The Business of Healthcare Podcast with Tara Humphrey

Here at THC Primary Care, we provide a range of resources for Primary Care Network leaders, which includes guiding you through the roles which are funded via the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme.   In one of our recent webinars , I was delighted to meet Melissa Chieza, a qualified Occupational Therapist who is currently working as a Primary Care Mental Health Liaison Practitioner.   Within th...

Dr Ursula Montgomery is a GP and former NHS England Senior Clinical Advisor and latterly, Interim Director of Primary Care, having dedicated 26 years to working and transforming healthcare. She is also a successful business leader and Mum of two, and I was absolutely delighted when Ursula agreed to be interviewed for #TheBusinessofHealthcare podcast. This week's episode focuses on the journey to s...

Here at THC Primary Care, we provide a range of resources for Primary Care Network leaders, which includes guiding you through the various Primary Care Network roles.   In our blog which was dedicated to the role of the dietitian, Primary Care Dietitians CEO and blog sponsor Aaron Boysen offered some fantastic insights and really helped us to understand:   1. What PCNs look for when recruiting a d...

Away from the day to day #BusinessofHealthcare, I am absolutely passionate about all things health and wellbeing, and self-care, to ensure that, as a mother and a business leader, I am the best I can be and a role model to those I care most about.  So, I thought I'd take some time on this week's podcast to share my favourite, and most highly recommended, health and wellbeing apps that I'm loving r...

In this episode, I share my perspective on what it feels like to deliver bad news. People in leadership positions go through this all the time, but their perspective is often not documented and it is just as hard to give bad news as it is to receive it. Join me as I share my planning and thought process on how to go about it. I share the questions I ask myself as I approach it. I talk about how to...

I am delighted to welcome Dr Murray Ellender to the Business of Healthcare podcast this week. Murray is, amongst other things, a GP, a dad of four, a keen runner and the CEO of eConsult; the all-encompassing consultation platform which already has a firm footing in Primary Care (with an establishing presence in secondary care) and works to collect patient information, support triage, manage demand...

We have an emotional one for you this week where I share my experience of creating a care plan for my youngest who has type 1 diabetes.   It's funny because, on one hand, I say I am absolutely fine, and then when I talk about it, I find it incredibly tough and end up crying, and I'm not really a crier.  Maybe it's the pent-up stress of it all because it's relentless.   I'm sharing my experience be...

As regular listeners will know, I am always keen to promote great leaders on the Business of Healthcare podcast, and offer a platform for others, including myself, to learn from their skills, knowledge, and experiences, particularly when it comes to those leaders who are open and willing to effect disruptive change. Leaders don't come any more fearless, passionate, or purposeful than this week's g...

Someone once said that, as a business leader, you are a Managing Director when you're actively involved with the day to day running of your business and a CEO when you are able to take a more hands-off approach. So, on the back of the success of my recent Diary of an MD recording , I thought I'd follow up with some commentary on what a typical CEO week looks like for me. In this episode, I discuss...

Back in February 2022 I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Peter McCleave, founder of 10,000 Donors , a campaign to raise public awareness and promote sign up to the stem cell register. The more registered donors there are, the higher the likelihood is of a life-saving stem cell match being found for someone like Pete, who desperately needs it.    Having absolutely smashed the 10,000 targe...

It's been a big few weeks in terms of new policy and material and the importance of great comms can never be underestimated. With this in mind, I was delighted when Jessica Smith, Co-Founder of SomX agreed to join me on the Business of Healthcare podcast to talk all things PR, marketing and communications. As a truly innovative agency dedicated to elevating their clients in the healthtech and biot...

This week's Business of Healthcare podcast episode is a leadership and management masterclass, delivered by Director of Ardens Manager, Laura Tomlin.   Ardens provide an end-to-end solution to primary care organisations which consists of two products: Ardens Clinical, a clinical decision support tool delivered to over 86% of GP Practices, and Ardens Manager, which provides dashboards for contracts...

