The Somerset Emotional Wellbeing Podcast

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast!

In this episode, Medicine, Art and Science, our hosts Dr. Andrew Tresidder and Dr. Peter Bagshaw are joined by Dr. Paul Reilly to discuss the differences between surgeons and doctors, how diagnosis of conditions is both a science and an art and they reveal some of the techniques that are used to make a reliable diagnosis.

The SEW podcast is a free weekly show hosted by Dr. Andrew Tresidder and Dr. Peter Bagshaw. In each episode, the doctors discuss a different topic related to mental and emotional wellbeing and often invite expert guests to join them in conversation. The show is aimed at the people of Somerset and beyond; the advice and guidance provided should apply to anybody who needs it, whenever they need it.

All episodes of SEW are now available to listen to free through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, Somerset Emotional Wellbeing or wherever you get your podcasts!

We’d like to hear from you! If you would like to let us know what you think of the show, or to suggest guests and topics for us to cover, please get in touch with us by emailing: somccg.sewpodcast@nhs.net

Thank you for listening, see you next time!

Please note: The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the NHS or any other organisation unless expressly stated

Somerset Emotional Wellbeing – Do you work or volunteer in health and care in Somerset? Whatever you are going through, the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing Colleague Resilience Hub is here for you. The Somerset Emotional Wellbeing website is here to connect you with wellbeing support when you need it. Simply enter where you work, or how you are feeling on our homepage to discover and connect with local and national support options that are open to you.

If you work or volunteer in health and care in Somerset and need to talk, you can call our dedicated, confidential Colleague Telephone Line for help with a trained professional. If you need further support after your initial conversation you can be referred for a one-off rapid access counselling session with a psychologist or counsellor. No waiting list. If you need further help we will make sure you see the right person. Call us now on 0300 124 5595 (available seven days a week, from 09:00 to 17:00)

Mindline Somerset - To help address the emotional health needs of the public, Mindline (run by Mind in Somerset) has extended their hours so people can call and talk to someone about their anxieties and worries. Call 01823 276892

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast!

In this episode, Living Well with Parkinson’s Disease, our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Dr. Simon Cooper, a Consultant Physician from Musgrove Park Hospital, to discuss why neurodegeneration happens to some people and what you can do to reduce risks, what symptoms can (but do not always) indicate a person has Parkinson’s disease and how you can continue to live well with the condition.

The SEW podcast is a free weekly show hosted by Dr. Andrew Tresidder and Dr. Peter Bagshaw. In each episode, the doctors discuss a different topic related to mental and emotional wellbeing and often invite expert guests to join them in conversation. The show is aimed at the people of Somerset and beyond; the advice and guidance provided should apply to anybody who needs it, whenever they need it.

All episodes of SEW are now available to listen to free through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, Somerset Emotional Wellbeing or wherever you get your podcasts!

We’d like to hear from you! If you would like to let us know what you think of the show, or to suggest guests and topics for us to cover, please get in touch with us by emailing: somccg.sewpodcast@nhs.net

Thank you for listening, see you next time!

Please note: The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the NHS or any other organisation unless expressly stated

NHS Parkinson’s Disease Resources - Parkinson's disease is a condition in which parts of the brain become progressively damaged over many years. This page has detailed information on the subject

Somerset Emotional Wellbeing – Do you work or volunteer in health and care in Somerset? Whatever you are going through, the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing Colleague Resilience Hub is here for you. The Somerset Emotional Wellbeing website is here to connect you with wellbeing support when you need it. Simply enter where you work, or how you are feeling on our homepage to discover and connect with local and national support options that are open to you.

If you work or volunteer in health and care in Somerset and need to talk, you can call our dedicated, confidential Colleague Telephone Line for help with a trained professional. If you need further support after your initial conversation you can be referred for a one-off rapid access counselling session with a psychologist or counsellor. No waiting list. If you need further help we will make sure you see the right person. Call us now on 0300 124 5595 (available six days a week, from 09:00 to 17:00)

Open MH - If you are an adult living in Somerset and experiencing difficulties with your mental health, we are here to help. Open Mental Health offers support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure that anyone struggling with poor mental health can access the right support at the right time.

