Health On The Line

Content warning: this episode contains references to suicide.

In the fast-evolving landscape of health and care, effective leadership is paramount. In this episode, Adam Brimelow is joined by Ed Smith, chair of the NHS College of Leadership and Management, who shares invaluable insights into why leadership is crucial for the NHS and how the newly formed college aims to enhance leadership capabilities across the sector.

And in the realm of mental health, ensuring that patients have a voice in their treatment is crucial. This is where the plan for advanced choice documents (ACDs) come into play. Adam catches up with Sarah Holloway, chief executive of The Maudsley Charity, and Steve Gilbert OBE, lived experience consultant and chair of the Mental Health Advisory Group of the NHS Race and Health Observatory to explore what ACDs are, their significance in mental health care, and how they are poised to make a difference, especially for marginalised communities.
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As the foundation trust model faces proposed changes, many are concerned about how to retain accountability and local democracy in health and care. The suggested shift to more centralised control by the Secretary of State raises questions about autonomy and the future of local decision-making. It’s a big change that could affect how care is delivered and who gets to make those critical decisions. Are we sacrificing local input for a more controlled system?

In this episode, Adam’s joined by Rebecca Hainsworth, Partner at Browne Jacobson and Ken Jarrold, former chair of Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust Council of Governors and Board of Directors, to discuss the Health Bill and the impact that reduced autonomy could have on local governance and quality of care.

Plus, Adam catches up with new NHS Employers CEO Ben Morrin to find out what he'll be focusing on at a crucial moment for the NHS workforce.
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With the health bill moving through parliament and the end of NHS England ever-looming, how realistic is a smooth transition - and can it really be done by next April? And is a single patient record going to be possible for the NHS, or are there too many pitfalls in its path?

In this special edition of Health on the Line, health minister Karin Smyth MP joins host Adam Brimelow for a one-on-one chat to explore the biggest jobs on her docket over the next year - one that’ll be pivotal for health and care.
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The government has decided to scrap Healthwatch in England. So what happens when the NHS’s independent patient champion disappears next spring?

Will moving its functions elsewhere cut duplication and simplify the patient safety landscape? Or could it weaken transparency and make it easier for concerns to be overlooked?

In this episode of Health on the Line, Adam Brimelow is joined by Lord Philip Hunt OBE, Sarah Woolnough, chief executive of The King’s Fund, and Gita Malhotra, chair of Healthwatch Redbridge, to discuss what Healthwatch’s abolition means for patients.

Plus, Adam speaks to John Browett, chair of NHS Online, the NHS’s first digital-only trust. As it prepares to launch next autumn, he explores how it fits the government’s drive from analogue to digital healthcare, and whether a fully 'online hospital' will improve access or risk fragmenting care.

Health on the Line is an NHS Alliance podcast, produced by HealthCommsPlus.
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What does it take to report from the front line of the NHS?

In this episode of Health on the Line, we’re diving into the world of health and care journalism and exploring how news stories and investigations can play a huge role in uplifting the NHS, as well as holding its leaders to account. And we’re doing it live from the podcast arena at NHS ConfedExpo – the UK's leading health and care conference.

Adam Brimelow is joined live by Lord Victor Adebowale, chair of the NHS Alliance, Laura Hughes, public policy correspondent at the Financial Times and Shaun Wooller, health editor at the Daily Mail.

They’ll also be taking stock of highlights at the conference, reflecting on what they heard from NHS leaders and other delegates about the current state of the NHS: with the one-year anniversary of the 10 Year Health Plan looming and the planned abolition of NHS England on the horizon, how much has the government progressed on health and social care two years on from the general election – and what does it need to prioritise now?
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