The It’s All About People Personalisation Podcast

To mark Stoptober 2025, Gavin from the It’s All About People Personalisation Team sits down with Vicky, Kate, Ashlea, and Praveen from Lincolnshire’s Acute Tobacco Dependency Service to talk about how they support people on their journey to a smoke-free life.

They share how a truly person-centred approach, built on taking time to listen, empathy, understanding, and co-designing support, makes all the difference. By hearing each per...

In this second episode of the 'Everybody, Every Story' Cancer Awareness Podcast, host Kavya sits down with Dr. Lucy Rushworth and seven incredible women - Charlotte, Linda, Meena, Melissa, Namrata, Sadia, and Sue - to talk about something that can feel a little awkward but is absolutely vital: breast screening.

Screening can be scary to think about. Myths, misconceptions, and fears often hold people back, but putting off or avoidin...

In this episode, former Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) ReSPECT Project Manager Jenny Fryer is joined by Abi Alexander, Macmillan Clinical Team Leader at Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS), and Jason Abrahall, District Nurse and Clinical Team Lead, Community Nursing, based in Bourne and Stamford.

Together, they look at why the ReSPECT process matters so much from a community team’s point of view. Commu...

Caty sits down with Becky Frost, Project Manager, and CJ Jago, Deputy Project Manager, from Project Compass in Lincoln to talk about their inspiring, person-first approach to supporting people who are sleeping rough.

For Becky, CJ, and the Project Compass team, it all begins with something simple but essential: creating a space where people feel safe, welcome, and never judged. Somewhere you can come in, sit down, have a cuppa, and...

In this episode, Alison sits down with Vic Townshend, Emma Townend, and Kirsteen Redmile for a lively conversation about three key enabling programmes we’re fortunate to have here in Lincolnshire - Population Health Management (PHM), Health Inequalities (HI), and the It’s All About People Personalisation Programme. 

Working together, these teams are combining hard data with people’s voices and stories to build a deeper and clearer ...

In this episode, former Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) ReSPECT Project Manager Jenny Fryer is joined by Dr Kaval Patel, GP and Partner at the Heart of Lincoln Medical Group, and Clinical Director of Lincolnshire Healthcare Partnership PCN

Together, they explore why starting ReSPECT conversations earlier - with your GP, for example - can make such a difference. These conversations aren't restricted to end-of-life care. The...

Tune in to hear Alison from the It's All About People Team chatting with Elliot Kane about the exciting work he’s doing at a GP surgery in Lincoln.

Elliot’s on a mission to change how healthcare teams talk to patients, making things clearer, friendlier, and more effective.

He’s passionate about health literacy and believes that the way we use language can build better relationships - and lead to better health.

If he can get a word ...

In the first episode of the 'Everybody, Every Story' Cancer Awareness Podcast, host Kavya is joined by Dr Lucy Rushworth and seven extraordinary women - Sue, Sadia, Meena, Namrata, Linda, Melissa, and Charlotte - to explore the importance of cervical screening.

Together, they break down myths, share personal experiences, and highlight why open, honest conversations matter.

This podcast series is brought to you by South Lincolnshire...

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

Shelby and Simon also highlight the work that has taken place to support practitioners working with LGBTQ+ children, families, and adu...

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

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

Together, they share their passionate belie...

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

They explore how this to...

In this edition, Ela and Ed sit down with Joanne Hindley (Jo) and Georgina Kerwick-Chrisp (Gina) from the Children in Care Team at Lincolnshire County Council.

Jo and Gina work closely with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, and they speak with warmth and honesty about the challenges these young people face - from their harrowing journeys to the trauma they carry, and the complex process of age assessment.

Jo and Gina also shar...

Join Anna, Melanie, and Tom, three of Lincolnshire’s new Community Reporters, as they discuss the power of real stories - and how hearing people’s lived experiences can spark genuine change.

They share personal highlights from our recent Conversation of Change event, which explored how real community voices and experiences could - and should -  inform quality improvement in health and social care.

Curious about the approach and wha...

To celebrate Shared Lives Week 2025 (23 - 27 June) Alison from the It's All About People team talks to Katie Reilly, Development Worker with Shared Lives Lincolnshire and Carer, and Toni Ulyatt, Carer Recruitment for PSS (Person-Shaped Support) Shared Lives, to explore what this approach really means for people across Lincolnshire.

Katie and Toni speak with such genuine passion about the difference Shared Lives is making and how it...

In this episode, former Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) ReSPECT Project Manager Jenny Fryer is joined by Laura Golding, Paramedic and Pathways Lead for the Lincolnshire Division of East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS).

Part of Laura’s role is to find alternatives for ambulance crews to avoid taking people to Accident and Emergency (A&E), and ensuring that the person receives the most appropriate care from the ambulan...

Caty from the It's All About People Personalisation Programme Team is joined by Jo Taylor and Mike Farley, both Community Connectors, to chat about their role and the impact it has on communities, on people, and on local partnerships.

They share inspiring examples of how kindness and a warm welcome at Wellbeing Hubs really does change lives, and they explain what can happen when people ‘work together for the wellbeing of everyone’ ...

To celebrate Carers Week 2025 (9 – 15 June), Alison talked to Laura Blaine,  Carers Lead at Lincolnshire County Council.

Laura shares her passion for supporting unpaid carers and shines a light on the wide range of services available across Lincolnshire.

Whether you're a carer yourself or just want to learn more, this is an inspiring and important listen.

The Lincolnshire Carers Service is commissioned by Lincolnshire County Counci...

Welcome to our 50th podcast episode – we made it!

We’re thrilled to celebrate this milestone with two fantastic guests (and members of the It's All About People family) Vicky Thomson and John Day, who join Alison to chat about their inspiring volunteer work with Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) in their local GP practices.

They share real stories about what it’s like to get involved, the difference volunteers can make, and why t...

In this Takeover episode, Ela & Ed are joined by Rachael Hunt, Training and Development Officer at the Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (LSCP).

With a deep-rooted passion and long-standing commitment to tackling misogyny, Rachael brings thoughtful insight to a dynamic conversation that explores the growing spotlight on misogyny, and why it remains such a persistent issue today.

Rachael also shares practical advi...