Podcasts about nhs greater glasgow

This week's episode of the Nursing Standard podcast is all about facing and overcoming challenges in the workplace – whether that is bouncing back from errors, dealing with staff shortages, reporting concerns, or simply dealing with an ever-increasing patient care workload.Dr Doyle joins RCNi career development editor Clare Lomas on the podcast, recorded at the RCNi Nursing Careers and Jobs Fair in Glasgow on 19 February, to discuss these and other challenges faced by nurses.Also on the panel are NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde police custody healthcare nurse practitioners Robbie Kane and Andrew Lockhart, as well as newly registered nurse Sam Moffat.For more episodes of the Nursing Standard podcast, visit rcni.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode of the Nursing Standard podcast is all about facing and overcoming challenges in the workplace – whether that is bouncing back from errors, dealing with staff shortages, reporting concerns, or simply dealing with an ever-increasing patient care workload.Dr Doyle joins RCNi career development editor Clare Lomas on the podcast, recorded at the RCNi Nursing Careers and Jobs Fair in Glasgow on 19 February, to discuss these and other challenges faced by nurses.Also on the panel are NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde police custody healthcare nurse practitioners Robbie Kane and Andrew Lockhart, as well as newly registered nurse Sam Moffat.For more episodes of the Nursing Standard podcast, visit rcni.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this first of a series of podcasts recorded at the RCoA's Anaesthesia 2024 conference in Glasgow Ms Jenny Montgomery, Consultant ENT Head & Neck Surgeon, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, discusses her work in transoral robotic surgery (TORS). Jenny describes how TORS, only recently available to patients in Scotland, is a minimally-invasive surgery that allows access to areas of the throat that would previously have been hard to reach. This tool is especially useful in the west of Scotland, where rates of head and neck cancer are especially high, and can help limit the need for follow-up radio- or chemotherapy. Jenny also discusses the future of robotic surgery, especially for ENT, and how her anaesthetic colleagues can think about working with robotic surgical devices for head and neck surgery. To hear from innovative and inspirational speakers like Ms Montgomery at our 2025 annual conference in Belfast, book using the link below. Further information: First In Scotland – New Robotic Throat Surgery Gets Underway At The QEUH Anaesthesia 2025 - book to attend our conference in Belfast

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In this episode we talk to Dr Sean MacBride-Stewart who is Lead Pharmacist for Medicines Management Resources, Pharmacy Services, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Paper: Feedback of actionable individual patient prescription data to improve asthma prescribing: pragmatic cluster randomised trial in 233 UK general practices https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.0695 (https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.0695) Prescribing feedback to GPs is a common intervention but evidence suggests that alone it is not very effective in changing behaviour. We investigated whether newly available patient-level prescription data could be used to measure potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) of bronchodilators. This pragmatic study found patient-level feedback to GPs was effective at reducing the number of patients exposed to excess or unsafe prescribing of bronchodilator inhalers. This would be feasible to implement, at scale, where primary care electronic prescribing is in general use.

