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People living with severe mental illness face one of the greatest health equality gaps in England. Their life expectancy is 15–20 years shorter than that for the general population, and this disparity is largely due to preventable physical illnesses. In this podcast, Dr Thomas Round discusses physical health in people with severe mental illness with Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham, a Professor of General Practice Research at Keele University and a GP in Manchester and Dr David Shiers, Honorary Research Consultant at Psychosis Research Unit and a former GP in North Staffordshire, who became involved in the early intervention reform after his daughter's experience of a severe psychotic illness. 

Neil Brownsword is one of the most intriguing – and uncompromising – ceramic artists currently practicing in the UK. His work is inspired by the de-industrialisation of his home city, Stoke-on-Trent, and, appropriately enough, his career in ceramics began when he worked as an apprentice in the Wedgwood factory as a 16 year old in the mid 1980s. Subsequently, he went on to study at the University of Cardiff and the Royal College of Art. Neil's research examines the manufacturing histories of North Staffordshire's ceramic industry, and the effects globalisation has had upon people, place and traditional skills in recent decades. Over the years, he has won numerous awards and exhibited across the globe, while at the same time maintaining an important career in education. He is currently a professor of ceramics at the University of Staffordshire.In this episode we talk about: his latest show at the Crafts Study Centre in Farnham, Surrey; historical copying in the ceramics industry; inducing failure; working at Wedgwood on a YTS scheme; being good at art in school; creating his early, sexually-charged pieces; not selling pots; why his work changed radically at the turn of the century; escaping the ‘stranglehold' of narrative; becoming ‘a post-industrial factory manager'; bridling against ‘factory tourism'; putting industrial artisans on a cultural platform; investigating the ‘marginalised potential of the past'; and why it's important to safeguard rather than preserve skill.Support the show

