The Provider Podcast

This special edition of the provider podcast comes from NHS Providers’ annual conference and exhibition in Liverpool. Adam Brimelow discusses trust leaders’ hopes and fears as we head into winter, standout moments from the conference and the key role of NHS Providers in supporting members and helping shape the ‘next generation’ NHS. 

He is joined by:

Susan Bahl - Head of Media, NHS Providers 

Alastair McClellan - Editor, Health Service Journal 

Sir Julian Hartley- Chief Executive, NHS Providers.

In the latest episode of The Provider Podcast, host Adam Brimelow discusses the ethnicity pay gap in the NHS with guest speakers Dianne Greyson, founder of the #EthnicityPayGap Campaign, Saira Ramadan, partner at Hempsons and Asmina Islam Chowdhury, NHS Providers programme development manager for Race Equality. The episode looks at what causes the gap, the risks of inaction and the steps trusts are taking to tackle it.

 

To learn more about this topic, read our new guide: Counting the cost: understanding your ethnicity pay gap, co-produced with leading healthcare law firm Hempsons. Read the guide

We'll be discussing this topic further at our Annual Conference and Exhibition.

In this episode we're talking about productivity in the NHS, as it's a big focus of debate  at present and a headline priority.

We know this push to add value is taking place amid mounting financial pressures, NHS Providers’ latest report Providers Deliver: achieving value for money showcases examples where trusts – including hospitals, mental health, community and ambulance services – are finding new ways to provide better care and add value for money.

Host Adam Brimelow talks to Thea Stein, chief executive at the Nuffield Trust, Saffron Cordery, deputy chief executive at NHS Providers and our policy advisor for finance, Sandy Cook.

In this episode, we’re focusing on the upcoming general election and what it means for the NHS. 

The health service is certain to be at the centre of debate and voters’ concerns. That means close, often critical scrutiny at a time of unprecedented challenges on operational performance, financial pressures and concerns over quality and safety.

Host Susan Bahl talks to head of health and social care at Ipsos, Anna Quigley, NHS Providers deputy chief executive Saffron Cordery and head of policy and public affairs Ferelith Gaze.

In this episode of The Provider Podcast we focus on health inequalities. 

The need to tackle unjust and avoidable differences in people’s health has been a longstanding concern, but the issue has shot up the agenda in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Host Susan Bahl talks to Rachael McKeown, NHS Providers policy advisor for health inequalities, Christine Camacho, public health registrar at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust and Dominique Allwood, director of population health, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust about our new practical guide for NHS Trust board members to help overcome these inequalities. 

In this episode of The Provider Podcast we focus on social care, a service that's suffered from years of neglect, underinvestment, and broken promises. Host Susan Bahl talks to Sir Andrew Dilnot and NHS Providers chief executive Sir Julian Hartley about the wide ranging challenges facing the social care sector and how the NHS can support this highly valued partner.

In this episode of The Provider Podcast, host Susan Bahl talks to NHS Providers chief executive Sir Julian Hartley about his first year in the role. We'll discuss the highs and the lows, his transition from leading a major trust to his more recent role with a membership association, and what the future holds for NHS providers and the NHS itself in 2024.

In this episode, host Adam Brimelow talks to NHS Providers policy officer Hannah Long about the data on NHS performance this winter and how it compares to the year before.

He also speaks with Felicity Taylor-Drewe, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's chief operating officer, about its new Integrated Care Alliance Coordination Centre. This innovation improves collaboration and supports effective decision-making, improving patient flow at a challenging time for all.

We're at our annual conference and exhibition in Liverpool. Delegates share their experiences of this year's flagship event with our director of communications Adam Brimelow, telling us about the standout sessions and key takeaways for healthcare leaders.

Director of communications Adam Brimelow discusses the innovative work done by six trusts to enable wellbeing within their organisations, as part of our Providers Deliver autumn report. NHS Providers policy advisor Zosia Walecka talks us through each case study, highlighting the challenges, the approaches taken and factors behind their success.

Hear in more detail about Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust's efforts to get their strategic approach right and Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust's work to create an inclusive and compassionate workplace culture.