Madeleine Olding, Freya Rhodes, Phoebe Ross, Catherine McGarry and John Humm are five prospective doctors at five different medical schools across the UK. In 2020 they interrupted their medical studies to complete a one-year (intercalated) degree in medical humanities. In March 2021 they published a collaborative piece titled “Black, White & Gray: Student Perspectives on Medical Humanities and Medical Education”. This article explores the student experience of medical humanities education and the subsequent impact on the practice of future doctors. Madeleine Olding, from Winchester, Hampshire, studies Medicine at Kings College London. In 2019, she intercalated at University College London in Medical Anthropology (BSc). Madeleine has a special interest in sexual health and psychiatry and has completed projects on the impact of ballroom culture as a therapeutic practice during the 1980s HIV/AIDs crisis. Madeleine has also published work in the British Journal of General Practice titled ‘Society, Sexuality and Medicine in Hogarth's Marriage A-la-Mode' as well as a systematic review on access to healthcare for transgender patients in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (American Journal of Internal Medicine). Also from Winchester, Hampshire, Freya Rhodes studies Medicine at Sheffield University. In 2019, she intercalated in Humanities, Philosophy and Law (BSc) at Imperial College London. Freya has a special interest in Medical Ethics and is currently a member of the Institute of Medical Ethics Student Council as Education and Debate Lead. She has completed research projects on ethical issues surrounding student volunteering during the covid-19 pandemic and published work in the BMJ on the equity of UK medical training programmes. She has also volunteered as the Student Representative for the Doctors' Association UK, an advocacy group campaigning for better working rights for doctors and other healthcare professionals. Phoebe Ross is from Brighton, East Sussex and currently studies at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. Phoebe also studied Humanities, Philosophy and Law (BSc) at Imperial College London where she explored her interest in medical history and feminist theory, completing projects on the sexualisation and objectification of women during the teaching of female anatomy in the 1800s. In 2017, Phoebe founded the ‘Brighton and Sussex Medical Feminist Society', a group hosting social and academic events in support of women's rights within medicine. She is currently secretary for the Institute of Medical Ethics Student Council.  In August 2022, Madeleine, Freya and Phoebe will start working as Foundation doctors for the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.   Christine Todd is Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine and Chair, Department of Medical Humanities at Southern Illinois School of Medicine in Springfield, IL. Christine's undergraduate degree is in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago, and my MD is from SIUSOM.  Her interests in Med Hum are narrative medicine, and using the arts to develop visual literacy. Mario Veen (@MarioVeen) is Assistant Professor Educational Research at the Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam in The Netherlands. Mario is action editor for the Philosophy in Medical Education series of the journal Teaching & Learning in Medicine and co-editor of the first two books about philosophy and medical education: Applied Philosophy for Health Professions Education: A Journey Towards Mutual Understanding (Springer, 2022) and Helping a Field See Itself: Envisioning a Philosophy of Medical Education (Taylor & Francis, forthcoming 2022). He hosts the podcasts Let Me Ask You Something, and Life From Plato's Cave. If you have any questions about this episode, let me know! https://twitter.com/MarioVeen and https://marioveen.com/  Mario

Our guests are Dr. Garth Bryson Consultant Pathologist and Clinical Director for Laboratory Medicine at the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Dr. David Harrison, Professor of Pathology from the University of Saint Andrews, and both from ICAIRD - the Industrial Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Digital Diagnostics a program matching AI solutions and research with health and social care priorities across Scotland. We talk about the long journey of implementing digital pathology in a large health care system, barriers to adoption of digital pathology, the promise of artificial intelligence, the business case for digital pathology – have we finally been able to articulate one? And finally, we discuss our guests' experience so far in creating a digital slide sharing network throughout Scotland.

For a number of years, there has been a movement towards advanced practice for pharmacists. Our panellists for this session has been right at the sharp end of developing and championing this movement. Learning objectives from this session include: Gain an understanding of what advanced practice is. Take part in debate around why consultant level practice for pharmacists is something we as a profession should aspire to. Consider whether the ‘procrastinating perfectionism' that has been described by authors like Zubin Austin could act as a barrier to these goals. Learn about how you might start your own journey towards advanced practice as a pharmacist. Panellists Gordon Rushworth GP pharmacist and educator Programme Director, Highland Pharmacy Education & Research Centre, NHS Highland. FRPharmS(Consultant). Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner in GP. Paul Forsyth Lead pharmacist clinical cardiology Paul Forsyth currently works at the Department of Pharmacy, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. He has an interest in the education of pharmacists and in particular competency-based learning as a progression towards advanced practice. Susan Roberts Associate Pharmacy Postgraduate Dean Susan is currently the Associate Pharmacy Postgraduate Dean at NHS Education for Scotland, she is a pharmacist and educator. She recently was asked by the CPhO to lead pharmacy operations at the Louisa Jordan hospital in Glasgow. Jacqueline Sneddon Antimicrobial pharmacist Antimicrobial pharmacist, interested in education and QI. Programmes Manager for BSAC, member of RPS Scottish Pharmacy Board and RPS AMR EAG. Fiona Marra Paediatric pharmacist MPharm (Consultant). Lead Clinician Paediatric Infection (SPAIIN). Principal Pharmacist U of Liv & PHS. PhD candidate. You can view all the sessions at the Future Pharmacist conference by clicking here. Thank you to our conference sponsors Wylie And Bisset. Find out more here.

