The Provider Podcast

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

Director of communications Adam Brimelow hosts this episode, reflecting on the key announcements, messaging and takeaways from this year's party conferences, focusing on workforce wellbeing and capital investments in the NHS.

Our senior external affairs manager Kerry Racher discusses the announcements made by Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives, and the effects these would have on the NHS.

NHS Providers chief executive Sir Julian Hartley shares his experience of his party conference debut and explores the importance of representing NHS Providers at these events.

Head of media Susan Bahl hosts this episode on how trusts are working to destigmatise mental health, including efforts to integrate mental health services within their surrounding communities.

Deputy chief executive Saffron Cordery shares leaders' current biggest concerns and dissects what exactly is needed to improve services for patients, in line with this year's World Mental Health day theme 'mental health is a universal right.'

Hear also from South West London and St Georges Mental Health trust chair Ann Beasley and integrated programme director Ian Garlington as they discuss their latest redevelopment project, and how they're creating a new community around and within their mental health trust.