
NHS England Podcast
At NHS England our aim is to support the NHS and help improve care for patients. Our podcast will be providing commentary and information about NHS health care services, policy and success stories.
Latest episodes

Aug 20, 2019 • 29min
Episode 11 - Nursing: Continuity of carer: In conversation with Chief Midwifery Officer
England’s first Chief Midwifery Officer, Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, talks to Chief Nurses Mandie Sunderland from Nottingham University Hospitals and Alison Smith from North Cumbria University Hospital around the importance of delivering continuity of carer to women who will benefit from this the most and how senior nursing leaders can help achieve this. The long-term plan pledges that we will deliver continuity of carer to most women from a BAME background by 2024.

Aug 6, 2019 • 32min
Episode 10 - Nursing: Continuity of carer: in conversation with Chief Midwifery Officer
England’s first Chief Midwifery Officer, Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, talks to Chief Nurses Kim O’Keefe from Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust and Pippa Nightingale from Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals around the importance of delivering continuity of carer to women who will benefit from this the most and how senior nursing leaders can help achieve this. The long term plan pledges that we will deliver continuity of carer to most women from a BAME background by 2024.

Aug 6, 2019 • 44min
Episode 9 - Primary care: Primary care networks and the role of practice managers
This episode features an interview with Hannah Smalley, Practice Manager and Managing Partner at Merchiston Surgery, part of Wyvern Health Partnership in Swindon. In this episode, Hannah talks about her role in the strategic development of Wyvern Health Partnership and the vital role of practice managers in developing primary care networks locally.

Jul 17, 2019 • 48min
Episode 8 - Mental health: Mental Health & Wellbeing of the Workforce
National Mental health Executives Network: Mental Health & Wellbeing of the Workforce

Jul 17, 2019 • 26min
Episode 7 - Integrated care: supporting people with complex needs
Health and care experts come together to discuss why addressing the wider determinants of health amongst homeless and vulnerable people can go a long way to ease pressures within systems. They look at some of the innovative work going on around the country to tackle the financial, interpersonal and emotional challenges faced by those with complex needs, and why joining up services to support these individuals is important.

Jun 18, 2019 • 58min
Episode 6 - Mental health: National Mental Health Executives - Out Of Area Placements
Episode 6 - Mental health: National Mental Health Executives - Out Of Area Placements by NHS England

Jun 7, 2019 • 37min
Episode 5 - Primary care: Dr Nikki Kanani in conversation with Dr Amir Khan
NHS England’s Head of Primary Care, Dr Nikki Kanani sits down with Dr Amir Khan from GPs behind closed doors to discuss everything from why he became a GP, the changing landscape of general practice, positivity in general practice and the importance of lemon drizzle cake.

May 23, 2019 • 42min
Episode 4 - Mental health: National Mental health Executives Network : Implementing the LTP
Episode 4 - Mental health: National Mental health Executives Network : Implementing the LTP by NHS England

May 15, 2019 • 22min
Episode 3 - Integrated care: mental health support for schools and colleges
Clinicians and system leaders come together to discuss the benefits of improving mental health provision in schools. With better access and provision for children’s mental health in schools being of long term benefit, find out how sustainability and transformation partnerships and integrated care systems are well placed to deliver. You can hear great examples from Greater Manchester, Surrey Heartlands and South West London who, from working in an integrated way with young people and community partners, are bringing more mental health support into schools, with a strong focus on prevention.
https://www.england.nhs.uk/integratedcare/case-studies/

Apr 26, 2019 • 18min
Episode 2 - Integrated care: partnership working with the voluntary sector
An engaging podcast exploring the value of a joined-up way of working between systems and the voluntary sector, identifying the benefits of voluntary sector involvement in health and care partnerships and what this means for clinicians and their patients.
With excellent examples of STPs/ICS working closely with local charities and social enterprises, we hear how voluntary organisations often have an impact well beyond what statutory services alone can achieve, providing a rich range of activities and delivering vital services to local communities.