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Wes publishes his Health Bill and quits – where does it leave the NHS?
May 15, 2026
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The story behind HSJ’s Top 50 CEOs
May 8, 2026
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Chatbot turned therapist
May 1, 2026
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What happens when the chair/CEO relationship breaks down
Apr 24, 2026
35m 42s
GPs feel the squeeze
Apr 17, 2026
25m 48s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/15/26 | Wes publishes his Health Bill and quits – where does it leave the NHS? | We discuss Wes Streeting’s tumultuous 22 months in charge – and analyse the Health Bill he has left in his wake, which was published on Thursday.The bill will give ministers sweeping new powers, as well as abolishing NHS England, and make important changes affecting foundation trusts, integrated care boards, and councils. The HSJ Health Check podcast welcomes Hugh Alderwick, Health Foundation director of policy and research, to help unpick the 200-page legislation and what it will mean for the service. | — | ||||||
| 5/8/26 | The story behind HSJ’s Top 50 CEOs | This week we talk in more detail about HSJ’s Top 50 CEOs – not only who topped our annual ranking of hospital leaders, but also interesting trends from this year and beyond, and a behind the scenes from the judging.We cover the surprising new entries, why a third of individual chief executives included in the rankings over the last 12 editions have appeared just once, and why London and ambulance trusts are finally coming out top.The full top 50 can be viewed here. | — | ||||||
| 5/1/26 | Chatbot turned therapist | Millions of people are turning to AI chatbots to manage their mental health, driven by a combination of long waiting lists and not meeting clinical thresholds for treatment.We cover how regulation is running to keep up with this surge in demand and why suppliers are not finding compliance straightforward. Also this week, the NHS has a legal duty to reach net zero by 2040. We discuss how – and how well – is it being held to account. | — | ||||||
| 4/24/26 | What happens when the chair/CEO relationship breaks down✨ | CEO relationshipsCare Quality Commission+1 | — | East Kent Hospitalsthe Care Quality Commission+3 | East Kent | staff prideleadership+1 | — | 35m 42s | |
| 4/17/26 | GPs feel the squeeze✨ | GP resourcesNHS spend+2 | — | HSJ Health CheckNHS+2 | — | general practiceNHS England+2 | — | 25m 48s | |
| 4/3/26 | Mackey’s first year✨ | NHShealthcare management+2 | Sir Jim Mackey | NHS EnglandHSJ+2 | — | NHS Englandfinancial deficits+3 | — | 49m 48s | |
| 3/27/26 | NHSE’s tough message on tech✨ | technologyNHS+4 | — | NHS AppAI scribes+4 | — | 10-Year Health PlanEPR training+2 | — | 48m 43s | |
| 3/18/26 | Bob Wachter on healthcare's AI revolution✨ | AI in healthcareNHS workforce planning+1 | Bob Wachter | A Giant LeapHSJ+1 | US | A Giant Leaphealthcare revolution+1 | — | 1h 00m 43s | |
| 3/13/26 | Why NHS staff morale is falling✨ | NHS staff moraleNHS staff survey+2 | Nick KitunoChris Graham | NHSHSJ+5 | — | NHSstaff recommendations+2 | — | 29m 56s | |
| 3/6/26 | The remaking - or breaking - of the ‘local state’✨ | local governmentNHS+2 | Rob WebsterRobin Tuddenham | ICBHSJ Health Check+3 | west Yorkshire | local statereorganisation+2 | — | 37m 01s | |
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| 2/27/26 | Has Baroness Amos been set up to fail?✨ | NHS maternity carenational reviews+2 | — | NHS | — | maternity datatrusts+1 | — | 33m 27s | |
| 2/13/26 | A&Es brace for ‘mad March’✨ | A&E targetsNHS England+2 | — | NHS EnglandNHSE+1 | — | mad Marchmodel emergency department+2 | — | 33m 01s | |
| 2/6/26 | The secret plan for ICBs, and other restructure woes✨ | ICBsNHS England+3 | — | federated data platformNHS England+2 | — | restructurehealthcare+2 | — | 24m 13s | |
| 1/30/26 | The making of a Health Bill - Lord Hunt on the clashes to come | On this episode we’re joined by Lord Philip Hunt of King’s Heath - who was a minister in the Labour government until last year, and has played a huge role in Labour health policy and in NHS leadership over several decades.He was a health minister in the Blair government with Alan Milburn, has served in several Labour shadow health teams, worked as a senior NHS manager, and was the first chief executive of the NHS Confederation. Lord Hunt is an active Parliamentarian and will shape the health bill when it hits the upper house. He tells us about its likely (tight) timings, and where the big clashes and U-turns may come. | — | ||||||
| 1/23/26 | The trust CEO who became a very expensive whistleblower | On this episode we cover one of the most expensive employment tribunals in the NHS and why a trust must pay its former chief executive £1.4m in damages.Also this week, an update on the new hospitals programme from the government spending watchdog, which included surprise dates for when rebuilds were likely to reopen - some of which are still 20 years’ away.We also cover serious concerns raised about the quality of a trust’s medical training and more on the new chief executive of the merging NHS Providers/Confederation. | — | ||||||