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the industrial district of the North Staffordshire Potteries dominated the British earthenware industry, producing local goods that sold in global markets. Over this time the region experienced consistent growth in output, an extreme spatial concentration of physical and human capital, and became home to some of the most famous Master Potters in the world. The Potteries was also characterised by a growing body of useful and practical knowledge about the materials, processes and skills required to produce world-leading earthenware. This thesis exploits this striking example of a highly concentrated and highly skilled craft-based industry during a period of sustained growth and development which offers a rich opportunity to contribute to several strands of economic and business history.  This thesis presents and analyses new empirical evidence based on trade directories to examine the organisational evolution of the district. It reconstructs the district at the firm level, showing that the region's growth was incredibly dynamic. The spatial concentration of producers and the importance of social and business networks are also explored through a new map of the region in 1802 and social network analysis. As a study of a craft-based, highly skilled industry without a legacy of formal institutions such as guilds to govern and protect access to knowledge, this thesis also offers substantial empirical and historiographical contributions to the study of knowledge and innovation during the period of the Industrial Revolution. It presents a new database of pottery patents alongside a variety of qualitative evidence such as trade literature, exhibition catalogues, advertisements and sales catalogues. Quantitative and qualitative analysis reveals the low propensity to patent in the North Staffordshire pottery industry, and provides a new typology of knowledge used in the industry. It argues that the types of knowledge being created and disseminated influenced the behaviour of producers substantially, and this typology of knowledge is far more complex than those established tacit/explicit divisions favoured in historical study and the social sciences more broadly. The findings of this thesis allow us to answer numerous outstanding questions concerning the development of the North Staffordshire Potteries during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. When brought together in such a way, the complementary strands of research and findings presented offer a coherent narrative of an extremely complex and dynamic cluster of production that both challenges and confirms traditional historiographical tradition concerning industrial districts. This thesis is available open access here.  Dr. Joe Lane is a business historian and lecturer in Strategy at Henley Business School at the University of Reading. He holds a PhD in Economic History from the London School of Economics, where he subsequently worked before joining Henley in 2019. He is co-director of the centre for economic institutions and international business history at the University of Reading and has two current streams of research, one into patents and innovation over the long run, and a second concerning how industrial clusters as sites of knowledge creation and dissemination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the industrial district of the North Staffordshire Potteries dominated the British earthenware industry, producing local goods that sold in global markets. Over this time the region experienced consistent growth in output, an extreme spatial concentration of physical and human capital, and became home to some of the most famous Master Potters in the world. The Potteries was also characterised by a growing body of useful and practical knowledge about the materials, processes and skills required to produce world-leading earthenware. This thesis exploits this striking example of a highly concentrated and highly skilled craft-based industry during a period of sustained growth and development which offers a rich opportunity to contribute to several strands of economic and business history.  This thesis presents and analyses new empirical evidence based on trade directories to examine the organisational evolution of the district. It reconstructs the district at the firm level, showing that the region's growth was incredibly dynamic. The spatial concentration of producers and the importance of social and business networks are also explored through a new map of the region in 1802 and social network analysis. As a study of a craft-based, highly skilled industry without a legacy of formal institutions such as guilds to govern and protect access to knowledge, this thesis also offers substantial empirical and historiographical contributions to the study of knowledge and innovation during the period of the Industrial Revolution. It presents a new database of pottery patents alongside a variety of qualitative evidence such as trade literature, exhibition catalogues, advertisements and sales catalogues. Quantitative and qualitative analysis reveals the low propensity to patent in the North Staffordshire pottery industry, and provides a new typology of knowledge used in the industry. It argues that the types of knowledge being created and disseminated influenced the behaviour of producers substantially, and this typology of knowledge is far more complex than those established tacit/explicit divisions favoured in historical study and the social sciences more broadly. The findings of this thesis allow us to answer numerous outstanding questions concerning the development of the North Staffordshire Potteries during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. When brought together in such a way, the complementary strands of research and findings presented offer a coherent narrative of an extremely complex and dynamic cluster of production that both challenges and confirms traditional historiographical tradition concerning industrial districts. This thesis is available open access here.  Dr. Joe Lane is a business historian and lecturer in Strategy at Henley Business School at the University of Reading. He holds a PhD in Economic History from the London School of Economics, where he subsequently worked before joining Henley in 2019. He is co-director of the centre for economic institutions and international business history at the University of Reading and has two current streams of research, one into patents and innovation over the long run, and a second concerning how industrial clusters as sites of knowledge creation and dissemination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the industrial district of the North Staffordshire Potteries dominated the British earthenware industry, producing local goods that sold in global markets. Over this time the region experienced consistent growth in output, an extreme spatial concentration of physical and human capital, and became home to some of the most famous Master Potters in the world. The Potteries was also characterised by a growing body of useful and practical knowledge about the materials, processes and skills required to produce world-leading earthenware. This thesis exploits this striking example of a highly concentrated and highly skilled craft-based industry during a period of sustained growth and development which offers a rich opportunity to contribute to several strands of economic and business history.  This thesis presents and analyses new empirical evidence based on trade directories to examine the organisational evolution of the district. It reconstructs the district at the firm level, showing that the region's growth was incredibly dynamic. The spatial concentration of producers and the importance of social and business networks are also explored through a new map of the region in 1802 and social network analysis. As a study of a craft-based, highly skilled industry without a legacy of formal institutions such as guilds to govern and protect access to knowledge, this thesis also offers substantial empirical and historiographical contributions to the study of knowledge and innovation during the period of the Industrial Revolution. It presents a new database of pottery patents alongside a variety of qualitative evidence such as trade literature, exhibition catalogues, advertisements and sales catalogues. Quantitative and qualitative analysis reveals the low propensity to patent in the North Staffordshire pottery industry, and provides a new typology of knowledge used in the industry. It argues that the types of knowledge being created and disseminated influenced the behaviour of producers substantially, and this typology of knowledge is far more complex than those established tacit/explicit divisions favoured in historical study and the social sciences more broadly. The findings of this thesis allow us to answer numerous outstanding questions concerning the development of the North Staffordshire Potteries during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. When brought together in such a way, the complementary strands of research and findings presented offer a coherent narrative of an extremely complex and dynamic cluster of production that both challenges and confirms traditional historiographical tradition concerning industrial districts. This thesis is available open access here.  Dr. Joe Lane is a business historian and lecturer in Strategy at Henley Business School at the University of Reading. He holds a PhD in Economic History from the London School of Economics, where he subsequently worked before joining Henley in 2019. He is co-director of the centre for economic institutions and international business history at the University of Reading and has two current streams of research, one into patents and innovation over the long run, and a second concerning how industrial clusters as sites of knowledge creation and dissemination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the industrial district of the North Staffordshire Potteries dominated the British earthenware industry, producing local goods that sold in global markets. Over this time the region experienced consistent growth in output, an extreme spatial concentration of physical and human capital, and became home to some of the most famous Master Potters in the world. The Potteries was also characterised by a growing body of useful and practical knowledge about the materials, processes and skills required to produce world-leading earthenware. This thesis exploits this striking example of a highly concentrated and highly skilled craft-based industry during a period of sustained growth and development which offers a rich opportunity to contribute to several strands of economic and business history.  