Voices of Care

Michael Manuccia, CEO of FuturU, joins Suhail Mirza on this week’s Voices of Care to discuss staff shortages and development, technology and his vision for the future.

Helen Whyley, Director for the Royal College of Nursing in Wales, joins host Suhail Mirza on this week’s Voices of Care episode to discuss the pressures that led to industrial action, the future of nursing, diversity and much, much more.

Sim Scavazza, Acting Chair at NHS Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board, sits down with Voices of Care host Suhail Mirza to discuss diversity, cultural change, innovation and the ongoing crisis the industry finds itself in.

Professor Kamila Hawthorne MBE, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, joins Voices of Care host Suhail Mirza this week in a powerful interview. Kamila speaks passionately about funding, GP shortages, technology and inequalities in the eye-opening episode.

Oonagh Smyth, CEO of Skills for Care, is this week’s guest on Voices of Care and shares her valuable insight on the current state of the industry, as well as what the future has in store, with host Suhail Mirza.

Ian Smith is the Chair of NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board, who work with people in Surrey Heartlands to create better, healthier lives. They have a focus on prevention and support that’s targeted where it’s most needed to reduce the unfairness some people experience in accessing care, so nobody is left behind. Ian was previously Executive Chairman of Four Seasons Health Care and Chief Executive of the General Healthcare Group. In this episode of Voices of Care Ian talks to our host, Suhail Mirza, about the importance of offering career paths within the health and social care sector, the impact of the cost-of-living crisis and workforce sickness, and how vital inclusion is for retention.

Tim Orchard is a consultant physician and gastroenterologist and Chief Executive of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust which provides acute and specialist healthcare in North West London for around a million and a half people every year. It is one of the largest NHS trusts in England and together with Imperial College London forms an academic health science centre. In this episode of Voices of Care, Tim Orchard talks to our host, Suhail Mirza, about the importance of job satisfaction and attention to health and wellbeing within the workforce, the role of technology in the health and social care sector, and how vital it is to ensure that everyone is offered the same career progression opportunities.

Louise Stead, CEO of the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, has more than three decades’ experience as a nurse and features on this week’s episode of Voices of Care to discuss several insightful topics, including the future of healthcare, staff wellbeing and recruitment, with host Suhail Mirza.

Richard Mitchell, the Chief Executive of University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, re-joined the Trust as chief executive in October 2021 having worked as the chief executive of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for four years. Richard is also the Chair of the East Midlands Cancer Alliance and Midlands Regional and Talent Leadership Board. In this episode of Voices of Care, Richard Mitchell talks to our host, Suhail Mirza, about the importance of ethical international recruitment, how looking after the health and social workforce through providing the basics is key, and why we need to move beyond hope and into delivery.

This week’s guest on Voices of Care is Laura Skaife-Knight, Deputy Chief Executive at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn. Over the past three years Laura has transformed the hospital from “basket case” into success story with a particular emphasis on staff wellbeing. Laura sits down with host Suhail Mirza to discuss some of the initiatives she implemented at the Norfolk hospital in an insightful and refreshing conversation.

Ian Trenholm is the Chief Executive at the Care Quality Commission (CQC), an independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. The CQC strives to ensure health and social services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve. Ian joins host Suhail Mirza to discuss the strikes, gridlock and crisis facing the care industry in a transparent and honest interview.

Dr Donald Macaskill is the CEO of Scottish Care, the representative body for care providers in the independent sector, and has dedicated his career to the health and social care sectors across the UK. Dr Macaskill also sits on a number of governmental committees and workings groups and is a trustee for a number of charities. In this episode, Dr Macaskill discusses the current state of the care industry in an eye-opening discussion.

Stephen Pattrick is the CEO and Co-founder of Newcross Healthcare. Since 1996, Newcross Healthcare has been working with carers and clients at a grassroots level. Newcross Healthcare serves every part of Britain. Creating a truly joined up healthcare ecosystem, to ensure clients can find healthcare workers to fit their needs and nurses and carers can find work that fits around their lives. Stephen sits down with our host, Suhail Mirza, to discuss the future of hospital at home, using technology to improve patient outcomes and lower costs, democratise care through early diagnosis, and offer free training to enable the workforce of the future.

Professor Joe Harrison is CEO of the Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and has been an NHS acute hospital Chief Executive for over ten years. Along with an ambitious digital innovation programme, Joe has championed workplace wellbeing to improve the working lives of the team at MKUH. In this episode of Voices of Care, Professor Joe Harrison talks to our host, Suhail Mirza, about the importance of attracting and looking after employees, opening an independent medical school, and promoting health and wellbeing within the workplace.

Justin Ash is CEO of Spire Healthcare, a private healthcare provider with 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across the UK. He is also a member of the strategic council of Independent Healthcare Providers Network, the only membership organisation for independent healthcare providers across the UK, and a chair of the trustees of THET (Tropical Health & Education Trust). In this episode of Voices of Care, Justin Ash talks to our host, Suhail Mirza, about how apprenticeships have the power to transform the sector, the importance of speaking up, openness, listening, and responding appropriately, and how the workforce is at the heart of health and social care provision.

Previously chief executive at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and now chief executive of NHS Providers’, Sir Julian Hartley is motivated by the opportunity to champion and advocate for NHS organisations at a time of great pressure faced by all who work in the health service. He says that he wants to bring his experience and insight to the wider debate about the NHS at a time when we face one of the most challenging periods in its history. In this episode of Voices of Care, Sir Julian Hartley talks to our host, Suhail Mirza, about pressures faced by the health and social care workforce, the importance of focusing on healthcare workers’ needs, and how an engaged and empowered team provides better outcomes for those in their care.

Raina Summerson is CEO of Agincare and is closely involved with the Homecare Association and other national bodies in respect of lobbying for the social care sector. Raina is a qualified social worker, with a Masters in Mental Health Services and has worked in social care since 1989, both privately and in the Local Authority/NHS environment. In this episode of Voices of Care, Raina Summerson talks to our host, Suhail Mirza, about the relationship between health and social care, being a social care advocate, and the importance of learning and development in the sector.

Neil Carberry is the CEO of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, which drives standards and empowers recruitment businesses to build better futures for their candidates and themselves. He is a three-time nominee to the SIA Staffing 100 in Europe and on the board of the World Employment Confederation and a primary academy trust in Oxfordshire. In this episode of Voices of Care, Neil Carberry talks to our host, Suhail Mirza, about recruitment being one of the UK's great undersold success stories, being a critical partner for the health and social care sector, and digital right to work checks.

Steve Moore is CEO of the Hywel Dda University Health Board, which provides healthcare services to a total population of around 385,615 throughout Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. He is a strong believer in the need to make the organisation the best it can be by supporting staff to learn, develop and grow. In this episode of Voices of Care, Steve Moore talks to our host, Suhail Mirza, about vacancy shortages across the health and social care sector, integrated workforce planning, and the importance of inclusion.

James Tugendhat is CEO of HC-One and cites one of the key reasons for joining was HC-One’s commitment to being the Kind Care Company. HC-One is Britain’s largest care home operator, with more than 275 care homes across England, Scotland and Wales specialising in dementia, nursing, and residential care for older people. In this episode of Voices of Care, James Tugendhat talks to our host, Suhail Mirza, about wellbeing burnout within the workforce, international recruitment, and the importance of delivering person-centered care.