S3 Ep7 ***Trigger warning*** Please be advised this episode contains some key, adult themes such as psychosis, extreme self-harm and discussions around complex mental which some listeners may find triggering. For four years Kathleen has been a

S3 : EP6 - Yusuf finds that St Andrew's is nothing like he imagined

Jul 26th, 2022 30m 32s

S3 Ep6 ***Trigger warning*** Please be advised this episode contains some key, adult themes such as psychosis, troubled childhood and discussions around complex mental which some listeners may find triggering. Yusuf came to St Andrew’s Healthca

S3 : EP5 - Saffron has turned a corner and plans for the future

Jul 19th, 2022 22m 2s

S3 Ep5 ***Trigger warning*** Please be advised this episode contains some key, adult themes such as self-harm and eating disorders which some listeners may find triggering.Saffron has been in mental health services for a decade, but the 19-year

S3 : EP4 Sedona takes us on grounds leave

Jul 12th, 2022 22m 58s

S3 Ep4 ***Trigger warning*** Please be advised this episode contains some key, adult themes such as self-harm, psychosis, depression which some listeners may find triggering. Sedona keeps busy during her stay at St Andrew’s Healthcare by making

S3 : EP3 | Mark - autobiographical music therapy

Jul 5th, 2022 14m 28s

***Trigger warning*** Please be advised this episode contains some key, adult themes such as self-harm and depression which some listeners may find triggering. Meet Mark who has been on a recovery journey using autobiographical music therapy du

S3 : EP2 | Julie's bipolar recovery journey

Jun 28th, 2022 18m 51s

***Trigger warning*** Please be advised this episode contains some key, adult themes such as suicide, rapid cycling bipolar, depression and death which some listeners may find triggering. Julie has been a patient at St Andrew’s Healthcare for

S3 : EP1 | Vicky's schizophrenia recovery journey

Jun 21st, 2022 23m 13s

***Trigger warning*** Please be advised this episode contains some key, adult themes such as substance abuse, child abuse, anger and psychosis which some listeners may find triggering. Join Vicky who is getting ready to be discharged from the

S2 : EP5 | Education

Mar 8th, 2021 42m 54s

**Trigger warning - This episode contains a discussion about suicide.**As the schools go back after lockdown 3, John explores what education is available to St Andrew's patients, and how this can help with their recovery.If you like John our ho

S2 : EP4 | The Family Episode

Jan 7th, 2021 28m 38s

**Trigger warning - this episode contains a discussion about self-harm and suicidal thoughts.**We're back with our latest episode of our award-winning podcast! This episode is very special, as for the first time ever, we speak to a newly discha

S2 : EP3 | Off The Ward, Offending and Mental Health

Nov 30th, 2020 35m 4s

In this special edition of our award-winning podcast, we go Off the Ward, and speak to those working and accessing mental health treatment in the criminal justice system.Find out how the support which St Andrew's is providing is helping address

S2 : EP2 | Social Life

Oct 22nd, 2020 36m 4s

In this episode, Staff Nurse and host John Waldron talks about the social aspect of mental health, and how social life can affect people inside and outside the hospital. Join John, a former patient, and a social worker, as they discuss the chal

S2 : EP1 | Surviving a Global Pandemic

Oct 8th, 2020 35m 39s

We're back with series two of On the Ward. A lot has changed, the ward has gone through a global pandemic, making life harder for both patients and staff. In this episode we hear from a staff member who contracted Covid and ended up in hospital

On the Ward: Lockdown

Apr 23rd, 2020 41m 57s

St Andrew’s Healthcare is back with a one-off special exploring what life is like for patients and staff on a secure mental health ward during the COVID-19 outbreak.From being unable to go out, or see family face-to-face, to staff having to wea

S1:Ep5 | On the Ward: Your questions answered

Jan 24th, 2020 17m 13s

In this episode, Staff Nurse John-Barry Waldron seeks to answer some of the burning questions which listeners have sent in – which cover everything from electric shock therapy, to the checks which happen in the hospital. Healthcare Assistant Mi

S1: Ep4 | On the Ward: Moving On

Oct 29th, 2019 36m 27s

Episode 4 of the On the Ward podcast reveals what it’s like to move on from a mental health hospital and return to life in the community. It features two patient voices, who soon hope to be discharged from St Andrew’s.One of the patients featur

S1: Ep3 | On the Ward: Music Therapy

Sep 20th, 2019 28m 29s

Episode 3 focuses on music and how important this is in helping patients through their recovery journeys. During the podcast we hear some original songs, written and performed by our patients.One patient opens up to the host of the podcast and

S1: Ep2 | On the Ward: Fit Mind

Sep 6th, 2019 31m 27s

Episode 2 of 'On the Ward: Fit Mind' focuses on sport and exercise and how important this is in helping patients through their mental health journey.We hear from one patient who has cannabis psychosis- a mental health problem that causes people

S1: Ep1 | On the Ward: Life

Aug 27th, 2019 36m 43s

A unique five-part podcast, hosted by staff nurse John-Barry Waldron, which challenges some of the myths and taboos around mental illness in the UK today, as it provides listeners with a rare look into what life is like for patients and staff l

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