This thesis presents and analyses new empirical evidence based on trade directories to examine the organisational evolution of the district. It reconstructs the district at the firm level, showing that the region's growth was incredibly dynamic. The spatial concentration of producers and the importance of social and business networks are also explored through a new map of the region in 1802 and social network analysis. As a study of a craft-based, highly skilled industry without a legacy of formal institutions such as guilds to govern and protect access to knowledge, this thesis also offers substantial empirical and historiographical contributions to the study of knowledge and innovation during the period of the Industrial Revolution. It presents a new database of pottery patents alongside a variety of qualitative evidence such as trade literature, exhibition catalogues, advertisements and sales catalogues. Quantitative and qualitative analysis reveals the low propensity to patent in the North Staffordshire pottery industry, and provides a new typology of knowledge used in the industry. It argues that the types of knowledge being created and disseminated influenced the behaviour of producers substantially, and this typology of knowledge is far more complex than those established tacit/explicit divisions favoured in historical study and the social sciences more broadly. The findings of this thesis allow us to answer numerous outstanding questions concerning the development of the North Staffordshire Potteries during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. When brought together in such a way, the complementary strands of research and findings presented offer a coherent narrative of an extremely complex and dynamic cluster of production that both challenges and confirms traditional historiographical tradition concerning industrial districts. This thesis is available open access here.  Dr. Joe Lane is a business historian and lecturer in Strategy at Henley Business School at the University of Reading. He holds a PhD in Economic History from the London School of Economics, where he subsequently worked before joining Henley in 2019. He is co-director of the centre for economic institutions and international business history at the University of Reading and has two current streams of research, one into patents and innovation over the long run, and a second concerning how industrial clusters as sites of knowledge creation and dissemination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the industrial district of the North Staffordshire Potteries dominated the British earthenware industry, producing local goods that sold in global markets. Over this time the region experienced consistent growth in output, an extreme spatial concentration of physical and human capital, and became home to some of the most famous Master Potters in the world. The Potteries was also characterised by a growing body of useful and practical knowledge about the materials, processes and skills required to produce world-leading earthenware. This thesis exploits this striking example of a highly concentrated and highly skilled craft-based industry during a period of sustained growth and development which offers a rich opportunity to contribute to several strands of economic and business history.  This thesis presents and analyses new empirical evidence based on trade directories to examine the organisational evolution of the district. It reconstructs the district at the firm level, showing that the region's growth was incredibly dynamic. The spatial concentration of producers and the importance of social and business networks are also explored through a new map of the region in 1802 and social network analysis. As a study of a craft-based, highly skilled industry without a legacy of formal institutions such as guilds to govern and protect access to knowledge, this thesis also offers substantial empirical and historiographical contributions to the study of knowledge and innovation during the period of the Industrial Revolution. It presents a new database of pottery patents alongside a variety of qualitative evidence such as trade literature, exhibition catalogues, advertisements and sales catalogues. Quantitative and qualitative analysis reveals the low propensity to patent in the North Staffordshire pottery industry, and provides a new typology of knowledge used in the industry. It argues that the types of knowledge being created and disseminated influenced the behaviour of producers substantially, and this typology of knowledge is far more complex than those established tacit/explicit divisions favoured in historical study and the social sciences more broadly. The findings of this thesis allow us to answer numerous outstanding questions concerning the development of the North Staffordshire Potteries during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. When brought together in such a way, the complementary strands of research and findings presented offer a coherent narrative of an extremely complex and dynamic cluster of production that both challenges and confirms traditional historiographical tradition concerning industrial districts. This thesis is available open access here.  Dr. Joe Lane is a business historian and lecturer in Strategy at Henley Business School at the University of Reading. He holds a PhD in Economic History from the London School of Economics, where he subsequently worked before joining Henley in 2019. He is co-director of the centre for economic institutions and international business history at the University of Reading and has two current streams of research, one into patents and innovation over the long run, and a second concerning how industrial clusters as sites of knowledge creation and dissemination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the industrial district of the North Staffordshire Potteries dominated the British earthenware industry, producing local goods that sold in global markets. Over this time the region experienced consistent growth in output, an extreme spatial concentration of physical and human capital, and became home to some of the most famous Master Potters in the world. The Potteries was also characterised by a growing body of useful and practical knowledge about the materials, processes and skills required to produce world-leading earthenware. This thesis exploits this striking example of a highly concentrated and highly skilled craft-based industry during a period of sustained growth and development which offers a rich opportunity to contribute to several strands of economic and business history.  This thesis presents and analyses new empirical evidence based on trade directories to examine the organisational evolution of the district. It reconstructs the district at the firm level, showing that the region's growth was incredibly dynamic. The spatial concentration of producers and the importance of social and business networks are also explored through a new map of the region in 1802 and social network analysis. As a study of a craft-based, highly skilled industry without a legacy of formal institutions such as guilds to govern and protect access to knowledge, this thesis also offers substantial empirical and historiographical contributions to the study of knowledge and innovation during the period of the Industrial Revolution. It presents a new database of pottery patents alongside a variety of qualitative evidence such as trade literature, exhibition catalogues, advertisements and sales catalogues. Quantitative and qualitative analysis reveals the low propensity to patent in the North Staffordshire pottery industry, and provides a new typology of knowledge used in the industry. It argues that the types of knowledge being created and disseminated influenced the behaviour of producers substantially, and this typology of knowledge is far more complex than those established tacit/explicit divisions favoured in historical study and the social sciences more broadly. The findings of this thesis allow us to answer numerous outstanding questions concerning the development of the North Staffordshire Potteries during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. When brought together in such a way, the complementary strands of research and findings presented offer a coherent narrative of an extremely complex and dynamic cluster of production that both challenges and confirms traditional historiographical tradition concerning industrial districts. This thesis is available open access here.  Dr. Joe Lane is a business historian and lecturer in Strategy at Henley Business School at the University of Reading. He holds a PhD in Economic History from the London School of Economics, where he subsequently worked before joining Henley in 2019. He is co-director of the centre for economic institutions and international business history at the University of Reading and has two current streams of research, one into patents and innovation over the long run, and a second concerning how industrial clusters as sites of knowledge creation and dissemination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the industrial district of the North Staffordshire Potteries dominated the British earthenware industry, producing local goods that sold in global markets. Over this time the region experienced consistent growth in output, an extreme spatial concentration of physical and human capital, and became home to some of the most famous Master Potters in the world. The Potteries was also characterised by a growing body of useful and practical knowledge about the materials, processes and skills required to produce world-leading earthenware. This thesis exploits this striking example of a highly concentrated and highly skilled craft-based industry during a period of sustained growth and development which offers a rich opportunity to contribute to several strands of economic and business history.  This thesis presents and analyses new empirical evidence based on trade directories to examine the organisational evolution of the district. It reconstructs the district at the firm level, showing that the region's growth was incredibly dynamic. The spatial concentration of producers and the importance of social and business networks are also explored through a new map of the region in 1802 and social network analysis. As a study of a craft-based, highly skilled industry without a legacy of formal institutions such as guilds to govern and protect access to knowledge, this thesis also offers substantial empirical and historiographical contributions to the study of knowledge and innovation during the period of the Industrial Revolution. It presents a new database of pottery patents alongside a variety of qualitative evidence such as trade literature, exhibition catalogues, advertisements and sales catalogues. Quantitative and qualitative analysis reveals the low propensity to patent in the North Staffordshire pottery industry, and provides a new typology of knowledge used in the industry. It argues that the types of knowledge being created and disseminated influenced the behaviour of producers substantially, and this typology of knowledge is far more complex than those established tacit/explicit divisions favoured in historical study and the social sciences more broadly. The findings of this thesis allow us to answer numerous outstanding questions concerning the development of the North Staffordshire Potteries during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. When brought together in such a way, the complementary strands of research and findings presented offer a coherent narrative of an extremely complex and dynamic cluster of production that both challenges and confirms traditional historiographical tradition concerning industrial districts. This thesis is available open access here.  Dr. Joe Lane is a business historian and lecturer in Strategy at Henley Business School at the University of Reading. He holds a PhD in Economic History from the London School of Economics, where he subsequently worked before joining Henley in 2019. He is co-director of the centre for economic institutions and international business history at the University of Reading and has two current streams of research, one into patents and innovation over the long run, and a second concerning how industrial clusters as sites of knowledge creation and dissemination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