In this episode, Natalie and Kate are working with Access Fertility to explain what is involved when it comes to self-funding your fertility treatment. Speaking with Professor Scott Nelson who is Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of Glasgow, consultant for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde as well as the visiting Professor at the University of Bristol, Scott is the Scientific Director of The Fertility Partnership and Medical Director of Access Fertility How do Multi-Cycle and Refund packages work for IVF?  There are several different ways to pay for private fertility, designed to make it more affordable and accessible for those who need it. The two most popular ways to self-fund are multi-cycle and refund programmes, which help families avoid escalating costs if more than one cycle is needed or get some money back if the treatment is unsuccessful. A multi-cycle programme is where a patient pays a fixed price for multiple cycles, and the cost is the same whichever cycle is successful, or if none of them is. Once the patient has had the cycles, there are no refunds. And if the first cycle is successful, the patient can't access any further treatment under the programme. Up until now, these programmes have been provided independent from the medical clinics that carry out treatment, so there is a natural separation of medical and financial decisions. This means women and baby's health is the only priority. A refund programme allows patients to recoup up to 100% of their money if their treatment is unsuccessful. Refunds aren't offered if the patient is successful before the end of a full programme. How has the Pandemic impacted fertility treatment? It has been a huge impact in the UK and after the initial chaos, what is now left is the residual waiting for appointments and treatment. Many people have found their treatment has been delayed, or are worried that their fertility has declined, while others may have been "aged out" of being eligible for NHS or other treatments. This means that some may feel they need to rush their treatment or must access more aggressive treatment. Have a listen to our previous episode about the https://www.thefertilitypodcast.com/so-what-is-postcode-lottery/ (Postcode Lottery) There has been a lot of concern about people making quick and ill-informed decisions and both Kate and Natalie were ambassadors for the https://www.safecampaign.co.uk/ (Safe Campaign), highlighting the importance of ensuring patients were making informed decisions when it comes to treatment options, despite being tempted to push their physical or mental health to the limit to get pregnant.  What we discussed: The options for accessing fertility treatment  The ways of paying for private fertility treatment including multi-cycle and refund programmes and the safest ways of accessing these programmes The importance of not rushing your decisions and making informed choices  How much of an impact has the closure of clinics at the start of the pandemic had on patients' decisions to self-fund rather than wait for NHS funding? How does it work when you are self-funding for fertility treatment?  Why would you opt for a multi-cycle and refund package?  How much money patients using Access Fertility programmes can expect to save Whether people are aware of the risks of aggressive treatment? Scott mentioned the https://w3.abdn.ac.uk/clsm/opis/home/about (OPIS IVF model ) Socials:  https://www.instagram.com/accessfertility/ (Access... ) https://www.instagram.com/accessfertility/ ( ) https://www.instagram.com/accessfertility/ (See )https://acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy) for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the QI Guy in conversation with...podcast. In this episode, I have a conversation with Jennifer Rodgers. Jennifer Rodgers is Deputy Nurse Director for corporate and community services at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Combining experience with academic learning, she completed her MSc in 2009 winning the prestigious Barber Prize. In 2012 Jennifer became the first paediatric nurse to complete the Scottish Patient Safety Fellowship, and in 2013 won the Scottish Nurse of the Year Award at the Scottish Health Awards. In 2019 Jennifer was named Scottish Woman of the Year for services to medicine. From 2015 Jennifer held the position of Chief Nurse in Glasgow Children's Hospital before broadening her remit across the board in 2020. Always focussed on quality Jennifer is an advocate of person-centred and family integrated care and her original project asking children to draw or write ‘what matters to me' posters has been a key driving force and an integral part of the Scottish Person-Centred Care Collaborative and the international ‘what matters to you' movement. For all the information on What Matter to You visits: whatmattertoyou.scot or wmty.world 

