NHS Employers
Episodes
How South Yorkshire ICS supports the upscaling of T Level industry placements
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pam Case, senior project manager, and Claire Wilson, project lead, from South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board share how they are supporting colleagues...
How Greater Manchester ICS supports upscaling of T Level industry placements
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sue Howard, head of workforce development and Phil Pennill, programme manager, both from Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board join us to discuss h...
How Gloucestershire ICS supports upscaling of T Level industry placements
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mandy Tuckey, ICS apprenticeship and widening participation programme lead, and Kate Loram, ‘We Want You’ project support officer at One Glouceste...
How BOB ICS supports upscaling of T Level industry placements
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shilpa Bhatt, apprenticeships and widening participation lead and interim retention lead at Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrate...
Understanding job evaluation in the NHS
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This conversation explores the important role of job evaluation within the NHS, addressing the challenges and misconceptions that comes with it. Hoste...
Leading for improved staff experience
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Stephen Weeks hosts a discussion with Claire Tierney and Cheryl Samuels about improving staff experience in NHS organisations. They e...
4. Benefits of Agenda for Change
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Colleagues talk about the implementation of agenda for change and it brought about improved relationships with trade unions.
3. The introduction of Agenda for Change
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reflections on the improvements made when the NHS moved over to the agenda for change system
2. Equal Pay and Challenges
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Colleagues reflect on the important equal pay case that was a turning point in the NHS, including the challenges and complexities the Whitley Council ...
1. Introduction to the Whitley Councils
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Colleagues provide an introduction to the old structures, and the practicalities of what they were like to navigate in practice.
Parity of Esteem for SAS Doctors
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Deemer, head of Diversity and Inclusion at NHS Employers, discusses the importance of parity of esteem for SAS doctors within the NHS, highlighti...
Introducing T Level maternity placements at Great Western Hospital
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first part of the conversation, we discuss how Great Western Hospital in Swindon introduced T Level industry placements in their maternity serv...
Exploring the T Level experience at Great Western Hospital in more detail
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of the conversation, we discuss how the placement experience has changed over time to best support the young people on placement. W...
Hidden disabilities uncovered
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
North East Ambulance Service and the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion discuss hidden disabilities and share insights on how to support NHS...
International Nurse Retention
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
International Nurse Retention by NHS Employers
DoOD: Allow for the unexpected with Naomi Stanford
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For our final episode we are joined by Naomi Stanford, Organisation Design author & consultant who brings a wealth of experience in both organisation ...
DoOD: Being in the service of others with Vilma Nikolaidou
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vilma Nikolaidou the Associate Director of HR from University of the Arts London joins us for our fourth episode. Vilma shares her experience of doing...
Alder Hey: Taking an organisation-wide approach to support health and wellbeing
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2020, when COVID struck, Alder Hey’s response to the pandemic and to the support offered to staff had been shaped by events of 2018 and a case in...
DoOD: Catalysts for change with Mee-Yan Cheung Judge & Linda Holbeche
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we hear from Mee-Yan Cheung Judge and Linda Holbeche, friends of Do OD and authors of our favourite handbook: Organisation Development...
DoOD: Nudging systems forward with Sheena Cartwright
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sheena Cartwright is a thought leader in Gestalt OD and an experienced OD consultant. Sheena joins us to explore the practice of OD through the lens ...
Do OD: Complexity is a practice with Glenda Eoyang
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Glenda is the CEO of the Human Systems Dynamics Institute and joins us to discuss OD in a time of uncertainty. We need a radically different way to th...
International Integrated Care Models Ep. 3: Connecting Care for Children
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
International Integrated Care Models Ep. 3: Connecting Care for Children by NHS Employers
International Integrated Care Models Ep. 2: Healthy Homes and Neighbourhoods
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
International Integrated Care Models Ep. 2: Healthy Homes and Neighbourhoods by NHS Employers
International Integrated Care Models Ep. 1: The ESTHER Approach
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
International Integrated Care Models Ep. 1: The ESTHER Approach by NHS Employers
#EQW2022: The Power of Staff Networks
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
#EQW2022: The Power of Staff Networks by NHS Employers
Dear Matilda: how great leadership turned around a trust.
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This story begins with a letter sent to seven year old Matilda at the start of the pandemic. But the story behind the letter starts four years earlie...
