In this episode, Ed and Ela chat with Shelby Hood, Business Support, and Simon Garner, Workforce Quality & Development Practitioner, both at Lincolnshire County Council, exploring the needs, lived experience, and progress of the LGBTQ+ community in Lincolnshire, alongside the ongoing challenges.

Shelby and Simon also highlight the work that has taken place to support practitioners working with LGBTQ+ children, families, and adults, and why this is so important.

Alison and Kirsteen from the It's All About People team chat to Clare Credland and Dr Sadie Aubrey about all things ‘frailty’.

Clare is Head of Integrated Community Partnerships, leading on frailty, at Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS). Sadie is a GP, Clinical Director of South Lincoln Healthcare Primary Care Network, and Clinical Lead for Frailty for Lincolnshire.

Together, they share their passionate belief that recognising frailty is not about defining someone by their condition - it’s about understanding what really matters to each individual, and shaping care and support around that.

In this conversation, Clare and Sadie show how Our Shared Agreement isn’t just words on a page - it’s something they’re bringing to life in their work every day, by being prepared to do things differently and making the most of what they have available to them.

So, tune in to hear inspiring stories, practical insights, and maybe even a few ideas you can take away and use yourself.

In this episode, Jenny Fryer, former ReSPECT Project Manager at Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), sits down with Jillian Edwards, Deputy Lead Nurse for Palliative and End of Life Care, and Jody Blow, Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Trauma and Orthopaedics, both at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT). Together, they dive into the vital role of the ReSPECT form in secondary care settings.

They explore how this tool helps make sure a patient's preferences and values are clearly understood, especially during critical moments when the patient may not be able to speak for themselves. The ReSPECT process isn't just about paperwork; it’s about meaningful conversations between patients, their loved ones, and healthcare professionals. By capturing what matters most to each individual, the form supports truly personalised care and promotes shared decision-making when it matters most.