DigiBete is an NHS-approved, patient-centred, video platform and app which was set up to support and empower children, young people and families living with diabetes, in particular focusing on provision of resources and raising awareness of type 1 diabetes (which is typically less widely understood). From my own personal experience of having a daughter who received a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes f...

I am delighted to welcome back North East London Local Pharmacy Community CEO, pharmacist and Business of Healthcare original podcast guest, Shilpa Shah! Shilpa and I first met when we were co-collaborators as part of the Kent and Medway Integrated Medicines Optimisation Board and I was able to witness first hand Shilpa's incredible eye for detail, her ability to influence, and, as a self-confesse...

On the Business of Healthcare podcast this week we meet Pure Physiotherapy's Regional Clinical Lead for the South and West, Mehmet Gem. Alongside his role at Pure, Mehmet is a highly specialist hip physiotherapist based in Exeter (and the surrounding area), a Dad of two, keen sports fan and he also makes a pretty great job of content creation in his space. I was really keen to grab time with Mehme...

For regular listeners of The Business of Healthcare podcast, Monique Carayol needs no introduction. She is my friend, ally, sounding board, informal coach; my champion; my go-to person when I need support or advice and an absolute inspiration. As well as being a key influence on me professionally (and personally), Monique is an experienced leadership coach, consultant, ex-NHS director and now MD o...

In this week's podcast, I work through the often-thorny topic of recruitment and onboarding, and , at the opposite end of the spectrum , outline my approach when a hire is just not working out and facing down the challenge of letting staff go.    You'll hear all about:   How promotion of strong content and a creative approach to recruitment can pay off for both recruiters and applicants   Why goin...

I'm incredibly excited to be joined this week by Accurx CEO and Co-Founder Jacob Haddad! For those of you who aren't familiar with Accurx (where have you been?!) they are a health tech company who specialise in delivery of communications software, primarily (to date) across the general practice landscape. Put simply; if you've had a text from your own GP, it's likely to have been powered by the Ac...

I always work hard to dig a little deeper and deliver raw and honest podcast material, from my own perspective and that of others, and this week's episode truly does not disappoint.    I had the total pleasure of interviewing Gus Kennedy ; Managing Director of Hero Health , soon to be new Dad, cricket lover and passionate about all things health tech. Inspired by his GP Mum's continued frustration...

Hey, and welcome back to the Bu siness of H ealthcare podcast …. r ecording from Nashville , Tennessee !     In episode 224 I talked about travel being firmly back on the agenda ( since the height of the pandemic has passed ) and how 2022 was a big travel year for me both nationally and internationally.     The reason I'm in Nashville is because I'm here on a business retreat with my business coac...

It's International Women's Day and with this in mind, today's Business of Healthcare podcast guest really requires no introduction.    I am extremely proud to feature NHS England Director for Clinical Integration (and deputy lead responsible for the delivery of the Covid vaccination programme), GP, Mum of two and former NHSE first female Medical Director for Primary Care, Dr Nikki Kanani MBE .   ...

One reoccurring thought I am having currently is around the concept of over-delivering. The age-old saying is that "we should under promise and over deliver and then everyone's happy, but I don't think this approach in the field of healthcare is sustainable. Most people just want what you said you would do, and for you to be nice to them during your interactions. If they get it quicker than what y...

Introducing Dr Juhi Tandon ; superstar GP , wife, mother of two, and co-founder and Medical Director of Cognitant Group ; a health technology group whose mission is to help people better understand their health by innovating the content and delivery of health information and digital services .   I had the great pleasure of meeting Juhi over dinner at a MedTech conference in Malta and after hearing...

For a long time, I've felt there's a noticeable gap in the podcast market of business leaders who are prepared to bare their souls and offer an honest and open, warts and all insight into their daily lives. And not just their professional lives ; but how we balance the common conflict of being Managing Director and M um , and maintaining ample self-care.   So here goes……   This week I bring to you...