If you need to speak to someone please contact our team at Mindline Somerset any time of the day, any day of the week locally on 01823 276892 or freephone 0800 138 1692. Or email support@openmentalhealth.org.uk for support

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast!

In this episode, Working for Recovery, our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Sue Newell and Jo Moore from Somerset Foundation Trust’s Mental Health Employment Service to discuss what the service does to support people in Somerset, why employment can help to support the recovery process and how people can access the service when they need it.

The SEW podcast is a free weekly show hosted by Dr. Andrew Tresidder and Dr. Peter Bagshaw. In each episode, the doctors discuss a different topic related to mental and emotional wellbeing and often invite expert guests to join them in conversation. The show is aimed at the people of Somerset and beyond; the advice and guidance provided should apply to anybody who needs it, whenever they need it.

All episodes of SEW are now available to listen to free through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, Somerset Emotional Wellbeing or wherever you get your podcasts!

We’d like to hear from you! If you would like to let us know what you think of the show, or to suggest guests and topics for us to cover, please get in touch with us by emailing: somccg.sewpodcast@nhs.net

Thank you for listening, see you next time!

Please note: The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the NHS or any other organisation unless expressly stated

Step-Up Somerset - Working with our partners across Somerset, we ensure that details of the latest employment, skills development and business support is available for you here

Able Futures - Find out how Able Futures mental health specialists can help you cope with any difficulties that are affecting your focus and time at work. Able Futures could help you to have more good days and tackle issues such as stress, depression and anxiety.

Remploy - Remploy run the Government’s flagship Access to Work Mental Health Support Service (ATWMHSS) funded by the Department of Work and Pensions. Since then, its specialist vocational rehabilitation team has helped more than 12,000 people who were at risk of losing their jobs because of their mental health conditions.

Somerset Emotional Wellbeing – Do you work or volunteer in health and care in Somerset? Whatever you are going through, the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing Colleague Resilience Hub is here for you. The Somerset Emotional Wellbeing website is here to connect you with wellbeing support when you need it. Simply enter where you work, or how you are feeling on our homepage to discover and connect with local and national support options that are open to you.

If you work or volunteer in health and care in Somerset and need to talk, you can call our dedicated, confidential Colleague Telephone Line for help with a trained professional. If you need further support after your initial conversation you can be referred for a one-off rapid access counselling session with a psychologist or counsellor. No waiting list. If you need further help we will make sure you see the right person. Call us now on 0300 124 5595 (available six days a week, from 09:00 to 17:00)

Open MH - If you are an adult living in Somerset and experiencing difficulties with your mental health, we are here to help. Open Mental Health offers support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure that anyone struggling with poor mental health can access the right support at the right time.

If you need to speak to someone please contact our team at Mindline Somerset any time of the day, any day of the week locally on 01823 276892 or freephone 0800 138 1692. Or email support@openmentalhealth.org.uk for support

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast!

In this episode, Knowledge Matters, our hosts Dr. Andrew Tresidder and Dr. Peter Bagshaw are joined by Veronica Price from Somerset Foundation Trust’s Libraries and John Carter, a Senior Development Officer from Somerset Libraries to discuss how libraries are constantly evolving to fit our changing needs, how to find reliable health and wellbeing information in your local library and why our libraries now play host to everything from toddler singing groups to borrowable tablet computers and blood pressure monitors!

The SEW podcast is a free weekly show hosted by Dr. Andrew Tresidder and Dr. Peter Bagshaw. In each episode, the doctors discuss a different topic related to mental and emotional wellbeing and often invite expert guests to join them in conversation. The show is aimed at the people of Somerset and beyond; the advice and guidance provided should apply to anybody who needs it, whenever they need it.

All episodes of SEW are now available to listen to free through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, Somerset Emotional Wellbeing or wherever you get your podcasts!

We would like to hear from you! If you would like to let us know what you think of the show, or to suggest guests and topics for us to cover, please get in touch with us by emailing: somicb.sewpodcast@nhs.net

Thank you for listening, see you next time!

Please note: The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the NHS or any other organisation unless expressly stated

Accessible Services and Health and Wellbeing – We aim to provide accessible services for library members with special needs or disabilities. We also offer support and services for carers, foster carers, home educators and child minders. Our specialist book collections cover mental health, autism, dementia, long-term conditions, adult literacy and learning English. If you have an accessibility issue not covered by these initiatives, please speak to library staff.

