Penny Dash, the chair of NHS England, and many more share insights on the subjects that matter to healthcare professionals in August’s Healthcare Today Digest.
“The current working experience in the NHS isn’t good. It wasn’t great when I was a frontline doctor, but back then, you just shrugged and got on with it. Nowadays, and quite rightly in many ways, people are saying that it isn’t acceptable…”
Few understand the healthcare landscape in England as well as Penny Dash. A former hospital doctor and partner at McKinsey, she is perhaps best known for leading two independent reviews commissioned by the government into the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission late last year and into patient safety this year.
In an interview with Healthcare Today’s Adrian Murdoch, she talks about patient safety and effectiveness, how to achieve change in the NHS and how to rebuild trust with the public.
Also, in this issue, MaryAnn Ferreux, chief medical officer for Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex, talks about women’s health for all and how to help marginalised communities; paediatrician, educator, author and founder Lara Zibners discusses the future of female-led innovation and investors’ attitudes to opportunities within women’s health; and much more!