In this podcast I take up an invitation to visit a small charity in Fegg Hayes, in North Staffordshire.The Restoration Shack aims to be ‘a creative space where individuals can thrive and feel valued'.It was set up by Linda Williams.“It's all about heart for me. The essence of it is this, everything we try to do is about quality. We will give of the very best. We use the very best products we can possibly afford. We've renovated this place to be the best it can possibly be. Because, when you offer something of quality to people, you respect them, it gives an element of value, they know they are valued enough to go the extra mile.” Linda Williams.“It's all about people. The vision is about changed lives,” said Linda.Find out more about The Restoration Shack, including how you can get involved, by visiting the charity's Facebook page:Facebook: The Restoration ShackThe Restoration Shack, 115 Fegg Hayes Road, Fegg Hayes, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 6QR.Email: linda@restorationshack.co.uk This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

Join host Kyle in Episode 72 of the Combinations Podcast as we explore the incredible impact of working dogs at Combined Healthcare. Our guests, Ros and Mike from the Combined Trust, share their experiences with Spirit, Ros's guide dog, and Kiara, Mike's emotional support dog. Discover how Spirit assists Ros as a guide dog, enabling her to navigate her daily life and the healthcare workplace with confidence. Learn about Kiara's role in providing emotional support to healthcare professionals and patients, fostering a comforting atmosphere. Listen as Ros and Mike discuss the transformative power of working dogs in healthcare, sharing heartwarming stories and insights into their training. Join us for this inspiring episode of the Combinations Podcast, celebrating the remarkable contributions of Spirit and Kiara within Combined Healthcare.

A podcast with my colleague Dr Mark McKenna who is an Associate Professor at Staffordshire University. We talked about horror films. Specifically, we talked about the the snuff movie as a form of horror. We also talked about the cultural mythologies that have grown up around the concept of snuff, how this mythology transformed in the technological age as well issues pertaining to distribution, marketing and desensitization. Please note we discuss extreme violence and sexual violence in this podcast. You can find out more about Mark via his personal website and his university webpage. Dr Mark McKenna is an Associate Professor in the Film and Media Industries and Director of the Centre for Research in the Digital Entertainment and Media Industries at Staffordshire University. Mark's research is largely centered on cult and horror cinema, he is the author of Nasty Business: The Marketing and Distribution of the Video Nasties  (Edinburgh University Press, 2020) and Snuff (Liverpool University Press, 2023), and is co-editor of the Routledge collection Horror Franchise Cinema (2021), and author of the report Silicon Stoke 2023: Developing Film, TV and Other Content Production in North Staffordshire and is he is currently working on his third monograph, a study of the John Milius surf film Big Wednesday (1978) for the Routledge series Cinema and Youth Cultures. If you would like to study with me you can find more information about our online education MAs in Philosophy here at Staffordshire University. You can find out more information on our MA in Continental Philosophy via this link. Or, join our MA in Philosophy of Nature, Information and Technology via this link. Find out more about me here.  September intakes F/T or January intakes P/T. You can listen to more free back content from the Thales' Well podcast on TuneIn Radio, Player Fm, Stitcher and Podbean. You can also download their apps to your smart phone and listen via there. You can also subscribe for free on iTunes. Please leave a nice review.  

