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Andrew Snell
53 Lead ODP at Chelsea and Westminster Hosptial trying to kick start my brain for some more studying .
Over coming my fear of learning new things and enjoy educating myself .
Location London
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I found reading and listening about others experiences very supportive and helps me feel a lot better about my own situation.
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Very interesting to watch this video and see how through researching and listening to other peoples stories you can see how prevalent ADHD is and that there must be so many others out there struggling and not knowing the reasons why.
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When you are paying for treatment through a health care plan I am sure it’s easier to get seen , be given a diagnosis and then put in treatment that you have to keep paying for .
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ADHD to me seems like I am living with two personalities or people in my head .
One wants to learn everything and be perfect and get everything correct.
The other wants to look around , day dream give up if any little part of a project is not perfect , wants to hide and be lazy .
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I am really excited to challenge myself to work through this course and use it to help my self understand my condition.
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I am currently on a waiting list for a diagnosis at 57 , the more I read and research I can connect the dots and that’s been really helpful for to understand my brain works in a different way .
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Hi to everyone, I’m looking as I have only recently thought about and with research and reading diagnosed myself with ADHD and I’m waiting for a diagnosis. I contacted my GP and I am partway in to hopefully getting a diagnosis. I find the whole subject fascinating and the more I read about it, the more I understand that at 57, I am starting to understand That...
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Good introduction and helps to remember these terms .
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I would like to refresh and improve my knowledge of anatomy.
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Looking forward to this course .
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I am really enjoying the videos and the explanation of this fascinating subject.
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Very straight forward lecture with great diagrams , starting to kick start my brain again from previous courses I have taken .
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Hi I am Andrew from London England I work in health care and have done for over 30 years I work as an operating department Practitioner and always enjoy learning new things or topping up my knowledge.
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Really looking forward to learning more about these three systems.
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Looking forward to learning from this course .
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As I am not religious I looked into Hasidism a Jewish religious group that arose as a spiritual revival movement.
they are organized in a sect and live within a very strict religious order and do not mix with others outside of their sect and follow strict religious practices. -
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I would pick national origin as I would find it difficult to know where to start a conversation about this and would not want to upset anyone or embarrass myself but this I guess stops me from learning if we don't ask how can we learn.
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@WilliamCohen thank you for your comment as I was looking through I felt I was alone.
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I find this very difficult as I don't feel very comfortable with any of the sections of the wheel as I have concerns about each of them and for me, the definition of comfortable means you are happy or have a positive view of them were as I don't each one makes me anxious I guess that's why am on this course.
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Hi I am Andrew from London in the UK I am an Operating department Practioner I want to learn more about Diversity and challenge my own ideas of what that is and how I treat others at work and in my home life .
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I am so sorry for your loss thank you for sharing something so personal.
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I would like to look at this in greater detail and would not feel comfortable sharing it here at present .
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I will definitely investigate these links .
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I have signed up for a charity called shout that will help me help people that are having suicidal thoughts or need help from depression what to learn and give back .
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Good to know that available and that teachers are not expected to take on these other roles .
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I don’t have a faith as such but view things from a more spiritual aspect which helps me cope .
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We should learn from the mistakes and take heed we were ready for other outbreaks that never came swine flu , sars but this we just let hit us we need to to learn to be smarter .
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I think it’s important that people are remembered, because of all the rules around not seeing people we shouldn’t for get them I would always stop amd now my head for a hearse .
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Not being able to see let alone touch a person after their death but have been awful and not having the person treated by there own wishes or customs adds to the pain and grief .
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I think was Sharma states is true we are taught to have a stiff upper lip don’t show your feelings so you bottle it all up and it eats away at you or presents in other ways , we choose to work in a caring environment but then don’t take time to look after ourselves.
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This rings true with me I know myself and others wanted a space to be able to reflect on what had happened and discuss matters on my topics but never had the chance .
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I think this is a great idea but again my work place is resistant to change and would not Allow the staff to have these meetings.
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We had a sky garden built as part of a new ITU build but this became a place of frustrating hand overs , and then ITU vs Theatres , to the point staff were asked why are you sitting here , it didn’t take long before old ways snapped back in and the tribes split back in to there normal habits .
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The pause and the wobble rooms are essential but there is still this male dominated idea that you have to suck it up and carry on , and they will be ridiculed and seen as being a barrier to working .
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We never had this in my hospital even after I had spoken about it several times , staff were left I feel to fend for themselves leaving work after long shifts taking there pain and frustrations home with them .
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Wow how powerful in all the arrests or deaths in theatres I have never seen this but feel it would have helped immensely to acknowledge the person and his family and the respect for his life and the efforts of the team .
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A very important week and has left me with a lot to think about .
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The most important thongs is to hopefully convey your love in some manner , try to have that final goodbye.
