Best Nhs Workforce Podcasts (2025)

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Foundation Years: A Medical Student's Take on Technology, Training and Trust 27:41

2d ago27:41

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Welcome to The Connection: Where Tech Meets Humanity in Healthcare podcast, brought to you by RLDatix. In this episode, our Medical Director, Darren Kilroy, is joined by Rose Kelly, a first-year medical student from Sheffield. She shares her journey into medicine and discusses the challenges and opportunities for the next generation of healthcare p…

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"Depends on the NHS being a good customer and it really isn't." | Bill Morgan | Voices of Care 42:39

13d ago42:39

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When Healthcare Policy Meets Reality: An Insider's Uncensored View What happens when someone who's advised TWO administrations finally speaks without political filter? Join host M. Suhail Mirza for a no-holds-barred conversation with Bill Morgan, former health advisor whose insights span multiple governments and reveal the uncomfortable truths behi…

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People Digital: Collaboration, Competition, and the Shared Goals Behind Workforce Transformation 14:10

17d ago14:10

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Welcome to The Connection: Where Tech Meets Humanity in Healthcare podcast, brought to you by RLDatix. In this live episode from NHS ConfedExpo, Liz Jones and Darren Kilroy are joined by Aneel Attrik, People Digital Senior Programme Manager for Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB (BLMK). They discuss the power of collaboration, the benefits o…

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The pitfalls of home test kits 27:58

18d ago27:58

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If you’ve been in a high street pharmacy or supermarket recently, chances are you’ll have seen home test kits for all sorts of indications; blood sugar level, vitamin deficiencies, thyroid function, and even some forms of cancer. A new series of article in The BMJ revealing serious concerns with the reliability of these home tests, and raises quest…

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RCSLT July News: response to 10 year health plan for England; exploring workforce impacts of waiting lists; focus on SEND and more 7:52

19d ago7:52

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In our update this month: Exploring the workforce implications of waiting lists in children and young people’s speech and language therapy services. Response to the 10-year health plan for England. Continued focus on SEND in England and proposals in Northern Ireland. Report from RCSLT Scotland with an experimental analysis of additional numbers of …

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Learning from the experiences of disabled SLTs: Part 2 of 2 23:25

23d ago23:25

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A report, ‘SLTs on the tight rope: Learning from the experiences of disabled SLTs in the workplace’ (April 2025) by Mélanie Gréaux explores the experiences of disabled Speech and Language Therapists and what we can do to promote disability inclusion in the speech and language therapy profession. (You can hear more about this in the first podcast of…

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The Future for Physician Associates? | Prof. Gillian Leng 52:53

23d ago52:53

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Professor Gillian Leng, President of the Royal Society of Medicine was asked to carry out an independent review into the role of physician and anaesthetic associates. She sits down with Kamran Abbasi, editor in chief of The BMJ, to discuss her findings. In the UK, the rollout of physician associates, NHS staff who took on some of the tasks of docto…

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Learning from the experiences of disabled SLTs: part 1 of 2 26:37

24d ago26:37

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This podcast is the first of two podcasts looking at the experiences of disabled speech and languages. We open in this episode with an interview with Mélanie Gréaux, author of a report published early April, ‘SLTs on the tight rope: Learning from the experiences of disabled SLTs in the workplace’. The report explores the experiences of disabled SLT…

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How AI is Making Families Better Healthcare Partners 16:40

1M ago16:40

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In this episode, Liz Jones and Darren Kilroy are joined by Steve Lewis, Founder & CEO of Nabu.ai, to explore how lived experience as a carer can drive meaningful healthcare innovation. From working with rock stars to advocating for his daughter Bowie, Steve shares how isolation, communication breakdowns, and the need for better patient experiences …

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NHS 10 year plan dissected 42:26

1M ago42:26

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This week we’re focusing on the NHS. On the 3rd of July the UK’s Prime Minister, Kier Starmer finally announced the NHS’ 10 year plan. His Labour government laid out a vision for where the healthcare service should head over the next decade. The announcement has been met with mixed responses. The plan has some good ideas - but a lack of vision comb…

