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| 02 Jun 2021 | Episode 19 Prof John McGrath - Professor of Molecular Dermatology - King's College London | 00:52:26 | |
Prof John McGrath is Professor of Molecular Dermatology, Lead of the Genetic Skin Disease Group and Head of the St John's Institute of Dermatology in London. Professor McGrath is also a recent President of the European Society for Dermatological Research. He is internationally renowned within dermatology, and an expert in Epidermolysis Bullosa. He also reported the first mutations in hemidesmosomes and desmosomes which was published in Nature Genetics and in fact one of the diseases is named after him – McGrath’s syndrome. In this episode we ask him about:
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| 09 Sep 2021 | Episode 26 Dr Katherine Henderson MBE - President Royal College of Emergency Medicine | 00:57:57 | |
Dr Katherine Henderson is the President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM). She is the 1st female president of the RCEM. Dr Henderson is a consultant in emergency medicine, and has a strong interest in emergency department culture and promoting sustainability of the specialty. She was awarded an MBE due to her services to emergency medicine during the pandemic. In this episode we ask her about:
Civility Saves Lives: https://www.civilitysaveslives.com For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: medspirepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @medspirepodcast | |||
| 03 May 2021 | Episode 12 Prof Tim Lancaster - Dean of GKT Medical School - King's College London | 00:48:36 | |
Prof Tim Lancaster is a Dean of Medical Education at GKT School of Medical Education. Prior to joining King's, Professor Lancaster was Director of Clinical Studies at the University of Oxford for 15 years, and Professor of Primary Care. Professor Lancaster has an extensive research portfolio in smoking cessation. In this episode we ask him about:
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| 23 Aug 2021 | Episode 22 Professor Bola Owolabi - Director of Health Inequalities - NHS England/Improvement | 00:48:54 | |
Professor Bola Owolabi is a practising GP and Director of Health Inequalities at NHS England and NHS Improvement. Up until recently she was National Specialty Advisor for Older People and Integrated Person Centred-Care. She has held a series of senior leadership roles and was recently heavily involved in the Government's Covid-19 Pandemic Response. In this episode we ask her about:
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| 23 Apr 2021 | Episode 9 Mr Ben Challacombe - Assistant Professor of Urology - Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals | 00:42:41 | |
Mr Ben Challacombe is a consultant urologist and assistant professor at Guy's Hospital in London. He is an expert in robotic surgery and runs an international robotic fellowship programme. He was also involved in the first televised robotic partial nephrectomy in the UK. In this episode we ask him about:
Nature paper by Ben Challacombe & Stephen Fry: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41585-019-0153-y
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| 19 Feb 2021 | Episode 2 Prof Timothy Jackson -Retinal Research and Ophthalmic Surgeon - King's College London | 00:25:29 | |
Prof Timothy Jackson is professor of retinal research at King's College London and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon in NHS with special interest in Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetes. He has incredible research portfolio and secured excess of £4 million worth of research funding. In this podcast we asked him about his:
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| 15 Mar 2021 | Episode 6 Dr Simon Broughton - Paediatrician and Clinical Director for Child Health - King's College Hospital | 00:34:58 | |
Dr Simon Broughton is a General Paediatrician and Clinical Director for Child Health at King's College Hospital. He holds multiple senior roles in education and training including recruitment lead for Royal College of Peadiatrics and Child Health. In this episode we ask him about his:
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| 15 Nov 2021 | Episode 27 Dr Camilla Kingdon - President Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health | 00:50:09 | |
Dr Camilla Kingdon is the President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). She graduated from the University of Cape Town in South Africa and trained in paediatrics in London. She has a long standing interest in medical education and enhancing the working lives of paediatricians. In this episode we ask her about:
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| 09 Apr 2021 | Episode 8 Prof Beverley Hunt OBE - Professor of Thrombosis and Haemostasis - St Thomas' Hospital London | 00:44:19 | |
Prof Beverley Hunt is a Professor of Thrombosis and Hemostasis at St Thomas' Hospital in London. Some of her key accomplishments include development of national NICE guidelines for thromboembolism (VTE), being one of the co-investigators of CRASH II trial as well setting up her own award winning charity called Thombosis UK. She was awarded an OBE for services to medicine in 2019. In this episode we asked her about her:
