racial justice in nursing 12/11/2020

Racial justice in nursing This episode of The BJN Podcast focuses on racial justice and equality in nursing. Sophie Gardner and editorial board member, Michelle Mello (Clinical Quality Director at NHS England and NHS Improvement London) speak with Dr Crystal Oldman (Chief Executive of the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI)) about the steps the QNI are taking to address this. /episode/index/show/bjnpodcast/id/17155091

Welcome to the BJN Podcast 08/26/2020

Welcome to the BJN Podcast Sophie Gardner, editor of the British Journal of Nursing, introduces the new BJN Podcast, providing accessible, relevant clinical education for the professional development of practising nurses. /episode/index/show/bjnpodcast/id/15763532

Medical adhesive-related skin injury: an avoidable patient harm 08/26/2020

Medical adhesive-related skin injury: an avoidable patient harm In this episode, we discuss medical adhesive-related skin injury (MARSI) in vascular access, and how these affect patient outcomes. Three specialist nurses, Andrew Barton, James Bitmead and Jan Hitchcock will explore strategies for preventing this largely avoidable injury. /episode/index/show/bjnpodcast/id/15763502

The BJN Podcast

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