Health On The Line

About Health On The Line

Fresh perspectives on the healthcare challenges of our time and ways to confront them. Fortnightly interviews with movers and shakers making waves across health and care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

The NHS Alliance

Category

government · health & fitness · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Aug 2021

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

115 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Tackling the NHS productivity challenge and lessons from the Thirlwall Inquiry

   How can the NHS improve productivity, reduce pressure on services and deliver better patient care? And what can NHS leaders learn from the Thirlwall Inquiry into the deaths of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital? In this episode of Health on the Line, Adam Brimelow explores NHS productivity with Anita Charlesworth, senior economic adviser at the Health Foundation, and Professor Andy Hardy, chief executive of University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. They discuss Anita’s report for the NHS Productivity Commission, which proposes ways to unlock technology, empower NHS staff and increase capital investment with the potential to deliver £33 billion in annual savings and improve health outcomes. The episode also examines the Thirlwall Inquiry, which investigated failings surrounding the deaths of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital. The NHS Alliance’s chief executive Sir Ciarán Devane discusses what the inquiry means for NHS leadership, patient safety, accountability and safeguarding, and how NHS organisations can create cultures where staff feel confident to raise concerns. Health on the Line is an NHS Alliance podcast, produced by Health Comms Plus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Why are ethnic minority leaders leaving the NHS?

   Ruth Rankine, Lord Victor Adebowale, and Sandra Buchan discuss ethnic minority leaders leaving the NHS and shifting care to the community in this interview.

3. 

   2 Sept 2026

   Zero-hours reform: a bad deal for the NHS?

   Host Adam Brimelow interviews NHS Employers CEO Ben Morrin and NHS Professionals CEO Hoa Ngo about zero-hours contract reforms and their impact on the NHS.

Who has been a guest on Health On The Line

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ruth Rankine
• Lord Victor Adebowale
• Sandra Buchan
• Ben Morrin
• Hoa Ngo

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

261,529

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

75

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

81

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