

The Business of Healthcare Podcast with Tara Humphrey
Tara Humphrey
Tara Humphrey looks behind-the-scenes at the business side of healthcare by talking to NHS and private healthcare leaders. And, throughout this podcast, she also shares her own project management and leadership insights.
Tara has an MBA in Healthcare Leadership and Management and Leadership. She is the Founder and the Managing Director of THC Primary Care a leading healthcare consultancy.
Tara has an MBA in Healthcare Leadership and Management and Leadership. She is the Founder and the Managing Director of THC Primary Care a leading healthcare consultancy.
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Mar 18, 2021 • 30min
#118 How Serious Are You? with Carol Read Pt 2
#118 – How serious are you? with Carol Read Pt 2 Carol Read is a registered nurse, an Innovation Consultant, Executive Coach and Mentor. She has been voted by the Health Service Journal as a top 50 innovator within the NHS. Carol has helped launch and lead 9 innovations in the NHS, helping to commercialise a product which can be found in supermarkets today. Carol joins me on the podcast today to talk about stepping out of the NHS and designing a life that worked for her. This week on The Business of Healthcare: The Digital Academy. Life Design Membership. Looking at your strengths. Connect with Carol Read: Carol Read website On Twitter On LinkedIn Work with me I’m Tara Humphrey and I’m the founder of THC Primary Care, a leading healthcare consultancy. I provide project and network management to Primary Care Networks and consulting support to clinical leads. To date, I’ve worked with 11 Training Hubs and 12 Primary Care Networks. I have over 20 years of project management and business development experience across the private and public sector and have an MBA in Leadership and Management in Healthcare. I’m also published in the London Journal of Primary Care and the author of over 190 blogs. For more weekly insights and advice sign up to my newsletter. Improving the Business of Healthcare – One Episode at a Time Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the Business of Healthcare Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave your honest review, and share your favourite episodes on social media. Find us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn or visit our website – THC Primary Care.

Mar 16, 2021 • 9min
#117 Letting Go
#117: Letting Go In my last podcast, I talked to you guys and shared some advice on the work that no one sees, If you are yet to listen to that episode, have a listen here. Today I wanted to talk to you about Letting Go. Topics to listen out for; Share with your team your anxieties. Ask your team for their help. Make clear guidelines. It’s ok to feel nervous/scared/excited. Work with me If this podcast resonated with you, and you are a healthcare professional requiring some dedicated time to help you work through some of the challenges around building your business and selling your services, I would love to help you. Click here to work with me or email me at admin@thcprimarycare.co.uk. For more weekly insights and advice sign up to my newsletter. Improving the Business of Healthcare – One Episode at a Time Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the Business of Healthcare Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave your honest review, and share your favourite episodes on social media. Find us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn or visit our website – THC Primary Care.

Mar 11, 2021 • 30min
#116 Spark, Pivot and Sprint with Carol Read Pt 1
#116 – Spark, Pivot and Sprint with Carol Read Pt 1 Carol Read is a registered nurse, an Innovation Consultant, Executive Coach and Mentor. She has been voted by the Health Service Journal as a top 50 innovator within the NHS. Carol has helped launch and lead 9 innovations in the NHS, helping to commercialise a product which can be found in supermarkets today. Carol joins me on the podcast today to talk about how to commercialise an idea in the NHS and in Part 2 we discuss stepping out of the NHS and designing a life that worked for her. This week on The Business of Healthcare: Innovation. Be clear on your IP and how unique it is. Focus. Awards Connect with Carol Read: Carol Read website On Twitter On LinkedIn Listen to Part 2 here Work with me I’m Tara Humphrey and I’m the founder of THC Primary Care, a leading healthcare consultancy. I provide project and network management to Primary Care Networks and consulting support to clinical leads. To date, I’ve worked with 11 Training Hubs and 12 Primary Care Networks. I have over 20 years of project management and business development experience across the private and public sector and have an MBA in Leadership and Management in Healthcare. I’m also published in the London Journal of Primary Care and the author of over 190 blogs. For more weekly insights and advice sign up to my newsletter. Improving the Business of Healthcare – One Episode at a Time Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the Business of Healthcare Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave your honest review, and share your favourite episodes on social media. Find us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn or visit our website – THC Primary Care.

