VOD Pod - The Voices of Dignity Podcast

About VOD Pod - The Voices of Dignity Podcast

If you would like to contact the show, either to comment on the content, share your experiences, or to tell us a story that you'd like us to share or feature, then you can email us on: ndcvodpod@gmail.com (mailto:ndcvodpod@gmail.com) To find out more about Dignity in Care, visit the National Dignity Council. (https://www.dignityincare.org.uk/) To use as part of your CPD, please email the show with three small things that you took away from this episode, and we'll send you a CPD certificate. Thanks for listening, and hearing our voices. The show is produced by Kris Grainger in Staffordshire and is a Cup The Mic Production. To make an enquiry about our production options, please email us on cupthemic@gmail.com (mailto:cupthemic@gmail.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Cup The Mic Productions

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Oct 2024

Latest episode

20 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

13 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2025

   Reflecting on the Dignity Dos.

   ALEX, JAN, and LIZ reflect on stories and advice from the series, discussing practical recommendations from the Dignity Dos that listeners can apply to their own practices.

2. 

   20 Oct 2025

   Dignity Dos 7 & 10

   Host Alex interviews Dr. Sarah Coupe about team management strategies that foster dignity for patients and staff, focusing on complaint processes and combating loneliness.

3. 

   20 Oct 2025

   Dignity Dos 5 & 8

   Helen Wildbore, CEO of Care Rights UK, discusses implementing practices that protect the rights and dignity of those in care and their families in this interview episode.

4. 

   20 Oct 2025

   Dignity Dos 4 & 9

   Care Manager Loraine Atherton discusses the practical application of Dignity Dos 4 and 9, focusing on enabling independence, choice, control, confidence, and positive self-esteem in an interview with Alex.

5. 

   20 Oct 2025

   Dignity Dos 2,3 and 6

   Karen and Trudi from Herefordshire Homes discuss implementing Dignity Dos 2, 3, and 6 in their work, highlighting personalized service and respect for privacy in this interview episode.

6. 

   20 Oct 2025

   Introduction to the Dignity Dos

   The CQC introduces the Dignity Dos, which are ten guidelines promoting respect and individualized care, and previews topics for the upcoming season.

7. 

   24 Feb 2025

   BONUS - The VODpod Reflects on Robert Lamacraft

   Bonus episode! Welcome to the VODPod Reflects! The extra podcast, brought to you by the National Dignity Council. You can find details of the campaign at: www.dignityincare.org.uk (http://www.dignityincare.org.uk/) and contact the show at ndcvodpod@gmail.com (mailto:ndcvodpod@gmail.com) From time to time, we’ll publish bonus content that was either too long, too detailed, or just too late to make it into the main episode. For those of you who want to take a deeper dive into the issues discussed, and the good practice that we champion, it’s a chance to go into more detail, and take a closer look at the issues discussed. We’ll also use this space to discuss your emails, comments and stories. In our third bonus content offerings, Jan and Alex reflect on the conversation they had with Robert Lamacraft in Season 1, Episode 3, where he discusses his role as chef, and then using food and art, on his own time, as a conduit to engage with service users, and the lesson he learnt along the way. Alex and Jan discuss this excellence in practice and its importance with regard to dignity, whilst relating it to the 10 Dignity Do’s. Please get in touch with the show to share any experiences you have of receiving, or delivering, care with Dignity, Kindness and Respect. If you would like a certificate to show VODPod as part of your CPD learning hours, please contact us at the show’s email (mailto:ndcvodpod@gmail.com) address with a comment about the show and three little things which you can take forward from our discussion. And do of course become a Dignity Champion (https://www.dignityincare.org.uk/register/) if you are not one already! Give feedback on care - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk) (https://www.cqc.org.uk/give-feedback-on-care) CQC TELEPHONE: 03000 61 61 61 (Please note that this is only for enquiries to the CQC. To contact the podcast producers, please use the links at the top of this page). Watch out for the next episode, coming soon, and thanks for hearing our voices! The show is produced by Kris Grainger and is a Cup The Mic Production. To make an enquiry about our production options, please email us on cupthemic@gmail.com (mailto:cupthemic@gmail.com?subject=Podcast%20Production,%20Facilities%20and%20Hosting) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

8. 

