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Pharma Market Access Insights - from Mtech Access

65 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago -

We explore news and insights from global healthcare markets, advising how pharma and medtech need to respond and adapt their market access strategy in light of the latest insights from our experts. The podcast features insights from our associates across global healthcare, along with thought leadership from the market access and HEOR experts at Mtech Access. Our first series focuses on the NHS response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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How does funding flow in NHSE Regions?

April 09, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MB

Which decisions are made at Region level in the NHS in England? How do finances and funding work at this level? And how can industry best support and engage with Region leaders? We sit down with guest speaker Richard Smale (Interim Director of System Co-ordination, NHS England [NHSE] – South West) for an all-encompassing discussion that explored finance, funding flows, system priorities, and the decision-making process in NHS Regions. Richard heads up system co-ordination work across the N...

NHS policy for 2024/25: strategy and engagement in a world of uncertainty (recorded in Jan 2024)

April 09, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MB

What do we know about plans and policy for 2024/25? As the expected central operating plan had not materialised (at time of recording), and with a general election and a potential Labour government on the horizon, how can NHS and industry drive forward improvements and innovation? Host Robert Hull (Senior Consultant – NHS Insight & Interaction, Mtech Access) was joined by guest speakers Debbie Morgan (Director of Service Improvement and Transformation, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Fou...

De-mystifying health economic model classifications and structures

March 22, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

What is health economic evaluation and which modelling approaches can be used to support market access activities? In this episode, our expert health economists explain the key strengths and limitations of the most common health economic modelling classifications and structures. Here, Hannah Gillies (Consultant – Health Economics) and Daniel MacDonald (Associate Consultant – Health Economics) de-mystify the different approaches to health economic modelling. Our specialists explore six of t...

Evidence strategy for Medical Technologies and Diagnostics

March 12, 2024 16:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MB

Here, our experts explore evidence strategies for medical devices, diagnostics and digital health technologies. Have you established the clinical and economic value of your medical device, diagnostic or digital technology? Do you have the evidence required to support your value proposition? Would a health technology assessment (HTA) route be appropriate for your product? What will payers, HTA agencies, and other key decision makers be looking for? And how should this information be presente...

How to set your Pharma or Medtech product up for success in the US market

February 26, 2024 17:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MB

How can you ensure your product is set up for success from early clinical trials right through to launch and commercialisation? In this Global Whispers webinar we explore best practice commercialisation strategy for healthcare products launching in the US market. Clare Foy (Director – Global Market Access, Mtech Access) speaks to Janice MacLennan (Pharma and Medtech brand strategist and founder of NMBLR) about how market access, HEOR and commercialisation leads in Pharma and Medtech can bes...

What's happening with specialised commissioning in the NHS?

February 12, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MB

What’s happening with specialised commissioning in the NHS? How likely is a delay in delegation to integrated care boards (ICBs)? How and what should Pharma and Medtech plan for amidst all this uncertainty? Malcolm Qualie (former Medicines Lead for Specialised Services, NHS England) speaks to David Thorne (Principal Associate, Mtech Access) to explore specialised commissioning in the NHS and what to expect as we head into 2024. Malcolm Qualie and David Thorne explored: Specialised commiss...

Integrated care in NHS Wales – what can England learn from its neighbour?

January 17, 2024 17:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MB

What does it take to run a truly patient-centric integrated health system? What does the Welsh journey with integration tell us about the future for England? Paul Mears (CEO, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board) joins Robert Hull (Senior Consultant – NHS Insight & Interaction, Mtech Access) to explore the integrated care model in Wales and the lessons England can take from the Welsh experience. In this NHS Whispers webinar, guest speaker Paul Mears shares his experiences leading a We...

Market access in Italy: Reforms at AIFA

December 18, 2023 16:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MB

Clare Foy (Director – Global Market Access, Mtech Access) speaks to Italian market access expert Prof. Fabrizio Gianfrate (Professor of Health Economics and Outcomes Research [HEOR] and Ex-Payer) about the market access landscape in Italy, particularly regarding changes at the Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA). We explore: - The nature of the Italian market and the reimbursement process - Pricing and market access considerations when launching in Italy - What the reforms at AIFA mean for ...

