How racism hurts NHS services - with Ciarán Devane and Stacey Hunter episode artwork

EPISODE · Jun 12, 2026 · 43 MIN

How racism hurts NHS services - with Ciarán Devane and Stacey Hunter

from HSJ Health Check · host HSJ

We talk staff, racism, the funding squeeze, and trust groups, on the HSJ Health Check live from the NHS Confederation conference in Manchester.NHS Alliance CEO Ciarán Devane, who took up post two months ago, and University Hospital Tees CEO Stacey Hunter, join HSJ deputy editor Dave West.Guests discuss the challenges of growing racism against staff, including how it can mean some minority ethnic staff don't want to work in particular parts of the country.We also cover wider pressure on staff, as funding is squeezed and services restructure to cut costs.And we talk about the dilemmas of the wave of trusts sharing leaders, one of whom is Stacey as CEO of two Tees foundation trusts.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Jun 12, 2026

Embed this episode

Ready to play

How racism hurts NHS services - with Ciarán Devane and Stacey Hunter

0:00 43:02

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of HSJ Health Check?

This episode is 43 minutes long.

When was this HSJ Health Check episode published?

This episode was published on June 12, 2026.

Can I download this HSJ Health Check episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!