   24 Feb 2025

   Food for Thought: the art of caring

   Hello there, and welcome back to the VODPod, the Voice of Dignity Podcast from the National Dignity Council. In this episode we are meeting Robert who has worked a huge and varied role in social care. He’s been supporting people within the fantastic organisation, St Martins housing Association, A charity based in the east of England and out of Norwich. The charity has shown excellent example of dignity in their models of support and the ethos they embody. They work with people at high risk of homelessness for a wide variety of reasons, poor mental health, addiction and alcohol dependency, disability and breakdown. Robert is going to relate a little of his life and his journey into his caring role, some ‘stories from the front line’ including the impact that art can make in opening up trust and communication, and the difference the feedback and wishes of the people in the service have made to not only alter the service, but also empower people to rediscover their sense of agency in their own lives. He talks about how he views our roles in the shared experiences we have in care settings. If you want to hear our reflection on the episode, why not follow it up with Alex and Jan's BONUS episode, VODPod Reflects, coming shortly after. We hope you enjoy the show, and we would love to hear from you about the difference you have felt, or the difference you have made, in supporting people with dignity kindness and respect. You Can read about the charity and our campaign at www.dignityincare.org.uk (http://www.dignityincare.org.uk/) And you can contact the show at ndcvodpod@gmail.com (mailto:ndcvodpod@gmail.com) We are proud to produce this alongside the CQCs Share for Better Care campaign. The CQC are gathering feedback on all services and from all perspectives, to provide information, good or not so good on a service you have experienced please go to https://www.cqc.org.uk/give-feedback-on-care (https://www.cqc.org.uk/give-feedback-on-care) or call them on 03000 61 61 61 If you work in health and care services or have an experience of them, this is a show for you! We look forward to hearing from you and discussing the importance of Dignity in Care. The show is produced by Kris Grainger and is a Cup The Mic Production. To make an enquiry about our production options, please email us on cupthemic@gmail.com (mailto:cupthemic@gmail.com?subject=Podcast%20Production,%20Facilities%20and%20Hosting) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

9. 

   21 Feb 2025

   BONUS - The VODpod Reflects on Liz Taylor

   Bonus episode! Welcome to the VODPod Reflects! The extra podcast, brought to you by the National Dignity Council. You can find details of the campaign at: www.dignityincare.org.uk (http://www.dignityincare.org.uk/) and contact the show at ndcvodpod@gmail.com (mailto:ndcvodpod@gmail.com) From time to time, we’ll publish bonus content that was either too long, too detailed, or just too late to make it into the main episode. For those of you who want to take a deeper dive into the issues discussed, and the good practice that we champion, it’s a chance to go into more detail, and take a closer look at the issues discussed. We’ll also use this space to discuss your emails, comments and stories. In our second bonus content offerings, Jan and Alex reflect on the conversation they had with Liz Taylor in Season 1, Episode 2, where she discusses her changing role from daughter to carer, at her mother’s end of life, and the varied experiences around how she and her mum were treated, during that difficult time. Please get in touch with the show to share any experiences you have of receiving, or delivering, care with Dignity, Kindness and Respect. If you would like a certificate to show VODPod as part of your CPD learning hours, please contact us at the show’s email (mailto:ndcvodpod@gmail.com) address with a comment about the show and three little things which you can take forward from our discussion. And do of course become a Dignity Champion (https://www.dignityincare.org.uk/register/) if you are not one already! Give feedback on care - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk) (https://www.cqc.org.uk/give-feedback-on-care) CQC TELEPHONE: 03000 61 61 61 (Please note that this is only for enquiries to the CQC. To contact the podcast producers, please use the links at the top of this page). Watch out for the next episode, coming soon, and thanks for hearing our voices! The show is produced by Kris Grainger and is a Cup The Mic Production. To make an enquiry about our production options, please email us on cupthemic@gmail.com (mailto:cupthemic@gmail.com?subject=Podcast%20Production,%20Facilities%20and%20Hosting) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

10. 

    20 Feb 2025

    From Daughter to Carer: shifting the roles.

    Hello there, and welcome back to the VODPod, the Voice of Dignity Podcast from the National Dignity Council. Today we talk to Liz who had first-hand experience of the shift from daughter to carer in the last few months of her mother's life. We discuss her mum's health and decline, and the home situation. We go into some of the factors affecting their situation, some of the emotional content of feelings of being a family unpaid carer, and the feelings of frustration, worry, and guilt for feeling that way. Liz shares her self-doubt and feelings of isolation and leads us into an account of two distinct ancedotal experiences, one with a district nurse that left her feeling totally devalued and hopeless, and one with a paramedics team which was totally the opposite. If you want to hear our reflection on the episode, why not follow it up with Alex and Jan's BONUS episode, VODPod Reflects, coming shortly after. We hope you enjoy the show, and we would love to hear from you about the difference you have felt, or the difference you have made, in supporting people with dignity kindness and respect. You Can read about the charity and our campaign at www.dignityincare.org.uk (http://www.dignityincare.org.uk/) And you can contact the show at ndcvodpod@gmail.com (mailto:ndcvodpod@gmail.com) We are proud to produce this alongside the CQCs Share for Better Care campaign. The CQC are gathering feedback on all services and from all perspectives, to provide information, good or not so good on a service you have experienced please go to https://www.cqc.org.uk/give-feedback-on-care (https://www.cqc.org.uk/give-feedback-on-care) or call them on 03000 61 61 61 If you work in health and care services or have an experience of them, this is a show for you! We look forward to hearing from you and discussing the importance of Dignity in Care. The show is produced by Kris Grainger and is a Cup The Mic Production. To make an enquiry about our production options, please email us on cupthemic@gmail.com (mailto:cupthemic@gmail.com?subject=Podcast%20Production,%20Facilities%20and%20Hosting) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

11. 