This edition of Airing Pain has been funded by educational grants from The R. S. Macdonald Charitable Trust and The Stafford Trust.Do you, someone you care for or perhaps your patients, suffer from persistent burning or gnawing pain? Many don’t know that often, neuropathic pain presents as a burning sensation. Persistent pain can impact all areas of our lives. It can stop us from sleeping, working and pursuing the hobbies we enjoy. Unfortunately, sometimes the healthcare professionals we see about our pain are unaware of the multitude of pain management techniques we can adopt to try and minimise the impact pain has on our lives. Different types of pain are widely misunderstood and many of us don't know much about the conditions that can cause them. What do you think of when you think of Parkinson's Disease? Many would say a tremor or shaking limbs, but persistent pain can be one of the most debilitating symptoms of Parkinson's Disease. The fastest growing neurological condition in the world is poorly understood and pain is a major unmet need in those who live with it. Ground-breaking studies funded by the charity Parkinson's UK are shedding new light on the relationship between Parkinson's pain and neuropathic pain. Persistent pain that affects people who have Parkinson's Disease is widely misunderstood and something that many of us are entirely in the dark about. If you suffer with Parkinson's, the chances are you will be all too familiar with the burning, gnawing pain associated with the disease.  In this programme Paul Evans speaks to Kirsty Bannister, a doctor of neuroscience at Kings College London, who discusses the role that 'pain-blocking nerve pathways' and psychological status play for those who experience chronic pain. We also hear from former primary school teacher Janet Kerr, who shares with us her own experience of dealing with Parkinson's Pain and how she manages it with things like yoga and distraction techniques such as massage. Contributors: Carol Vennard, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Janet Kerr, ex-primary school teacher who lives with Parkinson’s Disease Kirsty Bannister, Senior Lecturer and Principal Investigator at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, Kings College London. More information: Parkinson’s UK  Airing Pain 115: Neuropathic Pain 1 Airing Pain 116: Neuropathic Pain 2   Pain Concern’s leaflet on Neuropathic Pain  Institute of Neurological Sciences, Neurology in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde  Senior Lecturer and Principal Investigator Kirsty Bannister’s key publications  Finding a Parkinson’s Nurse - https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/information-and-support/parkinsons-nurses IASP Global Year Against Neuropathic Pain 2014-15  Stress Management Society, Stress Awareness Month April 2021. With thanks to: IASP, International Association for the Study of Pain – https://www.iasp-pain.org/ The British Pain Society, An alliance of professionals advancing the understanding and management of pain for the benefit of patients – https://www.britishpainsociety.org/.

This edition of Airing Pain has been funded by Foundation Scotland: Women’s Fund for Scotland. The Coronavirus pandemic has been long and isolating for everyone, but particularly for those who experience abuse. The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have seen an increase in the level and severity of domestic abuse.  In this episode of ‘Airing Pain’, our host Paul Evans discusses the isolating effects of Covid-19, trauma and how this can contribute to the development of debilitating chronic illnesses such as Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.  An article by author and domestic abuse survivor Kath Twigg will accompany this extended episode of ‘Airing Pain’. Contributors:  Kath Twigg, Senior Lecturer in social work, trainer, mentor, writer, and domestic abuse survivor Dr Lene Forrester, Clinical Psychologist at Albyn Hospital, Aberdeen Dr Joht Singh Chandan, Academic Clinical Lecturer at the Murray Learning Centre, University of Birmingham Dr Kate Gillan, Clinical Psychologist for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Professor. Caroline Bradbury-Jones, head of Gender-Based Violence and Health at the University of Birmingham More Information  Zero Tolerance - http://www.zerotolerance.org.uk  NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, How can the Pain Management Service help you? (PDF) - https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/media/259486/leaflet-how-can-the-glasgow-pain-service-help-you.pdf Scottish Government, Important advice for people with chronic pain (PDF) -https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2020/03/coronavirus-covid-19-tailored-advice-for-those-who-live-with-specific-medical-conditions/documents/chronic-pain/chronic-pain/govscot%3Adocument/Patient%2BInformation%2BLeaflet%2B-%2Bfor%2Bpeople%2Bwith%2Bchronic%2Bpain%2B-non-shielding%2B061120.pdf NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Pain Services - https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/your-health/health-services/chronic-pain/information-and-resources-for-patients/ Heads Up - http://www.headsup.scot/ Mind - https://www.mind.org.uk/ Mind, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PDF) - https://www.mind.org.uk/media-a/2950/ptsd-2018.pdf Mind, Post-traumatic stress disorder - https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/complex-ptsd/  Scottish Women’s Aid -  https://womensaid.scot/ Refuge - https://www.refuge.org.uk/ Refuge, Support for men -  https://www.refuge.org.uk/get-help-now/help-for-men/ Scottish Women’s Rights Centre - https://www.scottishwomensrightscentre.org.uk/

The new 'Enhanced Drug Treatment Service' in Glasgow has opened it's doors and offers Heroin-Assisted Treatment (HAT) - the prescribing and distribution of injectable diamorphine - as one of it's main provisions.In this episode, we talk about the merits of the new service and hear from two key individuals in the delivery of HAT in England and Scotland.We speak to Danny Ahmed of Foundations Teeside and Dr Carole Hunter of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to find out about how the services operate, what challenges have been overcome and how the services will aim to make a difference in people's lives.