Unmet need in NHS primary care – How can industry best support PCN leaders?

November 28, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MB

Dr Farzana Hussain (GP Principal, The Project Surgery) and Prof. Phil Richardson (Chair and Chief Innovation Officer, Mtech Access) explore the unmet needs of Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and how industry can best support primary care leaders and GPs as we head into winter, 2024 and beyond. Former ‘GP of the year’ and strategic influencer over primary care policy, Dr Farzana Hussain, discusses the unmet needs in primary care, how primary care leaders are responding to these challenges, and ...

Population health management: a community effort across health and life sciences

November 01, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 44 MB

How can our community support NHS leaders to deliver a data-led, people-centric health service? Dr Mark Davies (Global Chief Health Officer, IBM) joins Prof. Phil Richardson (Chair and Chief Innovation Officer, Mtech Access) to explore the power of data, the role of community and how the health and life sciences ecosystem can support the NHS’s population health management goals. Population health management has the potential to be a powerful tool for healthcare systems, effecting the way h...

Artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical trials: Implications for evidence synthesis and market access

October 26, 2023 12:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MB

How is Artificial Intelligence being used in the development of new medicines? What role can AI currently play in clinical trials? Where can AI bridge gaps and solve challenges? What could this mean for the future of market access? In this webinar, Dr George Magrath explains how his team at Lexitas are using AI in clinical trials in the field of ophthalmology. George and Calum explore: - How, when and where AI is being used in clinical trials - How Lexitas are using AI in clinical trials f...

6 areas of UK health policy for Medtech to pay attention to

October 16, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MB

How is the UK political landscape evolving and what does this mean for Health Technology and Medical Device innovators? Robert Hull (Senior Consultant – NHS Insight & Interaction, Mtech Access) speaks to William Lee (Head of Policy and Compliance, British Healthcare Trades Association [BHTA]) about health policy, regulation and its implications for Medtech, Health technologies, and Medical Device market access. With the challenges of the pandemic and the changes brought in following Brexit...

Market access in the German speaking markets

August 29, 2023 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.9 MB

Here we explore market access challenges in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Clare Foy (Global Market Access Director – Mtech Access) speaks to Dr Stefan Walzer (CEO, President & Founder at MArS Market Access & Pricing Strategy GmbH) about the challenges and opportunities for reimbursement in the German-speaking markets. Clare and Stefan discuss:  - Preparing for access to Switzerland – a European market outside the EU  - Pricing strategy and HTA decision-making in Austria under the new Lu...

The role of nursing in driving digital change in the NHS

July 26, 2023 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MB

How are nursing professionals supporting the digital evolution in UK healthcare? How can new technologies be leveraged by front-line clinical teams to support improved patient care? And how can Medtech, Digital and Biotech innovators collaborate with the front-line nursing teams in the NHS to drive transformation? Prof. Phil Richardson (Chair and Chief Innovation Officer, Mtech Access) speaks to Jennie Smith, registered nurse, Medtech launch specialist and our new Director of NHS Insight & ...

Market access for digital therapies and digital medicines

July 19, 2023 12:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MB

In this Global Whispers webinar we explore market access for digital therapeutics. Clare Foy (Global Market Access Director – Mtech Access) speaks to Shefali Shah (Global VP, Market Value and Commercial Effectiveness – MindMaze) about the challenges and opportunities for digital therapies to gain market access and ultimately improve patient outcomes. In the webinar, Clare asks Shefali about: The opportunities for digital technologies in neurology and how they may impact existing care pathw...

A global market access journey in cannabinoid pharmaceuticals

June 17, 2023 10:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MB

What does it take to bring a cannabinoid pharmaceutical to market? We were delighted to welcome Michael Sassano (CEO – SOMAÍ Pharmaceuticals) as the first guest on our new Global Whispers webinar series. Michael shared with us his company’s experiences bringing new products to market, the challenges SOMAÍ Pharmaceuticals have faced and the lessons the Pharma industry can learn from their journey. In the webinar, Clare asked Michael about: - Drug development and clinical trial processes for...