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| 16 May 2021 | Episode 16 Prof Keyoumars Ashkan - Professor of Neurosurgery - King's College Hospital | 00:54:14 | |
Prof Keyoumars Ashkan is Professor of Neurosurgery at King's College Hospital in London. He has a special interest in functional neurosurgery, image guided surgery, and surgery for brain and spinal tumours. He holds many senior roles including President of the British Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and Lead for Genomics England Programme for brain tumours. He was also voted as a clinician of the year by the Brain Tumour Charity in 2018. In this episode we ask him about:
Article Prof Ashkan mentioned about why he picked neurosurgery - BMJ article "Nothing is Impossible" - https://www.bmj.com/content/333/7561/s46
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| 15 Oct 2022 | Episode 39 Sir Robert Francis KC - Chairman Mid Staffordshire Public Inquiry | 00:57:44 | |
Sir Robert Francis is an eminent British barrister who specialises in medical law, including medical and mental health treatment and capacity issues, clinical negligence and professional discipline. Sir Robert has been a barrister since 1973 and became a King’s Counsel in 1992. He has appeared in a number of healthcare-related inquiries and chaired the Independent Inquiry into the care provided by the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, and subsequently the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry, and the Freedom to Speak Up review. Throughout his career he has been a tireless advocate for patients, and the findings from his reviews are essential reading for all healthcare professionals. He is a non-executive director of the CQC, current President of the Patient's Association and past Chair of Healthwatch England. In this episode we ask him about:
Mid Staffs Executive Summary: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/279124/0947.pdf Freedom to Speak Up Review: http://freedomtospeakup.org.uk/the-report/ Sir Robert Francis KC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Francis_(barrister) For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: medspirepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @medspirepodcast | |||
| 15 Jan 2022 | Episode 33 Professor Andrew Goddard - President Royal College of Physicians | 01:00:15 | |
Professor Andrew Goddard is President of the Royal College of Physicians and a consultant gastroenterologist in Derby. His main clinical and research interests are bowel cancer screening, H. Pylori, iron deficiency anaemia and inflammatory bowel disease. He has extensive experience in the RCP, having been director of the RCP Medical Workforce Unit, Registrar then becoming the youngest President to be elected for 400 years and first from the East Midlands. He created a document "keeping medicine brilliant". In this episode we ask him about:
Keeping medicine brilliant: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/guidelines-policy/keeping-medicine-brilliant For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: medspirepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @medspirepodcast | |||
| 18 Feb 2021 | Episode 1 Dr Claire Wells - Reader in Cancer Biology - King's College London | 00:29:23 | |
Dr Claire Wells is a reader in Cancer Biology at King's College London and Principal Investigator of a large lab researching cancer cell invasion and metastasis. She also holds several senior positions within the University as a lecturer, a module head and a associate dean of Doctoral Studies. In this episode we asked about her:
Paper recommended by Dr Wells "Hallmarks of Cancer: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2011.02.013 | |||
| 08 Feb 2022 | Episode 34 Dr Jeanette Dickson - President of The Royal College of Radiologists | 00:48:50 | |
Dr Jeanette Dickson is President of the Royal College of Radiologists and a consultant clinical oncologist at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. Her main clinical interest is in the multimodal management of thoracic malignancies. She has held a series of senior roles within the Royal College before becoming President and also maintains a strong interest in medical education. In this episode we ask her about:
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| 16 May 2021 | Episode 15 Prof Lucy Chappell - NIHR Research Professor Obstetrics - King's College London | 00:40:09 | |
Prof Lucy Chappell is NIHR Research Professor in Obstetrics at King's College London and Honorary Consultant Obstetrician at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. In 2019 she was responsible for the development of a new diagnostic test for pre-eclampsia which is now part of routine clinical practice. Prof Chappell was also recently appointed as a new Government Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA) where she will be responsible for the delivery of £1.3 billion research budget. In this episode we asked her about:
