How can the NHS improve productivity, reduce pressure on services and deliver better patient care? And what can NHS leaders learn from the Thirlwall Inquiry into the deaths of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital?
In this episode of Health on the Line, Adam Brimelow explores NHS productivity with Anita Charlesworth, senior economic adviser at the Health Foundation, and Professor Andy Hardy, chief executive of University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
They discuss Anita’s report for the NHS Productivity Commission, which proposes ways to unlock technology, empower NHS staff and increase capital investment with the potential to deliver £33 billion in annual savings and improve health outcomes.
The episode also examines the Thirlwall Inquiry, which investigated failings surrounding the deaths of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital. The NHS Alliance’s chief executive Sir Ciarán Devane discusses what the inquiry means for NHS leadership, patient safety, accountability and safeguarding, and how NHS organisations can create cultures where staff feel confident to raise concerns.
Health on the Line is an NHS Alliance podcast, produced by Health Comms Plus.
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