Gillian Russell explores how we can use music for mind, body and soul … as part of our health and fitness toolkit. Gillian visits Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital to meet Tom Binns, founder of Glasgow Piano City, and Jackie Sands, Senior Arts & Health Specialist from NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, to find out about the impact “Molly” the piano is having in the hospital environment. Research Fellow Dr Emma Moore from the University of Edinburgh talks about whether music can rewire the brain. Dr Rachel Drury from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland explains how we can use music to express ourselves while colleague Dr Jill Morgan describes the impact music has on our social world and the research she’s done into how mothers and their teenagers share music. Sonia Allori explains what the Lost And Found project is all about and how the music therapy is helping people who have suffered a stroke. Nick Jedrzejewski describes the idea behind Feels FM, the world’s first online emoji-powered jukebox for mental health. The programme opens with pianist Tom Binns playing a piece he wrote in 2006. 'Follow Me No More' is about facing the grief of losing his grandfather.

Airing Pain’s centenary! In this landmark edition Paul Evans explores the origins of Airing Pain with founder Heather Wallace, and visits one of Pain Concern’s informative pain education sessions. In 2010, Airing Pain was conceived as a way for those with chronic pain, unable to leave their homes and attend support meetings, to easily access vital resources. Heather knew that this undertaking would require a skilled and experienced producer, so she reached out to Paul Evans. In this edition Paul reminisces about the first phone call they had together, his eye-opening experience of realising just how large the pool of knowledge on pain was, and how the pain education sessions came to be.  Paul then heads to Eastwood in the south of Glasgow to sit in on one of our sessions. He speaks to both pain education trainers and participants about their experiences how their relationship with pain has changed as a result. Contributors: Heather Wallace, Founder of Pain Concern Angela O’Neil, Pain Education Session Trainer Volunteer for NHS and Pain Concern Georgina McDonald, Pain Education Session Trainer Volunteer Britney, Pain Education Session Attendee Claire Mitchell, Clinical Health Psychology Student at Strathclyde University and Pain Education Session Trainer Volunteer Esther McFarlane, Pain Education Session Attendee and Ex Pain Management Nurse Lyn Watson, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pain Management Programme for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. More information: Pain Concern’s Glasgow based Pain Education Sessions: painconcern.org.uk/how-we-help/pain-education-sessions-glasgow/

First urine testing then finger pricking and now high-tech scanning. The monitoring of glucose levels is undergoing a revolution for patients with Type 1 Diabetes. Dr Margaret McCartney reports from Glasgow on the new sensing devices which allow for endless glucose scanning without the need for multiple finger prick blood tests. She talks to parents like Ben, who's paying for a continuous glucose monitor because the fingers of his young son George, were so sore from constant finger prick testing that he couldn't even play with his lego. And to 18 year old Matthew and his mum, Barbara, about the flash glucose monitor which they say has transformed the control and management of his diabetes. Dr Kenneth Robertson, who's led NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's Children's Diabetes Service for the past 25 years tells Margaret that the new technology is a game changer for diabetes, but urges a cautious, evidence-based roll-out of the best devices. Many patients, as Margaret hears, are paying for the devices out of their own pockets and the charity UK Diabetes is keeping tabs on which areas of the NHS are funding flash glucose monitors after they came on NHS license four months ago. Policy Manager Nikki Joule tells Mark that they'll lobby hard on behalf of patients denied access to this life-changing technology. Meanwhile Dr Partha Kar, Associate National Clinical Director for Diabetes at NHS England urges clinical commissioning groups to review national guidance and where patients are multiple testing or at risk of the life-threatening high sugar level condition, ketoacidosis, allow access. Enthusiastic headlines following the recent Lancet study of antidepressants claimed the drugs work, that they're better than placebo and that more should be prescribed. Inside Health's Dr Margaret McCartney takes a closer look at the large meta-analysis of over 500 clinical trials. Every year in the UK almost 200,000 hip and knees get replaced, mainly because of osteoarthritis. But if the damaged cartilage could be repaired in younger people, would this prevent arthritis and a replacement joint later in life? Researchers have been using stem cell therapy to re-line damaged joints but it's an expensive and complex process, which up to now has involved two stages, one to harvest the stem cells and another, weeks later, to put the tissue back into the injured joint. But now a team at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital at Stanmore has developed a one stop operation. Stem cells are harvested from the pelvis and then in the same operation, put back into injured knees to "seed" new cartilage . George Bentley, emeritus Professor of Orthopaedics, orthopaedic surgeon James Donaldson and patient, Nick Brown, talk to Inside Health about this pioneering new treatment. Producer: Fiona Hill.

