The Care Leaders Network Podcast

In this podcast episode, Anchor's Executive Director, Rob Martin, shares his experience of returning to direct care after 20 years. During the conversation with CLN's Simon Parker, he unpacked the insights he gained into how care has changed and how this has shaped his approach to his current leadership role. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our latest podcast episode, Simon Parker talks to Blackadder Corporation's Michael Butcher about the 2025 Spring Statement and its potential impact on the Care Sector. They discuss the government's focus on increasing tax revenue, the challenges Providers face, and why the Care Sector remains an attractive investment despite current pressures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Frailty isn’t an inevitable part of ageing. Yet many of us believe it is, leading to a preventable decline in our later years.  In this podcast episode, Riverstone’s Dr Zoe Wyrko challenges this common misconception, explores ageism's impact on society, and explains how Riverstone optimises older people's health and wellbeing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The UK Care Sector contributes £38.2 billion to the national economy every year yet faces a staggering £10bn funding gap from April 2025. On 25 February 2025, care providers are taking unprecedented action and marching in Westminster to demand urgent reform. In this podcast episode, Simon Parker discusses this watershed moment with Nadra Ahmed, Executive Co-Chairman of the National Care Associatio...

In this Care Leaders Network podcast episode, Simon Parker talks with Ali George, founder of Arcadia Care Homes in South Wales, about his bold decision to raise staff wages by 30% and the positive impact this had on his care business. Interesting things you can expect to learn from this episode include: What prompted Ali to go against the grain and increase wages to the extent he did. How the chan...

In this insightful episode of the Care Leaders Network, Simon Parker and Brendan Gilbert from Care Launch explore the power of brand storytelling and how it can help care organisations attract more qualified leads, improve their marketing strategies, and maximise occupancy rates. Discover practical tips, proven strategies, and real-world examples on how building a strong narrative around your care...

In this episode of the Care Leaders Network podcast, Emma AI's Charles Cross chats with Simon Parker about today's practical AI applications and how they're already improving UK care settings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Care Leaders Network podcast, Florence's Dr Charles Armitage chats to Simon Parker about the available tech to help Care Providers build future-proof care organisations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Care Leaders Network podcast, Jonathan Copley, Head of Care & Social Welfare at McClarrons, discusses Providers' most pressing insurance questions with Simon Parker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Care Leaders Network podcast, Simon Parker chats to Sue Sheath, Director of Regulation and Quality Improvement at Barchester Healthcare, about CQC assessments and what to expect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 50th episode of the Care Leaders Network podcast, Simon Parker and Matthew Bond, CEO and Co-Founder of Borderless, discuss the past, present, and future of sponsorship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Care Leaders Network podcast, Simon Parker chats to John Godden, founder and CEO of Salutem Care & Education, about building a multi-award-winning care organisation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Care Leaders Network podcast, Simon talks with Leah Smith, the Chief People Officer at the Berkley Care Group, about the importance of prioritising neurodiversity in care organisations. They explore the barriers neurodiverse people often experience during recruitment processes, how supporting neurodiverse colleagues will benefit everyone on your team, and practical tactics c...

In this episode of the Care Leaders Network podcast, Simon Parker speaks with Mike Parsons, one of the UK’s most successful care entrepreneurs and founder of Barchester Healthcare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Care Leaders Network podcast, Simon Parker speaks with Adam James, the founder of Springup PR, about getting ongoing PR for your care homes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Care Leaders Network podcast, Simon Parker speaks with the Finance Director of Blackadder Corp. and data-lover, Michael Butcher, about how data is essential on the path to being successful in care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Care Leaders Network podcast, Simon sits down with Nick Martin of Aedifice Partnership to discuss all things construction, and importantly how it's changed in 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brexit, Covid & Cost of Living - Where did our frontline workers go? In this episode of the Care Leaders Network podcast, Simon Parker speaks with Jon Bennett, Chief Executive Officer and Gemma Bullock, Workforce Strategy Lead at Retinue Solutions to discuss the key topic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Care Leaders Network, Simon Parker sits down to discuss how the enquiries landscape has evolved in the last 12 months. As the Founder of TrustedCare, Mark can offer plenty of unique and fascinating insight into the topic. You can find the resource used in this episode here: https://bit.ly/3Ti1m9W Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the CLN Podcast, Simon Parker meets with Johnny Matthews. Johnny is the co-founder at SeeMeHired, and together they discuss the importance of a good onboarding experience. In a competitive job market when jobseekers are applying for multiple jobs at the same time a good candidate experience is vital and as onboarding is an intrinsic part of the this experience a great onboarding...

In this episode of the Care Leaders Network Podcast, Simon Parker meets with Tushar Shah to discuss his journey through leadership. In our regular Leadership Insights series, Tushar answers whether leaders are born or made, and whether leadership is an art or a science, amongst a lot more. Tushar is the Director at Centrum Care Homes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2022 Simon Parker sat down with Charles Cross and recorded a fascinating episode of our Leadership Insights series. In the episode, they delve into Charles' experience and journey through leadership. Charles is the Chief Operating Officer of Anglian Care Subscribe to one of our Podcast channels to never miss a future episode of the Care Leaders Network podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

In this episode of the Care Leaders Network Podcast, Simon Parker speaks to Amanda Scott about her fascinating insight into leadership. As CEO of Forest Healthcare, Amanda has a wealth of experience and valuable insight on the topic of leadership in Social Care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Care Leaders Network Podcast, Simon Parker discusses digital marketing with Adam James. Adam is the founder of Springup PR, and is an expert on the digital marketing scene in Social Care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Care Leaders Network, CLN CEO, Simon Parker discusses a unique leadership journey with Amrit Dhaliwal. Amrit is the CEO of Walfinch and offers a lot of intriguing insight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.