HealthCross Talks

Fairness, Differential Attainment & the Future NHS Workforce Doctors from ethnic minority backgrounds and international medical graduates have long experienced different outcomes in exams, training, and career progression. So, has anything changed? In this episode of BAPIO HealthCross Talks , recorded atthe BAPIO Conference 2025 , Professor Pushpinder Mangat the first ethnic minority Medical D...

“The day after the NHS was created, it went into crisis,and it has been in crisis ever since.” And today, even the meaning of healthcare ischanging: “We don’t want to be called patients anymore. Weare consumers of healthcare.” Professor Sir Stephen Powis , former National Medical Director of NHS England,and Dr Navina Evans , former Chief Workforce, Training and EducationOfficer at NHS England, joi...

BAPIO HealthCross Talks Series 2- Few issues shape public conversations and even elections, like theNHS. From resident doctors’ strikes and workforce pressures toquestions around immigration and the future of healthcare, the challengesfacing the NHS impact us all. Which is why organisations like BAPIO supporting doctors of Indianand diverse international backgrounds across the UK for nearly three...

Doctorsunemployed… while patients are treated in corridors. How did the NHS reach thispoint? In this episode of HealthCrosstalk , recorded at the BritishAssociation of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO)Conference 2025 , we unpack one of the most urgent questionsfacing the UK healthcare system today: Why are both International Medical Graduates (IMGs) and UK graduates struggling for trainingjobs e...

Doctors unemployed… while patients are treated in corridors. In this teaser, we bust the claim that “IMGs are flooding the job market” and look at why the narrative has shifted towards prioritising UK graduates. And as the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill fast-tracks through Parliament, this debate has become even more intense. So, here’s the bigger question: is the NHS sleepwalking into a s...

Will it reduce NHS waiting lists or create new risks? And if surgery is “robotic” … who is really in control? As the global AI community prepares to gather in New Delhitoday, the 16th of February for the next five days , we ask whathealthcare must get right before the hype overtakes the science. Filmed at the BAPIO Conference 2025 , this firstepisode of Series 2 of HealthCross Talks: Making the NH...

The Big AI Myth? Are robots really operating on patients? Is AI about to replace doctors? For over 20 years, there has been a major misconception aboutrobotic surgery, that machines are doing the operation. In this teaser from HealthCross Talks- Series 2 , filmed at BAPIO Conference2025, two leading experts challenge that myth and ask what AI is actually here to do in healthcare. Prof ProkarDasgup...

We’ve seen the numbers. Too often, we scroll pastthem. But behind every statistic is a patient in pain — and a system atbreaking point. 👉 1.5 million patients waitedover 12 hours last year. 👉 Thousands in mental health crisis spend up to 3days in A&E. 👉 4,000 patients a day are left in corridors forover 12 hours. A&E is never out of the headlines — but nowit’s about dangerous delays, av...

1 in 4 NHS staff are from a BAME background — yetonly 7% reach senior leadership. In episode 4 of HealthCross Talks , Dr Ramesh Mehta OBE, founder of BAPIO, reveals why racial bias still blocks career growth — and how cultural training can transform patient care. For over 25 years, as president of the BritishAssociation of Physicians of Indian Origin, Dr Mehta has boldly challenged injustice — tak...

The NHS workforce crisis is real. In January 2025, over 60,000 patients in Englandwaited more than 12 hours in A&E after a decision to admit them—a record high, accounting for more than 15% of all admissions that month. Simultaneously, the NHS faces a severe staffing crisis, with over 112,000 vacancies, includingnearly 43,000 nursing and 10,000 medical posts as of March 2023 .​ Sky News In Epi...

With over 112,000 staff vacancies and 20,000doctors projected to miss out on specialty training this year (BMA), the NHS faces a critical moment. Workforce, infrastructure, and training challengesare now impossible to ignore. In this episode, we speak with Dr. ParagSinghal , consultant endocrinologist and Honorary Chairperson of BAPIO, about frontline solutions shared at the BAPIO 2024 Conference...

With over 112,000 staff vacancies and 20,000doctors projected to miss out on specialty training this year (BMA), the NHS faces a critical moment. Workforce, infrastructure, and training challengesare now impossible to ignore. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Parag Singhal , consultant endocrinologist and Honorary Chairperson of BAPIO,about frontline solutions shared at the BAPIO 2024 Conference...

What will it really take to fix the NHS —more funding, better training, listening to the frontline? In this episode, we explore what it truly takes to rebuild the #NHS —from workforce challenges to training, infrastructure, and the power of listening to those on the ground. We speak with Professor Parag Singhal —consultant endocrinologist, CEO of Bapio Training Academy , and Chair of the BAPIO 202...

The NHS is at a turning point. With NHS England set to be dissolved and control shifting to theDepartment of Health, questions around leadership, accountability, andmeaningful change are more pressing than ever. Around 7.5 million cases. 6.3 million uniquepatients waiting. Now, health workers could be sent door-to-door under drastic new NHSplans to tackle soaring sickness rates across England. Mea...