by Loveena Tandon
HealthCross Talks is a frontline-led podcast exploring whether the NHS can be saved and if so, how. With major reform underway and a new 10-Year Health Plan emerging, we go beyond headlines to focus on practical, workable solutions. Through in-depth conversations with doctors, nurses, leaders, and policymakers, we bring NHS voices to the forefront because they know what’s broken, and what it will take to fix it.
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July 2, 2026
<p>Fairness, Differential Attainment & the Future NHS Workforce</p><p>Doctors from ethnic minority backgrounds and international medical graduates have long experienced different outcomes in exams, training, and career progression.</p><p>So, has anything changed?</p><p>In this episode of <strong>BAPIO HealthCross Talks</strong>, recorded atthe <strong>BAPIO Conference 2025</strong>, Professor Pushpinder Mangat the first ethnic minority Medical Director of the GeneralMedical Council (GMC) discusses how the regulator is tackling differential attainment and why creating a fairer NHS workforce is still a work in progress.</p><p>In this conversation:</p><p>🔹 Why doctorsfrom ethnic minority and overseas backgrounds have historically experienceddifferent outcomes and what is changing.</p><p>🔹 How the GMC says referrals involving ethnic minority doctors have fallen by more than <strong>50%</strong> in the last five years.</p><p>🔹 Why recognising cultural differences, tackling microaggressions and supportingtrainees earlier can improve outcomes.</p><p>🔹 Why many international doctors are passing PLAB but still struggling to secure NHS jobs and what that means for a health service that depends on overseas talent.</p><p>🔹 Professor Mangat's three priorities for the NHS 10-Year Plan a nd why education should matter as much as service delivery.</p><p>This is a conversation about fairness, culture, leadership and building an NHS where every doctor can succeed.</p><p>🎥 <strong>Watch thefull conversation on BAPIO HealthCross Talks.</strong></p><p><strong>HAS NHS CHANGED?</strong></p><p><strong>WATCH ON: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions">https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions</a></p><p><strong>AUDIO SMART LINK</strong></p><p><a href="https://plinkhq.com/i/1807736085">plinkhq.com/i/1807736085</a></p><p>Thankyou, BAPIO, for bringing these important conversations to the forefront.</p><p> </p><p>#NHS#GMC #Doctors #IMG #PLAB #DifferentialAttainment #MedicalEducation#NHSWorkforce #HealthcareLeadership #BAPIO</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p></p>
June 24, 2026
<p><br></p><p>“The day after the NHS was created, it went into crisis,and it has been in crisis ever since.”</p><p>And today, even the meaning of healthcare ischanging:</p><p>“We don’t want to be called patients anymore. Weare consumers of healthcare.”</p><p><strong>Professor Sir Stephen Powis</strong>, former National Medical Director of NHS England,and <strong>Dr Navina Evans</strong>, former Chief Workforce, Training and EducationOfficer at NHS England, join <strong>BAPIO HealthCross Talks</strong> for a conversationon the future of one of Britain’s most valued institutions.</p><p>The NHS was built on the promise of care, free atthe point of need but today it faces some of its biggest questions.</p><p>Waiting lists. Workforce pressures. Doctors’training. Digital transformation. Changing patient expectations.</p><p>As the NHS enters a new chapter with the <strong>10 YearPlan</strong>, the question is:</p><p><strong>Can the NHS survive, and can it transform for thefuture?</strong></p><p>This sneak peek explores:</p><p>➡️ Why the NHS feels underpressure<br>➡️ The future workforce we need for 2030 and beyond<br>➡️ Hospital → Community<br>➡️ Analogue → Digital<br>➡️ Sickness → Prevention<br>➡️ The role of international healthcare collaboration</p><p>The full conversation asks:</p><p><strong>Can the NHS 10 Year Plan actually work?</strong></p><p>Coming tomorrow the 25th of June on <strong>BAPIOHealthCross Talks.</strong></p><p><strong>WATCH ON: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions">https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions</a></p><p><strong>AUDIO SMART LINK</strong></p><p><a href="https://plinkhq.com/i/1807736085">plinkhq.com/i/1807736085</a><strong></strong></p><p>#NHS #NHS10YearPlan #NHSWorkforce #Healthcare#FutureOfHealthcare #Doctors #BAPIO</p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p>
June 24, 2026
<p><strong>BAPIO HealthCross Talks Series 2- </strong></p><p>Few issues shape public conversations and even elections, like theNHS.</p><p>From resident doctors’ strikes and workforce pressures toquestions around immigration and the future of healthcare, the challengesfacing the NHS impact us all.</p><p>Which is why organisations like BAPIO supporting doctors of Indianand diverse international backgrounds across the UK for nearly three decadesplay a crucial role in building bridges and finding solutions.</p><p>As BAPIO takes a significant step in its journey to become acharitable foundation, it strengthens its commitment to public good supportinghealthcare professionals, giving back to communities, and creating strongerconnections between healthcare systems.</p><p>In this episode of <strong>BAPIO HealthCross Talks</strong>, Consultantin Emergency Medicine- Dr Joydeep Grover (MBBS MRCEM FRCEM), the firstPresident-elect of the BAPIO Charitable Foundation, talks about the road aheadtackling inequalities, supporting the next generation, building India-UKhealthcare links, and why the mission of healthcare goes far beyond medicine.</p><p><strong>“We are blowing the whistle. This is a problem. </strong></p><p><strong>Now can we solve it?”</strong></p><p><strong>EPISODELIVE</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions">https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>AUDIO SMART LINK</strong></p><p><a href="https://plinkhq.com/i/1807736085">plinkhq.com/i/1807736085</a><strong></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p>
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HealthCross Talks is a frontline-led podcast exploring whether the NHS can be saved and if so, how.
With major reform underway and a new 10-Year Health Plan emerging, we go beyond headlines to focus on practical, workable solutions. Through in-depth conversations with doctors, nurses, leaders, and policymakers, we bring NHS voices to the forefront because they know what’s broken, and what it will take to fix it.
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