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| 20 Mar 2021 | Episode 7 Prof Claire Sharpe - Professor of Renal Medicine - King's College London | 00:34:18 | |
Prof Claire Sharpe is an honorary consultant nephrologist and professor of renal medicine at King's College London. Her research interests include the mechanisms underpinning chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury. She also has extensive experience in medical education. In this episode we ask her about her:
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| 01 May 2021 | Episode 11 Prof Bijan Modarai - Professor of Vascular Surgery - King's College London | 00:34:23 | |
Prof Bijan Modarai is a Professor of Vascular Surgery and British Heart Foundation senior research fellow at King's College London. Prof Modarai's research focuses on angiogenic cell therapies and novel imaging techniques. He also co-manages the largest UK practice in complex endovascular aortic repairs. In this episode we ask him about:
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| 25 Aug 2021 | Episode 23 Prof Francesco Rubino - Chair of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery - King's College London | 00:59:57 | |
Prof Francesco Rubino is Chair of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at King's College London. Prof Rubino became the world's first Professor of Metabolic Surgery, and is internationally renowned within his field. He conducted pioneering research which showed that bariatric surgery can improvediabetes independently of weight loss. This evidence provided scientific rationale for the surgical treatment of type 2 diabetes. Prof Rubino spent several years training in the US and was voted one of the US's top doctors for consecutive years. In this episode we ask him about:
Lancet Profile of Prof Rubino: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(20)30078-4/fulltext Prof's famous trial - 10 year follow up: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32649-0/fulltext For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: medspirepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @medspirepodcast | |||
| 08 Mar 2021 | Episode 5 Prof Janice Rymer - Gynaecology and National Specialty Advisor - King's College London | 00:32:14 | |
Prof Janice Rymer is an honorary consultant gynaecologist at Guy’s Hospital, London and the National Speciality Advisor for gynaecology for NHS England and NHS Improvement. She has held many senior positions both within Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) where up until recently she was the Vice President and King’s College London medical school. She has also played a leading role in the UK in combating FGM. In this episode we asked her about her:
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| 02 Jun 2021 | Episode 18 Celia Ingham-Clark MBE - Medical Director for Clinical Effectiveness - NHS England | 00:38:01 | |
Celia Ingham-Clark is the Medical Director for Clinical Effectiveness at NHS England. Ms Ingham-Clark started off her career as a general surgeon before moving into leadership roles initially as Medical Director at trust level before going on to have a series of national roles at NHS England. Recently she has been heavily involved in important work tackling sepsis and saving lives. In 2013 She was awarded an MBE for services to the NHS. In this episode we ask her about:
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| 14 May 2021 | Episode 13 Prof John O'Grady - Professor of Hepatology - King's College Hospital | 00:55:36 | |
Prof John O'Grady is a recently retired Professor of Hepatology at King's College Hospital in London. He is internationally renowned within hepatology and his research has shaped how we treat patients with liver disease. Prof O'Grady was responsible for developing the King's College Hospital Criteria for acute liver failure and he was involved in seminal trials of immunosuppresion for liver transplantation. He also has a h-index of 85! In this episode we ask him about:
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| 29 May 2022 | Episode 36 Professor Dame Parveen Kumar - Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Education | 00:53:54 | |
Professor Dame Parveen Kumar is Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Education at Barts and a consultant gastroenterologist. She has had an immensely successful career as a researcher, medical educator, leader and clinician. Professor Kumar was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) at its inception in 1999 and resigned this post in 2002 when she was appointed as the Chairman of the Medicines Commission UK. She has been President of the British Medical Association, President of the Royal Society of Medicine and vice president of the Royal College of Physicians. She was awarded DBE for services to Medicine. Perhaps she is best known for her incredible textbook “Kumar and Clark’s clinical medicine”, now in its 10th edition and used by medical students and doctors worldwide.