Mar 9, 2021 • 12min
#115 The Work That No One Sees
#115: The work that no one sees In my last podcast, I talked to you guys and shared some advice on where I am today, If you are yet to listen to that episode, have a listen here. Today I wanted to talk to you about the work that no one sees. Topics to listen out for; When I have my thinking time. Effort versus impact. If you want to grow, you have to let go. It’s the same principle, whether you run your own business or whether you’re in a team, there comes a point where you have to trust people, and if you don’t trust people, they’re not the right people, or they don’t have the right guidelines to do the job that you are expecting them to do. So either way, it comes back to you and you’ve got some decisions to make. What could you do to improve the situation? Work with me If this podcast resonated with you, and you are a healthcare professional requiring some dedicated time to help you work through some of the challenges around building your business and selling your services, I would love to help you. Click here to work with me or email me at admin@thcprimarycare.co.uk. For more weekly insights and advice sign up to my newsletter. Improving the Business of Healthcare – One Episode at a Time Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the Business of Healthcare Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave your honest review, and share your favourite episodes on social media. Find us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn or visit our website – THC Primary Care.

Mar 4, 2021 • 49min
#114 Relationships, Covid and my Entrepreneurial Issue - Sam Alsop Hall
#114: Relationships, Covid and my Entrepreneurial Issue – Sam Alsop Hall Sam Alsop Hall is a Managing Director and Co-Founder of a company called Mprove who specialise in unscheduled care, system flow and discharge planning amongst many other things. Sam joins me on the podcast today to talk about relationships and the impact of running a business, family, his personal Covid experience and the vision for Mprove “My Wife is the foundation that allows me to be able to do what I am doing with Mprove, because without her making her sacrifices and giving all of her energy and supporting me, I wouldn’t be able to do what I am doing.” Sam Alsop Hall This week on The Business of Healthcare: Who is Sam Alsop Hall, who are his clients and what does he do? Working with a Business Partner. Covid and the impact on the business. Mindset & Drive. Hustle Culture. Connect with Sam Alsop Hall Mprove Website On Twitter On LinkedIn On Instagram Work with me I’m Tara Humphrey and I’m the founder of THC Primary Care, a leading healthcare consultancy. I provide project and network management to Primary Care Networks and consulting support to clinical leads. To date, I’ve worked with 11 Training Hubs and 12 Primary Care Networks. I have over 20 years of project management and business development experience across the private and public sector and have an MBA in Leadership and Management in Healthcare. I’m also published in the London Journal of Primary Care and the author of over 190 blogs. For more weekly insights and advice sign up to my newsletter. Improving the Business of Healthcare – One Episode at a Time Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the Business of Healthcare Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave your honest review, and share your favourite episodes on social media. Find us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn or visit our website – THC Primary Care.

Mar 2, 2021 • 21min
#113 Where I am Today - Tara Humphrey
#113: Where I Am Today – Tara Humphrey I wanted to talk to you about how I am where I am today, Topics to listen out for; Permission to do things What inspired me to do the Podcast Changing my mind Building a business that works for me Professional Persona I really do believe it’s easier to be yourself with no filter. It's more fun, and for me, I am very driven. I want to do the best job that I can do, and in order to do the best job, I have to be myself and be honest and show up in the way that I do, that is the business strategy that people just don't tell you. Work with me I’m Tara Humphrey and I’m the founder of THC Primary Care, a leading healthcare consultancy. I provide project and network management to Primary Care Networks and consulting support to clinical leads. To date, I’ve worked with 11 Training Hubs and 12 Primary Care Networks. I have over 20 years of project management and business development experience across the private and public sector and have an MBA in Leadership and Management in Healthcare. I’m also published in the London Journal of Primary Care and the author of over 190 blogs. For more weekly insights and advice sign up to my newsletter. Improving the Business of Healthcare – One Episode at a Time Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the Business of Healthcare Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave your honest review, and share your favourite episodes on social media. Find us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn or visit our website – THC Primary Care.

