Let’s Talk Health and Care
Let’s Talk Health and Care
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This podcast series is linked to the Integrated Care Academy at UWE Bristol and covers various topics associated with workforce development, applied research with impact, health technology and positive societal change. Building relationships and being an interface between people, technology, education, research, culture and health care are core elements of the Integrated Care Academy at UWE Bristol.
http://uwe.ac.uk/integrated-care-academy
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The podcast centers on workforce development, health technology, and societal impact, with episodes exploring topics like community-based solutions for continence issues, the revolutionary potential of 3D-printed food for dysphagia, and addressing health inequalities in ethnic minority communities. For instance, an episode discusses the adverse effects of ketamine on bladder health in the context of Covid-19, demonstrating practical implications of research.
This podcast series is linked to the Integrated Care Academy at UWE Bristol and covers various topics associated with workforce development, applied research with impact, health technology and positive societal change. Building relationships and being an interface between people, technology, education, research, culture and health care are core elements of the Integrated Care Academy at UWE Bristol.
http://uwe.ac.uk/integrated-care-academy
Contact us: [email protected]
In this powerful episode of Let’s Talk Health and Care, Marc Griffiths and Peter Brindle take listeners inside Empire Fighting Chance, a Bristol-based organisation transforming the lives of young people who have been, in their own words, ‘knocked down by life’. Through boxing-inspired therapy, culturally competent support, and deep community connection, Empire Fighting Chance is reshaping how we think about mental health, violence prevention and youth engagement.
Marc and Peter speak with Co-Founder Martin Bisp, Mariella and Elaine who share the origins of their unique model, the evidence behind their impact, and what traditional services can learn from meeting young people where they truly are. Together, they explore the challenges of working with young people affected by trauma, the urgent need for systemic change, including calls for an Office of Violence Prevention and the importance of empowering local communities rather than replicating top-down interventions.
Listeners will also hear from a box therapist, who brings to life what therapy looks like in the gym environment, and a young person turned staff member, who shares their journey through adversity and how this approach helped them rewrite their story.
Marc and Peter close this episode with some reflections on what health and care professionals can take from the Empire model: the value of culturally relevant support, the power of safe non-clinical spaces, and the need to be braver in commissioning innovative approaches for those who need them most.
A compelling episode that challenges assumptions, highlights community-led innovation, and offers a hopeful look at what’s possible when we design services with young people, not for them.
Links:
Uncovered: Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts | IBMV
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