I never expected the return to school to be easy, but I didn’t anticipate problems so soon. Nor did I expect to be asking a question on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions at the end of two long days of trying to book a covid test. Just four days after…
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Nicola McQueen, CEO, NHS Professionals, on the value of flexible healthcare workers
In a series examining the challenges and opportunities for healthcare arising from the pandemic, Sally Williams hears from Nicola McQueen, Chief Executive of NHS Professionals (NHSP), which runs the largest staff bank within the NHS of highly skilled flexible workers. This is what she said on 16 July 2020. We’ve…
Healthcare in a COVID-19 world – Dr Jonathan Bennett, Respiratory Consultant in Leicester, on what’s happening in his city
As part of a series examining the challenges and opportunities for healthcare, Sally Williams hears from Dr Jonathan Bennett, Honorary Professor of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Respiratory Consultant at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, and Chair of the British Thoracic Society. This is what he said on 2 July 2020. Leicester…
Healthcare in a COVID-19 world – Dr Nnenna Osuji, Medical Director, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, reflects on the learning and healing that needs to happen
In a series considering the challenges and opportunities for healthcare arising from the pandemic, Dr Nnenna Osuji, Medical Director and Deputy Chief Executive, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, reflects on the demands COVID-19 has placed on NHS teams, the inequalities it has exposed, and the value of mutual appreciation. COVID-19…
Professor Tim Briggs CBE, National Director of Clinical Improvement for the NHS, on the opportunity to set new quality standards in healthcare
In a series examining the challenges and opportunities for healthcare arising from the pandemic, Sally Williams hears from Professor Tim Briggs CBE, National Director of Clinical Improvement for the NHS and Chair of GIRFT, a national programme designed to improve the quality of both surgical and medical care within the…
Healthcare in a COVID-19 world – Dr Jonathan Bennett on the data (and hope) needed to carry us through the next stage
As part of a series examining the challenges and opportunities for healthcare, Sally Williams hears from Dr Jonathan Bennett, Honorary Professor of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Respiratory Consultant at Glenfield Hospital and Chair of the British Thoracic Society. This is what he said on 4 June 2020. The Government’s…
Healthcare in a COVID-19 world – Dr Jonathan Bennett, Respiratory Consultant, on the changes he’s seeing
In a new series examining the challenges and opportunities for healthcare, Sally Williams hears from Dr Jonathan Bennett, Honorary Professor of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Respiratory Consultant at Glenfield Hospital and Chair of the British Thoracic Society. This is what he said on 26 May 2020. It has been…
Stories from the coronavirus frontline – Critical Care Nurse, Rosie Tasker, on helping seriously ill patients keep in touch with families
In a series of posts giving a frank account of experiences on the NHS frontline, Sally Williams hears from Rosie Tasker, a critical care nurse at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Whilst isolating at home like so many, Rosie is leading a new Relatives Communications Team. This is what…
Stories from the coronavirus frontline – Dr Jonathan Bennett, Respiratory Consultant, on what comes next
In a series of posts giving a frank account of experiences on the NHS frontline, Sally Williams hears from Dr Jonathan Bennett, Honorary Professor of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Respiratory Consultant at Glenfield Hospital and Chair of the British Thoracic Society. This is what he said on 12 May…
Stories from the coronavirus frontline – Dr Jonathan Bennett, Respiratory Consultant, on managing uncertainty
In a series of posts giving a frank account of experiences on the NHS frontline, Sally Williams hears from Dr Jonathan Bennett, Honorary Professor of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Respiratory Consultant at Glenfield Hospital and Chair of the British Thoracic Society – the Respiratory Consultant we’ve been hearing from…