NHS Employers

Implementing a health and wellbeing strategy - Justin Varney

11 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Implementing a health and wellbeing strategy - Justin Varney by NHS Employers

DoODcast Episode 26: Systems thinking and Devo Manc

06 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this special edition of the DoODcast, recorded at our Manchester event, our speakers share a summary of their work, advice for practitioners and ho...

Implementing a health and wellbeing strategy - Marion Furr

28 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Implementing a health and wellbeing strategy - Marion Furr by NHS Employers

What type of manager are you?

25 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Weeks, Policy Manager at NHS Employers and Dilys Robinson, Principal Research Fellow from the Institute for Employment Studies discuss what ty...

DoODCast Episode 25: Happy birthday Do OD!

06 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Do OD is three! We turn the tables on OD leads Paul Taylor and Karen Dumain and find out what their top highlights are from the last three years. Hea...

Implementing a health and wellbeing strategy - Rob Webster

18 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This is first in the series of health and wellbeing podcasts recorded and produced by the health and wellbeing team. In this 60 second podcast, Rob ...

Capsticks 'Workforce of 2020' Ep. 1: Dean Royles

11 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Kelvin Cheatle, HRA director at Capsticks, discusses the workforce of the future with Dean Royles, workforce director at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS ...

DoODcast Episode 24: Treasure the Measures

25 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a special episode of the podcast focusing on a topic close to our hearts - Evaluating OD. You'll hear from Steve Keyes on why evaluation is...

DoODcast Episode 23: An interview with Matt Minahan, Chair of the OD Network

17 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This month’s DoODcast is dedicated to an interview with Matt Minahan, Chair of ODN. Paul & Karen spent time chatting with Matt, finding out about hi...

From ward to board: How South Tees created a flu fighter team

30 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

We visit South Tees to find out how they created a successful flu fighter team and became the award winning team of the year at the 2015 NHS flu fight...

DoODcast Episode 22: November 2015 - A week in the life of DoOD

19 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Spend a week in the shoes of Do OD, hear from Karen Dumain, programme lead for organisational development at the Leadership Academy, and Paul Taylor, ...

Raising Concerns In The NHS

02 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In 2014 Zoe Brown found herself in the Old Bailey giving evidence as a whistleblower against Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. On...

DoODcast Episode 21: September 2015 - Paul Taylor, a day in the life of Do OD

01 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

DoODcast Episode 21: September 2015 - Paul Taylor, a day in the life of Do OD

Flu Fighter: How a song helped mythbust the flu jab

10 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In the first of two podcasts with NHS flu fighter award winners, we visit East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust to find out how its digital and so...

DoODcast Episode 20: August 2015 - The almost September issue

09 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This month's DoODcast takes a peek behind the curtain at our Autumn and Winter collection of work. You'll hear an update on our five workstreams and ...

DoODcast Episode 19 – July 2015: OD in the NHS III

03 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Summer is here and the sun is shining which means it’s a special episode of the DoODcast. This month is all about our annual OD in the NHS Conferenc...

HPMA Awards 2015 - Social Partnership Forum Category

24 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Victoria Small interviews noiminees in the 2015 HPMA Awards.

DoODcast episode 18 – June 2015: Busy bees!

23 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to June’s DoODcast. It’s full of news from the Do OD hive This month: our latest OD Superstar, we’ve published five (yes five) new blogs...

DoODcast Episode 17 - May 2015: May we announce something special?

28 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a brand new episode of the DoODcast. We announce details of our OD in the NHS III Conference, update on the OD Capability programme and tak...

DoODcast Episode 16 - April 2015: Spring Into Action!

21 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a sunny spring episode of the DoODcast. The team are back to talk about our big five priorities for 2015, as well as an update on the OD ca...

Supporting line managers to engage their teams

15 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, NHS Employers’ Steven Weeks is joined by Dilys Robinson of the Institute for Employment Studies to discuss the NHS Employers staff ...

DoODcast episode 15: March – a very full episode indeed

01 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Spring has sprung and it’s a busy bumper episode this month with special guest Kathryn Winterburn who updates us on what’s happening in the Yorksh...

Effective partnership working on health, safety and wellbeing

27 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In this twenty minute podcast, hear what successful partnership working on health, safety and wellbeing looks like, why it’s important and the benef...

Reservist - Harry Rourke

26 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Hear our third Military March podcast with Navy reservist and consultant trauma and orthapaedic surgeon Harry Rourke from The Royal Liverpool and Broa...