Tablet Loaning Information - Somerset Libraries, Somerset County Council offers an iPad loaning scheme in specific libraries which means members of Somerset Libraries (16yrs +) can borrow a device for up to six weeks free of charge.

Interactive Projectors - Interactive Projectors with dementia & autism-friendly activities. We have installed a little piece of magic in Taunton and Yeovil libraries – the OMI interactive projector which creates an interactive surface on a table or the floor, with stimulating games, activities and apps to aid relaxation and interaction.

Blood Pressure Monitoring Scheme - In this week’s #SomersetPublicHealth catch-up film, Clinton highlights the importance of checking your #BloodPressure

NHS Health Information in Other Languages - You can translate health information on the NHS website using an online translator. Although online translators can accurately translate individual words and phrases, they may not always be able to interpret the meaning of larger or more complex pieces of information.

Somerset Emotional Wellbeing – Do you work or volunteer in health and care in Somerset? Whatever you are going through, the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing Colleague Resilience Hub is here for you. The Somerset Emotional Wellbeing website is here to connect you with wellbeing support when you need it. Simply enter where you work, or how you are feeling on our homepage to discover and connect with local and national support options that are open to you.

If you work or volunteer in health and care in Somerset and need to talk, you can call our dedicated, confidential Colleague Telephone Line for help with a trained professional. If you need further support after your initial conversation you can be referred for a one...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast!

In this episode, a discussion of the film “Care As You Are”, our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Stephen Moss, who is (amongst other things) the Director of Reve(a)l Productions and a Producer, and Mary Renouf who is a Screenwriter to discuss how “Care As You Are” came to be made in partnership with local care organisations, how Mary brought her personal experience to the writing process, and what’s next for this exciting project.

The SEW podcast is a free weekly show hosted by Dr. Andrew Tresidder and Dr. Peter Bagshaw. In each episode, the doctors discuss a different topic related to mental and emotional wellbeing and often invite expert guests to join them in conversation. The show is aimed at the people of Somerset and beyond; the advice and guidance provided should apply to anybody who needs it, whenever they need it.

All episodes of SEW are now available to listen to free through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, Somerset Emotional Wellbeing or wherever you get your podcasts!

We’d like to hear from you! If you would like to let us know what you think of the show, or to suggest guests and topics for us to cover, please get in touch with us by emailing: somccg.sewpodcast@nhs.net

Thank you for listening, see you next time!

Please note: The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the NHS or any other organisation unless expressly stated

Care As You Are Trailer - The film can be watched in one sitting and/or enjoyed in four sittings of approximately twenty minutes each or even scene by scene –the guide offers opportunity to discuss what affects you personally as a family. For each scene in the film there is an accompanying text in the guide. The four sessions are entitled as follows: Scenes 1 - 5 Early Signs: Diagnosis: Becoming a Carer Scenes 6 – 10 The Carer’s role and experiences Scenes 11 – 15 Coping well and adapting to change Scenes 16 – Interlude - 17 Carer’s voices. DVD available for purchase here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Care-As-You-...

Reve(a)l Productions - We aim to support the growth and development of marginalised and disadvantaged groups using Social & Community Theatre (Applied Theatre). We produce ‘Shows with Meaning’ in local community settings and work flexibly on a range of projects. Audiences may be small and connected to the performers or in a wider setting – the performances bring a message to the audience that is critical to the development of the performers in changing their lives or the lives of others

Somerset Emotional Wellbeing – Do you work or volunteer in health and care in Somerset? Whatever you are going through, the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing Colleague Resilience Hub is here for you. The Somerset Emotional Wellbeing website is here to connect you with wellbeing support when you need it. Simply enter where you work, or how you are feeling on our homepage to discover and connect with local and national support options that are open to you.

If you work or volunteer in health and care in Somerset and need to talk, you can call our dedicated, confidential Colleague Telephone Line for help with a trained professional. If you need further support after your initial conversation you can be referred for a one-off rapid access counselling session with a psychologist or counsellor. No waiting list. If you need further help we will make sure you see the right person. Call us now on 0300 124 5595 (available six days a week, from 09:00 to 17:0...