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This is a hard subject as no one likes to talk about death and with the pandemic it’s been made worse not being able to see a loved one even if you wanted , limited attendance at funerals so it’s hard to start the grieving process all very difficult.
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I think it’s possible to plan for a good death if you have chance to plan for it .
It’s hard in our society still to have those conversations and even if you want to plan your family my still not feel comfortable, but as long as you are still able to make those decisions about what you want surely that’s a good thing . -
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I am not sure we will ever hear the full story of how this pandemic affected care homes or the sacrifices staff made to keep there families and residents safe as it’s not newsworthy.
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I think this is very important we all have barriers and we often just say all is well just to get people to leave us alone , if you can’t explain how you feel to your toys hard also you may not want to burden others so just put on a brave face even when inside your crying out for help .
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What a beautiful way to connect to see the whole person and how they walk hold themselves is so much better that a zoom call that cuts out and stops conversations or makes them difficult.
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I see it as two people observing the same states from different views the mother from the care home , the daughter who can get out , but they have the phone call as a life line .
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I am sure many older people felt scared or lonely I know my Mum wanted to see me and my sisters , great grandchildren but was scared in case she became ill .
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I have kept in touch with my Mum via phone calls texts and the odd card . My Mum writes me a letter every week so I am always in touch , and I felt it helped my Mum as well , with friends and my sisters I used what’s app and texts which really helped.
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I was due to visit my Mum and Family just as locked down started , so couldn’t visit and it’s been 9 months since I have seen my Mum Sisters and other Family which has been hard we have kept in touch of course but not being able to see my Mum and help with the lockdown experience for her has been difficult.
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My own experience of death and dying are marked by loosing my Dad and a close friend to Cancer , I felt helpless and useless and will always feel I could have done more .
I should have said things visited more , made an effort to create better memories.
Even with working in health care I felt I was useless and not any use .
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We are seeing the goal posts moved every day to fit a return back to normal working , the rules change on how we should treat patients and there relatives to suit the needs of the services who want to move on and of you say anything you are shouted down or ignored .
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I think we need to move away from the “ Hero “ label as it’s a term that will ultimately be turned against us , I feel this dr describes what a lot of people felt , do you carry on working not knowing if you are mailing others I’ll or do you stay at home to protect others , dammed if you do dammed if you don’t .
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This was very emotional imagine thinking there would be a time we’re you had no oxygen , we had moments were we thought that someone would have to make the choice of who gets treatment and who doesn’t if you were old and had other ailments you would not be a priority who can live with having to make that choice .
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This must have been awful and I am sure lots of social workers had to do as they were told and letting patients Go home before they are ready and having that on your mind .
The powerful statement of not being an expert in a pandemic which none of us were really resonates with me we were all thrown in to the deep end and see if we sank or swam . -
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In my own experience it felt like a never ending battle , with less and less troops we just kept going , having to probe patients take them to CT. in full PPE in hot environments , staff feeling undervalued, and certain groups feeling left out of praise for recognition and now it seems it’s all forgotten and we are being derided for not getting back to normal .
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Every important and I imagine hard to do at times , you have to be empathetic to people and be able to read people and judge what to say and when not to push people so they feel comfortable.
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What a powerful video I hate to see Sharna reliving this sad period of her like and being so honest about how she feels Putting a human face to this , not being to be with a loved one at there end of there life and tell them how much they mean to them is so moving .
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This must have be awful , after investing so much time in looking after these patients to have to make such horrible choices , but have no other choice , and unless you get help this must stay with you forever .
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I was shocked how we were all meant to just accept the amount of death we saw , no real support face to face , my first shift in ITU. “ oh don’t worry there dead just wait for the daughter to leave “ no one asked if I had experienced this before , did I know what to do for last rites , how to answer any questions the daughter had this rolled on and on .
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It’s was a strange experience to be told that all you had learned would be forgotten your professionalism was challenged as the number of staff got less and less as they were isolating or had Covid, you are promised that you would not be held to account if things happened but that was no comfort .
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I would hope the pandemic has made a majority of people to look and take stock of the world and see what's important and to look around and not be so selfish .
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I do believe the same is true here in the UK I was not aware of the fact black people are more vulnerable to other risk factors but can see the link that if you have to work certain types of jobs the risk of coming in to contact with the virus will increase.
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I found this very informative and useful we all should learn how to have these types of conversations and how to be better at how we communicate.
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I found this very interesting but a bit male-based, surely we all experience grief in the same way maybe we don't.
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I have read this book and found it very interesting and inspiring and I think it should be used more.
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I am looking forward to this as I have had a period of my life when I did not deal with previous grief over my Dad dying I thought that death was stalking me and I couldn't say or think of the word death without fear something bad would happen.
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Very interesting to see what a stressful time it is for social workers and all health care workers were we are constantly being given new information and asked to do things we may not feel comfortable with, and constantly having to look at a bigger picture.
