SoWhoCaresAnyway
SoWhoCaresAnyway
Podcast Description
So Who Cares Anyway with host Ruth Germaine with her inspirational guest speakers will explore the incredible work and initiatives being undertaken in and with health and social care, as well as voluntary and community-based groups. We’ll discuss why their work matters and what difference they make to the people in their communities. I will also invite individuals with key messages or ideas about what needs to happen to significantly enhance our communities health and well-being.
To improve the health and wellbeing of people and achieve integrated care that focuses upon what matters to people, and what works for them, we all need to share learning, ideas and innovation, broadening our perspective of who cares, what they do and the difference that they make. My hope is that this podcast will provide a space for people to inspire and be inspired.
So, if you have a passion to make a difference to the health and well-being of your communities, join me, tune in and listen.
To find out more about me, or to Buy Me A Coffee to support this podcast visit https://linktr.ee/Reflective_Ruth
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast delves into themes such as healthcare transformation, community well-being, and the integration of health and social care. Specific episodes cover topics like emotional labor in healthcare, the connection between heritage and health, and the importance of workforce transformation, providing practical insights alongside impactful stories.
So Who Cares Anyway with host Ruth Germaine with her inspirational guest speakers will explore the incredible work and initiatives being undertaken in and with health and social care, as well as voluntary and community-based groups. We’ll discuss why their work matters and what difference they make to the people in their communities. I will also invite individuals with key messages or ideas about what needs to happen to significantly enhance our communities health and well-being.
To improve the health and wellbeing of people and achieve integrated care that focuses upon what matters to people, and what works for them, we all need to share learning, ideas and innovation, broadening our perspective of who cares, what they do and the difference that they make. My hope is that this podcast will provide a space for people to inspire and be inspired.
So, if you have a passion to make a difference to the health and well-being of your communities, join me, tune in and listen.
To find out more about me, or to Buy Me A Coffee to support this podcast visit https://linktr.ee/Reflective_Ruth
Are You Ready to Take Centre Stage?
In this episode, I am delighted and honoured to be joined by Barbara Stilwell who shares how the power of listening transforms people, communities and countries, why healthcare systems around the world are deeply interconnected, and why we all have a role in shaping better solutions for communities—whether in nursing, public health, or beyond.
Barbara Stillwell is a globally recognised nursing leader and health workforce specialist. From pioneering nurse practitioner development in the UK to shaping international healthcare policies at the World Health Organization (WHO), she has been at the forefront of advancing nursing leadership and workforce resilience. Her work spans health system reform, decolonisation of healthcare, and strengthening community-led solutions, making her a vital voice in discussions about global health equity and nursing’s role in shaping sustainable healthcare models.
Key Themes Covered
✅ Listening as a Superpower → By listening we have the power to understand what people want? What can they do? What have they got and how can they work to pull this together in a way that’s going to be sustainable for them? and cocreate solutions with individuals, communities, and systems and countries. Taking a #DoWith and Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) approach.
✅ Decolonisation of health care and the power of networks, where people know and understand their communities; Taking a Place-Based Learning & Community Network approach and consider how local health systems can drive local and global health responses and strengthen resilience.
✅ Globalisation and global health affects us all → We are all linked, our health is interdependent and we need to take a global view to endure health and health care systems are sustainable.
✅ Why Women and Nurses Must Take Centre Stage → Moving beyond token representation, claiming leadership roles, and shaping policy from the front, not the sidelines.
Deeper Insights & Connections
Barbara’s insights link to previous discussions, including:
🔹 Episode 15 breaking the status quo through place based learning → The power of networks
🔹 Episode 2 #DoWith and Episode 13 star with whats strong not wrong → Working with people and seeing people and communities as assets to cocreate solutions
Call to Action
🔹 How do you see nurses shaping global healthcare? Share your thoughts and tag me in the conversation!
🔹 Consider, does it matter if we take a global view? If so, why and what needs to happen to make this a reality?
Episode resources
📖 Barbara Stillwell’s book: Global Health and Nursing
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