Solving retention to support workforce recovery
The covid-19 pandemic has stretched healthcare staff like never before. As part of the 2022 Nuffield Trust summit, The BMJ hosted a roundtable discussion looking at why workers leave the NHS and how staff wellbeing and retention can be improved.
Joining us to discuss are:
Kamran Abbasi, editor in chief, The BMJ
Billy Palmer, senior fellow, Nuffield Trust
Lucina Rolewicz, researcher, Nuffield Trust
Mark Britnell, global healthcare expert and senior partner, KPMG International
Neil Greenburg, consultant occupational and forensic psychiatrist, King's College London's centre for military health research
Rose Penfold, Nationa...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - March 11, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Rural healthcare in a pandemic
In this episode of the podcast we ’re going to be talking about rural healthcare - and specifically the difficulties that distance, demographics, and funding have introduced into the world’s covid-19 response.
Rural regions made vulnerable by limited healthcare infrastructure, lower rates of vaccination, and opposition to gover nment policies are the new frontlines in the pandemic, but support systems have not adjusted to the growing rural needs for health education, testing, vaccination, and treatment.Michael Forster Rothbart, Kata Kar áth, and Lungelo Ndhlovu report from the US, Ecuador, and Zimbabwe (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - March 7, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Rural healthcare in a pandemic
In this episode of the podcast we’re going to be talking about rural healthcare - and specifically the difficulties that distance, demographics, and funding have introduced into the world’s covid-19 response.
Rural regions made vulnerable by limited healthcare infrastructure, lower rates of vaccination, and opposition to government policies are the new frontlines in the pandemic, but support systems have not adjusted to the growing rural needs for health education, testing, vaccination, and treatment.
Michael Forster Rothbart, Kata Karáth, and Lungelo Ndhlovu report from the US, Ecuador, and Zimbabwe (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - March 7, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
The blame game
In previous episodes of Doctor Informed, we've talked about the importance of speaking out, but the culture in your organisation might not always make that easy, especially if you feel something has gone wrong and you might be blamed for it.
Blame culture, no blame culture, just culture - there are many terms which are used to describe the environment in which individuals and teams work, the feel within a team and an organisation. In this episode we'll explore what they mean, why blame can be detrimental to patient safety, and give so me tips on how to investigate problems without throwing blame around.
Our guests in th...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 25, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
The blame game
In previous episodes of Doctor Informed, we've talked about the importance of speaking out, but the culture in your organisation might not always make that easy, especially if you feel something has gone wrong and you might be blamed for it.
Blame culture, no blame culture, just culture - there are many terms which are used to describe the environment in which individuals and teams work, the feel within a team and an organisation. In this episode we'll explore what they mean, why blame can be detrimental to patient safety, and give some tips on how to investigate problems without throwing blame around.
Our guests in thi...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 25, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Learning to listen
In previous episodes of Doctor Informed, we've talked about the importance of speaking out, and how to do that better, but as you progress through your medical career, you will become the person to whom those with problems will turn.
In this episode we will explore listening. As a senior clinician, how can you make the space in your work to be a good listener, when what you hear might not be what you want to hear?
Our guests;
Megan Reitz is a professor of Leadership and Dialogue at Hult Business School.
John Higgins is resear ch director at The Right Conversation.
Reading
Speaking truth to power: why leaders cannot hea...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 4, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Learning to listen
In previous episodes of Doctor Informed, we've talked about the importance of speaking out, and how to do that better, but as you progress through your medical career, you will become the person to whom those with problems will turn.
In this episode we will explore listening. As a senior clinician, how can you make the space in your work to be a good listener, when what you hear might not be what you want to hear?
Our guests;
Megan Reitz is a professor of Leadership and Dialogue at Hult Business School.
John Higgins is research director at The Right Conversation.
Reading
Speaking truth to power: why leaders cannot hear...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 4, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Talk Evidence - isolation periods, openness, and environmental impacts
In the first Talk Evidence of 2022, we'll be asking about the evidence for isolation - now that isolation periods are being reduced, or even stopped in the event of a negative lateral flow test, we'll find out what data that's based on, and if it's appropriate.