    14 Nov 2024

    BONUS - Care Quality Commission

    Bonus episode! Welcome to the VODPod Reflects! The extra podcast, brought to you by the National Dignity Council. You can find details of the campaign at: www.dignityincare.org.uk (http://www.dignityincare.org.uk/) and contact the show at ndcvodpod@gmail.com (mailto:ndcvodpod@gmail.com) From time to time, we’ll publish bonus content that was either too long, too detailed, or just too late to make it into the main episode. For those of you who want to take a deeper dive into the issues discussed, and the good practice that we champion, it’s a chance to go into more detail, and take a closer look at the issues discussed. We’ll also use this space to discuss your emails, comments and stories. In the first of our bonus content offerings, we hear from Jay Harman at the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Jay is discussing the CQCs role, how to get in touch, and how they are prioritising feedback through their campaign, Share for Better Care. Give feedback on care - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk) (https://www.cqc.org.uk/give-feedback-on-care) CQC TELEPHONE: 03000 61 61 61 (Please note that this is only for enquiries to the CQC. To contact the podcast producers, please use ndcvodpod@gmail.com (mailto:ndcvodpod@gmail.com) and go to www.dignityincare.org.uk (http://www.dignityincare.org.uk/) to learn more about, or contact, the National Dignity Council) Please get in touch with the show to share any experiences you have of receiving, or delivering, care with Dignity, Kindness and Respect. If you would like a certificate to show VODPod as part of your CPD learning hours, please contact us at the show’s email (mailto:ndcvodpod@gmail.com) address with a comment about the show and three little things which you can take forward from our discussion. And do of course become a Dignity Champion (https://www.dignityincare.org.uk/register/) if you are not one already! Watch out for the next episode, coming soon, and thanks for hearing our voices! The show is produced by Kris Grainger and is a Cup The Mic Production. To make an enquiry about our production options, please email us on cupthemic@gmail.com (mailto:cupthemic@gmail.com?subject=Podcast%20Production,%20Facilities%20and%20Hosting) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

12. 

    17 Oct 2024

    An Introduction to Dignity in Care

    Episode 1 Welcome to VodPod! The podcast brought to you by the National Dignity Council. You can find details of the campaign at www.dignityincare.org.uk (http://www.dignityincare.org.uk/) and contact the show at ndcvodpod@gmail.com (mailto:ndcvodpod@gmail.com) In this episode we talk with charity CEO Jan Burns MBE about the Dignity Do’s promoted by the Dignity in care campaign The 10 Point Dignity Challenge - About - Dignity in Care (https://www.dignityincare.org.uk/About/The_10_Point_Dignity_Challenge/) And the CQCs campaign for feedback on care services Give feedback on care - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk) (https://www.cqc.org.uk/give-feedback-on-care) We also discuss with an expert by experience Leah Stubbs, about her health care journey, her diagnosis and the difference individuals made to how she felt during a very frightening period of her life. Subscribe and follow us here (https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/vod) Please get in touch with the show to share any experiences you have of receiving, or delivering care with Dignity, kindness and respect. The show is produced by Kris Grainger and is a Cup The Mic Production. To make an enquiry about our production options, please email us on cupthemic@gmail.com (mailto:cupthemic@gmail.com?subject=Podcast%20Production,%20Facilities%20and%20Hosting) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

13. 

    14 Oct 2024

    Meet the VODpod

    Welcome to VODPOD! The Voices of Dignity podcast from the National Dignity Council VODPOD aims to share the voices of people who provide and use health and social care services. Discussing what Dignity means and the difference it makes when it truly is at the heart of what we experience. Our website can be found at www.Dignityincare.org.uk (http://www.dignityincare.org.uk/) We aim to promote the values of person centred, dignified care and treatment in all settings and in encouraging providers, individuals and organisations to sign up the our pledge to up hold our ‘Dignity Do’s’ which we will be discussing in greater depth in the series. The 10 Point Dignity Challenge - About - Dignity in Care (https://www.dignityincare.org.uk/About/The_10_Point_Dignity_Challenge/) We would love to hear from you about your experiences, Good and Challenging in health care and support services. You can contact the show on ndcvodpod@gmail.com (mailto:ndcvodpod@gmail.com) Please Subscribe and follow us here (https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/vod) , it makes a huge difference to our campaign. The show is produced by Kris Grainger and is a Cup The Mic Production. To make an enquiry about our production options, please email us on cupthemic@gmail.com (mailto:cupthemic@gmail.com?subject=Podcast%20Production,%20Facilities%20and%20Hosting) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Who has been a guest on VOD Pod - The Voices of Dignity Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Sarah Coupe
• Helen Wildbore
• Loraine Atherton
• Karen
• Trudi

Podcast Authority Score: 2 / 100

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Quality

4

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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