Naptime Nod Pod

A podcast for all things CPAP and sleep.

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Episodes

Wednesday Mar 25, 2026

๐ŸŽ™ Another excellent episode of FeNO Limit. We were lucky to be joined by the President of the Academy of Healthcare Science, Prof Christopher Hopkins.
๐Ÿฆˆ We covered a few topics, including sharks, trekking in Namibia, equivalence, and more!
๐ŸŽง Have a listen and let us know your thoughts. If you're a Healthcare Scientist and fancy coming on the pod, drop me or Melissa a message.

Wednesday Mar 11, 2026

๐Ÿซ Episode 3 was with a school friend, colleague, and respiratory inspiration, Melissa Traynor.
๐ŸŸ We chat about primary school experiences and the Advancing Healthcare Awards.
๐ŸŒŠ We also talk about Melissa and her team making waves in primary care with their Respiratory Diagnostic HUB.

Wednesday Mar 11, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ Episode 2 was during Healthcare Science Week 2026, and we spoke to Martina Burns, Lead Healthcare Scientist in Northern Ireland, for the Academy of Healthcare Science.
๐Ÿง  We spoke about what Healthcare Science means to her and Martina's journey into neurophysiology.
๐ŸŽฅ Martina also gave us her top tips for students, plus we got chatting about Forrest Gump and more!

Saturday Feb 21, 2026

๐Ÿ’ค The first episode was with Gemma Moss, who's the lead respiratory-sleep healthcare scientist in the South Eastern Health Trust.
๐Ÿซ We gain an insight into whom Gemma is, what her role involves, and some of the excellent work they have carried out to significantly reduce waiting times.
๐Ÿ˜ด Gemma and her team might not have created the CPAP group setup, but it sounds like they have pretty much perfected it.
๐Ÿ‘‚Have a listen and let us know your thoughts. Are you doing CPAP group setups? How is it going?

Sunday Dec 07, 2025

๐ŸŽ™ This was the last episode, and what an excellent one to finish the series. We chatted about...
๐Ÿšข The slow boat to Dumfries
๐Ÿ’ค Sleep services on the high street
๐Ÿ˜ด AWAKE Check
๐Ÿ—ฃ And much more!

Wednesday Nov 26, 2025

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽ“In the next episode of the Naptime Nod Pod, I caught up with Professor Caroline Horton. This was a fascinating insight into sleep and cognition. We chatted about...
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๐Ÿ˜ด Her work with DrREAMSLab
๐Ÿ“ฑSleep trackers and sleep apps
๐Ÿ™‚ The power of feeling
๐Ÿ’ค Lucid dreaming
๐Ÿ—ฃ And more!

Sunday Nov 09, 2025

Episode 3 was another really enjoyable episode as we spoke to Jonny Pierce, founder of Built For Better Business.ย  We chatted about...
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๐ŸŠโ€โ™‚๏ธ Life as a lifeguard
๐Ÿ’ช Dr Abbs
๐Ÿ”ฅ Built For Better Businessย 
๐Ÿค” Self-reflection on personal success
๐Ÿ—จ And much more!

Sunday Nov 02, 2025

We were delighted to be joined by Emma Cooksey who is the Sleep Apnea Program Manager at Project Sleep. We chatted about...
๐Ÿ˜ด Her passion for sleep apnea.
๐Ÿš— The tipping point for Emma to get tested
๐Ÿ’ƒ OSA in women
๐Ÿฅฑ And much more!

Saturday Oct 25, 2025

I chatted to Joy Earls, WatchPAT Clinical Support Specialist Ireland about the PAT signal tech, it's potential role in primary care, hypoxic burden and much more!

Saturday Mar 15, 2025

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