Ian Smith - Voices of Care, Episode 19.

Ian Smith is the Chair of NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board, who work with people in Surrey Heartlands to create better, healthier lives. They have a a focus on prevention and support that’s targeted where it’s most needed to reduce the unfairness some people experience in accessing care, so nobody is left behind. Ian was previously Executive Chairman of Four Seasons Health Care and Chief Executive of the General Healthcare Group.

In this episode of Voices of Care, Ian Smith talks to our host, Suhail Mirza, about the importance of offering career paths within the health and social care sector, the impact of the cost-of-living crisis and workforce sickness, and how vital inclusion is for retention.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:53 Workforce crisis
04:09 Funding
06:28 Integrated Care Systems
11:14 Cost of Living support
13:07 Sickness rates
13:55 Inclusion
17:58 Multidisciplinary roles
20:30 Health and Social Care Academy
22:35 Life expectancy
24:20 Leadership
25:19 Outro

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