Enhancing the working experiences of disabled staff – what we learned from shielding
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Enhancing the working experiences of disabled staff – what we learned from shielding by NHS Employers
Inclusive Recruitment: The Partnership Between The Royal Wolverhampton and The Prince's Trust
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Inclusive Recruitment: The Partnership Between The Royal Wolverhampton and The Prince's Trust by NHS Employers
HPMA Awards 2020: Social Partnership Forum Finalist Kim Nurse
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
HPMA Awards 2020: Social Partnership Forum Finalist Kim Nurse by NHS Employers
HPMA Awards 2020: Social Partnership Forum Finalist Steve Grundy
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
HPMA Awards 2020: Social Partnership Forum Finalist Steve Grundy by NHS Employers
HPMA Awards 2020: Social Partnership Forum Finalist Mark Appleby
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
HPMA Awards 2020: Social Partnership Forum Finalist Mark Appleby by NHS Employers
HPMA Awards 2020: Social Partnership Forum Finalist Stephen Thompson
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
HPMA Awards 2020: Social Partnership Forum Finalist Stephen Thompson by NHS Employers
HPMA Awards 2020: Social Partnership Forum Finalist Guy Dickson
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
HPMA Awards 2020: Social Partnership Forum Finalist Guy Dickson by NHS Employers
HPMA Awards 2020: Social Partnership Forum Finalist Marcia Dawkins
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
HPMA Awards 2020: Social Partnership Forum Finalist Marcia Dawkins by NHS Employers
Reward outside of the NHS: University of Lincoln
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Reward outside of the NHS: University of Lincoln by NHS Employers
Inclusive and Safe Recruitment Ep. 2: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast we hear from Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust on its approach to inclusive recruitment, and how apprenticeships form a key part ...
Social Partnership Forum: The Hillingdon Hospital's People Strategy
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Social Partnership Forum: The Hillingdon Hospital's People Strategy by NHS Employers
Why partnership working with trade unions is central to making the NHS People Plan meaningful
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to our podcast, recorded at a SPF People Plan workshop, to hear Danny Mortimer (NHS Employers) in conversation with Sara Gorton (UNISON), Clair...
Inclusive and Safe Recruitment Ep. 1: Kate Morrissey's story
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Kate Morrissey, senior national programme manager and national implementation lead for RECONNECT at NHS England and Improvement, share...
Deborah Lee on mental health - leading the way and tackling stigma
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Deborah Lee, chief executive of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust talks about her decision to share her own experience of...
Transforming the Ambulance Service across the Four Nations
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Transforming the Ambulance Service across the Four Nations by NHS Employers
HPMA Awards 2019 - Social Partnership Forum Category
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
HPMA Awards 2019 - Social Partnership Forum Category by NHS Employers
Streamlining: Maximising the Use of ESR
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Streamlining: Maximising the Use of ESR by NHS Employers
Streamlining: The journey so far and moving forward
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As part of NHS Streamlining Week, Alan Duffell, director of workforce at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals and chair of the national streamlining stee...
Professional Development Strategy: Implementing the Map of Influence & Role Remit
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Professional Development Strategy: Implementing the Map of Influence & Role Remit by NHS Employers
Exploring the CLiP (Collaborative Learning in Practice) Model
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Robyn Swain, a programme lead for the workforce supply programme at NHS Employers, explores a coaching style model to support learner...
The future is out there
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The future is out there by NHS Employers
Supporting EU staff in the NHS: Where are we and what next?
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Caroline Waterfield from NHS Employers explores the impact of the UK's decision to leave the European Union (EU) and what employers in...
Future of work: The impact of technology and avoiding solutioning
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Wilson Wong, head of insights and futures at CIPD, speaking to Liz Mear, chief executive of The Innovation Agency part of the Academic Healt...
Paul Farmer on why mental health is everyone's business
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Paul Farmer, chief executive of Mind, speaking to Helen Bogan, programme lead for health and wellbeing at NHS Employers, about the importanc...
Sustainable Health and Care Week: Antony Cobley on utilising green space
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As part of sustainable health and care week, we have a different theme every day to highlight ways trusts can become more sustainable in the way they ...
HPMA Awards 2018 - Social Partnership Forum Category
08 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast you will hear from the Social Partnership Forum finalists in the HPMA Awards 2018 talking about their winning projects and the challen...
Implementing new initiatives in recruitment with Guy's & St Thomas'
11 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Beth Mason, Senior Programme Officer at NHS Employers, attends a nurse recruitment assessment day at Guy’s and St Thomas' NHS Found...
