In this episode hear more about some of the case studies spotlighted in our latest Providers Deliver report on patient flow. NHS Providers policy advisor Jonathon Holmes discusses what patient flow means and why it matters so much to the NHS. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust director of strategy and partnerships, Ann Hepworth, explains the benefits of the trust's community diagnostic centre. The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust acute medicine consultant Tendekayi Msimanga and acute care advanced clinical practitioner Nkazimulo Ndlovu tell Adam Brimelow how Same Day Emergency Care has improved patient flow for their trust.

In this episode we look at NHS workforce challenges and solutions. NHS Providers policy advisor Sarah White guides us through findings from the latest NHS staff survey. She reflects on record vacancies, race equality within the NHS and the lasting legacy of industrial action. We also hear from Dr Jo Daniels, principal author of a joint report from the University of Bath and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, on the challenges of staff retention in emergency departments. Finally, the chief executive at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Anthony Hassall sets out how they have managed to improve staff wellbeing.

In this episode we hear from NHS Providers chief executive Sir Julian Hartley as he discusses the importance of capital investment to the NHS and reflects on the recent spring budget. Our new presenter Susan Bahl also speaks to policy advisor Patrick Garratt as he sets out the wider picture on how trusts are expected to transform their estates with the capital investment at hand.

Closing our NHS Winter Watch series for 2022/23, NHS Providers head of media Susan Bahl reflects on the whether trust leaders’ worst fears for winter matched the reality, and how it played out in the media.    Senior research analyst Luís Da Costa Silva runs through some of the key statistics and answers the question: "Was it really the worst winter for the NHS?" Finally, ambulance and operational pressures policy advisor Jonathon Holmes dives into winter’s impact on handover delays and ambulance services.

As part of our Race Equality: Spotlight on series this episode hears from NHS England's (NHSE) head of inclusive system development Tracie Jolliff as she shares the work she has been leading in developing the building leadership for inclusion programme (BLFI) and how the pilot evaluation has aided her learnings in this work.  Adam Brimelow also hears from NHSE head of support and transformation Eniola Oladipo who speaks about the role of leaders in creating psychologically safe environments and supporting staff equality and the learnings she has discovered in implementing staff networks across the sector.