In today's episode, Claire Pedrick MCC talks with leadership and team coach Jude Jennison about her latest book Leading through Uncertainty.  She's published a 2nd edition to integrate learning from leaders managing through the pandemic. We talk about control, naming fear and more…   Jude has extensive experience in organisations. Having overcome her fear of horses, Jude works with leaders and her own horses to explore how to navigate leadership by managing our own emotions. No role play with Jude - just instant feedback from the horses.   Jude is open to speaking to team coaches who would like to bring teams they work with to her farm in North Staffordshire.   Contact Jude through Her website www.judejennison.com Linked In

Jon has spent all his working life in sales, most of it in the automotive sector. He was with the Audi network for 17 years. He started as a trainee sales exec and spent the last 10 years of his time there as a General Sales Manager for dealerships in and around Manchester in the North West of England.In 2015 he took a gamble and went to work for what was at that time a pretty much unknown, American electric car company called Tesla. Jon was initially hired to manage the new Manchester store. After 10 months he was promoted to Regional Sales Manager looking after North UK and Ireland.   His role expanded as the business grew until he was ultimately responsible for the in-store sales operation in the UK/IE which consisted of 25 stores. In 2021 he decided to try to even the scales on his work/life balance and he bought a franchise from ‘Sales Geek'. He now provides a part-time sales director service and sales training to businesses predominately in Cheshire and North Staffordshire which he finds immensely rewarding. In our conversation we cover his sales journey from selling flowers on a market stall to selling £100k Teslas and running multiple stores. We talk about some of the differences between the approaches of traditional automotive brands and Tesla and how having a compelling mission affects the behaviour of people with an organisation. Jon is open and straight talking. He has had an interesting career journey that traverses the old and new worlds of automotive. I am pleased to be able to share his experiences with you in this episode. If you enjoy listening to my guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app.  You can contact Jon via LinkedIn or email: jonathan.whitby@salesgeek.co.uk  Why not follow us on Instagram @careerviewmirror where you can see a directory of all our episodes and comment on those you have enjoyed?  This episode of Career-view Mirror is brought to you by Aquilae.  Aquilae's mission is to enable Fulfilling Performance in the auto finance and mobility industry, internationally. Adopting our Fulfilling Performance Paradigm helps you identify what steps you need to take to enable Fulfilling Performance for yourself, your team and your business. Contact cvm@aquilae.co.uk for a no obligation conversation about your situation.  Email: cvm@aquilae.co.uk Episode recorded on 9 September 2022 

In this episode Kay Stevenson and Karen Dawson discuss the work that has taken place to complete Phase 1 of the integration of musculoskeletal services in Staffordshire. A transcript of this episode is available for download.

As part of the Year 2 Community Mental Health Transformation Programme, we are focusing on a different theme in each month's podcast. July's podcast looks at Digital Transformation and reflects on the collaborative North Staffordshire, South Staffordshire and system work that has taken place so far and will be delivered in the Programme. In this podcast, recorded in the record heat of July, Dave Hewitt, Chief Information Officer at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust and Martyn Perry, Associate Director for IM&T Transformation at Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, discuss the remarkable advances made in recent years in digital health and digital approaches, as well as the new opportunities opening up for Digital Community Mental Health Transformation with the creation of Integrated Care Systems and Integrated Care Partnerships.

Dying Matters Awareness Week 2022 is our chance to get our community, patients and staff talking about dying and grief. We want everyone to be #InAGoodPlace when they die, whatever that means for them. Unfortunately some people are dying without the support they need, and we know that it's by talking and sharing stories that we can remove the taboo and stigma around these topics. This week is our chance to get talking, share stories and to call for end of life for all. The Palliative Care Team at UHNM will be promoting ways in which we can talk to our patients, colleagues about how we can support them with these conversations. This is the second out of six podcasts, highlighting and talking about different topics around death and dying, along with features from other members of UHNM and how they can support you. In this podcast the Palliative care team are joined by community colleagues from Douglas Macmillan. Douglas Macmillan provide all hospice services free of charge to over 3,500 local people with life-limiting illnesses each year in Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire and the surrounding villages, also offering supportive care to their families and carers. Their dedicated staff and volunteers are central to the care we provide and all they do. They strive to go that extra mile to provide a warm, friendly and peaceful environment both at the hospice or in a family's home.

Tim, Munners and Stu discuss the final three T20 games of the series as well as The Women's Ashes and Imran Tahir's surprise move to North Staffordshire and South Cheshire

Light Over Winter is Appetite's latest offering at their Newcastle Common venue, in Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre, North Staffordshire.It's an exhibition of photographs by 14 local photographers who've taken part in workshops lead by Grain photography hub.I went along to a bustling preview event (Thursday 6th January 2021) to meet some of the workshop leaders and a number of the photographers who were clearly very excited to see their images on a gallery wall.The Light Over Winter exhibition is open for visitors at the Newcastle Common space on the High Street in Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre.It runs until Saturday 29th January, 11am to 4pm Tuesday to Saturday.Find out more about this exhibition and  Appetite's work by visiting their website - https://www.appetite.org.uk/event/light-over-winter-exhibition/Jerome has been commissioned by Appetite to report on activities at their Newcastle Common arts space.Support the show

Community mental health services in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire are being transformed as part of a multi-million-pound investment programme. Following on from Episode 32, we find out about the priority work of SMI physical healthchecks in North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent as part of the programme, and speak to some of the key leads for this work.

