Hosted by staff nurse John-Barry Waldron, who has worked at St Andrew's Healthcare for 15 years, 'On the Ward' challenges some of the myths and taboos around complex mental illness in the UK today, as it explores what really happens behind the walls of a secure psychiatric hospital.
**Trigger warning - This episode contains a discussion about suicide.**As the schools go back after lockdown 3, John explores what education is availa...
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 crim...
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 ou...
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 COV...
In this episode, Staff Nurse John-Barry Waldron seeks to answer some of the burning questions which listeners have sent in – which cover everything fr...
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 ...
Episode 3 focuses on music and how important this is in helping patients through their recovery journeys. During the podcast we hear some original son...