The HSJ Patient Safety Congress Honest Conversations with… series which shares a candid and thought-provoking look into the key issues shaping patient safety today.
Each episode brings together influential voices from this year’s Congress, sharing personal insights and ideas that will spark the essential conversations we’ll be continuing together in September.
In episode three, Dr Penny Dash, Chair, NHS England, sits down with Shaun Lintern, Health Editor, The Sunday Times and Chair of the HSJ Patient Safety Congress for a topical and wide-ranging conversation covering:
- Driving forward major reforms, including integration of NHS England into DHSC and the development of ICBs
- Neighbourhood healthcare – improving access, online booking, phone lines, and care outside hospitals
- Digitalisation as a core enabler to improve quality of care
- The urgent need to reform outpatient services and deliver an updated workforce plan