1.06 - Workforce

In this episode of BLMK Health Conversations on... we are focussing on the subject of workforce in the NHS. Work is now underway which includes ongoing engagement with colleagues, external partners, and stakeholders. The focus is on developing a new single workforce, training and education function which is centred around the provision of quality support to colleagues. The conversation in this podcast will explore how those aims will be achieved. Host Felicity Cox is joined by some very special guests: Anita Pisani - Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Workforce at Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust. Martha Roberts - Chief People Officer, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes Integrated Care System Here are the highlights: (00:32) Introductions and background (02:57) Our business is a people business (09:55) Lessons learned from Covid (13:50) How do we achieve our workforce goals? (19:33) Improving cultural equality, diversity and inclusion in the NHS (30:32) The National Staff Survey 2022 (35:30) The role of organizational development now and in the future