Brexit Ep 5: Patient access to medical research
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Brexit Ep 5: Patient access to medical research by NHS Employers
Recruiting from your community Ep.3: Jagtar Singh
05 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Recruiting from your community Ep.3: Jagtar Singh by NHS Employers
DoOD Ep 32: Charlotte Croffie - the journey from OD to entrepreneurship
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episiode of the DoODcast, Charlotte Croffie, former Director of OD at University College London, speaks to Karen Dumain about the links betwee...
Recruiting From Your Community Episode 2: An NHS Perspective With Antony Cobley
08 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Recruiting From Your Community Episode 2: An NHS Perspective With Antony Cobley by NHS Employers
Making an Impact - Health and Care Women Leaders Ep. 6
27 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to a new podcast for women leaders to hear Kirsty Smith share her leadership journey from ambulance technician to advanced paramedic at North W...
Diversity = Collaboration = Innovation
27 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to keynote speakers from this year's diversity and inclusion conference talking about the key themes from the day; diversity, collaboration and...
Reducing Agency Spend with North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust
10 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Reducing Agency Spend with North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust by NHS Employers
Recruiting From Your Community Episode 1: A Private Sector Perspective With Sir John Timpson
06 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of this series of podcasts, Sir John Timpson CBE, chairman and owner of Timpson, discusses the private sector perspective on the benefits...
DoODcast Episiode 31: Space, Time and Content: Doing OD at Tate Galleries
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an extra special field trip around Tate Britain hosted by Vilma Nikolaidou, Head of OD. Our OD inspired tour of the galleries gave Vilma t...
DoODcast Episode 30: The only thing we can count on is being surprised.
23 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A very special bonus episode of the DoODcast featuring Michael Ciszewski, our keynote speaker from OD in the NHS V. Michael provides insight into a wa...
Brexit Ep 4: Why reciprocal healthcare arrangements post-Brexit matter for patients?
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Does Brexit mean the end of the family holiday in Europe for people with long-term health conditions? Does Brexit mean that rare disease patients wil...
DoODcast Ep. 29: Sustaining Transformation - Making a difference
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This edition of our DoODcast was recorded live at OD in the NHS V, our annual conference where OD practitioners make sense of the complexities in the ...
Capsticks 'Hot Topics' Ep. 4: Mental Health
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Capsticks 'Hot Topics' Ep. 4: Mental Health by NHS Employers
Brexit Ep 3: Making the voice of the health and care sector voice heard
08 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Brexit podcast we hear from two alliances formed to ensure the voice of the health and care sector is heard during the negotiat...
An outside perspective of recruitment & retention in the NHS with John Timpson
08 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
At the NHS Employers Workforce Summit in June our programme lead Robyn Palmer caught up with John Timpson CBE, chairman and owner of Timpson, the shoe...
A new vision of leadership - Health and Care Women Leaders Ep. 5
04 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A new vision of leadership - Health and Care Women Leaders Ep. 5 by NHS Employers
HPMA Awards 2017 - Social Partnership Forum Category
26 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
HPMA Awards 2017 - Social Partnership Forum Category by NHS Employers
Reward: An NHS and Local Government perspective
19 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How can we respond to the challenge of reward in the NHS? Paul Wallace, Director of Employment Relations and Reward at NHS Employers meets Steve Ned,...
Resilience Training with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
19 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Find out how Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has worked together with City, University of London to deliver resilience training to over 10...
Frimley Health: How to manage an acquisition
03 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Many organisations in the NHS are either in the process of merging, linking up or thinking about it. Bringing organisations together brings with it m...
Inclusive Leadership in the NHS - Ep. 2: UHMBT
03 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to our second podcast on inclusive leadership in the NHS. In this episode we explore the practical side of inclusive leadership with University...
Brexit Ep 2: Article 50 - what next?
29 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Now that Article 50 has been triggered what does the negotiation process involve, who are the key players and where are the EU's red lines? Sarah Col...
Get Energy Smart Episode 2
09 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Get Energy Smart Episode 2 by NHS Employers
Get Energy Smart Episode 1
09 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sophie is a mum of two from Leeds, West Yorkshire. In the five months she's had the smart meter she is already finding that it is making a difference ...