What have the £1 homeowners brought to North Staffordshire, and what is the role of the   Local social entrepreneurs work with their community to “tell the story of the city through art”, in Chris Parr of The Stoke 2000 project's words. Upcycling and upskilling, they use creativity to improve access to employment and community togetherness  in Stoke – reclaiming shared spaces to make them better serve the local people. More info It's All About Me The Stoke 2000 The Portland Inn Project

In “Changing Places”, we meet social entrepreneurs from across the UK, who are creating solutions to local issues in their communities. From Brighton, South Wales, Dundee and North Staffordshire, these local leaders share how they have overcome the pandemic's challenges - building creative, collaborative and powerful social ventures. The leaders in this series have been a part of UnLtd's Resilient Communities programme, made possible by the players of People's Postcode Lottery. They have co-produced the series alongside podcast professional Vic Elizabeth Turnbull from MIC Media – with social entrepreneurs from each location interviewing fellow changemakers in the area. If you enjoyed watching our Changing Places documentary series, this podcast is an opportunity to revisit the communities around the UK and meet more social entrepreneurs creating positive social change in Brighton, South Wales, Dundee and North Staffordshire. Changing Places is hosted by Alex Philips, an experienced Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd who works closely with social entrepreneurs in North Staffordshire.

By Andy Milroy You can read, listen, or watch The forgotten man of Ultrarunning is arguably Hardy Ballington (1912-1974), lauded in 1939 in Natal, South Africa, as “the second Newton” and a “human machine”. Dominant immediately before and after the Second World War, he was awarded the prestigious Helms Trophy for his remarkable performances In England in 1937. The authoritative Lore of Running, (2003) written by Professor Tim Noakes, advocated a training programme drawn up by Hardy Ballington and his archrival and friend Bill Cochrane. The program provided daily, weekly, and monthly training goals in terms of total distance covered; it was focused on gradual progression in training but did not specify the intensity of that training. The goal was to condition the body to run the long distances required for an ultramarathon. Ballington's training strategy was still seen as relevant 70 years later! The Ultrarunning Podcast is included in the People Choice podcast awards in the history category. Please help me by voting for the Ultrarunning History Podcast. During July 2021, go to https://podcastawards.com to register and nominate “Ultrarunning History” in the “History” category. Thanks! Early Family Life Hardy Robert Ballington was born on the 14 July 1912, in Durban, one of the major ports in South Africa. His father was Edward William Ballington and his mother Kate Elizabeth Sims, both born in England. He was one of five brothers and two sisters, the third eldest child, one of twins. 1881 Census record from Staffordshire showing Hardy's father, Edward Ballington as a child in his family. His mother was a sergeant's wife. His father, Edward, came from a peripatetic military family, which was not uncommon during the height of the British Empire. Born in Tynemouth in the north of England in 1870, he enlisted in the North Staffordshire regiment of the army at age fourteen but must have been discharged for some reason. By 1892, at the age of 21, he was working for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway as a shunter/switcher. Life was rough. That year he was convicted for stealing twelve table knives and two pair of carver's knives and sentenced to one month at a prison in Wakefield. A number of years later, Edward likely re-enlisted in the Army at the outbreak of the Boer War. In 1905 he was awarded the South African medal and clasp. David Ballington's birth record In South Africa he met and married an English immigrant, Kate Elizabeth Sims and in 1910 they had their first son Edward William, named after his father. Another son Basil followed in 1911, twins Hardy and Ernest Stanley followed in 1912, Jean in 1914, Doris in 1916, David in 1918 followed by John in 1920. In 1915 the whole family to that date, all four boys, travelled by ship to England, presumably to see grandparents and other relations. This was the first of Hardy's trips to England. Edward's Death Certificate Tragedy struck the young family. In 1921 his father died prematurely in his early fifties, leaving his wife to take care of six children alone. But worse was to follow. In 1924, the 40-year-old Kate Elizabeth gave birth to her eleventh child, but complications and a heart attack caused her death. The baby died.  The six living Ballington children were orphaned. The eldest, Edward, was fourteen years old. Hardy was only eleven. Six minor children initial put in the care of the Society for Protection of Child Life in Cape Town With seemingly no relatives in South Africa, caring for eight orphaned children, with the youngest only four years old, was problematic. The six minor children were initially put in the care of the Society for Protection of Child Life in Cape Town. There was a Children's Aid Society in Durban which could provide some financial and emotional institutional support. In 1923 an Adoption Act had been passed and the Greyville Crèche was a primary school for the care of white children in Durba...

In this episode, we're focusing on the hard work that's taking place in North Staffordshire to integrate a range of community services in order to improve the care provided to patients with musculoskeletal disease. A transcript of this episode is available by clicking this link.

Community mental health services in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire are being transformed as part of a multi-million pound investment programme. North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is leading the work across Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire, and in this podcast we talk to some of the key leads at the Trust - including the senior responsible owner of the programme and our Director of Operations Jonathan O'Brien - about what it means for our local communities and the people we serve.

In the inaugural episode of the the podcast, I take a look at a local case of Witchcraft and haunting. Molly Leigh was accused of witchcraft but never stood trial as she died before she could. Her ghost is said to haunt the area of St John's Church where she is buried and the surrounding streets of Burslem, Stoke-On-Trent as she is said to be apologizing for the ills that she did. Notorious in the area, Molly is certainly one of the prominent paranormal stories of North Staffordshire. I examine the case, visit her grave before concluding with my opinion on this site that has a history of hauntings. I used the following sites for research https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/history/burslem-witch-molly-leigh-true-397251 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Leigh and https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/history/molly-leigh-legend-witch-burslem-261119 . If you would like to see some of the pictures of my visit head to @HHauntingPod on Twitter and please give me a follow whilst you are there. If you would like to contact me about the episode please do so at HHauntingPod@hotmail.com - The opening music is "Weak Knight" by Devon Church and the closing music is "BDS" by Lewis Pickford.

