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HSJ Health Check: Weekly analysis of the biggest issues in health policy and leadership, from HSJ's expert journalists. The go to place for an independent, informed and immediate take on health and care news.
Episodes
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Nov 29, 2024 • 28min
Directors on the stand at Thirlwall Inquiry
This week, the podcast looks at accountability in the NHS and the Thirlwall Inquiry

Nov 22, 2024 • 35min
Named and shamed
This week guest host Ben Clover is joined by emergency care correspondent Matt Discombe and safety correspondent Emily Townsend. The team unpack the many policy implications of announcements made at last week's NHS Providers conference, as well as a big moment in the main auditorium. A worrying development with echoes of the Noughties also comes under the spotlight

Nov 15, 2024 • 56min
What health leaders want from the 10-year plan
ICS leader Fiona Edwards, trust chief Daniel Elkeles, and policy guru Nigel Edwards join the HSJ podcast to tell us what's needed from the government's 10-year health plan.
Helping and reforming general practice will be crucial, they agreed, but what should be dictated nationally and what must be left to national decisions?

Nov 8, 2024 • 26min
What the 'left shift' means for hospitals
This week on the HSJ Health Check podcast, guest host Ben Clover is joined by the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers to talk money, quality and the CQC

Oct 25, 2024 • 22min
Winter 'panic buying'
This week guest host Ben Clover and the team look at what no money for winter means for the NHS, and how real a bold new integration scheme is.

Oct 18, 2024 • 33min
The magic administrator
This week the team discuss whether the NHS's whole safety, safe-staffing and quality system is getting overhauled, plus was it one simple trick that slashed waiting times at a trust? Guest host Ben Clover is joined by HSJ reporters Alison Moore and Emily Townsend.

Oct 11, 2024 • 35min
The Ticking Timebomb
This week bureau chief Ben Clover is joined by colleagues to talk about England's crumbling hospitals plus whether or not the money will be there for the elective catch-up

Oct 4, 2024 • 32min
The future of the CQC
This week bureau chief Ben Clover is joined by colleagues to talk about what happens next for the Care Quality Commission, plus one of the biggest issues faced by the services

Sep 27, 2024 • 36min
The “broken” blowback
This week the team discuss what the Labour party conference means for the NHS, plus the latest on AI and cybersecurity following the summer’s major ransomware attack

Sep 20, 2024 • 34min
HSJ Podcast: Streeting 'reads the Riot Act'
This week guest host Ben Clover and colleagues discuss the big Streeting meeting plus a new player in primary care.