SARDisms

With the cold weather upon us, what better way to start the year then with our very own Quiz-SARD designed to warm up those January chills. Quiz-SARD is a family friendly quiz with a mix of easy and challenging rounds. Hosted by our Quiz-SARD master and customer support team member Quizty also known as Christy . So put your general knowledge and overall quiz skills to the test. Let us know your sc...

Our annual SARD Quizmas is upon us! SARD hosted a Christmas Quizmas III on Thursday 15 December with our resident Quiz Master, Jolly Ol' Saint Christy. We now would like to share the quiz with all our listeners! So grab a drink, put your feet up and get those brain juices flowing – it's Quizmas time! Let us know your score on Twitter @SARDJV and use #SARDQuizmas. The main aim of SARD is to help im...

This week we speak with Sam Shah, who is a Chief Medical Strategy Officer amongst other ventures. Sam has an interest in improving access to services, behaviour change and digital care delivery.  The main aim of SARD is to help improve the NHS, Britain's public health service. Healthcare and IT are ever-changing and we are interested in the ways that we can help it evolve with the growing populati...

In this episode, we speak with James Catton who is a Physician Associate working in both general practice and acute medicine. He also hosts the PA podcast which highlights the world of Physician Associates. Follow his Twitter @papodcastuk. The main aim of SARD is to help improve the NHS, Britain's public health service. Healthcare and IT are ever-changing and we are interested in the ways that we...

In this episode, Brian Jones shares some of his vast experience in workforce management. He's the director of Medical Workforce Management and a consultant in Team Job Planning systems. Brian is currently working with the SARD tech team to develop our newest offering – Team Job Planning. The main aim of SARD is to help improve the NHS, Britain's public health service. Healthcare and IT are ever-ch...

In this episode, we speak with Alistair Cannon who is a psychiatry CT2 doctor as well as a researcher of various health tech movements amongst other roles. He's an advocate for improving technology within the NHS which aligns with the ethos of Public Money Public Code.  The main aim of SARD is to help improve the NHS, Britain's public health service. Healthcare and IT are ever-changing and we are...

On this episode, we are joined by comedian Angela Barnes, a regular on Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, The News Quiz. Kevin is joined by SARD’s Marketing Director Francesca to have a chat with their friend who will be hosting an upcoming charity quiz in support of Kent and Medway Medical School at the University of Kent in Canterbury. They touch on Angela's recent ADHD diagnosis and the implica...

This episode features Dr Yusef Smith, an NHS doctor who ultimately decided to leave. Yusef caught our eye when he tweeted 12 reflections on his time within the NHS. He now is focused on his business, Propane Fitness, where he’s still making an impact on people’s health throughout the world. We discuss a variety of topics including open source; what changes within the NHS might coax Yusef back; and...

In this episode, we speak with 'Jack of all trades' Tony Yates, Digital Director of Livi, who has a wealth of experience creating new software and products for the NHS. Tony played a critical role in building NHS 111 and went on to found VIX.Digital. Tony is self-described as a computer lad who loves to use technology to fix people problems in healthcare. Follow Tony on Twitter @TonyYates.  The ma...

It's the time of year! SARD hosted a Christmas Quizmas II on Thursday 9 December with our resident Quiz Master, Christy Hinchliffe. We now share the quiz with all our listeners! So grab a drink, put your feet up and get those brain juices flowing - it's Quizmas time! Let us know your score on Twitter @SARDJV and use #SARDQuizmas. The main aim of SARD is to help improve the NHS, Britain's public he...

This week's episode we speak with Declan Green, a medical student at Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS) jointly based at the the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University. Declan is the proud recipient of the first annual SARD prize.  Working together, SARD and KMMS created The SARD prize which awards £250 to the student with top results in their first year. This prize will hel...

On this episode we’re speaking with Rachel Murphy CEO of Difrent. Rachel has quite the history with the NHS and since leaving the organisation, she has brought her passion for user needs, service design and actual delivery together for clients across several industries. Rachel Murphy is a public speaker, health tech advisor, and CEO of award-winning digital services company, Difrent. In just 1,000...

In this episode of SARDisms, we welcome Louise (Lou) Wilson who is an informatics enthusiast and an experienced network leader, putting her knowledge to use throughout the healthcare sector. She is also a self-described Hermione Granger and loves order, learning through group collaboration and using storytelling to solve problems. Lou is a Clinical Networks Delivery Manager at the NHS as well as a...

