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Speaking at the second in a series of events on health and the Big Society, Dr Angela Coulter, health care analyst and consultant, gave her opinion on patient power versus professional capture, exploring patients' relationships with their GPs and their attitudes to choice.

We spoke to Mike Leaf about his role as Deputy Director of Public Health at NHS North Lancashire, and about the challenges that face NHS leaders today.

Speaking at the second in our series of events looking at health and the Big Society: Patient power or professional capture? - Dr Clare Gerada, Chair of the Royal College of General Practioners, looked at patient choice of treatment and provider and her own experience as a GP and a patient.

Joining us for the second event in our Health and Big Society series, Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP, spoke to us about patient power and professional capture, and how the government's plans will put patients at the heart of the NHS.

Helen McCarthy, Matron Lead Midwife, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, discusses the issues facing maternity staff today.

Listen to questions and comments from the panelists, Dr Clare Gerada and Dr Angela Coulter, and the floor during The King's Fund's Health and the Big Society event: Patient power or professional capture? For more information go to: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/the_big_society.html

Simon Cunningham, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, talks about the Safer Births programme.

Teresa Manders, Head of Midwifery, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, talks about how her team have met the challenges facing midwifery teams. For more information go to: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/teresa_manders_on.html

Dr Joanna Bayley, GP PEC Member of NHS Gloucestershire, gives her view on GP commissioning.

Theresa Msanide, Clinical Midwifery Manager/ Lead Midwife/SOM, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, offers her top tips to other organisations facing challenges in maternity. This interview is part of The King's Fund's Safer Births programme.

Dr Paul Zollinger-Read, Chief Executive of NHS Cambridgeshire, provides an overview of how his primary care trust is managing the transition to the new system of GP commissioning.

Ciarán Devane, Chief Executive of Macmillan Cancer Support, talks about moving care for cancer patients out of acute settings and into the community, and patient involvement.

Dr Shane Gordon, GP and Chief Executive of the Colchester Practice-based Commissioning Group, gives his perspective on GP commissioning.

Simon Knighton, Chief Executive, Expert Patients Programme, talks about how to integrate the principles of self care into integrated care in a primary setting, increasing patient involvement and the co-ordination of patient care across the community.

Dr William Lumb, GP and Board Member of Westmoreland Primary Care Collaborative, discusses his experiences of implementing GP commissioning, how the system works in practice and the challenges ahead.

Sir Muir Gray, Chief Knowledge Officer, Department of Health, talks about the benefits of community-focused health care and patient involvement in the NHS. He discussed this in detail during the BMJ debate at The King's Fund Annual Conference 2010.

Katherine Ward, Chief Executive of UnitedHealth UK, describes how her company will fit into the new system of GP commissioning at an event hosted by The King's Fund.

Professor Steve Field, GP and Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, discusses what GPs think about the new plans set out in the NHS White Paper.

Joanne Watson, clinical lead for the Hospital Pathways programme, discusses the programme and how it's been working so far. This patient experience programme is part of the Point of Care programme, run by The King's Fund and the Health Foundation.

Joanne Watson discusses her background and her role as clinical lead for the Hospital Pathways programme, part of the Point of Care programme run by The King's Fund and the Health Foundation.

Chris Ham, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, gives an overview of GP budget-holding using evidence from the US and the NHS. For more info go to: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/understanding_gp.html

Joanne Watson, clinical lead for the Hospital Pathways Programme, talks through an example of the care pathways from her own experience. This programme forms part of The King's Fund's Point of Care programme.

Speaking at The King's Fund in March 2010, Conservative Shadow Health Minister, Stephen O'Brien, discusses how service redesign should be enabled at a local level.

Marjorie Stanzler, Director of Programs at the Kenneth B. Schwartz Center, Boston, talks about the Schwartz Center Rounds® programme and the pilot rounds taking place in England. For more information go to: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/marjorie_stanzler.html

Stephen O'Brien on the social care consensus Stephen O'Brien outlines his party's position on a possible cross-party consensus on social care. Conservative Shadow Health Minister, Stephen O'Brien, outlines his party's position on a possible cross-party consensus on social care.