Welcome to Series 4 of The Provider Podcast. In this series, we focus on COVID-19 one year on. Listen back to all your favourite episodes below.

Released: 25 March 2021

Our brand new season starts with an exclusive episode with leading health journalists Hugh Pym (BBC), Kat Lay (The Times), and Denis Campbell (The Guardian) talking about their experiences of reporting the pandemic, and the challenges they faced in telling its true story.

Released: 29 March 2021

In this episode we speak about the impact of workforce vacancies in the NHS, the issues surrounding the 1% pay rise and whether COVID-19 vaccinations should be mandatory for NHS staff and health care workers.

Released: 8 April 2021

In this episode we talk about the importance of mental health support for NHS staff, the role of the NHS in addressing health inequalities, the neglect of social care and how the NHS will need to adapt for the future, including waiting lists for cancer treatments. 

Released: 22 April 2021

In this episode we speak to Jeremy Hunt MP, former health secretary and current chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee about his perspective on the pandemic, what went wrong in the early days, his concerns around workforce and social care, and the government's legislative plans for the health service.