A Healthy Perspective: Leadership in the Health Sector

Helen Buckingham - Nuffield Trust

Helen joined the Nuffield Trust in 2017 as Senior Fellow, working on a range of health policy issues. She has 25 years’ experience in NHS roles, including senior roles in national bodies, as well as in both commissioner and provider organisations. In June 2018 Helen took on the role of Director of Strategy and Operations for the Trust.
A finance professional by background, Helen’s past roles include Director of Strategy and Organisational Development in a mental health trust; PCT Chief Executive; Chief of Staff at Monitor; and most recently Director of Corporate Affairs at NHS Improvement.  
Helen has particular interests in the development and implementation of strategies leading to clear delivery of outcomes. She also focuses on the development of effective partnerships within organisations and across systems, and also between public sector bodies and the populations they serve.   
Helen was appointed as the Chair of National Voices in December 2020, a role which will enable her to continue her work supporting organisations to look at policies and practice through a truly person centred lens, ensuring that people who use services are never seen as less important than those who deliver them. 

David Hare MBE - Independent Healthcare Provider Network

David Hare has been CEO of the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) since 2014. During this time, membership has grown from 26 to almost 100 members and the work of IHPN has expanded significantly to include critical work to improve standards and patient safety in the sector. This can be seen through his work in bringing together independent healthcare providers to implement the Medical Practitioners Assurance Framework – used by the Care Quality Commission in assessing how well-led an independent service is, and now a requirement for all independent providers under the NHS’ 2022/23 Standard Contract. David was awarded an MBE in the 2023 New Year’s Honours List for services to healthcare.

Sam Jones

In this month's episode we were delighted to speak with Sam Jones. During her career, Sam has held senior leadership roles in the NHS, the independent healthcare sector and as expert advisor to the Prime Minister. We are grateful to Sam as she speaks with us about how she started her career in healthcare, and shares her thoughts and provides some advice for aspiring younger leaders in the sector.

Nick Costa - UK CEO at Ramsay Healthcare

In our second episode we hear from Nick Costa, UK CEO at Ramsay Healthcare - the global hospital group, operating over 480 hospitals and day surgery facilities across 11 countries making it one of the largest and most diverse private healthcare companies in the world.
Leading Ramsay Healthcare in the UK, Nick has recently overseen the successful rollout of a new Electronic Patient Record system across all Ramsay Healthcare’s Hospitals and is regarded as an accomplished and collaborative leader. Prior to his appointment as UK CEO in 2022, Nick was Ramsay UK’s Chief Operating Officer and was instrumental in ensuring the effective operational delivery of the UK business. Before joining Ramsay Healthcare, Nick was the Regional Operations & Transformation Director at Nuffield Health, where he was responsible for the delivery of high quality services and standards across a business Region as well as National responsibility for business transformation.

James Tugendhat - CEO at HC-ONE

James joined HC-One, one of the UK’s largest care companies, as CEO in 2020. He cites a key reason for joining HC-One was the business’ commitment to being the Kind Care Company. He is working with the team to foster a culture that actively encourages simple kindness in everything they do, supporting those in their care to lead their best lives and to deliver the company’s mission of being the ‘first choice’ for families, Colleagues and Commissioners. 
 
A Healthy Perspective: Leadership in the Health SectorExecutive Search firm, Saxton Bampfylde, brings you a series of interviews with leaders in the Healthcare sector. For more episodes, subscribe to our channel or visit our website.