While the NHS rose to the challenge of the Covid crisis, the impact of the pandemic on the nation’s health is now becoming clear, with millions missing out on hospital treatment, and thousands more suffering Covid-related health problems. Liam Sloan and Dr Mark Simpson are joined by James Swaffield from Impower, a consultancy working to improve public services in the UK, to discuss the post-Covid outlook for the NHS and public health including:
Immediate challenges faced by the NHSHow the NHS is managing ‘burnout’ among staffTackling the pandemic backlog of ‘missing patients’Addressing patient health inequalitiesThe role of employers in supporting workforce health post-pandemic
Presented by Liam Sloan and Dr Mark Simpson.
With James Swaffield.
Produced by James Seton.
Production and editing by Nick Hilton for Podot.