DoODcast Episode 14: February 2015 - All you need is love

25 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

We have another special guest on this month's DoODcast, the brilliant Anna O'Kane from East Midlands Leadership Academy. Join us to hear about our pla...

Major Tracey Smith-Straney

23 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Major Tracey Smith-Straney who is a clinical scientist and haematology lab manager at Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust but also serve...

Staff Engagement - Staff Survey Results 2014

17 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Following the publication of the 2014 Staff Survey results, Steven Weeks - policy manager for staff engagement at NHS Employers provides a summary of ...

Northumbria Healthcare - apprenticeships podcast

12 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly Angus, deputy director of human resources, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust shares her experiences of developing a successful apprent...

Danny Mortimer Apprentice Interviews

05 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Building apprenticeship programmes within the NHS can be a cost-effective means of creating a skilled, flexible and motivated workforce to improve the...

Military March – The benefits to the NHS podcast

03 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Hear from Wing Commander Colin Mathieson, squadron commander of the medical reserves at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire who shares his top tips on sup...

DoODcast Episode 13 January 2015

28 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to 2015 and a brand new year of DoODcasts. This month the Do OD Team recap on our latest offerings and look forward to what's in store for thi...

DoODcast Episode 12: December 2014 - It's Was a Very Good Year!

16 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Ho Ho Hello and welcome to the final DoODcast of 2014. Paul, Karen, Danni, Rebecca and James cast a sentimental eye over the year and some of our fav...

5 Boroughs Partnership - Culture of care & Care Makers

03 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

5 Boroughs Partnership - Culture of care & Care Makers by NHS Employers

DoODcast Episode 11: November 2014 - Culture Change In The NHS

02 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Join the Do OD team (and guests) for a special episode recorded after our Culture Change: A Call to Act event where 140 brilliant people spent a day w...

Investing in our health visitors and getting the most out of them: LEWISHAM AND GREENWICH NHS TRUST

17 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Managers at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS trust have spent the last few years developing and implementing initiatives which show staff in their health vi...

Do OD App - Audio Advert

12 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Do OD App - Audio Advert by NHS Employers

DoODcast Episode 10: October 2014 - We put the “oooooooo" in Do OD

04 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

After what feels like forever the Do OD Team is back with a new podcast (including one Halloween special effect). Paul, Danni, Karen and Rebecca tal...

Mental Health 'Soon rather than later' - Individuals Edition

07 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Mental ill health will affect one in four people at some point in their working lives while stress is believed to account for over 30 per cent of sick...

Mental Health 'The human approach' - Managers Edition

07 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Mental ill health will affect one in four people at some point in their working lives while stress is believed to account for over 30 per cent of sick...

Personal, fair and diverse (PFD) Podcast with Peter Homa and Giles Matsell

30 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to our first Personal, Fair and Diverse (PFD) podcast, which explores the journey that Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have taken. ...

DoODcast Episode 9: September 2014 - A right Royle farewell

08 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dean Royles, Chief Executive at NHS Employers is leaving the organisation for pastures new but not before we interview him for our DoODcast! We hear D...

A Culture Change lesson from Educating Yorkshire’s Thornhill Academy

18 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Culture change is a big issue currently facing the NHS organisations. This podcast highlights the challenges a Headmaster faced in creating a positive...

DoODcast Episode 8: August 2014 – And we’re back in the room

06 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

After an incredibly busy and brilliant July, the DoOD team are back around the table for another round up of Organisational Development news. We mana...

DoODcast Episode 7 – July 2014: OD in the NHS II Conference Highlights

28 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a special super bumper episode of DoODcast bringing you highlights from our second annual OD in the NHS Conference. On July 7 we brought t...

What are the links between employee engagement and health and wellbeing?

01 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Weeks, policy manager for the NHS Employers organisation chats to Dr Adrian Madden, research fellow at the University of Sussex about the links...

What are the drivers of staff engagement and what actions can be taken by line managers?

01 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Weeks, policy manager for the NHS Employers organisation, chats to Dilys Robinson, principal research fellow at the Institute for Employment St...

What is the meaning and importance of staff engagement?

01 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Weeks, policy manager for NHS Employers organisation, speaks to Professor Katie Truss from the University of Sussex about the importance of sta...

