Let's Talk Nursing with Gillian Morris and Brian Webster.

In this episode, Samina is joined by Gillian Morris, lecturer at the University of Dundee, and Brian Webster, registered nurse and trainee district nurse at NHS Tayside. They discuss health promotion strategies that nurses can deliver when providing holistic, person-centred care.

Throughout the episode, they explore a variety of topics, including:

• Tips and tricks for delivering health promotion
• Assessing people's readiness to change
• Resources around lifestyle changes for signposting
• The role of the nurse in providing lifestyle advice and being a role model

Listen to the episode to hear Brian and Gillian talk about recommendations for lifestyle interventions and how they would deliver this. They also share their three key actions around brief interventions, being aware of the impact of health promotion and knowing the facts. At the end of the episode, Gillian and Brian work through a case study about a patient with back pain and diabetes, and share how they would go about recommending lifestyle changes in this scenario.

About Gillian and Brian:

Gillian is a lecturer at the University of Dundee. She is also a qualified advanced nurse practitioner and district nurse with a special interest in health promotion for non-communicable disease. Brian is a registered nurse and trainee district nurse at NHS Tayside. Brian also has an interest in health promotion, and both Gillian and Brian are members of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine. 

Contact:

Brian
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/brian-webster-4a208672
Twitter/X: @BrianWebster18

Gillian
Twitter/X: @mrsgmorris1

More information and resources:

Health promotion series:
Health promotion for person-centred care
Health promotion for non-communicable diseases: cardiovascular diseases
Health promotion for non-communicable diseases: cancers
Health promotion for non-communicable diseases: respiratory diseases
Health promotion for non-communicable diseases: diabetes

Making every contact count: improving surgical outcomes for patients

Health promotion resources:
Readiness to change
NHS MSK app
NHS Couch to 5k

Brian's podcast: Learning leadership 3 2 1

BJN inform:

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