Primary Care and ICBs – what is the next step in the integration journey?

May 15, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB

How will changes to the structure of primary care impact decision making? How is the relationship between Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and primary care stakeholders evolving? How will funding flows be impacted? Prof. Phil Richardson (Chair and Chief Innovation Officer, Mtech Access) is joined by Tim Goodson (Executive Officer, Dorset General Practice Alliance) to explore how primary care is evolving and what this means for decision making, funding, and relationships with industry. Phil an...

Data-led transformation in the NHS - partnering to optimise patient care

March 31, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 43 MB

Is data the key to transforming healthcare systems and patient care? What are the top priorities for digital transformation leaders in the NHS? How can Pharma and Medtech companies partner with the NHS to share data, transform services, and find smarter, faster way to improve patient care? Prof. Phil Richardson (Chair and Chief Innovation Officer, Mtech Access) is joined by Stephen Slough (Chief Digital Information Officer, NHS Dorset) to explore how, through the catalyst of partnership, n...

Innovating for better health – research, collaboration and innovation in the NHS

March 07, 2023 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MB

How and where can innovation drive improvements in care and deliver better health for the population? How is the NHS looking to collaborate with key partners across industry and academia? What innovations are set to transform care? What role do Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) play and how can partners best engage with them? Prof Phil Richardson (Chair and Chief Innovation Officer, Mtech Access) is joined by Bill Gillespie (Chief Executive Officer, Wessex AHSN) to explore innovation...

Healthcare, economics and society – unlocking NHS collaboration

January 30, 2023 16:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MB

Will NHS leaders, as part of an Integrated Care System (ICS), make conscious decisions to drive economic and social change? What social and economic value do ICSs offer the wider population they serve? How will industry support ICSs to deliver population-based health and social benefits? Prof Phil Richardson (Chair and Chief Innovation Officer, Mtech Access) is joined by Michael Wood (Head of Health Economic Partnerships, NHS Confed) for a far-reaching discussion around system integration,...

Specialised Commissioning in the NHS – What do you need to know now

January 13, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

The proposed new NHSE systems for specialised commissioning are arguably the highest risk of all current dynamics, both for the NHS and for suppliers. Key aspects or policy have been published in ways that are hard to access and even harder to interpret. Here, we gather an expert panel to discuss what proposed new NHSE systems for specialised commissioning mean in practice. In this episode, we explore:  - What’s new for Specialised Commissioning and what’s set to change?  - What are the pot...

Why are we waiting? - Pressures facing the NHS and how to deliver change

November 29, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MB

With so many patients left waiting for NHS care, what will the long-term impact be? How can Pharma and Medtech support the NHS with systematic challenges, like waiting? Where can industry work with the NHS to improve patient flow to get people appropriate treatment sooner and limit the harm caused by waiting?  Prof Phil Richardson (new Chief Innovation Officer, Mtech Access and until recently, Executive Director at NHS Dorset ICS) joins Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) explored all this a...

Priority setting in primary care - NHS insights

October 18, 2022 15:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MB

How is the NHS balancing competing challenges as we head through integration and towards winter? How are priorities set and what does system planning look like in primary care? Dr Alex Degan (Primary Care Medical Director, Devon Integrated Care System [ICS]) joins Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) to explore all this and more. In this episode, we explore how primary care leaders are reacting to the ongoing changes and challenges facing the NHS. Tom Clarke interviews primary care leader A...

Integrated Care Systems go live in the NHS - reflections after 3 weeks

August 09, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MB

On 1st July we saw the introduction of legislation for Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) in the NHS. In the weeks since, what has changed for healthcare leaders, practitioners and patients? What are the key priorities for NHS decision-makers and what is getting in the way of change? How can Pharma and Medtech support their NHS customers as they implement this change? In this episode  Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) explored all this and more with Steve Reed (Head of Community Services, Yo...

