NHS England Podcasts

This episode features an interview with Dr Charlotte Canniff, Joint Chief Medical Officer for Surrey Heartlands ICS integrated Care Board. In this episode, Dr Canniff talks about her passion for primary care networks and how she is supporting the development of networks in her own area, as part of the work across Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System.

Episode 1 – Primary care: Supporting the development of Primary Care Networks

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.

Episode 2 - Integrated care: partnership working with the voluntary sector

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/

Episode 3 - Integrated care: mental health support for schools and colleges

Episode 4 - Mental health: National Mental health Executives Network : Implementing the LTP

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.

Episode 5 - Primary care: Dr Nikki Kanani in conversation with Dr Amir Khan

Episode 6 - Mental health: National Mental Health Executives - Out Of Area Placements

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.

Episode 7 - Integrated care: supporting people with complex needs

National Mental health Executives Network: Mental Health & Wellbeing of the Workforce

Episode 8 - Mental health: Mental Health & Wellbeing of the Workforce

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.

Episode 9 - Primary care: Primary care networks and the role of practice managers

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.

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 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.

Episode 11 - Nursing: Continuity of carer: In conversation with Chief Midwifery Officer

This is the first in the NHS Assembly podcast series, covering a range of topics discussed during the second meeting of the assembly held in July 2019  including making the NHS the best place to work, the NHS's contribution to carbon neutrality and how the NHS supports carers within and outside the workforce.

Episode 12 - NHS Assembly: The NHS Assembly podcast - July 19 Edition

Clinical leadership is key to serving the needs of local populations and making true integrated care a reality - but how can health and care systems support clinicians into these vital leadership roles? In our latest podcast, Dr Amanda Doyle, GP and leader of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS), is joined by Professor Des Breen, medical director for South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw ICS and Andrea Mann, one of a small group of nurses appointed as a Primary Care Network Clinical Director, to discuss how their systems are approaching the task. With a wealth of clinical leadership experience between them the discussion sheds light on proven ways to develop and support a pipeline of clinical leaders.

Episode 13 - Integrated care: how clinical leadership makes a system

In this episode we talk to Dr Hannah Morgan, the Clinical Director of Hayling Island Emsworth primary care network, about how she is developing her PCN, her role as clinical director and some initial aims and objectives as the PCN partners begin to work together.

Episode 14 - Primary care: Primary care networks and the role of the Clinical Director

Michael Wood, Head of Health Economic Partnerships at NHS Confederation leads a discussion with colleagues in Dorset integrated care system (ICS) about how place-based partnership working, particularly between the ICSs, Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP), universities and others can be of enormous benefit to a system and its population. It's the forging of mutually beneficial partnerships to influence cross-sector plans that has seen Dorset able to have a more joined-up approach to workforce challenges and service provision. Listen to the podcast to find out why they think embedding integrated care systems within their LEP and forging those relationships should be seen as essential.

Episode 15 - Integrated care: aligning health with economic growth

Professor Jaqueline Dunkley Bent – Chief Midwifery Officer for England talks to Jessica Clasby-Monk, David Monteith and Hayley Leyshon about how we can better work with bereaved parents to make maternity services safer in future.  They are joined by Lisa Ramsey, Service User Lead for NHS England and NHS Improvement.

Episode 16 - Working with bereaved parents to make maternity services safer

Episode 17 -  NHS Assembly: The NHS Assembly Podcast - September 5th Edition

Clinical directors and pharmacists, Helen Kilminster and Graham Stretch, in conversation with Will Owen about the setting up of clinical pharmacy in PCNs. Helen and Graham give their advice and highlight some top tips to help PCNs learn from their experience and establish their pharmacy team.

Episode 18 - Pharmacy in primary care networks - A clinical director perspective

With Population Health Management (PHM) charting the way for systems and primary care networks (PCNs) to precisely understand the people in their communities who need more support we hear from a team in Berkshire West integrated care system (ICS) already using these techniques. Bringing together colleagues from across the system – GPs, data analysts, acute specialists, third sector and many more – they started by working together more effectively then analysed data using new techniques and finally implemented local solutions to address individual patients’ needs. Their results have shown how this integrated way of working improves patient outcomes, reduces pressure on professionals and saves money. With prime examples of why PHM is a critical building block for ICSs and PCNs alike, this discussion will aid anyone wanting to efficiently deliver true personalised care and better health for decades to come.

Episode 19 - Integrated care: population health management from the frontline

The Assembly heard from Professor Michael West, Visiting Fellow at the Kings Fund and author of the report Caring for Doctors, Caring for Patients, which directly connects the wellbeing of doctors with better patient outcomes and experience.
Simon Enright, Director of Communications at NHS England and NHS Improvement, caught up with Michael after his session regarding workforce. Listen to the interview and summary of the discussion in podcast one below.

Episode 20 - NHS Assembly: the wellbeing of the workforce

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.