HSJ Podcast: Julian Hartley on collaboration, reform and more (23 February 2023)

Summary

This episode of the Health Service Journal's Health Check podcast features NHS Providers’ new chief executive Sir Julian Hartley, who cautions against creating provider trusts which are extremely large.

Sir Julian talks about his fears that leaders could lose touch with the front line. He also answers questions about the role of collaboratives, as well as the shift from competition to system working, the risks of reintroducing a payment by results-style tariff, the importance of the promised long-term NHS workforce plan and the growing voices questioning the future of the NHS model.