Date: January 14, 2016 Featuring: Beth Hennessey, RN, MSN, Executive Director of Integrated Care Management, Sutter Center for Integrated Care Paula Suter, RN, MA, Director of Clinical Care, Sutter Center for Integrated Care Geraldine Marsh, Improvement Advisor for Older People’s Care, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Healthcare Improvement Scotland Jennifer Rodgers, Chief Nurse, Pediatrics and Neonates, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Healthcare Improvement Scotland Christina Gunther-Murphy, Executive Director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) A few years ago, IHI and others began suggesting to providers that instead of routinely asking patients “What’s the matter with you?” they should begin asking “What matters to you?” Ever since, many have been struck by the richness and the value of what they learn when they ask this apparently simple question. So much so, champions of this concept in the improvement community are now working hard to spread the practice. And they’re demonstrating how to reliably embed it into routine habits of providing more patient-centered care. IHI has been tracking these developments, and we’d like to share what we’re finding out with this WIHI. We headed out to the West Coast of the US (Sutter Health) and across the pond (NHS Scotland) for terrific examples of what’s possible when clinicians are genuinely curious about a patient’s priorities at any single encounter, over the course of an illness, or when dealing with a chronic disease.   Read the related blog post: A Simple Question to Put Patients in the Driver's Seat

If we do nothing, up to 10 million people a year across the globe will die due to drug resistant bacterial infections by 2050. Antimicrobial Resistance isn't just a massive international problem, it is a problem that faces every single one of us here in Scotland. Bacteria found in Scotland's population are already resistant to the antibiotics of last resort and according to Health Protection Scotland we are facing a substantial Public Health Risk. So what's the answer? That's something that researchers across Scotland are busy trying to crack both through innovation in diagnostics and treatment. On the treatment side, new technology already in use in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is cutting bacterial infection identification times from over 24 hours to nearer 24 minutes. Other researchers are suggesting the future lies in the past with a return to 'phage' therapy - a viable treatment for infection for over 100 years but the discovery of Penicillin and onset of antibiotic treatments pushed it to one side. Another angle of attack is through the pioneering research of the Cronin Group in Glasgow which is taking the fight back to the bacteria with a remarkable new concept - 3D printing bacteria identification kits. In this episode of Brainwaves, Pennie Latin meets some of the Scottish scientists fighting the global war against antimicrobial resistance to find out how we need to change our relationship with antibiotics and our attitude to the role of medicine in healthcare.

The Dust of Everyday Life is an annual conference exploring the arts, mental health and social justice, programmed by the Mental Health Foundation and See Me, Scotland's campaign to end mental health discrimination. This session from Dust 2016, at the CCA in Glasgow on Wednesday 20 April, asked the question: how does the built environment around us impact on our health, and how should architects take this into consideration? The panel consisted of architect Richard Murphy (whose firm Richard Murphy Architects has designed two residential dementia homes and an 80 bed mental health facility); architectAndy Law of Reiach and Hall architects (responsible for the award-winning Maggie’s Centre in Lanarkshire); and Angus Farquhar of the groundbreaking arts organisation NVA (whose projects include the Hidden Gardens at Tramway in Glasgow). The event was chaired by Jackie Sands, Senior, Arts and Health, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and presented in partnership with Festival of Architecture 2016.

The fifth lecture of the 2014-2015 Seminar Series is delivered by Linda de Caesteker, Director of Public Health, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Linda talks about justice for women and in particular, the Commission for Women Offenders that she was part of. One of the recommendations of the Commission was to establish Community Justice Centres, along with Linda, colleagues from Tomorrow's Women, the Community Justice Centre in Glasgow, discuss their experiences of working in and also using the Centre.

In this STI podcast, Andy Winter (consultant in sexual health and HIV, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, UK) talks to Gary Brook (Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK) about the effectiveness of electronic records in chlamydia and gonorrhoea treatment and partner notification.Read the article online: http://tinyurl.com/b6edcd6