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 1, Jeremy Hunt, Chair, Patient Safety Watch and the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Patient Safety, sits down with Shaun Lintern, Chair of the Congress and Health Editor, The Sunday Times, for an honest and wide-ranging conversation covering:

  • Lessons from his time as Health Secretary
  • The lasting impact of NHS targets culture
  • Reflections on austerity, funding, and social care
  • The future of NHS England, the role of the CQC, and more