Voices of Care

In this episode of Voices of Care, M. Suhail Mirza is joined by Ross Dowsett, CEO of Practice Plus Group; Dr Subashini M, Medical & Sustainability Director at Aviva UK Health; and Jonathan Finney, Director of Engagement at the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN).   This is a timely conversation about the changing shape of UK healthcare. The episode explores why the old binary between...

In this episode of Voices of Care, we are joined by Paula Sussex CBE, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. This is a timely and deeply important conversation about trust: trust between citizens and the state, trust between patients and the NHS, and trust that when something goes wrong, people will be heard, the truth will be told and the system will learn. Paula discusses the mission of...

In this episode of Voices of Care, M. Suhail Mirza is joined by three exceptional NHS leaders: Louise Stead, Vanessa Ford MBE and Cara Charles-Barks MBE. All three are nationally acclaimed NHS chief executives. All three are women. All three are nurses by background. Together, they bring a powerful and deeply human perspective on what it will take to lead the NHS through its next chapter.   The co...

In this episode: 4 national leaders discuss the future of Homecare, Tech and Fair Funding and Commissioning and present opportunity to truly value the sector's workforce. They call on the new Health and Social Care Secretary to really understand the contribution homecare makes to our nation.   "Homecare's time has come. There are three shifts that the government talks about, from hospital to commu...

“It’s probably never been more important for public and private to work together.” That was the clear message from a recent Voices of Care conversation with Bupa leaders Richard Washington and Philip Luce. Key messages include: - The role of employers driving private health insurance: Bupa’s data suggests private healthcare can materially improve workforce productivity, with SMEs gaining the equiv...

Many commentators decry the "nanny state" yet a clear message from William Roberts, CEO at the Royal Society for Public Health, in our latest Voices of Care podcast challenges this narrative. As he says:   " People want to be healthy, and the public overwhelmingly want their governments  to support them to stay healthy"   William speaks so passionately about the Prevention agenda and the role that...

United we stand- Social Care's Moment Must be Now   As official podcast partners to the Care England Annual Conference we are delighted to share the latest Voices of Care episode featuring 7 leaders from the sector; a golden thread running through this episode (echoing the "Stand by me" theme of the Conference ) is the call for the sector to unite and be recognised for its contribution.    In the...

In a landmark episode of the Voices of Care podcast, hosted by Suhail Mirza and sponsored by Newcross Healthcare, three of the UK's most respected figures in health policy and life sciences deliver a frank and urgent assessment of the opportunities and obstacles facing the NHS, Government and the Life Sciences sector. They are Bill Morgan, Senior Partner at Newmarket Strategy and advisor to two go...

Professor Oonagh Smyth, CEO of Skills for Care, joins Suhail Mirza on Voices of Care for their third conversation — and there's a lot to cover. Fresh from a CBE and securing a new three-year government contract, Oonagh reflects on what the latest annual workforce report really tells us: vacancy rates are falling, but the picture underneath is far more complex. They dig into the demographic pressur...

In a powerful episode of the Voices of Care podcast (sponsored by Newcross Healthcare), Rukshana Kapasi OBE, Director of Health at Barnardo's, has issued an urgent call for the government to back its ambitious child health policies with concrete metrics and genuine partnership with the voluntary sector - or risk seeing children's health fall down the priority list once again. 

In this episode of Voices of Care, Duncan Burton, Chief Nursing Officer for England, and Karen Bonner, Chief Nurse for London, discuss the pressures facing the nursing profession and their vision for its future. They address critical issues including corridor care, maternity service inequalities, and the urgent need to shift healthcare from hospitals to community settings.

The NHS is imposing "huge costs on itself" through outdated funding practices that are simultaneously draining budgets and blocking access to innovative diagnostic technologies, according to Helen Dent, Chief Executive of the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA), speaking on Newcross Healthcare's Voices of Care podcast with host Suhail Mirza.  In a wide-ranging conversation recorded to...

