Sarah Woolnough
CEO of The King’s Fund, a health think tank, providing insights into NHS challenges and potential solutions.
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Jul 15, 2025 • 28min
Can the ten-year plan save the NHS? Heart scans with AI, and who invented condoms?
In this engaging discussion, Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, and Sally Gainsbury, Senior Policy Analyst at the Nuffield Trust, delve into the ambitious NHS 10-year plan aimed at shifting focus from reactive hospital care to proactive community services. They explore the transformative potential of AI in healthcare, particularly in enhancing heart scans to better predict health outcomes. The episode also intriguingly touches on the rich history of condoms, revealing their evolution and cultural significance over the centuries.
Oct 12, 2024 • 27min
How do we solve the NHS productivity puzzle? | Sponsored
Join Sarah Woolnough, CEO of The King’s Fund; Sir Jim Mackey, CEO of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; and Julian Hunt, PwC’s Health Services Sector Leader, as they tackle the NHS productivity conundrum. They discuss how COVID-19 amplified existing inefficiencies and the gap between digital solutions and real-world needs. The trio highlights the importance of staff training and patient engagement to drive productivity, while emphasizing that successful practices from other sectors could inspire vital changes in healthcare.