| 1/16/26 | Wes' waiting list wobble | On this episode we’re talking about the tricky balancing act between cutting waiting lists and keeping finances under control, after Wes Streeting warned this week that some trusts have tried to cut deficits too sharply. Also this week, two stories from Birmingham, including more on a damning external review into a major trust’s international training programme. | — | ||||||
| 12/19/25 | What’s in store for the NHS in 2026? | It’s time for the HSJ team to take stock and make their predictions for what the New Year could bring for the NHS, from the survival of Healthwatch, to why the NHS App could be in for a tough year.Also, the biggest estates challenges facing trusts and why the ‘choice’ row is set to escalate. Thanks for listening to the Health Check podcast this year and Merry Christmas from all at HSJ. | — | ||||||
| 12/12/25 | The making of a Health Bill - How to abolish NHS England | This week we bring you the latest in our series of HSJ Health Check podcasts tracking the development of the government’s planned Health Bill.On this episode Dave and Annabelle are joined by Mark Dayan and Sarah Reed from the Nuffield Trust and we focus on the abolition of NHS England, drawing on research the think tank has just published.We cover how this could be an opportunity to reset how the NHS operates within government, why the dramatic reduction in headcount could do more harm than good, and how officials could learn from historic NHS reforms. | — | ||||||
| 12/5/25 | The big waiting list clean-up | The government made bringing down elective waits its key target for the NHS, and ministers often celebrate how much the list has fallen since Labour came to power.However, we reveal the part that waiting list clean-ups have played in cutting the list this year – alongside growing some types of activity, and other reforms – and why some experts are raising concerns about patients being wrongfully removed.Also this week more on the deal that will see the NHS pay more for new medicines.https://www.hsj.co.uk/quality-and-performance/exclusive-nhse-ramps-up-waiting-list-cleaning-drive/7040427.article | — | ||||||
| 12/4/25 | The recipe for a new NHS CEO | Sir Jim Mackey is expected to end his tenure as ‘transition CEO’ of NHS England next year, so we ask what sort of candidate could be up for the “impossible” job of running the health service. Also, we dig into what the budget means for the NHS, including how much the pot will be reduced by to pay for the massive redundancy programme. | — | ||||||
| 11/21/25 | Money troubles | This week Ben Clover fills in for Annabelle Collins and is joined by Ella Deverux and Zoe Tidman.The team discuss Ella's exclusive on the NHS App breaking cancer diagnosis news to patients ahead of a human, plus Zoe takes us through where the service is on finance, including a trust down to one day's operating costs. | — | ||||||
| 11/14/25 | Wes almost says sorry | NHS England has finally launched its much-delayed voluntary redundancy scheme so on this episode we cover everything we know so far and the questions that remain.Health secretary Wes Streeting also acknowledged this week in a speech to NHS leaders he has not resolved the redundancies quickly enough and that things had been particularly hard for integrated care boards.In the same speech, Mr Streeting revealed the eight trusts that are in line to become ‘advanced foundation trusts’ and “front runners to a more autonomous and integrated NHS”. | — | ||||||
| 11/7/25 | Critical incident | This week the team look at what happens when the 2nd most stressful thing that can happen to a trust coincides with winter pressures. Plus NHS England's big ask from ICBs. This week's podcast is hosted by tech editor Ben Clover, standing in for Annabelle Collins, and he is joined by Joe Talora and Mimi Launder | — | ||||||
| 10/31/25 | Planning guidance explained - with NHS Providers’ CEO | NHS England has published its planning guidance - now rechristened the “Medium Term Planning Framework” - so this week we cover what it will mean for the service, with guest Daniel Elkeles, CEO of NHS Providers.We dig into promises to end what NHSE claims is “an operating model that had become overly bureaucratic”, the challenging performance targets and what ‘integrated health organisations’ could look like in reality.Also an update on the NHS Provider/Confederation merger, which was finalised this week. | — | ||||||
| 10/24/25 | How the Leeds Way went wrong | Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, one of the biggest acute providers in Europe, was seen as an example of how a trust can turn things around, despite its size and complexity. However, over recent months it has come under intense scrutiny, with a major maternity scandal unfolding and serious concerns about governance and leadership.Its former CEO Sir Julian Hartley also stepped down from his role leading the Care Quality Commission this week, describing it as being “incompatible” with concerns raised about care provided at the trust, some of which while he was in charge. We cover the latest developments, its quality improvement journey and when things started to go wrong. Also this week we discuss a legal challenge to a big EPR procurement in the north west and the ripple effect this could have. | — | ||||||
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