Vaccinations and treatments for covid-19 have been the one major success story of the pandemic, but that doesn't mean we should abandon the principles of openness and transparency when it comes to scrutinising the data - we'll hear what access to the data which underlies regulatory approval could do now.
Finally, the impacts of climate change were set out in a WH...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - January 28, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Talk Evidence - isolation periods, openness, and environmental impacts
In the first Talk Evidence of 2022, we'll be asking about the evidence for isolation - now that isolation periods are being reduced, or even stopped in the event of a negative lateral flow test, we'll find out what data that's based on, and if it's appropriate.
Vaccinations and treatments for covid-19 have been the one major success story of the pandemic, but that doesn't mean we should abandon the principles of openness and transparency when it comes to scrutinising the data - we'll hear what access to the data which underlies regulatory approval could do now.
Finally, the impacts of climate change were set out in a WH...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - January 28, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Why is it so hard to speak out about patient safety?
In the previous episodes of Doctor Informed, we've heard why it's so important to talk about patient safety concerns, and some of the mechanisms that allow hospital staff to raise them, but knowing why and how doesn't always make it easier to speak out.
In this episode we're exploring the concept of a voiceable concern – identifying what counts as a concern, and what counts as an occasion for voice by an individual, is not a straightforward matter of applying objective criteria- for example how do you tell if you're witnessing poor practice, or just something that lies outside your area of understanding? Or how do you ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - January 21, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Why is it so hard to speak out about patient safety?
In the previous episodes of Doctor Informed, we've heard why it's so important to talk about patient safety concerns, and some of the mechanisms that allow hospital staff to raise them, but knowing why and how doesn't always make it easier to speak out.
In this episode we're exploring the concept of a voiceable concern – identifying what counts as a concern, and what counts as an occasion for voice by an individual, is not a straightforward matter of applying objective criteria- for example how do you tell if you're witnessing poor practice, or just something that lies outside your area of understanding? Or how do you ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - January 21, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
US Assistant Secretary of Health, Rachel Levine
Rachel Levine Trained as a paediatrician, before becoming firstly the state of Pennsylvania's Physician General, then its Health Secretary.
During president Joe Biden's administration, she was nominated to become the U.S.'s assistant secretary of health. That lead to her becoming a four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and thus the first openly transgender four-star officer in the US.
In this podcas t, we discussed the pandemic - but also wider problems affecting Americans' health, notably climate change, inequality and the opioid crisis. We also discuss the health and care of LGBT+ peo...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - January 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
US Assistant Secretary of Health, Rachel Levine
Rachel Levine Trained as a paediatrician, before becoming firstly the state of Pennsylvania's Physician General, then its Health Secretary.
During president Joe Biden's administration, she was nominated to become the U.S.'s assistant secretary of health. That lead to her becoming a four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and thus the first openly transgender four-star officer in the US.
In this podcast, we discussed the pandemic - but also wider problems affecting Americans' health, notably climate change, inequality and the opioid crisis. We also discuss the health and care of LGBT+ peopl...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - January 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Talking Christmas Evidence 2021
The BMJ has special criteria for considering Christmas research: first it should make you laugh, and then it should make you think.
In this festive episode of the Talk Evidence podcast, our regular panel of Helen Macdonald and Joe Ross are again joined by Juan Franco,
editor in chief of BMJ Evidence Based Medicine.They ’ll give you a peek into what makes for good Christmas research, and why what may seem silly on the surface has a deeper meaning. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - December 22, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Talking Christmas Evidence 2021
The BMJ has special criteria for considering Christmas research: first it should make you laugh, and then it should make you think.
In this festive episode of the Talk Evidence podcast, our regular panel of Helen Macdonald and Joe Ross are again joined by Juan Franco,
editor in chief of BMJ Evidence Based Medicine.
They’ll give you a peek into what makes for good Christmas research, and why what may seem silly on the surface has a deeper meaning. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - December 22, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
