"Social care can't wait"

When Healthcare Policy Meets Reality: An Insider’s Uncensored View What happens when someone who’s advised TWO administrations finally speaks without political filter?

Host, Suhail Mirza sits down with Nadra Ahmed CBE, the woman who shook Westminster

" What kind of society do we want to live in?"

From patient empowerment to workforce transformation, this episode unpacks how cutting-edge technology promises to make healthcare more personalised, accessible, and efficient for everyone.

In this compelling episode of Voices of Care, our host Suhail Mirza, sits down with James Benson, CEO of Central London Community Healthcare Trust and NHS England National Delivery Advisor for virtual wards, for an eye-opening conversation about the community care revolution happening right now.

With the Social Care Commission promising answers and funding challenges intensifying, this Voices Of Care episode couldn't be more relevant. Host, Suhail Mirza sits down with Valerie Michie who highlights the imperative to celebrate social care, its workforce and its contribution to the economy and society; and how this narrative can spur policy and political leaders to engage and support the sector even as it faces profound pressure

In this compelling episode of the Voices of Care podcast, host Suhail Mirza sits down with Stephen Burns, Executive Director of Care, Inclusion and Communities at Peabody Trust, for an urgent conversation about the future of social housing and care. Stephen delivers a stark warning about the mounting pressures facing housing associations that are threatening their ability to build desperately needed social housing, support residents' care needs, and help ease NHS capacity issues. After what he describes as "difficult 15 years" that have left specialist services "cut to the bone," Stephen makes a direct appeal to the government for immediate action.

In this inspiring episode of Voices of Care, we speak with Professor Kevin Fenton CBE, President of the UK Faculty of Public Health, London’s Public Health Director and Statutory Health Advisor to the Mayor of London, about the transformative power of public health as both an art and a science. With decades of experience, Kevin provides crucial insights into how organised societal efforts can tackle health inequalities and create fairer communities for all. He discusses structural racism as a public health issue, shares London's remarkable success stories in HIV prevention and tobacco control and explores the exciting opportunities ahead with increased government investment in prevention over treatment. 

In this powerful episode of the Voices of Care podcast, we speak with Patricia Marquis, Executive Director at the Royal College of Nursing, about the critical challenges facing the nursing profession today. With over 40 years of experience, Patricia provides an unflinching look at the deteriorating conditions for nurses in the NHS and social care, from the normalisation of corridor care to the financial struggles causing many nursing students to leave their courses. She discusses radical solutions to address the recruitment and retention crisis, including student debt forgiveness, and emphasises the crucial importance of retaining nurse leaders at the centre of the NHS.