I'm talking podcasts on the podcast this week. In September 2020 a new podcast series was launched by The Social Agency. They are a group in North Staffordshire for people with autism. Remote Operations was recorded during the Covid-19 lockdown (spring/summer 2020) It was devised and performed by autistic and learning disabled adults working in partnership with professional artists from Rideout (Creative Arts for Rehabilitation). It was funded by Arts Council England, and the National Emergencies Trust administered by The Community Foundation for Staffordshire. Charlotte spoke to Saul Hewish the Artistic Director of Rideout. Don't forget you can follow me on social media Twitter - https://twitter.com/CQHPod (@CQHPod ) Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CQHPod (facebook.com/CQHPod) Email cqhpod@gmail.com

I'm involved with a lot of podcasts - that's the joy of running a podcast business. One of the most special I'm involved with is called Purple Rainbow Pancreatic Cancer Podcasts. It comes out monthly and I host it on behalf of North Staffordshire campaigner Lesley Goodburn. I want to share with you an episode of that podcast through this podcast. At the beginning of each episode you hear Lesley talk about why these podcasts exist. They are to raise awareness of Pancreatic Cancer in honour and in memory of her husband Seth. Another way Seth's story is being told is through a play - based on Lesley and Seth's experience using letters Lesley wrote. In this episode Lesley is joined by Siobhan, Steph and another Lesley. They've been using Homeward Bound in a project and it's had a huge impact on those involved. And Lesley also tells us about how the impact has reached the other side of the world too. You can find out more about Purple Rainbow herehttps://purplerainbow.co.uk/ ( https://purplerainbow.co.uk/) Music Credithttps://www.purple-planet.com/ ( Purple Planet Studios) DISCLAIMER: All views, information or opinions expressed in this podcast series are solely my own and those of individuals interviewed and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Pancreatic Cancer UK , Pancreatic Cancer Action, Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund And The Elizabeth Coteman Fund  The charities and their employees are not responsible for and do not verify the accuracy of any of the information contained in the podcast series. The primary purpose of this podcast series is to inform, but it does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services.

We're facing a very strange Christmas not just in Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire but also across the country. So I thought I would re-start the podcast early and bring you an interview with Santa Claus himself. Santa has been worried that children across North Staffordshire are missing him during lockdown so he's set up some Zoom calls (yes Zoom works in the North Pole!) and he's been chatting online to families. It's a Christmas miracle. You can get in touch with the podcast via email cqhpod@gmail.com Twitter @CQHPod Facebook @CQHPod Music Credits Written By Benjamin Caleb Johnson Performed By BRASKO Produced By BRASKO

looking back at the first music festival I ever attended. 50 years ago this weekend The Hollywood Music Festival took place on a farmer's field near Keele University in North Staffordshire. It was the first appearance outside North America of The Grateful Dead. Traffic - just prior to launching John Barleycorn Must Die; British jug band Mungo Jerry; and lots more! Plus new releases by Gretchen Peters, The Nell & Jim Band, Pharis & Jason, Canadian singer Elise LeGrow, Jake Blount, Ranky Tanky, Bob Dylan, Les Fireflies, Laura Cortese, and much more. (I messed up the recording and omitted a track by The Burying Ground. I will feature their new CD on next week's show.)