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"If our healthcare workforce are more competent with digital, society is probably more competent with digital as well" | James Benson | Voices of Care 33:57

1M ago33:57

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In this compelling episode of Voices of Care, our host Suhail Mirza, sits down with James Benson, CEO of Central London Community Healthcare Trust and NHS England National Delivery Advisor for virtual wards, for an eye-opening conversation about the community care revolution happening right now.By Newcross Healthcare

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What are doctors demanding? | New BMA Chair, Tom Dolphin 34:35

1M ago34:35

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Rebecca Coombes interviews Dr. Tom Dolphin, consultant anaesthetist and newly elected chair of the BMA Council. Watch this interview on our YouTube.By The BMJ

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From Surgeon to System Leader: Prof. Stella Vig on Care, Courage and the Future of Healthcare 11:26

2M ago11:26

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Welcome to The Connection: Where Tech Meets Humanity in Healthcare podcast, brought to you by RLDatix. In this episode, Liz Jones and Darren Kilroy are joined by Prof. Stella Vig, Deputy National Medical Director for Secondary Care at NHS England, to dive into challenges in surgery, the evolution of medical careers, and the transformative potential…

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Time to rethink GP's advice on weightloss, and ticagrelor data doubts 33:38

2M ago33:38

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Last December, The BMJ published an investigation into the 2009 PLATO trial - exposing serious problems with that study’s data analysis and reporting. Our follow up investigation has shown that those data problems extend to other key supporting evidence in AstraZeneca’s initial application to regulators. Peter Doshi, senior editor in the BMJ’s Inve…

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"How do we get people to care? All the rest of it is noise" - Valerie Michie | Voices Of Care 40:14

2M ago40:14

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With the Social Care Commission promising answers and funding challenges intensifying, this Voices Of Care episode couldn't be more relevant. Host, Suhail Mirza sits down with Valerie Michie who highlights the imperative to celebrate social care, its workforce and its contribution to the economy and society; and how this narrative can spur policy a…

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The plan for NHS league tables is bad, and will lead to unintended consequences 26:09

2M ago26:09

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In this episode, we hear about ketamine addiction. It's in the news, but the rise in addiction amongst young people in the UK has caused concern for some time. Irene Guerrini and Nicola Kalk, both addiction psychiatrists from the National Addiction Centre, join us to explain why its become a problem. In November 2024 Wes Streeting, the UK’s health …

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RCSLT News June 2025: UK spending review; news on ICBs; Voicebox competition and more 9:13

2M ago9:13

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The June news podcast for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists featuring Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs. Published 16 June 2025. In our update this month: - What the Chancellor's Spending Review means for speech and language therapy; - Developments across the UK covering children; the Health Select Committee First …

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"I fear that we are getting to the end of resilience" Stephen Burns | Voice of Care 38:43

2M ago38:43

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In this compelling episode of the Voices of Care podcast, host Suhail Mirza sits down with Stephen Burns, Executive Director of Care, Inclusion and Communities at Peabody Trust, for an urgent conversation about the future of social housing and care. Stephen delivers a stark warning about the mounting pressures facing housing associations that are t…

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When AI Feels Human: The Leadership Balance Ahead 23:42

2M ago23:42

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Welcome to The Connection: Where Tech Meets Humanity in Healthcare podcast, brought to you by RLDatix. As AI shifts closer to the heart of patient care, what questions should NHS leaders be asking now? Liz and Darren explore the leadership choices, challenges, and balance ahead. In this episode, Chief Customer Officer Liz Jones and Medical Director…

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"Life is not equal or fair" Professor Kevin Fenton CBE | Voices of Care 33:16

2M ago33:16

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In this inspiring episode of Voices of Care, we speak with Professor Kevin Fenton CBE, President of the UK Faculty of Public Health, London’s Public Health Director and Statutory Health Advisor to the Mayor of London, about the transformative power of public health as both an art and a science. With decades of experience, Kevin provides crucial ins…