During this episode we discuss:
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| 28 Apr 2023 | Episode 42 Professor Christine Porath - Associate Professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business | 00:47:00 | |
Professor Christine Porath is an Associate Professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and helps organizations build thriving workplaces. She’s the author of the award winning books, Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace and Mastering Community: The surprising ways coming together moves us from surviving to thriving. Her speaking and consulting clients include Google, United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Genentech, Marriott, National Institute of Health, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, Department of Justice, and National Security Agency. Christine has written for the Harvard Business Review, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, McKinsey Quarterly, Washington Post, Psychology Today, and Thrive Global. She serves on the Advisory Council for the Partnership for Public Service. Porath has been recognized as a Top 100 Leadership Speaker and Top MBA Professors of 2017. Her work has been featured on 20/20, Today, FoxNews, CNN, BBC, NBC, msnbc, CBS, ABC, NPR, Time, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Fortune, Forbes, NY Times, The Washington Post, L.A. Times and other outlets. In this episode we ask her about:
Christine Porath: http://www.christineporath.com/ Mastering Civility: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Civility-Manifesto-Christine-Porath/dp/1455568988 For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: medspirepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @medspirepodcast | |||
| 30 Nov 2021 | Episode 30 Dr Adrian James - President Royal College of Psychiatrists | 00:46:45 | |
Dr Adrian James is a consultant forensic psychiatrist in Devon and President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Prior to his current position Dr James held a series of senior leadership roles and has been heavily involved with the Royal College having set up the Quality Improvement and Workforce Wellbeing committees. In this episode we ask him about:
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| 09 Sep 2021 | Episode 24 Dr Rosie Benneyworth - Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care - Care Quality Commission | 00:34:59 | |
Dr Rosie Benneyworth is the Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care at the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Prior to this Rosie held a series of senior leadership roles including the Vice Chair of the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE). She also led the national network of Patient Safety Collaboratives. Rosie worked as a GP for 15 years in Somerset. We ask her about the role of the CQC, common misconceptions, how GPs can get involved in driving improvement and what makes excellent General Practice. In this episode we ask her about:
Driving Improvement: Case Studies from 10 GP practices: https://www.cqc.org.uk/publications/evaluation/driving-improvement-case-studies-10-gp-practices For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: medspirepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @medspirepodcast | |||
| 26 Jun 2021 | Episode 20 Prof Prokar Dasgupta - Foundation Professor of Surgery - King's Health Partners | 00:53:50 | |
Prof Prokar Dasgupta is the Foundation Professor of Surgery for King’s Health Partners. Professor Dasgupta pioneered robotic surgery in the UK, and leads on surgical simulation both nationally and internationally. He has an extensive research portfolio and is credited with describing an innovative technique of injecting Botulinum Toxin (botox) for the treatment of an overactive bladder which has helped millions of patients worldwide (Dasgupta technique). In this episode we ask him about:
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| 06 Mar 2021 | Episode 4 Dr Aleksandar Ivetic - Cardiovascular Biology - King's College London | 00:40:16 | |
Dr Aleksandar Ivetic is a reader of cardiovascular biology at King’s College London and Principal Investigator of a large lab researching leucocyte recruitment. He is also lead of postgraduate research at the School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences. We asked him about his:
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| 09 Jul 2021 | Episode 21 Prof Ulrike Schmidt - Professor of Eating Disorders - King's College London | 00:46:03 | |
Prof Ulrike Schmidt is Professor of Eating Disorders and Head of the Department of Psychological Medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN). Professor Schmidt’s research has been highly influential and has shaped clinical practice. She has developed the multi-award winning FREED early intervention programme for eating disorders and MANTRA an outpatient therapy recomended first-line by NICE for patients with eating disorders. In 2018 she was also awarded an NHS 70th women's leadership award. In this episode we ask her about:
Lancet Profile of KCL Eating Disorder's Unit: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)60119-1/fulltext For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: medspirepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @medspirepodcast | |||
| 17 Jun 2022 | Episode 37 Dr Fiona Donald - President Royal College of Anaesthetists | 00:42:58 | |
Dr Fiona Donald is President Royal College of Anaesthetists and a consultant anaesthetist working in Bristol. Fiona’s main area of clinical and research interest is obstetric anasthetisa concentrating on improvements in safety through team training. She has a longstanding commitment to teaching and training, having been College Tutor, Chair of the Board of the Bristol School of Anaesthesia and an FRCA examiner. In this episode we ask her about:
