
HSJ Health Check: Weekly analysis of the biggest issues in health policy and leadership, from HSJ's expert journalists. The go to place for an independent, informed and immediate take on health and care news.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 311 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | News CommentaryNews | |||

Hospitals are being told by NHS England to focus on easy wins to hit this financial year’s A&E targets, so on this episode we unpick what trusts are being ask to do and whether this will get them over the line by the end of March.
NHSE also finally p... more
This week we cover a mysterious update to the “model ICB” blueprint that hasn’t been formally published or endorsed by NHS England, but instead passed in whispers.
We also talk about the full timetable for merging NHS England and the Department of ... more
On this episode we’re joined by Lord Philip Hunt of King’s Heath - who was a minister in the Labour government until last year, and has played a huge role in Labour health policy and in NHS leadership over several decades.
He was a health minister i... more
On this episode we cover one of the most expensive employment tribunals in the NHS and why a trust must pay its former chief executive £1.4m in damages.
Also this week, an update on the new hospitals programme from the government spending watchdog, ... more
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Please teach your journalists how to use their microphones. Every week someone’s mike is too close to them which produces a poppy sound. Totally ruins the experience of listening to these on the whole excellent podcasts.
Some good content in the podcast, but given HSJ’s profile you think they could mic up their contributors properly and do a bit of sound mixing. Sounds quite amateurish
Excellent and detailed reporting but episodes filled with ‘ums’, coughs and other things that could easily be edited out
Excellent and detailed reporting but pauses and filler words like ‘um’ can be distracting.
All the reporters really need to work on their verbal communication. The amount of verbal ticks and pointless words eg.’kinda’, ‘sort of’ and ‘erm’ is painful to listen to Takes away from the content which is otherwise useful
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The content focuses on health policy and leadership, analyzing significant issues shaping the UK healthcare landscape. Recent discussions analyze structural changes within the NHS, budgetary challenges, and the implications of new health legislation while forecasting future trends. Key topics include patient safety, waiting list management, and the balance between public and private healthcare initiatives, making it a valuable resource for listeners interested in in-depth health sector analysis and current affairs related to the NHS.
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Recent guests on HSJ Health Check include:
1. Lord Hunt of King's Heath
2. Mark Dayan
3. Sarah Reed
4. Daniel Elkeles
5. Ian Dodge
6. Matthew Taylor
7. Wes Streeting
8. Safra Cordray
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