Listen to the new NHS Professionals podcast, Healthcare People. In each episode we have insightful conversations with a variety of healthcare and staffing experts about the health and care workforce: the challenges, the opportunities, and the future.
You can find each episode along with their accompanying transcripts below and on all major podcast platforms.
NHS Professionals works with more than 300 locum doctors across the country – but why do doctors choose to locum and what kinds of support do they need from us and the trusts they work in? Former emergency care GP and NHS Professionals Medical Director Dr Helen McGill shares insights from her diverse career in medicine.
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In this episode we explore we how we can support nurses and midwives to enjoy long, healthy and flexible careers in care and look at new and more innovative routes into the profession. Featuring former consultant critical care nurse Juliette Cosgrove, Chief Nurse and Director of Clinical Governance at NHS Professionals.
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This bonus episode explores how the NHS Professionals award-winning managed service provider team can help trusts deliver even better value for money on workforce and release precious extra ‘bandwidth’ with end-to-end temporary staffing support. Featuring Karla Boddy, Chief Customer Officer at NHS Professionals.
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We explore the latest developments in workforce technology including rosters and passporting, and discuss how AI and personalisation can improve the patient and staff experience. Featuring Dave Callow, NHS Professionals' Chief Information Officer.
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How can we find new workforce capacity when demand is so high, at a price we can afford? We discuss the challenges and explore solutions including collaborative staff banks, new career pathways and controlling the agency bill. With Mike Ruddle, Chief Commercial Officer at NHS Professionals.
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We explore the impact of rising patient demand on NHS trusts including the challenge of reducing agency spend and how task-led recruitment can boost capacity. Featuring Karla Boddy, Chief Customer Officer at NHS Professionals.
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We look at the NHS's international nursing and midwifery workforce and talk ethics, what great pastoral care looks like and the inspiring Displaced Talent Programme for skilled refugees. With Hadrien Kieffer, NHS Professionals’ Director of International Recruitment.
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What workforce opportunities do integrated care systems create? How can mechanisms such as shared staff banks enable new and effective cross-system people collaborations? We explore the issues with Jon Waters, Client Solutions Director at NHS Professionals.
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