One of the ways Alice Charity supports families in North Staffordshire is through Bump and Beyond.You won't be surprised to find out Bump and Beyond is all about looking new mums, making sure expecting a child is the special time it should be for everybody.But this can't be done without your help and support as Deb and Helen explain.To find out more about Alice Charity check out their website and facebook page Theme Music: Pink PantherWritten ByBenjamin Caleb JohnsonPerformed ByBRASKOProduced ByBRASKO See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Alice Cares a podcast from Alice Charity based in North Staffordshire.Every week you'll hear from Helen and Deb, two of the charity's family support workers. The pair chat about all things Alice and all so much more!Today they're discussing Big Cup - Alice Charity's community play groups. Big Cup helps new families to overcome isolation by bringing them together with regular parent and toddler play groups across Newcastle & Stoke. And it's free!Interesting fact - Big Cup was the first step to Alice Charity becoming what it is today!To find out more about Alice Charity check out their website and facebook page Theme Music: Pink PantherWritten ByBenjamin Caleb JohnsonPerformed ByBRASKOProduced ByBRASKO See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alice Cares is a podcast from Alice Charity based in North Staffordshire in the UK.Every week you'll hear from Deb and Helen from the Family Support team at Alice. You'll find out what they get up both in and out of the office.In this episode Helen will tell you all about a fabulous new scheme called Pass It On which means that Alice can now take larger items which people want to donate. That's things such as wardrobes, double beds, washing machines and so on. They've linked up with DPD to do a monthly pick up an drop off.Deb admits to being a hoarder and Helen tells a story about how she hired a skip to try and find a watch she'd lost.To find out more about Alice Charity check out their website https://alicecharity.com/ and facebook page https://www.facebook.com/alicecharity1/Theme Music: Pink PantherWritten ByBenjamin Caleb JohnsonPerformed ByBRASKOProduced ByBRASKO See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alice Cares is a podcast from Alice Charity based in North Staffordshire in the UK.Every week you'll hear from Deb and Helen from the Family Support team at Alice. You'll find out what they get up both in and out of the office.In this episode the pair are chatting about the volunteers who help keep Alice going. The charity operates a People's Pantry for families who need help filling the kitchen cupboards. Volunteers gave up their time to make sure the pantry has been kept open during the summer holidays.But there are lots of other roles available too from working at Big Cup, rallying the troops to raise money, a bit of book keeping and family support volunteers.To find out more about Alice Charity and maybe be a volunteer too check out the website https://alicecharity.com/ and facebook page https://www.facebook.com/alicecharity1/Theme Music: Pink PantherWritten ByBenjamin Caleb JohnsonPerformed ByBRASKOProduced ByBRASKO See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alice Cares is a podcast from Alice Charity based in North Staffordshire in the UK.Every week you'll hear from Deb and Helen from the Family Support team at Alice. You'll find out what they get up both in and out of the office.In this episode you'll hear how Helen and Deb chat about the recent summer break and how Alice Charity helps staff fit work around childrenTo find out more about Alice Charity check out their website https://alicecharity.com/ and facebook page https://www.facebook.com/alicecharity1/Theme Music: Pink PantherWritten ByBenjamin Caleb JohnsonPerformed ByBRASKOProduced ByBRASKO See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alice Cares is a podcast from Alice Charity based in North Staffordshire in the UK.Every week you'll hear from Deb and Helen from the Family Support team at Alice. You'll find out what they get up both in and out of the office.In this episode Deb's been on some training and shares a few tips which she learned. Training is important at Alice Charity and volunteers and staff are encouraged to go on training.There's also some debate about Deb's new flip flops, or as she insists on calling them, her sliders. Helen's not convinced by them but Deb insists they're great for holidays.To find out more about Alice Charity check out their website https://alicecharity.com/ and facebook page https://www.facebook.com/alicecharity1/Theme Music: Pink PantherWritten ByBenjamin Caleb JohnsonPerformed ByBRASKOProduced ByBRASKO See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alice Cares - a weekly podcast from The Alice Charity based in North Staffordshire is coming soon.Here you can get a flavour of what to expect as Deb and Helen from the family support team chat all things Alice, and well all things Deb and Helen!As well as finding out more about Alice via the podcast you can also follow them on Facebook and Twitterhttps://alicecharity.com/Music: https://www.purple-planet.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of The Way We Were Podcast I take a look at the cinemas and picture houses of North Staffordshire over the last 60-years. I hear from members of the Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire nostalgia community group and hear the thoughts of local historian Mervyn Edwards...

Cultural Quarter of an Hour is back for the latest series of podcasts all about Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire. You may remember last year Charlotte went to MakeFest and spoke to lots of exhibitors, well this year Charlotte was an actual exhibitor herself! MakeFest is all about showing off the creativity and makers based in this area and giving children the chance to experience all sorts of activities such as coding, animation, screen printing and even peg doll making. Some very lucky people got to try their hand at podcasting! Yes, CQH Pod was mainly recorded on site. Music Credit - Purple Planet Studios (https://www.purple-planet.com/upbeat) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fred Hughes is a local historian, author, former Policeman and ex politician. I spent a lovely hour chatting with him a couple of Saturdays ago. For full disclosure I've enjoyed many a chat with Fred over the years I've lived in North Staffordshire thanks to working at BBC Radio Stoke. This interview could easily have gone on for hours but we kept it tight. Don't forget to head over to the CQHPod website for more information about the topics we discuss. Music credit https://www.purple-planet.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

So this is Christmas - well it's close enough. All around North Staffordshire people are getting ready for Christmas. I make no apologies for loving the festive season. One of the best things about Christmas is the light switch ons that take place. Of course you never know who you are going to meet… Stay tuned to the end of the podcast for a special announcement! Intro music credit The Big House by Jason Shaw used under Creative Commons license. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello!!! Is this thing still on? Yes it's been a while but CQH Pod is back. Every week I'll bring you bits of Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire that you may not know about. Culture is what ties us together. It's what makes us who we are. This week I'm bringing you all the goss from Makefest, held at the library in Hanley. Intro music credit The Big House by Jason Shaw used under Creative Commons license. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hundreds of bone china flower buttons are being created in Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire. It's to celebrate the centenary of (some) women getting the right to vote. The buttons will be part of a parade in London in June. Intro music credit The Big House by Jason Shaw used under Creative Commons license. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week I've hopped on a train and spent time finding out about Liverpool and what it was like being European City of Culture 2008. Clearly the city is not in North Staffordshire but it has a lot of similarities. This is part one of an interview with Claire McColgan who is Director of Culture at Liverpool City Council. #sot2021 #cityofculture2021 #culture #Liverpool Photo credit - Neil Martin from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/albert-dock-architecture-bridge-buildings-465654/ Music credit: The Big House by Jason Shaw See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the first glimpse of the Cultural Quarter of an hour podcast. A weekly exploration of culture in Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire. #Culture #StokeOnTrent #Staffordshire #SOT2021 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the introductory episode for the North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce.