NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB Podcast NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB

Eastern AHSN (Academic Health Science Network) is funded by the NHS and the Office for Life Sciences to bring together academia, citizens, health services and industry to realise the value of innovations in the healthcare sector more quickly. We are uniquely placed in the East of England to support health and life sciences research and technology and innovation in healthcare. To find out more, I spoke with Dr Lou Jopling from Eastern AHSN about their organisation.


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NHS reservists are members of the public who have signed up to work for the NHS. People currently working as NHS reservists have taken up roles in COVID-19 and flu vaccination programmes, helped to run hospital wards and supported the running of their local NHS services. To find out more, I spoke with Sarah Kench - Reservist and Workforce Supply Manager for the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board - all about how the scheme is running in our area.


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In today's episode, hear about NHS 111's birthday celebrations and how the ICB has been recognising its nurses and midwives.


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If you use GPs and hospitals, dentists, pharmacies, care homes or other services, Healthwatch is the organisation who want to gather your feedback. Healthway captures the experiences of people who use our local services, to shape, influence and improve local care.


Hear from the CEOs of Healthwatch in Suffolk (Andy Yacoub) and Healthwatch in Essex (Sam Glover) all about their orgaisations.

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ICSs have existed in one form or another since 2016, but for most of this time have operated as informal partnerships using soft power and influence to achieve
their objectives. Following the passage of the 2022 Health and Care Act, ICSs were formalised as legal entities with statutory powers and responsibilities.
So to find out a bit more, I spoke with Dr Andrew Kelso who is the Medical Director for the NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB Board.


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Today's briefing includes news of a major women’s health event in Colchester and how Healthwatch is launching a series of online co-production sessions for young people with asthma. Thanks for listening.