Clinical Pharmacists – exploring the scope, capabilities, and potential of this evolving NHS role

August 01, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MB

What roles and responsibilities do Clinical Pharmacists have in the NHS? How can Pharma and Medtech engage Clinical Pharmacists, and how can industry best support these new decision-makers? Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) explores all this and more with Tom Kallis (Senior Clinical Pharmacist, East Cornwall PCN). They explore the origins of the Clinical Pharmacist role and how it has become a key part of the primary care landscape, to understand how the responsibilities of those in the ...

Transforming systems and care pathways for an integrated NHS

June 21, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MB

As the NHS takes steps towards a more integrated future, how are systems and care pathways transforming? How is change being implemented, and what does this look like in reality for local systems and populations? Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) explores all this and more with Debbie Morgan, (Director of Service Improvement and Transformation, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust). Learn more about this webinar at https://mtechaccess.co.uk/transforming-systems-care-pathwa...

Digital value payer communication tools: How to meet the needs of your internal stakeholders and customers

May 04, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MB

Our experts in health economics, value communication, design and digital discuss how to craft digital payer value communication tools to meet the needs of internal stakeholders, including market access teams and KAMs, and healthcare customers. What does a best-in-class value communication tool look like in 2022? What are the key considerations when developing a new payer value toolkit? And what should Pharma and Medtech companies look for in a consultancy partner? For this webinar we brou...

Population to Person: How will the NHS translate population health management into impactful, person-centred service change?

March 15, 2022 11:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MB

What does population health management mean for the NHS, for patients, and for industry? How will the NHS translate population health management into impactful service change and what will this look like for patients? Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) explores all this and more with guest speaker Dr Steven Laitner (GP, Parkbury House Surgery). Steven and Tom explore how the NHS can translate the theory of population health management into practical service changes that improve care for pa...

Planning in a volatile environment: how will the NHS reconcile its competing priorities and operational planning to meet its challenges?

February 11, 2022 17:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MB

What does the ‘2022/23 priorities and operational planning guidance’ document mean for the NHS, for Integrated Care System (ICS) development and for an NHS workforce still battling COVID? How realistic and achievable are the priorities set out, and how can Pharma and Medtech best help NHS leaders to achieve these goals? Caroline Dawe (Deputy Director of Commissioning, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group [CCG]) joins Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Acce...

Planning in a volatile environment: how will the NHS reconcile its competing priorities and operational planning to meet its challenges?

February 11, 2022 17:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MB

What does the ‘2022/23 priorities and operational planning guidance’ document mean for the NHS, for Integrated Care System (ICS) development and for an NHS workforce still battling COVID? How realistic and achievable are the priorities set out, and how can Pharma and Medtech best help NHS leaders to achieve these goals? Caroline Dawe (Deputy Director of Commissioning, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group [CCG]) joins Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Acce...

The evolving NHS: How can Pharma and Medtech support the NHS in 2022? - NHS Insights Panel Discussion

January 17, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MB

Pharma and Medtech professionals put questions to our panel of NHS associates as we reflected on the operational, structural, and clinical challenges the NHS has faced in 2021 and how Pharma and Medtech can best support the NHS in 2022. We were joined by some of Mtech Access’s closest and most insightful friends: - David Thorne (Director, Mtech Access and Well Up North PCN) our Policy expert - Patrick McGinley (Head of Costing and Service Line Reporting, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS T...

Optimising the NHS – How will medicines be valued in integrated systems?

December 21, 2021 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MB

How will medicines be valued in the newly integrated world of the NHS? What are the risks and benefits of a single national formulary? What else is changing? And what does this mean for market access? Ellen Rule (Programme Director of the Gloucestershire Integrated Care System [ICS] and Director of Transformation and Service Redesign, Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group [CCG]) joins Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) to explore all this and more. Tom Clarke and Ellen Rule discus...

Rare disease market access - strategic and tactical challenges facing orphan medicines entering Europe

November 29, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MB

We explore the challenges facing orphan medicines and other innovative rare disease treatments looking to achieve market access in Europe. Orphan medicines and rare disease treatments are faced with a complex, ever-changing market landscape. These treatments also face unique tactical challenges on the route to securing market access. Here we bring together specialists from our global market access (Rob Taaffe), systematic review (Regina Leadley), and health economic (Calum Jones) teams to ...

