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This special edition podcast was recorded as part of the NHS Reset campaign. In this episode, presented by Deborah Lee, Paul Farmer, chief executive of Mind, discusses the importance of mental health in the workplace with our panel members Phil Hough, Poppy Jaman and Sean Russell. Discussion chair: Deborah Lee, chief executive, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Deborah Lee joined the Gloucestershire Hospitals as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in June 2016 from the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UHBNHSFT) where she was the Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO. Deborah has been nationally recognised by the Health Service Journal as one of the Top 50 Inspirational Women in Healthcare and has made the Top 50 NHS Chief Executives list for the last two years running. Interviewee: Paul Farmer, chief executive, Mind Paul Farmer, CBE, has been Chief Executive of Mind, the leading mental health charity working in England and Wales since May 2006. Paul is Chair of the NHS England Independent Oversight and Advisory Group which brings together health and care leaders and experts to oversee the current mental health long term plan for the NHS in England. He co-authored ‘Thriving at Work’ for the government, setting out how to transform mental health in work places. Panel: Phil Hough, Vice Chair of the Mental Health Network and a carer representative with over 32 years’ experience. Phil’s work includes independent consultation projects with NHS trusts, helping them to re-focus and develop their Involvement of service users and carers and enabling them to focus on the power of lived experience and enabling services to embrace recovery. This work gives Phil the chance to continue to work with large and diverse groups of service users, carers and staff. He is a Member of the Patient Advisory Forum for Health Education England, and supports the delivery of the Mental health workforce agenda. He also works at a National and international level, including seminar and conference presentations, workshops, training and awareness sessions. Poppy Jaman helped to found the City Mental Health Alliance (CMHA) in 2013 and has been CEO since 2015. As CEO, Poppy works with senior business leaders from across the City to achieve their shared vision of creating workplaces where mental health is no longer stigmatised, but instead is treated in the same way as physical health. She wants employers to support employees in maintaining their mental wellbeing, leading to more sustainable workplaces where people can flourish. Sean Russell, Implementation Director of the West Midlands Combined Authority Mental Health Commission. Sean was part of the commission’s steering group, having played a key role in innovative police work around mental health in the region. He manages delivery of an action plan that aims to make a huge difference to people with mental health problems. The action plan aims to help people with mental health problems stay in employment while stemming the flow into the criminal justice system and focusing on the importance of good-quality housing.

NHS Reset is a new NHS Confederation campaign to contribute to the public debate on what the health and care system should look like post-COVID19. In this interview, Ken Taylor, Service User Representative of the Mental Health Network Board talks to Dr Julie Hankin, Chair of the Mental Health Medical Directors’ Forum about her vision for the future of mental health provision.

Recorded in September, this second episode hears from Peter Molyneux, Chair of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as he leads the conversation with Simon Blake OBE, Chief Executive, Mental Health First Aid England, Alfredo Thompson, Workforce Programmes Director, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust and Carolyn Regan, Chief Executive, West London NHS Trust Our panel discusses how leaders can ensure their LGBTQ+ staff thrive at work, from the simple act of offering a range of pronouns on induction material and payroll databases to bringing LGBTQ+ staff groups to board meetings. They also share their advice for those mid-career and looking to move up as well as their hopes for the future of the LGBTQ+ workforce.

Recorded in September, this first episode hears from Peter Molyneux, Chair of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as he Adam Doyle, Accountable Officer and Chief Executive, Sussex and East Surrey Clinical Commissioning Groups, Anna Einarsdottir, Senior Lecturer, York University and Tara Hewitt, Group Equality & Inclusion Programme Manager at Northern Care Alliance NHS Group. Our panel discusses their experiences of being openly LGBTQ+ throughout their careers, how visibility has changed during this time, their advice for those at their start of their career looking to practice as visibly LGBTQ+ and their hopes for the future of the healthcare workforce.

Recorded in February, this second episode of a two-part podcast hears from Sally Scales, Head of Executive Search, NHS Leadership Academy as she interviews Nick Carver, Chief Executive, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust and Chair, Midlands and East Regional Talent Board; Tracie Jolliff, National Director of Inclusion, NHS Leadership Academy and Joan Saddler OBE, Associate Director of Patients and Communities, NHS Confederation and Co-Chair, NHS Equality and Diversity Council. The panel discuss targets and quotas, as included in the NHS Long Term Plan, and offer their thoughts on what happens beyond bringing a diverse range of employees through the door; how can the NHS make sure it is not only attracting people from different backgrounds but also provide them the opportunity to thrive within its cultures?

Recorded in February, this two-part podcast hears from Sally Scales, Head of Executive Search, NHS Leadership Academy as she interviews Nick Carver, Chief Executive, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust and Chair, Midlands and East Regional Talent Board; Tracie Jolliff, National Director of Inclusion, NHS Leadership Academy and Joan Saddler OBE, Associate Director of Patients and Communities, NHS Confederation and Co-Chair, NHS Equality and Diversity Council. The panel discuss targets and quotas, as included in the NHS Long Term Plan, and offer their thoughts on what happens beyond bringing a diverse range of employees through the door; how can the NHS make sure it is not only attracting people from different backgrounds but also provide them the opportunity to thrive within its cultures? A transcript for this podcast is available here: http://bit.ly/2DC7iVa

For this podcast we asked our expert panel about their experiences of leadership as BAME individuals. What is it like to reach these positions as a BAME person and how can we make sure we are welcoming more people from different backgrounds into these positions? Interviewer: Marie Gabriel CBE, Chair, North East London NHS Foundation Trust The panel: • Wayne Farah, Vice Chair Newham CCG • Yvonne Coghill CBE, Director, Workplace Race Equality Standard • Lorraine Sunduza, Chief Nurse, East London NHS Foundation Trust • Gilly Lee, Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Professional Lead Active Case Management, Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership • Ifti Majid, Chief Executive, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust • Florence B Acquah, Adult Safeguarding Lead Nurse, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

For this podcast we asked our expert panel about their experiences of leadership as BAME individuals. What is it like to reach these positions as a BAME person and how can we make sure we are welcoming more people from different backgrounds into these positions? Interviewer: Marie Gabriel CBE, Chair, North East London NHS Foundation Trust The panel: • Wayne Farah, Vice Chair Newham CCG. • Yvonne Coghill CBE, Director, Workplace Race Equality Standard. • Lorraine Sunduza, Chief Nurse, East London NHS Foundation Trust . • Gilly Lee, Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Professional Lead Active Case Management, Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership. • Ifti Majid, Chief Executive, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. • Florence B Acquah, Adult Safeguarding Lead Nurse, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.

We assembled a panel of experts with lived experience of mental health services to discuss their experiences at local and national level. This podcast reflects on the current state of service-user involvement in the mental sector while identifying opportunities for improvement and a vision for service user involvement as part of a long-term strategy for the NHS.