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Stay and thrive: Communication across cultures (Educator / Leader)
When living in your home country it can be easy to take the local phrases and colloquialisms for granted. But when you’ve moved far away from home, it can take time to get to grips with it all.
This time, we’re talking about some of the communication challenges that international recruits can face when they arrive in the UK. How do we make sure we’re really understanding the people around us, and being understood ourselves? What about non-verbal or written communication? And how do we make sure we’re not interpreting another person’s use of language in the wrong way?
Our host, Katy McDonald, is a Fellow for International Retention in NHS England North East and Yorkshire Region, and she’s joined by 2 expert guests to chat communicating across cultures.
- May Parsons, an Associate Chief Nurse and Director for Risk, Compliance and Governance in Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Ife Ajibayo, a Senior Project Nurse focused Professional development based in Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
The Stay and Thrive podcast is a cross regional initiative between NHS England North East and Yorkshire region and NHS England South West region.
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a 30 minute podcast (2024) host Katy McDonald, Fellow for International Retention at NHS England is joined by May Parsons, Associate Chief Nurse, Buckinghamshire Healthcare and Ife Ajibayo, Senior Project Nurse, Leeds Teaching Hospitals
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| Licence: | More information on licences |
| First contributed: | 09 June 2025 |
| Audience access level: | General user |
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