The It’s All About People Podcast

Alison and Caty are joined by Paul Drury (Lincolnshire Armed Forces Community Covenant Officer) and Andy Garner (Senior Link Worker for Lincoln City) to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day and reflect on the work that is happening in Lincolnshire to support our armed forces communities and veterans. 

Paul talks about a new directory that is available on Connect to Support (please visit https://lincolnshire.connecttosupport.org...

In this Ela and Ed Takeover episode, we shine a spotlight on the Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities in Lincolnshire. Special guests Lorna and Lisa join the conversation to share insights into the community’s rich heritage, deep-rooted pride, and the ongoing challenges they face.

About Ela & Ed

Ela Walji is an Improvement Practice Lead at Lincolnshire County Council and also an Expert by Experience. Ed Clayton is a Practice ...

The ReSPECT process helps create personalised recommendations for a person’s clinical care and treatment in the event of a future emergency where they are unable to make or communicate decisions.

These recommendations are shaped through meaningful conversations between the individual, their loved ones, and health and care professionals—ensuring that what matters most to the person is understood and balanced with what is clinically ...

In this episode, It's All About People Personalisation Programme team members Alison Wilkinson (Physiotherapist) and Matt Evans (Senior Change Lead) reflect on two years of work to introduce personalised care approaches into the musculoskeletal (MSK) pathway. 

To find out more about this work, visit Personalised Approaches in Musculoskeletal (MSK) Service redesign.

And visit the It's All About People Personalisation Learning and De...

We are proud to host the brand-new ReSPECT Podcast Series! 

Over the coming months, we’ll be sharing eight podcasts that focus on ReSPECT – a plan that records a person’s wishes, choices, and decisions about their care, should they be unable to speak about it during an emergency.

ReSPECT (the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment) provides health and care professionals responding to an emergency with a summary o...

Mandy Irons, Head of Wellbeing at St Barnabas Hospice, joins Gav and Matt from the It's All About People Personalisation Programme team for a conversation about the hospice’s Wellbeing service.

Offering a behind-the-scenes look, this episode explores how a dedicated team—supported by volunteers—helps individuals and their families navigate the final stages of life with compassion and care.

Mandy also takes time to bust a few myths ...

Luke became a carer for his mum, Pam, at a young age—a role he carried through into adulthood.

In this heartfelt episode, he joins Jenny (Lincolnshire County Council) and host Alison (It's All About People Team) to share his journey and how Direct Payments played a key role in supporting their unique situation.

Together, they unpack the language around care, the emotional weight of guilt, and the challenges of balancing school, wor...

In this episode, Alison from the It's All About People Team is joined by special guests from the Good Home Alliance—Lincolnshire’s initiative to help people live safely, warmly, and well in their homes.

Joining Alison are Sarah, a Public Health Officer at Lincolnshire County Council; Adam, the county-wide Healthy and Accessible Homes Lead based at Boston Borough Council; and Kerry, an Advice and Case Worker hosted by East Lindsey D...

Paul and Caty from the Lincolnshire Voluntary Engagement Team (LVET) join Matt from the It's All About People team for a conversation about the vital role the voluntary sector plays in supporting health, care, and wellbeing across the county.

They explore how voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations are providing essential wrap-around support, and the powerful “health by association” benefits that co...

With 25 Night Light Cafés now operating across Lincolnshire, Caty sits down with Donna—who brings powerful lived experience—and Stacey, a Café manager, to talk about this fantastic non-clinical support for mental health.

Together, they explore how these community-led groups create safe, welcoming spaces where people can connect, feel supported, and begin to heal.

Donna’s honest and inspiring story highlights how accessing one of th...

Alison and Gav from the It's All About People team met with Chris and Jane to talk about dementia care and the fabulous Bob's Brainwaves.

Named after Chris’s husband Bob, a key figure in Lincolnshire leisure and tourism before he was diagnosed with Early/Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease, the organisation supports families caring for loved ones with dementia, providing essential information and guidance.

Give this episode a listen...

Luke Sanby, Peer Trainer at Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT), joins Matt from the It’s All About People team to share the inspiring story behind Lincolnshire Recovery College.

Luke’s personal journey is both motivating and heartfelt, as he explains what the Recovery College offers, how it supports people in their mental health and wellbeing, and why co-production is the golden thread running through it all.

Luke...

Wondering which episode to start with? Or which ones have had the biggest impact?  Well, it wouldn't be Christmas without a compilation, would it?!  Alison, Matt, Caty, Shibina, Gav and Kirsteen get together to reflect on the Podcast highlights so far. Join the movement and listen to the It's All About People Team as they meander their way through the last 33 episodes... and you can decide for yourself who you think is Pete's favo...

The eagerly anticipated Part Two of this important conversation dives deeper into practical tools and ideas for developing anti-racist practice within your organisation.

Join Ed Clayton (Practice Advisor, Children’s Services) and Ela Walji (Improvement Practice Lead, and Expert by Experience) from Lincolnshire County Council as they sit down with Matt to share powerful insights and resources.

Discover frameworks like Social GRACES,...

Chris Wheway, Senior Reporting Officer for the It’s All About People Personalisation Programme, joins Matt for a conversation about leading change across Lincolnshire’s health and care system.

As CEO of St Barnabas Hospice and Chair of the Lincolnshire Voluntary Engagement Team (LVET), Chris brings a unique perspective on the vital role of the voluntary and community sector in delivering healthcare.

He shares inspiring examples of ...

Pete Burnett, Director of Strategic Planning, Integration and Partnerships at Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), joins Kirsteen and Matt to talk about how personalisation and Our Shared Agreement are central to Lincolnshire's health and care strategy thinking, and key elements of both the Better Lives Lincolnshire Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) Strategy and the NHS Lincolnshire Joint Forward Plan 2023 – 2028

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Matt from the It’s All About People team gets much-needed education on the menopause, thanks to Sarah (group member) and Paula from Every-One Lincolnshire.

With support from Shine and National Lottery funding, Lincolnshire has sparked important conversations around the menopause and developed a growing offer of support.

In this episode, the trio explores self-management strategies, tips for starting the conversation, and practical ...

Matt is joined by Johanna and Amanda of the Wellness Network Community Interest Company (CIC) to discuss the role that community organisations can play in supporting health and wellbeing.

Hear some of the success and challenges faced in this difficult but rewarding part of the Lincolnshire system. 

About Wellness Network

Wellness Network CIC provides education, inspiration and motivation to support people to live the best healthi...

Get ready to pause and reflect. In this episode, Alison sits down with Karen, who shares her powerful lived experience of cancer, and Vicky, CEO of Every-One, to talk about what it really means to live the dash—the time between birth and death.

“These are the days”... but are our systems, services, and routines helping us truly live them? Are we making space for our Gloriously Ordinary Lives?

Karen’s story is inspiring, honest, and...