CEO of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust shares leadership lessons on eliminating racial disparities in staff treatment and preparing for the Government's 10-Year Health Plan: ”We have got to be able to take the pressure off our hospitals. They suck up way more resource now, in terms of percentage of the healthcare budget, than they ever did before."

In a compelling episode of on Voices of Care, Professor Mumtaz Patel, the 123rd President of the Royal College of Physicians and the first South Asian woman to lead the oldest medical Royal College, delivered an urgent assessment of the mounting pressures facing NHS doctors and set out her vision for transforming medical education for the 21st century. 

Speaking on Newcross Healthcare's Voices of Care podcast, Paul Rees MBE, Chief Executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, reveals how childhood experiences of racism have shaped his mission to transform the UK's largest healthcare regulator into an anti-racist organisation committed to fairness and equity for all nursing and midwifery professionals. In a candid conversation with host Suhail M...

In conversation with host Suhail Mirza, Stein delivered a frank assessment of the challenges facing the Government’s 10 Year Health, calling for clarity on objectives, upfront investment, and a fundamental shift in organisational culture to ensure any large-scale transformation has a hope of truly succeeding. 

The UK's longest-serving Health Secretary has delivered a comprehensive challenge to the Government's health agenda, warning that tactical thinking and generous pay settlements risk leaving no funding for genuine transformation while social care reform remains ignored. Speaking on Newcross Healthcare's Voices of Care podcast with host Suhail Mirza, Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Hunt outlined what he sees as t...

We brought the microphone to the CMSUK Awards to capture the voices shaping case management and rehabilitation. Hear from: 🔹 Rhiannon Stokes (Chair, CMSUK) - Why case management needs to start earlier in the client journey 🔹 Stephanie Fleet (CMSUK Director) - Celebrating community and excellence in our fast-paced industry 🔹 Matt Hughes (Dorset Orthopaedic) - How technology and time are giving p...

As the elites from Britain's political parties gather for conference season, a stark warning has been delivered to them;  stop playing games with social care or watch the country sleepwalk into both a humanitarian and economic disaster. At the launch of the Social Care Foundation report, we sit down with Robert Kilgour and Damien Green, hosted by Suhail Mirza on Voices of Care. The special episode...

CQC, GMC and NHS Race & Health Observatory leaders deliver stark assessment on workforce inequalities and share vision that now is the time to end this unacceptable reality to support the people of the NHS, productivity and ultimately patients. Three of healthcare's nationally known and respected leaders have joined forces to call out the unacceptable levels of racism still faced by the NHS wo...

What if technology could fundamentally transform your relationship with the NHS? In this groundbreaking episode, host Suhail Mirza sits down with Ming Tang, Chief Digital and Information Officer at NHS England, to explore the ambitious vision behind the NHS 10 Year Health Plan's digital transformation. Discover: How the NHS app will become your "digital front door" to healthcare The game-changing...

Suhail Mirza sits down with Nadra Ahmed CBE, the woman who shook Westminster. After 40 years leading social care, the Chair of the National Care Association reveals the explosive moment 250 frustrated providers decided to march on Parliament, why she's demanding funding not reform, and her stark warning that the social care crisis is spiraling out of control. "We had about 250 people on a call say...

When Healthcare Policy Meets Reality: An Insider's Uncensored View What happens when someone who's advised TWO administrations finally speaks without political filter? Join host M. Suhail Mirza for a no-holds-barred conversation with Bill Morgan, former health advisor whose insights span multiple governments and reveal the uncomfortable truths behind healthcare headlines.  

In this compelling episode of Voices of Care, our host Suhail Mirza, sits down with James Benson, CEO of Central London Community Healthcare Trust and NHS England National Delivery Advisor for virtual wards, for an eye-opening conversation about the community care revolution happening right now.

With the Social Care Commission promising answers and funding challenges intensifying, this Voices Of Care episode couldn't be more relevant. Host, Suhail Mirza sits down with Valerie Michie who highlights the imperative to celebrate social care, its workforce and its contribution to the economy and society; and how this narrative can spur policy and political leaders to engage and support the sec...