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Wellness industry lies, and preventative AI evaluation 38:53

3M ago38:53

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Devi Sridhar's new book “How Not to Die (Too Soon) - The Lies We’ve Been Sold, and the Policies That Could Save Us” is focussing on the way wellness culture ignores the societal context in which health is really created. As a trained personal trainer and professor of global public health, Devi's straddling both of those worlds, and joins us to talk…

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RCSLT News May 2025: update from CEO Steve Jamieson, plus news of exciting policy wins 13:14

3M ago13:14

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The May news podcast for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists featuring Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, and Steve Jamieson, CEO for the RCSLT. Published 27 May 2025. In this month’s news podcast RCSLT CEO joins us to talk about the 80th birthday celebrations; the Equality, Diversity and Belonging (EDB) work with me…

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How Ambient Technology & AI are the Future of Patient Care 17:42

3M ago17:42

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Welcome to The Connection: Where Tech Meets Humanity in Healthcare podcast, brought to you by RLDatix. In this episode, Liz Jones and Darren Kilroy are joined by Henry Morriss, Director of Clinical Informatics at Manchester Foundation Trust, to dive into how ambient technology is revolutionising patient care documentation. What You’ll Learn: How am…

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Conflict in South Asia, and simplifying GRADE. 40:15

3M ago40:15

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Recent escalations in the ever simmering tension between India and Pakistan brought us closer to conflict - conflict between two nuclear powers. For a long time doctors have campaigned for nuclear disarmament, and Chris Zielinski, president of the World Association of Medical Editors, makes the case for returning WHO's mandate to measure the potent…

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Malaria free China, an academic medicine revolution, and retracted data's impact 36:36

3M ago36:36

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China was declared malaria free in 2021 - and we'll hear how persistence was key to their success, and what new technologies are available to help the rest of the world become malaria free, from Regina Rabinovich, director of the Malaria Elimination Initiative at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health. Sonia Saxena, professor of primary care at …

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"20% of Londoners are economically inactive!” Andrew Bland | Voices of Care 45:31

3M ago45:31

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In this compelling episode of Voices of Care, host Suhail Mirza speaks with Andrew Bland, Chief Executive of NHS South East London Integrated Care Board. As NHS satisfaction hits its lowest level since records began in 1983, Bland presents his vision for a Neighbourhood Health Service to transform London's healthcare landscape. Addressing the "perf…

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RCSLT News April 2025: focus on Northern Ireland, plus updates from around the UK 13:04

4M ago13:04

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The early May podcast for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists featuring Derek Munn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs and Ruth Sedgewick, Head of the RCSLT's Northern Ireland office. Featuring: - Language Launchpad, launching Tuesday 6 May https://www.rcslt.org/northern-ireland/language-launchpad-project/ - RCSLT Northern Irelan…

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Clinical Leadership: The Key to Successful Digital Health Implementation 23:17

4M ago23:17

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Welcome to The Connection: Where Tech Meets Humanity in Healthcare podcast, brought to you by RLDatix. In this episode, Liz Jones and Darren Kilroy are joined by Henry Morriss, Director of Clinical Informatics at Manchester Foundation Trust, to share insights into the evolving landscape of digital healthcare and AI implementation. What You’ll Learn…

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The problem of prognostication in assisted dying. 30:48

4M ago30:48

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The UK government is debating legislation to allow assisted dying in England and Wales, which puts doctors at the forefront of deciding if their patient will be eligible for a medically assisted death - the key criteria being a 6 month prognosis. But is making a 6 month prognosis actually clinically reliable? To discuss we're joined by a panel of e…

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IJLCD - Developing and piloting a functional numeracy assessment for people with aphasia 26:29

4M ago26:29

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People with aphasia can have problems understanding or using numbers in everyday life - known as functional numeracy difficulties. However, testing this is hard because there are limited published assessments for functional numeracy difficulties for people with aphasia. This study aimed to explore, validate and pilot a wide-ranging, aphasia-friendl…