Brexit Ep 1: Making sense of the issues
02 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As the British Government prepares to trigger Article 50 and begin the process of negotiating the UK's exit from the EU Elisabetta Zanon, director of ...
DoODCast Episode 28: Working in Complex Contexts
06 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We’re dedicating this episode to doing OD in STPs, Vanguards and other complex contexts, bringing you stories and news from our latest Do OD Event. ...
Capsticks 'Hot Topics' Ep. 2: Brexit
30 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to our second podcast of the hot topics series, produced by NHS Employers for Capsticks' HR advisory service (HRA). This series focuses on cult...
Virtual Boards - Dr. Julia Smedley
18 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Julia Smedley, Head of Occupational Health at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, talks about her role as a clinical lead and the...
Leaders come in all shapes and sizes - Health and Care Women Leaders Ep. 4
12 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Dr. Elaine Maxwell, associate professor of leadership at London’s Southbank University and non-executive director of Basildon and T...
Why networks matter to me - Health and Care Women Leaders Ep. 3
08 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, HSJ executive editor Adele Waters speaks to Dr Theresa Shaw, chief executive of the Foundation of Nursing Studies (FoNS) about the im...
Capsticks 'Hot Topics' Ep. 1: Bullying & Harassment
02 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of our new Capsticks series on 'hot topics in the NHS', Martin Hamilton will discuss with Christina McAnea, Head of Healthcare at...
Inclusive Leadership in the NHS - Ep. 1
22 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode on inclusive leadership in the NHS, we will be exploring the theoretical side of inclusive leadership as we hear from leading exp...
Tackling bullying & harassment in the NHS - Ep. 2: Cultural Ambassadors
13 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode in the series of how we can tackle bullying and harassment in the NHS, we went along to Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foun...
Moving from 'we should' to 'I will' - Health and Care Women Leaders Ep. 2
12 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast for the HSJ Women Leaders Network, hear Claire Warnes, partner at KPMG discussing the value of inclusion and why women's networks are ...
Capsticks 'Workforce of 2020' Ep. 4: Deborah Tarrant
03 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the final episode in the Workforce of 2020 podcast series, recorded by NHS Employers for Capsticks HR Advisory Service. In this edition, Ke...
DoODcast Episode 27 : Raising our ambition, deepening our practice.
27 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode of the DoODcast, dedicated to our fourth annual OD in the NHS Conference. The podcast features Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge, Ola Odu...
Tackling bullying & harassment in the NHS - Ep. 1
14 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode on how we can tackle bullying and harassment in the NHS, Bernadette El-Hadidy, NHS Employers' London area head of engagement, tal...
Resilience in the NHS: Prof. Ivan Robertson
24 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
At the NHS Confederation Annual Conference, Ruth Warden, assistant director at NHS Employers caught up with Professor Ivan Robertson, co-found of Robe...
Capsticks 'Workforce of 2020' Ep. 3: Danny Mortimer
04 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of the series, Kelvin Cheatle, consultant at Capsticks, discusses the workforce of 2020 with chief executive of NHS Employers, Da...
Listening into action interview with Hannah Forbes
25 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Weeks, policy manager at NHS Employers talks to Hannah Forbes, co-founder, Optimise LTD about their Listening into Action (LiA) approach to inc...
Leading from every seat – Health and Care Women Leaders Ep. 1
20 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Find out how the HSJ Women Leaders Network is supporting women to redress the gender balance in the NHS in our exclusive podcast with Helen Birtwhistl...
HPMA Awards 2016 - Social Partnership Forum Category
23 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This year the Social Partnership Forum (SPF) is proud to once again sponsor the Partnership Award at the HPMA Excellence Awards on 30 June. Hear the t...
Implementing a health and wellbeing strategy - Karen Gularslan
31 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Implementing a health and wellbeing strategy - Karen Gularslan by NHS Employers
Capsticks 'Workforce of 2020' Ep. 2: Lord Norman Warner
24 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Kelvin Cheatle, HRA director at Capsticks, discusses the workforce of the future with former health minister, Lord Norman Warner.
How are you feeling NHS? Ep. 2
19 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The health and wellbeing team recently visited Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to find out in what way our 'How Are You Feeling NHS?...
Diversity monitoring from Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
17 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast recorded to celebrate EQW2016, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust talk about how they successfully implemen...
How are you feeling NHS? Ep. 1
16 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The health and wellbeing team recently visited Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to find out how the 'How Are You Feeling NHS? toolkit...