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Let's Talk - With Mel Pickup

Let's Talk - With Mel Pickup

By: Mel Pickup - In Conversation at BTHFT
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 Mel Pickup is Chief Executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust. In this podcast series, she sits down with colleagues and partners, from across the trust and the wider community, to find out more about them and their contributions to the health and wellbeing of people in Bradford. Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust Economics Hygiene & Healthy Living Management Management & Leadership Physical Illness & Disease
Episodes
  • 35: Beyond the Physical: Supporting Mental Wellbeing in Cancer Care

    35: Beyond the Physical: Supporting Mental Wellbeing in Cancer Care
    Feb 20 2026

    Beginning with the powerful reflections of a patient, this episode explores the reality that cancer is not just a physical journey, but a deeply emotional and psychological one. Merry and Mandy discuss what happens in the moments after a diagnosis, the weight of uncertainty, and why the end of treatment can sometimes feel harder than the beginning.

    They share how Bradford’s Cancer Psychology service works alongside Clinical Nurse Specialists to support patients and families through some of the most difficult conversations of their lives — from treatment decisions and fear of recurrence to palliative care and what a “good death” really means.

    This is an open and compassionate discussion about living with uncertainty, the importance of communication, and the quiet but vital role psychological support plays in cancer care.
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    20 mins
  • 34: Meena and Razwana Bashir

    34: Meena and Razwana Bashir
    Jan 23 2026
    Discover an inspiring story which is not just a reflection on Meena and Razwana's careers but a reminder of what belonging in the NHS can really look like.
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    22 mins
  • 33: Winter Health

    33: Winter Health
    Nov 21 2025
    With Flu and other respiratory illnesses already on the rise across the country, Dr Saralaya discusses how vaccination remains one of the best ways to protect ourselves, our families and our patients.
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    16 mins
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