
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

Dec 14, 2023 • 30min
Changes to the death certification process and introduction of the statutory medical examiner system
This podcast features Dr Alan Fletcher National Medical Examiner and Suzy Lishman, Senior Advisor on Medical Examiners at the Royal College of Pathologists discussing what the changes to death certification processes and new requirements to be introduced with the statutory medical examiner system will mean for medical examiners, medical examiner officers and others involved in death certification.

Nov 9, 2023 • 4min
Seasonal COVID-19 invitation for people at increased risk aged 16 to 64 years
Audio versions of the national invitations for seasonal COVID-19 and flu vaccinations.

Nov 9, 2023 • 3min
Seasonal COVID-19 & flu audio invitation for people aged 65 and over
Audio versions of the national invitations for seasonal COVID-19 and flu vaccinations.

Sep 18, 2023 • 19min
Workforce planning is fundamental to how we operate in a digital NHS
We know that the NHS is much more than its fantastic clinicians, requiring a diverse workforce in place dedicated to ensuring that a range of high quality and timely services can be delivered. Overseeing a section of this workforce is Amanda Rawlings, Chief People Officer, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. In this podcast Amanda talks to Yinka Makinde, Director of Digital Workforce at NHS England, about the huge value of apprentices and graduates to NHS providers, why it’s more important than ever to grasp opportunities in the digital space, and why workforce plans are essential to the success of the NHS.

Aug 16, 2023 • 20min
Urgent Community Response podcast – How ambulance and community teams are working collaboratively
This podcast focuses on the vital role of NHS urgent community response services and how they are helping people stay well and independent at home. James Sanderson, Director of Community Health Services, NHS England, is joined by colleagues from East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust and Nottingham City Care Partnership who share insights into how ambulance and community teams are working together so more people can receive urgent care at home, if their health or wellbeing suddenly deteriorates, avoiding the need to go to hospital.
Speakers:
· Karen Davis, Reducing Conveyance Lead, East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
· Sarah Callaghan, Station Manager, Beechdale Ambulance Station, East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
· Daniel Jerram, Senior Clinical Navigation Lead, East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
· Sara Spruce, Occupational Therapist & Clinical Lead, Urgent Community Response and Reablement Team, Nottingham City Care Partnership
A transcript for this podcast is available here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/podcast-urgent-community-response-podcast-episode-1-impact-of-ucr-services/

Aug 1, 2023 • 59min
Bringing together patient safety, QI and organisation development for system transformation
Key to the success of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) https://www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safety/incident-response-framework/ is working collaboratively across organisations utilising the skills of colleagues from different departments.
We have previously held two webinars discussing creating common ground between PS/QI and OD. Recordings are available on our FutureNHS platform.
• Creating Common Ground - NHS Patient Safety - FutureNHS Collaboration Platform https://future.nhs.uk/NHSps/view?objectId=43249296
• PSIRF and QI conversation cafe - NHS Patient Safety - FutureNHS Collaboration Platform https://future.nhs.uk/NHSps/view?objectId=45241776
In this podcast we aim to further progress the conversation with special guests:
• Liz Maddocks-Brown, formerly NHS Horizons
• Claire Cox, Andy Wilmer and Lorraine Catt from Kings College Hospital
• Stefan Cantore from Sheffield University Management School.
If you would like to get in touch about the content of this podcast, please contact us on patientsafety.enquiries@nhs.net. Find out more about PSIRF on the NHS England website www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safety/…onse-framework/

Jul 11, 2023 • 35min
GPs and medical examiners working together
In this podcast, GPs and medical examiners from England and Wales discuss their experience of extending medical examiner scrutiny to deaths in community settings. It explains how partnership working between GPS and medical examiners improves the experience of bereaved people and explores advantages for GPs of starting work with medical examiners now, before medical examiners become a required part of the new statutory death certification process from April 2024.
Medical examiners are senior doctors from all specialties including GPs, who provide independent scrutiny of deaths not taken for investigation by coroners, and offer the bereaved an opportunity to ask questions and raise concerns.
Find out more:
National medical examiner webpage https://www.england.nhs.uk/establishing-medical-examiner-system-nhs/
Information for primary care on extending medical examiner scrutiny to deaths in community settings https://www.england.nhs.uk/establishing-medical-examiner-system-nhs/non-coronial-deaths-in-the-community/
A transcript for this podcast can be found on the NHS England website: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/transcript-of-gps-and-medical-examiners-working-together-podcast/

Jul 3, 2023 • 45min
NHS ConfedExpo 2023: Amanda Pritchard NHS Chief Executive keynote
Amanda Pritchard speech to NHS Confed Expo conference, 14 June 2023

Jun 29, 2023 • 27min
One year of ICSs – Reflections on the milestone
Welcome to ‘Integrated Care Systems – One Year On’, our new podcast part of our integrated care podcast series.
This special episode brings together a panel of system leaders to discuss their reflections on the first year of Integrated Care Systems.
In today’s episode, our panel will be looking at the challenges systems have faced, the progress they’re making to better integrate services and their priorities and hopes for the future.
Tune in now to discover something new.
A transcript for this podcast can be found on the NHS England website: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/podcast-one-year-of-integrated-care-systems-reflections-on-the-milestone/

Jun 16, 2023 • 29min
National Maternity Early Warning Score : Podcast 3
The NHS England National Patient Safety Team has produced a third podcast to provide an overview of the feedback from the testing phases for the national Maternity Early Warning Score (MEWS) tool. This is the third of three podcasts from the NHS England National Patient Safety Team. In this podcast, Tony Kelly, National Clinical Advisor Maternity & Neonatal Safety Improvement Programme (MatNeoSIP) NHS England; Hannah Rutter, Senior Improvement Manager, MatNeoSIP NHS England; Louise Page Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, West Middlesex University Hospital and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Anita Banerjee, Consultant Obstetric Physician, Guys and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust; and Rebecca Wilson-Crellin, Clinical Lead, Culture and Leadership in the Maternity Transformation Programme discuss the feedback received during testing and the importance of reducing unwarranted variation by implementing the new national MEWS tool.
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