Leading Improvement in Health and Care

In this episode recorded live at Confed Expo 2025 we are joined by Professor Paul Corrigan CBE and Dr Amar Shar, exploring how to resource improvement and transformation in the NHS.We explore how the NHS of tomorrow can come to the aid of the NHS today. And how the finances and resources available over the next decade can best be used to deliver on the ten-year health plan.What's the role of the improvement movement in supporting this NHS transformation?We also explore how East London FT NHS Trust has successfully embedded and resourced an improvement approach across the organisation.Hosted by Penny Pereira, Managing Director of Q at the Health Foundation, and Matthew Taylor, our CEO, each episode aims to spotlight where improvement is working well, as well as the challenges it faces.This podcast is part of Learning and Improving Across Systems, a partnership between the Health Foundation, NHS Confederation and the Q community to support health and care systems to learn and improve.Professor Paul Corrigan CBE is Special Adviser to the Department for Health and Social Security: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/paul-corrigan-appointed-by-the-government-to-help-shape-health-plansDr. Amar Shah is National Clinical Director for Improvement at NHS England: https://www.england.nhs.uk/author/dr-amar-shah/The Health Foundation - A guide to making the case for improvement: https://www.health.org.uk/resources-and-toolkits/quick-guides/a-guide-to-making-the-case-for-improvementQ Community - Developing system-wide improvement approaches: https://q.health.org.uk/resources/developing-system-wide-improvement-approachesEast London NHS Foundation Trust - Building the business case for quality improvement: https://qi.elft.nhs.uk/resource/building-the-business-case-for-quality-improvement-a-framework-for-evaluating-return-on-investmentMacmillan - Social investment in end of life care: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/healthcare-professionals/news-and-resources/blogs/social-investment-in-end-of-life-careThis podcast was produced by HealthCommsPlus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to the second series of Leading Improvement in Health and Care, brought to you by the NHS Confederation, The Q community and The Health Foundation.In this episode we’re exploring how to mobilise change effectively within and between organisations, particularly in relation to the government’s forthcoming Ten Year Plan for the NHS.With unique insights into how effective change has been implemented, core principles to apply and how to approach these in relation to the Ten Year Plan, we’re joined by Dr. Gary Howsam, Chief Clinical Improvement Officer NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB and Annie Williamson, research fellow in health and care at the IPPR.Leading Improvement in Health and Care is presented by Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of NHS Confederation and Penny Pereira, Managing Director of Q at the Health Foundation.For more information on out Learning and Improving Across Systems Peer Learning Programme, please visit: https://www.nhsconfed.org/learning-improving-systems/peer-learning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Peter Scolding is the Clinical Director of Stewardship for Mid and South Essex, focusing on frontline leadership and resource sharing, inspired by Elinor Ostrom. Dr. Ruth Gray serves as the Assistant Director of Quality Improvement at South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, implementing eco-mapping to boost domiciliary care. They discuss creative strategies to slash waiting times and enhance healthcare delivery, with Scolding sharing insights on effective care pathways and Gray recounting how her initiatives saved 900 hours of domiciliary care.