Analyzing the impact of staff engagement in the NHS - an overview

01 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Weeks, policy manager for the NHS Employers organisation, chats to Dilys Robinson, principal research fellow at the Institute for Employment St...

Total Reward Statement Podcast

27 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

We talk to Dawn Preece and Zinnia Ritz of York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust who were kind enough to share with us their experience of the 2...

When to refer to the DBS - triggers and NHS examples

26 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone has a duty to refer to the DBS in certain circumstances. In this Podcast Nyla Cooper – programme lead for professional standards, chats wit...

Making referrals - information required by the DBS

26 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

After you have decided that you do need to make a referral to the DBS the procedure to do this can be quite daunting. In this Podcast Nyla Cooper – ...

DoODcast Episode 6 – June 2014: Farewell Foley

24 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Get your tissues ready as the Do OD Team wave a fond farewell to Steph in our latest update. We welcome Rebecca and James who join our podcast for th...

New interface connecting Electronic Staff Record (ESR) & Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

23 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The Electronic Staff Record (ESR) has a new interface to provide regular updates from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) about the criminal stat...

DoODcast Episode 5 - May 2014: Celebrating our Success

29 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

29 / 05 / 2014 Episode five of DoODcast is brought to you by our award winning team! We tell you all about our visit to the ODN Europe conference, co...

Exploring Diversity in the Workforce - #EQW2014

14 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

As part of #EQW2014 we have created a podcast that explores diversity in the workforce. Dean Royles from NHS Employers, Carol Baxter from Imperial Col...

Emotional Wellbeing in the Workplace - Part 2

09 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

As part of #EQW2014 week we have produced a podcast exploring emotional wellbeing in the workplace with Peter Hall from ENEI, Stephen Bowen, British I...

Emotional Wellbeing in the Workplace - Part 1

09 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

As part of #EQW2014 week we have produced a podcast exploring emotional wellbeing in the workplace with Peter Hall from ENEI, Stephen Bowen, British I...

DoODcast Episode 4 - April 2014: The birth of Grow OD

29 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the latest episode of DoODcast, riding high on the success of our last episode which was our most popular yet. Thanks to everyone who list...

Health and wellbeing: the role of occupational health

17 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, Dr Anne de Bono, chair of NHS Health at Work (http://www.nhshealthatwork.co.uk) talks about what a quality occupational health servi...

Values Based Recruitment: Partner workshop reflections and case studies

15 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Hear the personal reflections from some of our partner organisations following the first Values Based Recruitment (VBR) partner workshop, held in Leed...

Emotional wellbeing

31 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Cary Cooper is a distinguished professor of organisational psychology and health. In this podcast he discusses emotional health and wellbein...

DoODcast Episode 3 - March 2014: A Minute with Mee Yan

25 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode three of DoODcast which we recorded live with our special guest Mee Yan Cheung-Judge and fifty of our closest friends from the DoOD...

Compassion in Practice – Chaplain’s Blog

20 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Rev David Southall set up his own blog to highlight “Good news stories from Worcestershire’s Hospitals”. The blog is close to receiving 250,000 ...

Compassion is a four letter word - the importance of teams in staff experience

19 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Taylor from NHS Employers explores compassion and the importance of teams in staff experience.

Virtual Board: Holding up the mirror - Amanda Oates

13 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

In the final podcast from our virtual board, Amanda Oates, director of workforce at Mersey Care NHS Trust talks about holding up the mirror and why st...

Dean Royles & Victor Adebowale – HR in the NHS

06 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

In this new podcast, Dean Royles talks to Victor Adebowale, chief executive of Turning Point and non-executive director at NHS England. They discuss t...

Virtual boards - Clive Lewis

05 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast Clive Lewis, non-executive director at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust highlights the importance of the role that manag...

Dean Royles talks about the new social media toolkit for the NHS

28 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

NHS Employers chief executive Dean Royles talks through the free social media toolkit for the NHS, which contains all you need as a communications lea...

Virtual boards: Claire Johnston

27 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to Claire Johnston, Director of Nursing and People at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust talking about the importance of not losing sigh...

Virtual Boards – Michael Marsh

20 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to Dr Michael Marsh, Medical Director at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in our latest podcast talking about how playing ...

DoODcast episode two - February 2014

20 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Episode two of DoODcast. In ten minutes or less we bring you a round-up from the Do OD team on what has happened this month and what's coming up.