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| 01 Jun 2021 | Episode 17 Prof James Spicer - Professor of Experimental Cancer Medicine - King's College London | 00:53:41 | |
Prof James Spicer is Professor of Experimental Cancer Medicine at King's College London and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology at GSTT. Professor Spicer runs the phase 1 trials programme at King’s Health Partners and leads the King’s Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre. His research focuses on the development of new cancer drugs and the care of patients with lung cancer with a special focus on novel immunotherapies. In this episode we ask him about:
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| 01 Dec 2021 | Episode 31 Mr Edward Morris - President Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists | 00:50:30 | |
Mr Edward Morris is a consultant gynaecologist and President of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. Mr Morris set up and lead a BSGE endometriosis centre and a BMS accredited menopause service. He has extensive experience in the RCOG particularly in the area of clinical quality. In this episode we ask him about:
CQC report "Safety, equity and engagement in maternity services": https://www.cqc.org.uk/publications/themes-care/safety-equity-engagement-maternity-services#effective Morecambe Bay Report: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/morecambe-bay-investigation-report Ockenden review: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ockenden-review-of-maternity-services-at-shrewsbury-and-telford-hospital-nhs-trust For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: medspirepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @medspirepodcast | |||
| 25 Apr 2021 | Episode 10 Dr Sam Thenabadu - Emergency Medicine & Deputy Dean GKT - King's College London | 00:53:57 | |
Dr Sam Thenabadu is a consultant adult & paediatric emergency physician and Deputy Dean of King's College London medical school. Dr Thenabadu has extensive experience in medical education and has published over 12 textbooks. He is also a RCEM examiner and the lead crowd doctor at the Olympic stadium. In this episode we ask him about:
Book recomended by Dr Thenabadu - The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse
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| 29 Nov 2021 | Episode 28 Professor Sir Michael Marmot - Professor of Epidemiology - University College London | 00:46:50 | |
Professor Sir Michael Marmot is Professor of Epidemiology At University College London, Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity and Past President of the World Medical Association. He is author of the hugely popular "The Health Gap". In 2021 Professor Marmot received BMJ's Outstanding Contribution to Health award. In this episode we discuss:
Marmot Review 10 Years On: https://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-reports/marmot-review-10-years-on Build Back Fairer: The COVID-19 Marmot Review: https://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-reports/build-back-fairer-the-covid-19-marmot-review Doctors for Health Equity - World Medical Association Report: https://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-reports/doctors-for-health-equity-world-medical-association-report For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: medspirepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @medspirepodcast | |||
| 16 May 2021 | Episode 14 Prof John Moxham - Respiratory Medicine & Value-Based Healthcare - King's College London | 01:13:37 | |
Prof John Moxham is a recently retired Professor of Respiratory Medicine at King's College London. He has had a distinguished career in research and last year was awarded a prestigious British Thoracic Society medal for his contributions to respiratory physiology. He is also a highly influential medical leader and is internationally renowned for his work in Value-Based Healthcare at King's Health Partners. Throughout his career he campaigned tirelessly for stricter tobacco control and has been influential on national policy. We encourage our listeners to read about Prof Moxham's "Vital 5". In this episode we ask him about:
"Being John Moxham" https://www.kingshealthpartners.org/latest/2376-being-john-moxham-part-one Vital 5: https://www.kingshealthpartners.org/latest/1954-the-vital-5
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| 06 Feb 2023 | Episode 40 Professor Sir Bruce Keogh - Chairman Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 00:50:44 | |
Professor Sir Bruce Keogh started off his career as a cardiac surgeon, eventually becoming professor of cardiac surgery at University College London. He then transitioned into leadership roles most notably of which he was the National Medical Director of NHS England for 10 years, during which he helped implement a whole raft of changes that shaped the state of our NHS. He is widely recognised as one of the UK's leading medics and was knighted for services to medicine in 2003. In this episode we ask him about:
Bruce Keogh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Keogh For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: medspirepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @medspirepodcast | |||
| 24 Apr 2023 | Episode 41 Dr Aidan Fowler - National Director of Patient Safety and Deputy Chief Medical Officer | 00:49:46 | |