A new paradigm for the NHS: Partnering to deliver lasting and meaningful care improvements - with Dr Phil Webb (Chief Executive of Respiratory Innovation Wales)

October 01, 2021 14:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MB

How are healthcare systems looking differently at their population to deliver better care and what does this mean for future decision-making? How might the NHS re-imagine the hospital? What benefits can we expect from novel technologies, and can the NHS develop system resilience to improve healthcare outcomes? Dr Phil Webb (Chief Executive of Respiratory Innovation Wales) joined Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) to explore all this and more. Re-imagining the hospital, investing in novel t...

Innovations to address health inequalities in the NHS and how Pharma and Medtech can help

September 10, 2021 14:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MB

How can the NHS address health inequalities through innovation? How can new health technologies help improve population health? How can Pharma, Medtech and the wider life sciences industry support the NHS with these goals? And what does the NHS’ ambitions in this area mean for your market access strategy? Jon Siddall (Chief Executive of the South West Academic Health Science Network [AHSN]) joins Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) to explore these questions and more. Before joining the So...

The hidden heroes of the NHS - The role of ambulance Trusts in keeping patients and systems moving

July 06, 2021 14:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MB

What role do Ambulance Trusts play in the success of the wider NHS? How might urgent and community care evolve as we head to integration as part of a joined-up system? How will an integrated ambulance service support system redesign to keep people out of hospital, and provide more proactive care to those who need it most? Helen Ray (Chief Executive of North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust) joins  Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) to discuss the role Ambulance Trusts play in de...

Population to person - How will the voice of the individual drive health and care development?

June 02, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MB

Population health management is often talked about in top-down terms, but how seriously will the needs of individuals be taken as systems develop? How will personal needs inform care delivery? Why will the patient voice play a very different role in the NHS of the future? Steph Edusei (Chief Executive of St Oswald’s Hospice) joins Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) to explore these questions and more. This episode was first released as a live webinar on Friday 21st May 2021. For more in...

Know your Place - where will power really sit in the new NHS - with Dr Steven Michael OBE

May 17, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB

What will a ‘Place’ look like? What will this new layer of the NHS mean in practice and what decision-making powers will Place leaders have? As the NHS starts its journey towards an integrated future, Dr Steven Michael OBE (Chair of East Cheshire Partnership) joins Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access)  to talk ‘Place’, ‘Partnership’, ’Collaboratives’ and more. The UK Government’s Health and Care White Paper, along with other recent policy announcements, set out a major proposed reorganisati...

Health Economic Modelling for MedTech Innovation - What, Why and How

April 14, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

Are you looking to launch a new medical technology, medical or diagnostic device in the UK, Europe or North America? Would you like to know how health economic modelling could support your market access journey? In this episode, converted from a recent live webinar, Calum Jones (Consultant Health Economist) and Nick Swart (Senior Health Economist) discuss what, why and how health economic models can support MedTech innovations to demonstrate value, achieve market access and reach more patie...

Pharmacy, Medicines, and Specialised Commissioning in the new NHS

April 12, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MB

What changes can we expect to pharmacy, medicines management, and specialised commissioning in the new NHS?  Professor Inderjit Singh (Chief Pharmacist at University Hospitals Birmingham) joins Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) to explore all this and more. Professor Singh is one of the leading pharmacists in today’s NHS and is currently Chief Pharmacist at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. He has responsibility for the provision of the pharmacy service within the Tru...

Pharmacy, Medicines, and Specialised Commissioning in the new NHS

April 12, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MB

What changes can we expect to pharmacy, medicines management, and specialised commissioning in the new NHS?  Professor Inderjit Singh (Chief Pharmacist at University Hospitals Birmingham) joins Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) to explore all this and more. Professor Singh is one of the leading pharmacists in today’s NHS and is currently Chief Pharmacist at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. He has responsibility for the provision of the pharmacy service within the Tru...

The White Paper and integrated care in the NHS: What it really means in practice for clinicians, patients and us - with Dr John Ribchester

March 11, 2021 13:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MB

Are you wondering what integrated care will look like when the Health and Care White Paper proposals become a reality? Tom Clarke interviews Dr John Ribchester about what the proposals means in practice for clinicians, for patients and for the life sciences industry. Dr Ribchester is a GP and Clinical Director of Whitstable Primary Care Network (PCN) in Kent and has led development of an integrated service that represents many of the desired endpoints of the White Paper changes. Find out...