Virtual Boards - Jeff Buggle

10 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to Jeff Buggle, Director of Finance & Performance Management at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust talking about how to build ...

Virtual Boards - Steve Shrubb

03 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Hear the personal stories of our Virtual Board members in a series of podcasts about how they have implemented staff wellbeing initiatives in their or...

DoODcast episode one - meet the team, January 2014

03 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Launching for 2014, DoODcast is our new monthly podcast from the organisational development (Do OD) team. In ten minutes or less each month we will be...

Overseas nurse recruitment podcast

28 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Overseas recruitment may not be as commonly used as in previous years, but due to various NHS workforce shortages across the country, it remains a leg...

Employing young people – addressing the mismatch between employers and young people

10 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

NHS Employers encourages organisations to help young people on their journey into work, but recognises there are certain barriers that can prevent you...

NHS Employers virtual board - panel discussion

25 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

NHS Employers talks to members of the NHS Employers Virtual Board who took part in a panel discussion in August 2013. Questions were developed by memb...

Recruit for values: Start as you mean to go on - University College London Hospitals

04 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, Hanna Murphy (NHS Employers) speaks to Claire London and Jeremy Over from University College London Hospitals about the work they hav...

St George's Healthcare NHS Trust recruitment of Healthcare Assistants with Jobcentre Plus

18 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Head of Nursing and Patient Experience, Anne Cleary, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust knows how challenging it can be recruiting for the critical role...

Podcast with Helene Donnelly, Ambassador for Cultural Change

14 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Caroline Waterfield, Head of Employment Services at NHS Employers met with Helene Donnelly, Ambassador for cultural change at Staffordshire & Stoke on...

Recruit for values: Start as you mean to go on - Bradford District Care Trust

14 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, we meet Steve Keyes and Lisa Michelangeli, and they tell us what they have been doing to introduce values based recruitment practices...

Recruit for values: Start as you mean to go on - Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

01 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

In a series of podcasts, NHS Employers talks to organisations who have implemented recruitment policies and practices which allow them to test candida...

Recruit for values: Start as you mean to go on - York Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

01 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

In a series of podcasts, NHS Employers talks to organisations who have implemented recruitment policies and practices which allow them to test candida...

Healthcare science apprenticeships, the benefits for trusts and apprentices

11 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Dean, Programme Lead for healthcare science & international recruitment at NHS Employers meets Gill Crankshaw, Acting General Manager, Dorothy ...

Do OD - The Art of the Possible

30 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Our second Do OD pODcast tells the story of one organisation, Bradford District Care Trust, and how they have put Organisational Development at the he...

Tri-panel call for evidence

03 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

We talk to Gail Adams, Head of Nursing UNISON and Kevin McAleese CBE, Chair for NHS Employers about the working longer review - call for evidence whic...

Working longer review

14 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

The Working Longer Review group will be launching a national call for evidence from the 24 June until 5 September 2013. Find out more about the call f...

NHSE National Training Survey June 2013

11 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dean Royles talks to Niall Dickson, chief executive and registrar of the General Medical Council, about the findings of the National Training Survey 2...

Capsticks - pay progression and appraisals: Kelvin Cheatle

31 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Kelvin Cheatle from Capsticks talks about pay progression and appraisals from a practical perspective for NHS organisations.

Capsticks - pay progression and appraisals: Andrew Davidson

31 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Davidson from Capsticks talks about the legal challenges around pay progression and appraisals for NHS organisations.

Dean Royles audio blog podcast, May 2013

28 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

The new NHS education body Health Education England (HEE), has been mandated to give training 'unprecedented importance', backed by a £5bn budget, th...

Auto enrolment consultancy service

25 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast promoting the automatic enrolment consultancy service from NHS Employers.

Defining Organisational Development in a single tweet

23 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

In this first episode , we send Julia Tybura on a mission to find out whether it's possible to define Organisational Development in a single tweet. A...

Dean Royles slays the five social media myths

04 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dean Royles slays five common social media myths that are preventing NHS organisations engaging with the medium and reaching staff.

Dean Royles blog podcast March 2013

28 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dean Royles, Chief Executive at NHS Employers comments on the key topics that are currently on everyone's agenda, including whistleblowing and what ac...

Dean Royles and Jan Sobieraj talk Francis

26 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dean Royles Chief Executive at NHS Employers and Jan Sobieraj Managing Director at NHS Leadership Academy talk about the Francis report