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“It should be about people, not politics” Dr. Robert Kilgour | Voices of Care 50:38

4M ago50:38

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In this eye-opening interview, social care entrepreneur Dr. Robert Kilgour delivers a brutally honest assessment of the UK's social care crisis. Alongside host Suhail Mirza, Dr. Kilgour examines alleged double standards in commissioning and the lack of business experience on the Government frontbench, while proposing his innovative "specialist regi…

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Trump is trying to destroy universities - Ashish Jha, Dean of Public Health at Brown University 50:19

4M ago50:19

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Kamran Abbasi interviews Professor Ashish Jha, Dean of Public Health at Brown University and former COVID-19 pandemic advisor to President Biden. Watch this interview on our YouTube. Trump’s second term has touched everything in the US political sphere - and health is no exception. With research funding for medicine and science weathering under Tru…

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Reducing benefits will not get disabled people back to work, and explaining overdiagnosis 32:35

4M ago32:35

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The UK’s chancellor has announced a £5bn cut to benefits, much of which will be borne by those on long-term disability allowance. Gerry McCartney, professor of wellbeing economy at Glasgow University explains about why these cuts will not only hurt the most vulnerable, but will be counterproductive to the government's wish to get people back to wor…

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“The money doesn’t get passed on!” Sam Monaghan | Voices of Care 37:21

5M ago37:21

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In this revealing episode of Voices of Care, Sam Monaghan, CEO of MHA (Methodist Homes) shares powerful insights on the distinctive role of spiritual care in supporting older adults, the creative possibilities within a challenging charity landscape, and his urgent vision for social care reform. He also addresses the stark funding reality facing soc…

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What does the death of NHS England, and the western alliance, mean for health? 37:48

5M ago37:48

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In the UK, the prime minister has announced the disbanding of NHS England, Nigel Crisp - former chief executive of the NHS, explains why he thinks that it’s important the health service is closer to the political decision makers, and why this could be the time to really acknowledge the healthcare emergency. On the international stage, the Trump adm…

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RCSLT News March 2025: impact of NHSE closing; curriculum and assessment review; campaigns and more 5:46

5M ago5:46

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The March news podcast for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists featuring Derek Munn. Potential impact of the scrapping of NHS England. Primary Progressive Aphasia event in Parliament and awareness today 4 April. https://www.rcslt.org/news/parliamentary-event-to-shine-a-light-on-primary-progressive-aphasia/ Hopes for the Spring state…

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Technology as a Partnership: Breaking down Barriers in Healthcare Innovation 33:11

5M ago33:11

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Welcome to The Connection: Where Tech Meets Humanity in Healthcare podcast, brought to you by RLDatix. In this episode, Liz Jones and Darren Kilroy are joined by Sam Shah, a key voice in digital health, clinical policy, and public health, to share insights on the evolving role of technology in healthcare. What You’ll Learn: The three critical ingre…

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“If we have less immigration, more of us will have to work!” Damien Green | Voices of Care 40:15

5M ago40:15

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In this episode of the Voices of Care podcast, former Deputy Prime Minister and Social Care Foundation Chair Damian Green discusses pressing issues facing social care. Drawing from personal experience and policy expertise, Green addresses funding challenges, workforce recruitment, generational fairness, and the need to focus on prevention rather th…

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The data on physician associates in the UK, and speaking up in the NHS 47:02

5M ago47:02

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We've just published a new rapid review on the safety and efficacy of physician and anaesthetic associates in the UK, which was commissioned to support the ongoing Leng review of these new roles in the NHS. Trish Greenhalgh, professor of primary care at the University of Oxford, joins us to discuss the data she found. Habib Naqvi is director of the…

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ILJCD: Barriers and Facilitators to Communication Partner Training 30:02

5M ago30:02

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How can we best implement communication partner training with familiar partners of people with aphasia? In this International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders paper the authors set out to: (1) determine the perceived and/or observed barriers and facilitators to implementing CPT with familiar partners of adults with aphasia; (2) to ma…