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I don't feel it's changed my feelings on my own death as I am not fearful of my own death.
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I live in London and work in the operating theatres of a large teaching hospital the impact of Covid 19 has been enormous and still is affecting everything we do I have seen the best of people rising to challenges and taking on tasks they have never done before also seeing patients that were dead or dying which they would never normally encounter I want to...
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I look forward to keeping a reflective journal I use a journal to help with my own mental health issues so enjoy this process and I am intrigued by the free writing task.
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Looking forward to learning from others and from this course .
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I am looking forward to this course as its a subject that interests me, working in a hospital a seeing death I find even health care workers find it hard to discuss death and dying and often we are just left to get on with things even after a traumatic event.
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I plan to do learning in chunks and reward myself with after , watching a film doing something o enjoy , I try to make the study session rewarding and fun and like it’s a chore .
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This makes perfect sense and explains why I get frustrated at myself for not being perfect with everything I try to learn , really looking forward to learning more and becoming a better student .
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Hi I am working full time in health care and use studying as part of my relaxation routine and also to improve my mind .
I didn’t enjoy formal education at school in the 70’s 80’s but have found a new passion in my later years . -
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Hello I am 53 and from London and looking forward to learn to improve my study skills , didn’t really enjoy my formal school experience but have found a new love for learning later in life ...but I still need more help to be a better student .
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I have really enjoyed this course and it has made me want to learn more and use the knowledge to help myself and others , I also want to read more about this subject and will enquire at my work place to see if I can use the new skills I have learned .
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I made a point of welcoming staff at the start of the shift and thanking them at the end .
I would take advantage of quieter periods to do team meetings and the trust had a debrief for the theatre staff , they also sent of a survey monkey questionnaire . -
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Good to try to talk to friends and family if you can my trust has lots of links to apps to help staff, and going forward is hopefully investing in metal health first aid courses .
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This must be one of the hardest things our ITU had IPads for patients to communicate with there family’s .
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Mental health is just as important as physical health with out a healthy mind you can’t cope with every day life .
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A good idea to check out what’s available in your area and with your local council .
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I have routines to do household chores and then reward myself with something, watching a film going for a walk .
I take myself off for a bath to create some space from my partner and have some personal space .
I write in a journal and have a list of goals that I tick off I made a deal with myself on some days to not do much and just relax . -
I think bullet points are good idea so you can refer back to them and not lose what the persons is saying also good to summarise what’s been said and to check you understand what’s been said .
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It’s hard to step back and not assume things you have to also not be shocked about what you may be told , also to have resources to sign post people to if they want .
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Very important to look at all avenues to promote communication and find how the person you are talking with feels comfortable with .
Also make them aware that to get the most out of the conversation you may need to ask an interpreter.
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Important to understand the difference between empathy and sympathy, and not make a conversation about your experiences .
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Very good points so you make the most of the conversation and making the person feeling that they matter and having a plan to move forward.
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Looking forward to week 3 and learn new skills and using them to help myself and others .
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I have learnt and lot and now want to learn more , each week is helping me and hopefully that means I can help others .
This course is really feeding my desire to work and learn more about mental health and careers in this field .
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This is a minefield of information the more groups of people I think of that are effected by the pandemic the more I discover others and feel great full for my situation I can only speak about my experiences of worrying about my Mum who I hope has coped well she has shielded right up to the last few days and when we talked she was cheerful .
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This highlights for me the many situations that family’s may be in , and how this can effect there lives on so many levels .
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During the pandemic we all have to mindful of our own safety first before we can help others very important information .
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In my work place and with my team I look to see how the team our doing with debrief and contacting Them via e-mail .
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A easy 4 point way to remind myself of what to look for .
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Being willing to learn from others about there culture and about other religions is very important also taking time to check with people on how they like to addressed at the start of a conversation can show your being respectful.
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This section of the course is important to me as at my work place there needs to be a lot of work done around dignity and respect in the work place .
To step back and listen and learn from others can be hard but is essential .
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I have only had one Zoom meeting and learned a lot from that , you need to understand your equipment and be comfortable with the set up .
I would want the person to feel they are safe and not going to be interrupted and not rushed ,
But also you need to both be aware of time limits and have a start middle and conclusion to the meeting and not leave the... -
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I would make sure I can refer to these links and have a handout to give people or ask for there permission to email them links to these websites .
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We have an intranet at work I would refer to and have information saved from I would also cross reference this with the government websites you suggested and may also other recognised websites .
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I feel it’s very important to recognise your own limitations and know when you need help your self to sign post to others , no shame in letting one one know you don’t have all the answers but you can work together to look for help and answers .
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I am constantly working on my listening skills and strive to learn more about good communication skills and being empathetic.
It’s a big challenge to listen without prejudice and be a sounding board , for others .