What happens when you put sovereignty together with results? You have happier medical professionals. On this episode of SARDisms, we chat with Dr David Unwin and Dr Philip Ovadia about how quickly medicine moves and sometimes, how what we think we know isn't always what is right. We chat about Ignaz Semmelweis, who discovered the importance of hand washing only to be mocked and ignored by his peer...

In another special edition of SARDisms, Kevin Monk and Marcus Baw (see episode 006) break down the myths about open-source. As Directors for the Community Interest Company, Public Money Public Code, the pair discuss the misconceptions around open-source software, what it means to them, the community and what it could do for the NHS. If you're interested in joining Public Money Public Code CIC, vis...

Welcome to a special edition of SARDisms, where SARD's Managing Director Kevin Monk speaks to former CCIO and psychiatrist Joe McDonald about the new campaign they're heading up, Public Money Public Code. This campaign is about promoting, developing and maintaining an open-source workforce platform for the NHS. Kevin and Joe explain the purpose of open-source software, what it means to them, and m...

Michelle Kearns CIO at Caredoc, Ireland joins us to discuss the benefits of using good technology in the healthcare sector. During her 16 years with Caredoc, Michelle has been able to implement significant technological advances to aid doctors, nurses and clinicians.  Kevin Monk and Michelle discuss their shared experiences, bugbears and the importance of providing the right kind of systems that h...

“If you want your customers to love what you do as a company, then you need to start with your employees loving what they do.” - Marc Cox, The Business Case for Love Marc Cox is the founder of The Company Spirit and author of 'The Business Case for Love' published in 2020. Kevin Monk and Mariah Young talked shop with Marc around his ideas for success in the current climate - and you guessed it - i...

Have you ever experienced a blank moment? Most people have. This week we're joined by Giles Paley-Phillips, award-winning author and co-host of the Blank Podcast where he and Jim Daly speak to well-known people who share their personal moments of ‘blankness’ from writer's block, social anxiety, frustration and beyond. In this episode, Kevin Monk and Mariah Young chat with Giles about gratitude, co...

The NHS Tech Vision created by Matt Hancock is beautiful, but needs help ensuring its execution. So, how can SARD and other invested individuals make sure this happens? Joe McDonald joins us on this episode of SARDisms to discuss his reignited hope that the vision can be brought to fruition. There’s a lot to think about in this episode, with Joe sharing the Professor Margunn Aanestad video that ch...

How will flexible working impact the future of businesses? On this episode, we speak with Emma Stewart MBE, Co-Founder and Development Director at Timewise UK, a flexible working consultancy. She has contributed to numerous government task-forces, reports and initiatives, focusing on how to encourage more people who need to work flexibly into the workplace, shape the labour markets of the future a...

'Be proud of our amazing NHS; be proud of our great nation. Together we can build a great nation and the most wonderful NHS. We all need the safest and the best NHS; together we can build a safe and best NHS. That is my 2021 New Year's wish.' - Dr Umesh Prabhu  In this episode, Kevin Monk and Mariah Young speak with Dr Umesh Prabhu about the challenges he's faced and what he's learned along the wa...

The SARD family are lucky enough to have their very own trivia king, Christy Hinchliffe. We’ve been graced with his wonder to produce excellent pub-type quizzes that have proven to really get those brain juices flowing.  We didn’t want to keep Christy’s skill a secret, so we asked him to create a Christmas quiz where we could invite quiz enthusiasts to join us and compete! It was so well received,...

“Everything is interesting when you’re curious.” Rory joins us for an informative chat covering a full gamut of topics. From the woes of procurement, to High Speed 2 scepticism, to the impact that ergodicity plays in our everyday lives, Rory and Kevin Monk have a lot to discuss in this rollercoaster of an episode. Grab your pen ready for the inevitable ‘mind quakes’ to come. Rory Sutherland is the...

In this episode, we speak with Douglas Hamandishe who has many years experience as a Mental Health Clinician, as a CCIO and has now started up a new company: Centric Health Media. Douglas understands the importance of digital media and he believes there's a big future in it - and he's ready to help take organisations there. The main aim of SARD is to help improve the NHS, Britain's public health s...