Heads at the heart of the NHS: How mental health is central to everything in the new NHS - with Brent Kilmurray (Chief Executive of Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust)

February 05, 2021 16:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MB

With mental health services facing unique challenges, Brent Kilmurray (Chief Executive of Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust), joins Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) to explore the challenges of leading mental health services in the NHS. As Chief Executive of the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, and with almost 20 years of experience in strategic and operational roles in the NHS, Brent is well placed to explore the challenges facing mental health services and...

Pharmacy and Medicines in the Integrated Care Systems (ICS) of the new NHS with Laura Angus

January 13, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

With new policy passing power to Integrated Care Systems (ICS), we explore how pharmacy and medicines commissioning will work in the new system, with Laura Angus (Interim Lead Pharmacist, Humber, Coast and Vale ICS) In our December #WhispersWordsofWisdom webinar, Tom Clarke was joined by Laura Angus who, in her new appointment as a Lead Pharmacist in an Integrated Care System (ICS), is currently evaluating the impact of the transfers of budget and decision-making power from Clinical Commiss...

Is prevention better than the cure? How can the NHS and public health work closer to improve population health?

November 27, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MB

Dr Peter Brambleby (Independent Public Health Consultant) joins Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) to discuss the role public health has played through the COVID pandemic and its importance to the population going forward. This webinar forms part of our monthly Whispers’ Words of Wisdom series, in which we have in‑depth, comprehensive conversations with senior colleagues from the NHS. We explore what their immediate priorities are, what they see as the greatest challenges faced by the NHS,...

Is prevention better than the cure? How can the NHS and public health work closer to improve population health?

November 27, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MB

Dr Peter Brambleby (Independent Public Health Consultant) joins Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) to discuss the role public health has played through the COVID pandemic and its importance to the population going forward. This webinar forms part of our monthly Whispers’ Words of Wisdom series, in which we have in‑depth, comprehensive conversations with senior colleagues from the NHS. We explore what their immediate priorities are, what they see as the greatest challenges faced by the NHS,...

Understanding the tipping point: When elective becomes selective in NHS surgery

November 16, 2020 17:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MB

Simon Parsons (Divisional Director of Surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust) joins Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) to discuss how decisions, such as the postponement of non-urgent elective surgery, are made, the impact this has on patients and staff, and how the NHS might adapt to provide care for these patients. In addition to his role as Divisional Director of Surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Simon Parsons is a Consultant Oesophago Gastric Surgeon. ...

Understanding the tipping point: When elective becomes selective in NHS surgery

November 16, 2020 17:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MB

Simon Parsons (Divisional Director of Surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust) joins Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) to discuss how decisions, such as the postponement of non-urgent elective surgery, are made, the impact this has on patients and staff, and how the NHS might adapt to provide care for these patients. In addition to his role as Divisional Director of Surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Simon Parsons is a Consultant Oesophago Gastric Surgeon. ...

Leading within an evolving, integrating system: insights from an NHS leader

October 21, 2020 14:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MB

Discover what it’s like to be a leader in today’s NHS and how industry can best support NHS leaders. Deborah Lee (Chief Executive of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust) speaks to David Thorne (Director, Mtech Access) about how she and her colleagues are responding to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the resultant backlog in care, and the latest policy changes. Deborah Lee has held the role of Chief Executive at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust since 2016. Prior to thi...

Integrated Care Systems: Separating fact from myth – insights from a system leader

October 15, 2020 10:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MB

Dr Claire Fuller (Senior Responsible Officer at Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership) joins Tom Clarke(Director, Mtech Access) to discuss the evolving world of Integrated Care Systems (ICS).  As Senior Responsible Officer for Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership, Dr Fuller leads the delivery of plans to transform care for a population of over 850,000 people. Her role sees her collaborate with hospital, community, and primary care partners to introduce innovations that impr...