The Provider Podcast

Adam Brimelow revisits some of the key moments from NHS Providers' annual conference 2021. Including HSJ deputy editor Dave West, and NHS Providers chief executive Chris Hopson, we listen back to what was said by Amanda Pritchard, NHS England chief executive, Sajid Javid, secretary of state for health and social care, Anita Charlesworth, director of research and the REAL Centre at the Health Found...

In this episode Adam Brimelow speaks with Saffron Cordery, NHS Providers deputy chief executive, on the latest funding announcements in the NHS, including capital investment and concerns surrounding NHS workforce education and training. She updates on our upcoming annual conference going virtual, and how the theme of 'Together' is still relevant to all.

October is Black History Month, a rich part of our history and something we should recognise all year round. This episode covers how inclusion and diversity are being implemented and supported throughout our trusts. Saffron Cordery, NHS Providers deputy chief executive, Ifti Majid, chief executive at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and Steve McManus, chief executive of Royal Berkshire...

A lot has happened in the past few months, particularly when it comes to funding announcements for the NHS. In this episode Chris Hopson, NHS Providers chief executive, and Miriam Deakin, NHS Providers director of policy and strategy, speak to Adam Brimelow to discuss who they apply to, where the new funding can be used, what to expect in the upcoming spending review and what NHS Providers have be...

In this episode Adam Brimelow speaks with Daniel Reynolds, NHS Confederation director of communications, and Carrie-Ann Wade, director of communications at North East London NHS Foundation Trust, on the importance of communications in the NHS, how to support your comms colleagues, how COVID-19 impacts comms professionals, and all you need to know about our upcoming NHS Communicate Conference and A...

In this episode of our Digital Boards season, Saffron Cordery speaks with national NHS leaders Navina Evans, Health Education England chief executive, and Sonia Patel, NHSX chief information officer, about digital acceleration, tackling health inequalities in digital, what trust boards should prioritise to progress their digital maturity and how trusts can support their workforce during digital tr...

In this episode of our Digital Boards season, Saffron Cordery speaks with UK-based technology suppliers about the relationship between digital teams in the NHS and technology. Other guests include Andreas Haimboeck-Tichy, IBM director, Health and Social Care Council at Tech UK chair, and Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust non executive director, Shane Tickell, TempleBlack chief exec...

In this episode of our Digital Boards season, Saffron Cordery speaks with Shera Chok, The Shuri Network co-founder and chair, NHS Digital deputy chief medical officer and NHS England and NHS Improvement national clinical advisor, Patricia Miller OBE, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust chief executive and board director for the NHS Race and Health Observatory, and Andy Callow, group chief...

In this episode, Saffron speaks to chief clinical information officers Ayesha Rahim, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, and Annalise McNair, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, on the importance of clinical leadership in digital transformation for NHS trusts and foundation trusts.

This episode is the first in our Digital Boards series, linking into our Digital Boards programme. We speak to three non-executive directors about lessons learnt from other sectors for digital transformation, which can help shape the NHS' digital journey. This recording was taken from a live virtual Digital Boards event earlier in 2021, and is chaired by Chris Fleming, Public Digital founder. Hear...

In this episode we speak to Jeremy Hunt MP, former health secretary and current chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee about his perspective on the pandemic, what went wrong in the early days, his concerns around workforce and social care, and the government's legislative plans for the health service. Chris Hopson, NHS Providers chief executive, also joins Adam Brimelow in the conver...

In this episode we talk about the importance of mental health support for NHS staff, the role of the NHS in addressing health inequalities, the neglect of social care and how the NHS will need to adapt for the future, including waiting lists for cancer treatments.  Hear from Professor Stephen Powis, NHS national medical director, Patricia Miller, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust chief e...

In this episode we speak about the impact of workforce vacancies in the NHS, the issues surrounding the 1% pay rise and whether COVID-19 vaccinations should be mandatory for NHS staff and health care workers. Hear from Siobhan Melia, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Chief Executive, Richard Mitchell, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust chief executive, and Saffron Cordery, NHS Prov...

Our brand new season starts with an exclusive episode with leading health journalists Hugh Pym (BBC), Kat Lay (The Times), and Denis Campbell (The Guardian) talking about their experiences of reporting the pandemic, and the challenges they faced in telling its true story.

In our final episode for our Winter Watch series we talk to our in-house analysis experts, Claire Helm and Julian Russell, as we decipher the impact that COVID-19 has had on the NHS over the winter months. We discuss the scale of comparison from previous winters, review critical care, and reflect on the great work of trusts leading us into the future. 

Adam Brimelow, NHS Providers director of communications, and Chris Hopson, NHS Providers chief executive, speak with Amanda Pritchard, chief operating officer of the NHS, on the past year, the legacy the NHS will hold, and her own personal message to healthcare workers.

In this virtual recording, we have a quick chat with experts from our very own NHS Providers analysis team, Claire Helm NHS Providers senior analysis manager and Julian Russell senior research analyst, about the developments in COVID-19 pressures, the impact of infection prevention measures, and what NHS trusts can expect in the coming months. 

We speak to CQC colleagues Heidi Smoult, deputy chief inspector for hospitals, and Debbie Ivanova, deputy chief inspector for adult social care, about the concerns surrounding winter inspections, infection prevention and control, and their clinician support tool Patient FIRST. 

In this virtual episode Adam Brimelow speaks to Chris Hopson, NHS Providers chief executive, on the current situation in the NHS, the impact of misinformation and COVID-19 denial, and whether the vaccine really is a way out of lockdown. Recorded 12 January 2021.

Welcome to The Provider Podcast from NHS Providers. Adam Brimelow, NHS Providers director of communications leads us through our three part podcast series, alongside our NHS Winter Watch campaign, for winter 2020-21. In this live virtual recording, we manage to have a quick chat with experts from our very own NHS Providers analysis team, Claire Helm NHS Providers senior analysis manager and Julian...

Our fifth episode of our podcast season looking back on our virtual Annual Conference and Exhibition 2020. This discussion looked at the impact of coronavirus and the wider socio-economic consequences of the UK’s response to the pandemic on mental health and wellbeing, the likely shape of demand for mental health services in the coming months and what the sector needs to be able to meet it. 

Our fourth episode of our podcast season looking back on our virtual Annual Conference and Exhibition 2020. The NHS' response to COVID-19 accelerated digital transformation across health and care. Since then trust boards have placed digital at the heart of the restoration and recovery of services. 

Our third episode of our podcast season looking back on our virtual Annual Conference and Exhibition 2020. We held a panel discussion exploring how trust leaders are challenging themselves and their organisations to identify and tackle race inequality, reflecting on the real harm it causes to staff and patients, and identifying the steps needed to make the NHS anti-racist.

Our second episode of our podcast season looking back on our virtual Annual Conference and Exhibition 2020. The pandemic has presented extraordinary challenges for people working in trust communications. In this session, we reflected on some of those high-profile situations and the key role communications has in shaping and delivering a response.

Our first episode of our podcast season looking back on our virtual Annual Conference and Exhibition 2020, this panel discussion looked at whether enough has been done to continue the conversation about race, and the steps that boards can take to improve the diversity of the workforce and how to support a more inclusive future pipeline of NHS leaders.