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Phil Banfield on the British Medical Association's plan to support doctors 29:23

5M ago29:23

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From pay restoration, to making sure there are enough training posts for resident doctors, the BMA has been busy. In this podcast, Kamran Abbasi, the editor in chief of The BMJ, spoke to Phil Banfield, chair of the BMA’s council. They talk about the ongoing pay discussions, how the BMA is working with the new government - touching on both specialit…

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"They've invested millions in the UK" Rebekah Cresswell | Voices of Care 46:23

6M ago46:23

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In this engaging episode of the Voices of Care podcast, Priory Group CEO Rebekah Cresswell explores the UK's mental health crisis, innovations in social care, and transforming services for those with autism and learning disabilities. Drawing from both NHS and private sector experience, she shares powerful patient stories, discusses workforce challe…

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RCSLT News February 2025: waiting lists grow; key events in Scotland; Speech and language therapy issues across the UK 9:23

6M ago9:23

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The February news podcast for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists featuring Derek Munn. Published 27 February 2025. We look at recent concerning news about growing waiting lists in adult community speech and language therapy in England, and also see how waiting lists compare across the UK. See statement: https://www.instagram.com/p/…

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The NHS Productivity Puzzle: How Workforce Tech Can Help 22:04

6M ago22:04

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Welcome to The Connection: Where Tech Meets Humanity in Healthcare podcast, brought to you by RLDatix. In this episode, Darren Kilroy, Medical Director at RLDatix, and Liz Jones, Chief Customer Officer at RLDatix, discuss the annual NHS Operational Planning Guidance and its significance in the context of the upcoming ten-year plan. They explore how…

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Combating disinformation, and time to stop spinal injections for chronic pain 31:10

6M ago31:10

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In this episode of the BMJ's Medicine and Science podcast, editor-in-chief Kamran Abbasi discusses the urgent need to tackle disinformation in health, especially in the context of the US, with Heidi Larson and Martin McKee from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. We also hear from Jane Ballentyne, professor of anaesthesia and pain m…

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Why compassion isn't just nice, it's essential 24:20

6M ago24:20

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Providing quality healthcare is demanding, often stressful, and requires sustained effort. When resources are stretched and pressure mounts, compassion can slip - but compassion is an essential tool for leaders, who need to support their teams to continue delivering the best possible care. In this final episode of The BMJ’s podcast series on qualit…

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"The NHS is the most diverse employer in Europe" Jenni Douglas-Todd | Voices of Care 37:32

6M ago37:32

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In this episode of #VoicesofCare, we're joined by Jenni Douglas-Todd, Chair of Dorset Integrated Care System, Jenni shares insights from leading Dorset's Integrated Care Board, addressing winter pressures, and tackling health inequalities. Alongside host Suhail Mirza, Jenni emphasises the importance of prevention, community engagement, and technolo…

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The industry playbook to combat public health, and FUTURE-AI 34:03

6M ago34:03

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This week Rebecca Coombes is back with another big-food investigation, this time about fast-food giant MacDonalds subverting attempts to stop it opening stores near schools. Sticking with industry behaving badly, May van Schalkwyk, from the University of Edinburgh, wonders why we haven't learn lessons from the attempts to control big tobacco compan…

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What's happening at the juxtaposition of AI and speech & language therapy? 25:53

6M ago25:53

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Welcome to the fourth episode in our RCSLT AI series. In this episode we chat with Dr Richard Cave, Project Manager SLT at MND Association and Consultant Speech and Language Therapist, about his work in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Richard has backgrounds in both computing and speech and language therapy and he brings these together in his…

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Turning Healthcare Data into Action with Andy Cowper & Will Browne 17:01

6M ago17:01

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Welcome to The Connection: Where Tech Meets Humanity in Healthcare podcast, brought to you by RLDatix. In this special guest-hosted episode, recorded at the RLDatix Connected Health and Care Summit 2024, Andy Cowper, Owner and Editor of Health Policy Insight, is joined by Will Browne, Chief Technology Officer at Emrys Health, to explore the transfo…

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