Dr Aidan Fowler is the National Director of Patient Safety in England and a Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health and Social Care. Aidan started off his career as a surgeon, working as a consultant colorectal surgeon in Gloucestershire for 10 years. He then transitioned into a series of senior leadership roles including Director of NHS Quality Improvement and Patient Safety and Director of the 1000 Lives Improvement Service for NHS Wales, with responsibility for quality improvement and patient safety across the Welsh NHS. Currently he is the National Medical Director for Patient Safety. Aidan also trained as an Improvement Advisor with the Insittute of Healthcare Improvement in Boston. In this episode we ask him about:
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| 01 Mar 2021 | Episode 3 Dr James Galloway - Academic Rheumatologist - King's College London | 00:45:32 | |
Dr James Galloway is an academic rheumatologist and clinical epidemiologist at King's College London and honorary consultant at King's College hospital. During the pandemic Dr Galloway was closely involved in Covid trials including Tactic and Novavax. In this episode we asked him about his:
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| 07 Apr 2022 | Episode 35 Professor Dame Clare Gerada - President of The Royal College of General Practitioners | 00:43:21 | |
Professor Dame Clare Gerada who is a GP and President of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Clare initially trained as a psychiatrist at the Maudsley. This contributed to her lifelong interest in managing drug users and also the huge amount of work to support the mental wellbeing of healthcare workers. She founded Practitioner Health and is Chair of the charity Doctors in Distress. In 2020 she was made a Dame for services to general practice. In this episode we ask her about:
Clare's book: "Beneath the White Coat: Doctors, Their Minds and Mental Health" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55927135-beneath-the-white-coat For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: medspirepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @medspirepodcast | |||
| 15 Dec 2021 | Episode 32 Professor Mike Osborn - President Royal College of Pathologists | 00:43:23 | |
Prof Mike Osborn is a consultant histopathologist and President of the Royal College of Pathologists. Prof Osborn divides his time between post-mortems, diagnostic gastrointestinal histopathology, bowel screening and teaching. He was involved in the UK's first ever televised post-mortem to understand the impact obesity has on the body. In this episode we ask him about:
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| 30 Nov 2021 | Episode 29 Professor Neil Mortensen - President Royal College of Surgeons of England | 00:54:08 | |
Professor Neil Mortensen is President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is Professor of Colorectal Surgery at the University of Oxford and was instrumental in the establishment of colorectal surgery as a specialty. He founded the first patient association for those with ileoanal pouches the Kangaroo Club and in 2004 set up the charity OCCTOPUS - Oxford Colon Cancer Trust which supports education, research and new technology in colorectal disease. In this episode we ask him about:
Kennedy review: https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/about-the-rcs/about-our-mission/diversity-review-2021/ RCS future of surgery: https://futureofsurgery.rcseng.ac.uk/#technologies For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: medspirepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @medspirepodcast | |||
| 09 Sep 2021 | Episode 25 Professor Ted Baker - Chief Inspector of Hospitals - Care Quality Commission | 00:59:52 | |
Professor Ted Baker is the Chief Inspector of Hospitals at the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Prior to this Ted held a series of senior leadership roles and had a successful career as a clinical academic where he pioneered the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the heart. He was also one of the key drivers behind the establishment of the Evalina Children's Hospital. In this episode we ask him about:
Driving Improvement: Case Studies from eight NHS trusts https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20170614_drivingimprovement.pdf Quality improvement in hospital trusts: Sharing learning from trusts on a journey of QI https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20180911_QI_hospitals_FINAL.pdf For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: medspirepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @medspirepodcast | |||
| 19 Jun 2022 | Episode 38 Dame Marianne Griffiths - Chief Executive University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust | 00:52:03 | |
Dame Marianne is one of the most influential and longest-serving senior leaders in the NHS, having served nearly 14 years as chief executive of UHSussex and its predecessor organisations, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (BSUH) and Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WSHT). Under her leadership, hospitals in West Sussex became the first to be rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission in all key inspection areas and hospitals in Brighton and Haywards Heath were recognised as the fastest improving in the country. In 2018 Marianne was named the top chief executive in the Health Service Journal’s ranking of NHS bosses, a title she retained in 2019, having been made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the New Year Honours List for services to the NHS. In this episode we ask her about:
Patient First approach: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/about/patient-first/ For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: medspirepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @medspirepodcast | |||