Feb 25, 2021 • 44min
#112 Tony Warne - The Role of a Non-Executive Director
#112: The Role of a Non Executive Director – Professor Tony Warne In this episode, I interview Professor Tony Warne who works at The University of Salford. He's also a Non-Executive Director. He used to be an Associate Pro Vice Chancellor and has got a background in Mental Health Care Services. Tony joins me on the podcast today to talk about the role of a Non-Executive Director, writing his blog every Sunday for the past 12 years, mentorship and talking us through what it takes to get a PhD. “I’m a great believer in mentors and one of the most privileged things I had when I was the Dean of the school was to mentor people’s careers, and for me that was one of the most rewarding things that I could do was to use my experience to open doors for people”. Tony Warne This week on The Business of Healthcare: #earlyrisersclub on twitter. Writing a blog. Role of a Non-Executive Director. Being self confident and challenging people without condemning. Diversity and Mentorship What it takes to get a PhD. Connect with Tony Warne: On Twitter Tony Warne’s Blog Work with me I’m Tara Humphrey and I’m the founder of THC Primary Care, a leading healthcare consultancy. I provide project and network management to Primary Care Networks and consulting support to clinical leads. To date, I’ve worked with 11 Training Hubs and 12 Primary Care Networks. I have over 20 years of project management and business development experience across the private and public sector and have an MBA in Leadership and Management in Healthcare. I’m also published in the London Journal of Primary Care and the author of over 190 blogs. For more weekly insights and advice sign up to my newsletter. Improving the Business of Healthcare – One Episode at a Time Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the Business of Healthcare Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave your honest review, and share your favourite episodes on social media. Find us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn or visit our website – THC Primary Care.

Feb 23, 2021 • 12min
#111 How to work with people that get under your skin
#111: How to work with people that get under your skin In my last podcast, I talked to you guys and shared some advice on how to create a simple business plan, If you are yet to listen to that episode, have a listen here. Today I wanted to talk to you about positive mindset and managing conflict. Topics to listen out for; Vocalising my gratitude Know your core values Strength Deployment Inventory My advice is if you do not already, invest a bit more time in practicing a positive mindset and if you have got a key relationship at work that you are struggling with and what I have said resonates, drop us an email, I’d love to speak to you. Work with me If this podcast resonated with you, and you are a healthcare professional requiring some dedicated time to help you work through some of the challenges around building your business and selling your services, I would love to help you. Click here to work with me or email me at admin@thcprimarycare.co.uk. For more weekly insights and advice sign up to my newsletter. Improving the Business of Healthcare – One Episode at a Time Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the Business of Healthcare Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave your honest review, and share your favourite episodes on social media. Find us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn or visit our website – THC Primary Care.

Feb 18, 2021 • 32min
#110 Five and a half million patients and how he does it all - Dr Dan Bunstone - Push Doctor
#110: five and a half million patients and how he does it all with Dr Dan Bunstone – Push Doctor Dr Dan Bunstone is the Chief Medical Officer at Push Doctor and also a GP Partner. Dan joins me on the podcast today to talk about the importance of delivering digital GP consultations. “I don't think it's about replacing face to face, but it is definitely about us working together, combining that blend of face-to-face consultations and video consultations where appropriate” Dr Dan Bunstone - Push Doctor This week on The Business of Healthcare: Importance of delivering a digital GP consultation. How Dan manages his time. Conflict of Interest. Values of seeing a coach. Maintaining and Protecting Wellbeing Painful Lessons and learning from them. Connect with Dr Dan Bunstone Dr Dan Bunstone on Twitter Dr Dan Bunstone on LinkedIn Push Doctor Website Work with me I’m Tara Humphrey and I’m the founder of THC Primary Care, a leading healthcare consultancy. I provide project and network management to Primary Care Networks and consulting support to clinical leads. To date, I’ve worked with 11 Training Hubs and 12 Primary Care Networks. I have over 20 years of project management and business development experience across the private and public sector and have an MBA in Leadership and Management in Healthcare. I’m also published in the London Journal of Primary Care and the author of over 190 blogs. For more weekly insights and advice sign up to my newsletter. Improving the Business of Healthcare – One Episode at a Time Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the Business of Healthcare Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave your honest review, and share your favourite episodes on social media. Find us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn or visit our website – THC Primary Care.

Feb 16, 2021 • 13min
#109 How to create a simple business plan
#109: How to create a simple Business Plan In my last podcast, I talked to you guys and shared some advice on what to expect being hired in a pandemic, If you are yet to listen to that episode, have a listen here. Today I wanted to take you behind the scenes and talk you through our company Dashboard which is like a business plan. Topics to listen out for; Talking through our Dashboard, how we use it and share with the team. Goals. Three Year Vision. Work with me If this podcast resonated with you, and you are a healthcare professional requiring some dedicated time to help you work through some of the challenges around building your business and selling your services, I would love to help you. Click here to work with me or email me at admin@thcprimarycare.co.uk. For more weekly insights and advice sign up to my newsletter. Improving the Business of Healthcare – One Episode at a Time Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the Business of Healthcare Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave your honest review, and share your favourite episodes on social media. Find us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn or visit our website – THC Primary Care.