Episode 47

In this episode, Adam Brimelow reflects on the toughest winter in the history of the NHS with insights from Miriam Deakin, NHS Providers’ director of policy and strategy. There’s also a summary of what the performance figures (published 12 January 2023) tell us, from senior research analyst Luís Costa da Silva.

In addition to this, we hear from Hospital at Home Physician Professor Dan Lasserson and Consultant in Acute Medicine and Geriatrics Dr Jordan Bowen of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. They explain how their Hospital at Home programme has helped ease pressures while offering a more convenient and comfortable environment for patients. They also talk about working with the BBC Panorama team which has featured their approach in a new documentary.

Transcript for this episode also available.

Released: 19 January 2023