In this episode, we talk to two East London leaders who have been at the forefront of efforts to improve population health, with equity front and centre.  Dr Guddi Singh is a paediatric doctor and co-founder of the Wellbeing and Health Action Movement (WHAM) - a powerful project bringing together children’s health professionals to fight poverty in clinical practice.  Marie Gabriel CBE is Chair of North East London Integrated Care Board and Chair of the NHS Race and Health Observatory, working to bring anti-racism models into healthcare improvement.   Guddi shares her work as a consultant paediatrician in Newham, East London, where she realised there was a big connection between improving services in the most deprived borough of London* and increasing levels of joy and commitment among the staff working there. She found the best way to engage people in quality improvement, was to start by asking what they care about most.  Marie explores the importance of learning from patients’ lived experiences to improve services and tackle the structural racism that is embedded within those services. She talks about placing resident participation at the heart of the leadership team, engaging with and listening to local people about priorities for change. You can find the show notes and references from this episode on our website: https://www.nhsconfed.org/podcast/equityFor more information on out Learning and Improving Across Systems Peer Learning Programme, please visit: https://www.nhsconfed.org/learning-improving-systems/peer-learning *According to the Index of Multiple Deprivation.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Black Maternity Matters is a ground-breaking collaboration tackling the inequitable maternity outcomes faced by Black mothers and their babies. They’re working to support maternity systems to offer safer, equitable care for all. In the UK, Black mothers are up to four times more likely to die during pregnancy or in the postnatal period (six weeks after childbirth) than white women. The systemic biases and structural racism behind the figures is an area where improvement has the potential to make real impact. We talk to three of their improvement leaders:  Sonah Paton, Founding Director of Black Mothers Matter, collaborative partner on Black Maternity Matters.  Noshin Menzies, Senior Project Manager, Health Innovation West of England Ann Remmers, maternity and neonatal clinical lead, Health Innovation West of England  During this episode guests and hosts use the term ‘racialised as Black’, alongside talking about the experience of Black mothers, parents, and Black children. The use of ‘racialised’ acknowledges that white-centric societies have systemically categorised people according to the colour of their skin, or their culture.   This act of racialising people with healthcare leads directly into these stark differences in experiences of care, treatment, and health. As Esmee Fairburn put it, “‘racialised’ doesn’t define people’s community or identity, but the phenomenon that is happening to them”.You can find the show notes and references from this episode on our website: https://www.nhsconfed.org/podcast/maternityFor more information on out Learning and Improving Across Systems Peer Learning Programme, please visit: https://www.nhsconfed.org/learning-improving-systems/peer-learning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Fillingham, chair of the National Improvement Board and Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, discusses the critical concept of patient flow in healthcare. He highlights strategies to enhance transitions through care, underscoring the power of teamwork and leadership. Steve Harrison shares practical implementations of flow improvements, while Ailsa Brotherton details how to turn theoretical approaches into real-world actions. The conversation reveals innovative methods to reduce treatment delays, improve patient outcomes, and transform healthcare services.

In this special episode, recorded live at ConfedExpo in June, hosts Penny Pereira (Managing Director of Q at the Health Foundation) and Matthew Taylor (CEO of NHS Confederation) explore how improvement is both a mindset and a method. For it to work well, co-production and the space to reimagine how services work and are organised, are essential.  You’ll hear highlights and reflections from Penny and Matthew’s sessions and contributions from an array of guest speakers:  Amar Shah, National Clinical Director for Improvement and Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and Chief Quality Officer at East London NHS Foundation Trust Samantha Allen, Chief Executive, North East and North Cumbria ICB Sarah Sweeney, Director of Membership and Development, National Voices Dr Vin Diwaker, Interim National Director of Transformation, NHS England  You can find the show notes and references from this episode on our website: https://www.nhsconfed.org/podcast/nhs-confedexpo-liveFor more information on out Learning and Improving Across Systems Peer Learning Programme, please visit: https://www.nhsconfed.org/learning-improving-systems/peer-learning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Due to election restrictions, we're taking a very short break - but we'll be back soon.To find out more about our work around the 2024 General Election, head to our websites:Q Community (www.q.health.org.uk)The Health Foundation (www.health.org.uk)NHS Confederation (www.nhsconfed.org)For more information on out Learning and Improving Across Systems Peer Learning Programme, please visit: https://www.nhsconfed.org/learning-improving-systems/peer-learning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People are at the heart of improvement. In our first episode, we explore how to improve staff engagement and morale. Director of Patient and Staff Experience at the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Annie Laverty, talks about using data to understand what matters to staff and enhance engagement. We also hear from John Drew, Director of Staff Engagement and Experience, NHS England who discusses using the NHS staff survey to steer improvement and how we might engage people better on productivity.You can find the show notes and references from this episode on our website: https://www.nhsconfed.org/podcast/unlocking-improvement-through-better-staff-experienceFor more information on out Learning and Improving Across Systems Peer Learning Programme, please visit: https://www.nhsconfed.org/learning-improving-systems/peer-learning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.