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In this episode, Ruth Robertson explores how the NHS elective care waiting list can be managed in a way that improves health equity with Dr Mark Ratnarajah, UK Managing Director at Precision Healthcare, Sharon Brennan, Director of Policy and External Affairs at National Voices and Dr Polly Mitchell, Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Bioethics and Public Policy at King’s College London.

Public health services are critical for preventing disease, reducing health inequalities and improving the population’s health, for example, through helping people to quit smoking or supporting efforts to improve air quality. 

What is anti-racism, and why is it important in the context of health and care? Jo Vigor sits down with Joy Warmington to find out.

What does the future of health and care look like from the perspective of three young leaders?

What is the NHS budget and how is it funded? Find out in our nutshell.

How do you solve a problem like NHS workforce planning? Ruth Robertson sits down with Dr Navina Evans CBE.

A podcast about big ideas in health and care. We talk with experts from The King’s Fund and beyond about the NHS, social care, and all things health policy and leadership. New episodes monthly.

In this episode, Jo Vigor chats with fellow colleagues from The King’s Fund, Danielle Jefferies and Siva Anandaciva, about how the NHS has changed in its history, and what we can learn from other health systems around the world.

How can we ensure that health and care staff from all backgrounds feel respected, valued and listened to at work? Siva Anandaciva sits down with Karen Bonner, Chief Nurse, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

Over the past 10 years, it has often been stated that the NHS treats more than a million people every 36 hours, but is that still true? We analyse NHS activity pre-Covid-19 and explore some of the underlying trends that lie behind these headline statistics.

We know the NHS is facing a workforce crisis, but how many people work in the NHS in England, and what do they do?

Waiting times consistently rank as one of the public’s main concerns with the NHS. Here we explore how long patients are waiting for treatment and what impact Covid-19 has had on the numbers.

Jo Vigor speaks to Karen and Yvette, a couple who beautifully demonstrate the varied and essential role that unpaid care work plays in many relationships.

LGBT Switchboard delivers a range of services to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ people throughout their lives.

Croydon BME Forum works to ensure local health services meet the needs of Croydon’s diverse community.

Birth Companions supports mothers and babies facing severe disadvantage and inequalities, in prisons and in the community.

Aurora New Dawn support victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking.