SARDisms

Episode 036: Quiz-SARD 2024

SARD JV — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:24:16 +0000

With the cold weather upon us, what better way to start the year then with our very own Quiz-SARD designed to warm up those January chills. Quiz-SARD is a family friendly quiz with a mix of easy and challenging rounds. Hosted by our Quiz-SARD master and customer support team member Quizty also known as Christy. So put your general knowledge and overall quiz skills to the test.

Let us know your score @SARDJV on X (formally known as Twitter) or LinkedIn and use #QuizSARD.

The main aim of SARD is to help improve the NHS, Britain's public health service. Healthcare and IT are ever-changing and we are interested in the ways that we can help it evolve with the growing population. SARD created a podcast because there’s constant change, growth even, in our industry and we want to shout about it – this podcast is essentially our proverbial mountaintop and we’re here to share all that’s going on.

Episode 035: SARD Quizmas III

SARD JV — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 08:40:04 +0000

Our annual SARD Quizmas is upon us! SARD hosted a Christmas Quizmas III on Thursday 15 December with our resident Quiz Master, Jolly Ol' Saint Christy. We now would like to share the quiz with all our listeners! So grab a drink, put your feet up and get those brain juices flowing – it's Quizmas time!

Let us know your score on Twitter @SARDJV and use #SARDQuizmas.

Episode 034: Sam Shah, Chief Medical Strategy Officer

SARD JV — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 11:24:03 +0100

This week we speak with Sam Shah, who is a Chief Medical Strategy Officer amongst other ventures. Sam has an interest in improving access to services, behaviour change and digital care delivery.

Episode 033: James Catton, PA Podcast host

SARD JV — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 15:39:06 +0100

In this episode, we speak with James Catton who is a Physician Associate working in both general practice and acute medicine. He also hosts the PA podcast which highlights the world of Physician Associates. Follow his Twitter @papodcastuk.

Episode 032: Brian Jones, Director at Medical Workforce Solutions

SARD JV — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:31:20 +0100

In this episode, Brian Jones shares some of his vast experience in workforce management. He's the director of Medical Workforce Management and a consultant in Team Job Planning systems. Brian is currently working with the SARD tech team to develop our newest offering – Team Job Planning.

Episode 031: Alistair Cannon, Psychiatry CT2 Doctor

SARD JV — Tue, 31 May 2022 10:59:00 +0100

In this episode, we speak with Alistair Cannon who is a psychiatry CT2 doctor as well as a researcher of various health tech movements amongst other roles. He's an advocate for improving technology within the NHS which aligns with the ethos of Public Money Public Code.

Episode 030: Angela Barnes, Stand-up Comedian

SARD JV — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 13:13:03 +0000

On this episode, we are joined by comedian Angela Barnes, a regular on Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, The News Quiz. Kevin is joined by SARD’s Marketing Director Francesca to have a chat with their friend who will be hosting an upcoming charity quiz in support of Kent and Medway Medical School at the University of Kent in Canterbury. They touch on Angela's recent ADHD diagnosis and the implications it's had for her life. Follow Angela on Twitter @AngelaBarnes.

Angela Barnes Bio:
After a career in health and social care, Angela Barnes threw caution to the wind and became a comedian. Winning several awards, she has starred in BBC Two’s Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo and Hypothetical on Dave. Angela became a regular on The News Quiz as well as hosting. Angela recently was crowned Champion of Champions on the House of Games. Her upcoming show 'Hot Mess' will be presented at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022.

Episode 029: Dr Yusef Smith (Propane Fitness)

SARD JV — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:51:04 +0000

This episode features Dr Yusef Smith, an NHS doctor who ultimately decided to leave. Yusef caught our eye when he tweeted 12 reflections on his time within the NHS. He now is focused on his business, Propane Fitness, where he’s still making an impact on people’s health throughout the world. We discuss a variety of topics including open source; what changes within the NHS might coax Yusef back; and the best tools for a good poo!

Follow Yusef on Twitter @PropaneFitness.

Episode 028: Tony Yates, Digital Director, Livi

SARD JV — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 10:32:37 +0000

In this episode, we speak with 'Jack of all trades' Tony Yates, Digital Director of Livi, who has a wealth of experience creating new software and products for the NHS. Tony played a critical role in building NHS 111 and went on to found VIX.Digital. Tony is self-described as a computer lad who loves to use technology to fix people problems in healthcare. Follow Tony on Twitter @TonyYates.

Podcast 027: SARD Quizmas II

SARD JV — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 10:16:11 +0000

It's the time of year! SARD hosted a Christmas Quizmas II on Thursday 9 December with our resident Quiz Master, Christy Hinchliffe. We now share the quiz with all our listeners! So grab a drink, put your feet up and get those brain juices flowing - it's Quizmas time!

Let us know your score on Twitter @SARDJV and use #SARDQuizmas.

Episode 026: Declan Green, The SARD Prize winner at KMMS

SARD JV — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 11:02:25 +0000

This week's episode we speak with Declan Green, a medical student at Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS) jointly based at the the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University. Declan is the proud recipient of the first annual SARD prize.

Working together, SARD and KMMS created The SARD prize which awards £250 to the student with top results in their first year. This prize will help celebrate those students who really excel in their studies. We were extremely pleased to hear about Declan's accomplishments in his first year at KMMS.

Episode 025: Rachel Murphy, CEO of Difrent

SARD JV — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:21:05 +0100

On this episode we’re speaking with Rachel Murphy CEO of Difrent. Rachel has quite the history with the NHS and since leaving the organisation, she has brought her passion for user needs, service design and actual delivery together for clients across several industries.

Rachel Murphy is a public speaker, health tech advisor, and CEO of award-winning digital services company, Difrent. In just 1,000 days, Rachel built and sold Difrent, which has become a diverse workforce delivering national services. Those services include transforming the NHS Jobs platform and building the Covid Home Testing service to get frontline workers back to work during the first stages of the pandemic.

Episode 024: Louise Wilson, NHS Clinical Networks Delivery Manager

SARD JV — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:46:46 +0100

In this episode of SARDisms, we welcome Louise (Lou) Wilson who is an informatics enthusiast and an experienced network leader, putting her knowledge to use throughout the healthcare sector. She is also a self-described Hermione Granger and loves order, learning through group collaboration and using storytelling to solve problems.

Lou is a Clinical Networks Delivery Manager at the NHS as well as a PhD student at Newcastle University. Lou has several part-time jobs that help keep her on her toes, especially when it comes to health informatics. She is also a recipient of an NHS Bright Ideas in Healthcare Technology award for app development.

Episode 023: Dr David Unwin and Dr Philip Ovadia

SARD JV — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 11:21:50 +0100

What happens when you put sovereignty together with results? You have happier medical professionals.

On this episode of SARDisms, we chat with Dr David Unwin and Dr Philip Ovadia about how quickly medicine moves and sometimes, how what we think we know isn't always what is right. We chat about Ignaz Semmelweis, who discovered the importance of hand washing only to be mocked and ignored by his peers. The same challenge could be applied to many current medical debates, but this specific discussion is around type two diabetes patients, sentenced to an incurable disease that can only be managed through medication - or can it?

Dr David Unwin, known as the 'low carb GP', is an award-winning general practitioner recognised for his innovative low-carb approach and being a strong advocate for lifestyle medicine. His pioneering work has been published in multiple journals and featured on television.

Dr Philip Ovadia is a cardiothoracic surgeon who has seen personal success through the adoption of a low-carb diet. After many years struggling with his weight, he questioned how to set an example for his patients about to undergo surgery. He experimented on himself first, and after seeing great results, he recommended low-carb to his patients in the hope of avoiding surgery in the first place. Since then, Dr Ovadia has opened his own metabolic health clinic in Florida and continues to help his patients to change their lifestyles before going under the knife.

Episode 022: PMPC, Open-source Mythbusters

SARD JV — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:56:50 +0100

In another special edition of SARDisms, Kevin Monk and Marcus Baw (see episode 006) break down the myths about open-source. As Directors for the Community Interest Company, Public Money Public Code, the pair discuss the misconceptions around open-source software, what it means to them, the community and what it could do for the NHS.

If you're interested in joining Public Money Public Code CIC, visit publicmoneypubliccode.org.uk or send us a tweet on Twitter @PubMoneyPubCode and use #publicmoneypubliccode.

Bio
Dr Marcus Baw is a locum GP and Emergency Physician in Yorkshire. Over the years, he’s taken an interest in coding and has built up a fairly unusual portfolio career as a doctor/developer hybrid. Marcus is a big advocate of open-source and is on a mission to improve the NHS through the power of tech.

Kevin Monk is the Managing Director of SARD JV.

Episode 021: PMPC, Special Edition

SARD JV — Tue, 04 May 2021 12:08:11 +0100

Welcome to a special edition of SARDisms, where SARD's Managing Director Kevin Monk speaks to former CCIO and psychiatrist Joe McDonald about the new campaign they're heading up, Public Money Public Code. This campaign is about promoting, developing and maintaining an open-source workforce platform for the NHS. Kevin and Joe explain the purpose of open-source software, what it means to them, and more importantly, you.

If you're interested in joining the Rebel Alliance or even just to show your support, visit publicmoneypubliccode.org.uk or send us a tweet on Twitter @PublicMoneyPub1 and use #publicmoneypubliccode. May the 4th be with you.

Episode 020: Michelle Kearns, Caredoc

SARD JV — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 09:34:07 +0100

Michelle Kearns CIO at Caredoc, Ireland joins us to discuss the benefits of using good technology in the healthcare sector. During her 16 years with Caredoc, Michelle has been able to implement significant technological advances to aid doctors, nurses and clinicians.

Kevin Monk and Michelle discuss their shared experiences, bugbears and the importance of providing the right kind of systems that help rather than hinder!

Michelle Kearns is the Chief Information Officer at Caredoc which provides healthcare services across Ireland. She is also Founder and Director of One HealthTech Ireland (OHT), and leads this network to help support and promote women and other underrepresented groups in health innovation. OHT supports its members through education, mentorship and promoting the positive effects of inclusion in technology. With a background in Computer Science, Michelle is passionate about healthcare and how technology can be used to benefit both patients and clinicians.

Episode 019: Marc Cox, The Business Case for Love

SARD JV — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 12:42:48 +0000

“If you want your customers to love what you do as a company, then you need to start with your employees loving what they do.” - Marc Cox, The Business Case for Love

Marc Cox is the founder of The Company Spirit and author of 'The Business Case for Love' published in 2020. Kevin Monk and Mariah Young talked shop with Marc around his ideas for success in the current climate - and you guessed it - it starts with happiness in the workforce!

Marc Cox began his career in the advertising industry and has worked with a variety of companies across sectors. The most common thread amongst his clients is the attitude of the ‘boss’ - each is curious and open-minded with a deep thirst for learning.
Marc set up The Company Spirit to help support good leadership that seeks to involve all employees. This led him to write his book The Business Case for Love which outlines six ‘best in class’ principles to help organisations succeed.

Episode 018: Giles Paley-Phillips, Author and Blank podcast

SARD JV — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:06:12 +0000

Have you ever experienced a blank moment? Most people have.

This week we're joined by Giles Paley-Phillips, award-winning author and co-host of the Blank Podcast where he and Jim Daly speak to well-known people who share their personal moments of ‘blankness’ from writer's block, social anxiety, frustration and beyond. In this episode, Kevin Monk and Mariah Young chat with Giles about gratitude, compassion and how we're all human and can experience similar anxieties regardless of status or fame.

After spending a significant time touring the UK’s music scene, Giles Paley-Phillips found a passion as an author when his first son was born. He's written several children's books and, upon having his own bout of writer's block, decided to start a podcast with his friend Jim Daly covering these exact kinds of moments with celebrities and well-known people. Crossing over the 100th episode mark, Giles and Jim have spoken to many influential people and they have used their podcast experiences to write a new book ‘Blank’ due out in April 2021.

Episode 017: Joe McDonald, CCIO

SARD JV — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 10:43:22 +0000

The NHS Tech Vision created by Matt Hancock is beautiful, but needs help ensuring its execution. So, how can SARD and other invested individuals make sure this happens?

Joe McDonald joins us on this episode of SARDisms to discuss his reignited hope that the vision can be brought to fruition. There’s a lot to think about in this episode, with Joe sharing the Professor Margunn Aanestad video that changed his life, several great book recommendations and a little nod to Simon Sinek’s leadership advice on becoming the ‘dancing man’.

Joe is the recently retired CCIO of Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust with 30 years of experience in child psychiatry. He has quite the digital legacy, having helped create the Great North Care Record which sets the bar for sharing health records in the UK. Joe might have been hoping for a quiet life but a serendipitous conversation on his first day of retirement has led to him joining forces with SARD to deliver an execution plan to deliver the NHS Tech Vision.

Episode 016: Emma Stewart MBE, Timewise

SARD JV — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:32:25 +0000

How will flexible working impact the future of businesses?

On this episode, we speak with Emma Stewart MBE, Co-Founder and Development Director at Timewise UK, a flexible working consultancy. She has contributed to numerous government task-forces, reports and initiatives, focusing on how to encourage more people who need to work flexibly into the workplace, shape the labour markets of the future and raise family living standards. Prior to co-founding Timewise and Women Like Us, Emma worked in a range of development roles across the private, civic society and social enterprise sectors and within documentary television.

Along with Kevin Monk and Mariah Young, Emma discusses what flexible working means and how businesses can really benefit from providing this type of supportive environment. Having two-way flexibility can not only enhance performance, but creates a partnership between employee and the company. This episode is pack full of excellent advice for not only businesses, but for employees to not be afraid to have these discussions with their employer.

Podcast 015: Dr Umesh Prabhu, patient safety

SARD JV — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:32:54 +0000

'Be proud of our amazing NHS; be proud of our great nation. Together we can build a great nation and the most wonderful NHS. We all need the safest and the best NHS; together we can build a safe and best NHS. That is my 2021 New Year's wish.' - Dr Umesh Prabhu

In this episode, Kevin Monk and Mariah Young speak with Dr Umesh Prabhu about the challenges he's faced and what he's learned along the way.

As a former Medical Director, Dr Prabhu has seen many changes in the NHS over the years. He's worked diligently to make sure that safety of all patients remains paramount regardless of who, what, where or when. Dr Prabhu has a clear mission and has no problem challenging others to ensure the welfare of all of those who benefit from the NHS retains top priority.

Podcast 014: SARD Quizmas

SARD JV — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 11:25:13 +0000

The SARD family are lucky enough to have their very own trivia king, Christy Hinchliffe. We’ve been graced with his wonder to produce excellent pub-type quizzes that have proven to really get those brain juices flowing.

We didn’t want to keep Christy’s skill a secret, so we asked him to create a Christmas quiz where we could invite quiz enthusiasts to join us and compete! It was so well received, we’ve turned this into a SARDisms episode and the rest is history. We had so much fun and hope that you do too. This is bound to become a SARD tradition for future episodes.

Test your knowledge and let us know your score on Twitter @SARDJV and use #SARDQuizmas.

Podcast 013: Rory Sutherland, Ogilvy Group UK

SARD JV — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:35:31 +0000

“Everything is interesting when you’re curious.”

Rory joins us for an informative chat covering a full gamut of topics. From the woes of procurement, to High Speed 2 scepticism, to the impact that ergodicity plays in our everyday lives, Rory and Kevin Monk have a lot to discuss in this rollercoaster of an episode. Grab your pen ready for the inevitable ‘mind quakes’ to come.

Rory Sutherland is the Vice-Chairman of Ogilvy Group UK and writes The Spectator’s Wiki Man column. He is also a best-selling author of ‘Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense’. Rory is widely known for his unique perspectives and brings a wealth of knowledge to the world of behavioural science.

Podcast 012: Douglas Hamandishe, Centric Health Media

SARD JV — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:51:09 +0000

In this episode, we speak with Douglas Hamandishe who has many years experience as a Mental Health Clinician, as a CCIO and has now started up a new company: Centric Health Media. Douglas understands the importance of digital media and he believes there's a big future in it - and he's ready to help take organisations there.

Podcast 011: Jan Eastwood

SARD JV — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:10:25 +0000

In this episode, we meet Jan Eastwood, SARD JV's business development guru. Jan has a wealth of experience in sales and business development. Jan is incredible at her job of building business relationships within the NHS.

Episode 010: Naomi Liddle

SARD JV — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 10:39:41 +0000

"The way you know you're doing [Operations] well is if nobody really notices what you're doing." - Naomi Liddle, Operations Director

In this episode, we speak with Naomi Liddle who is the Operations Director at SARD. Naomi loves organisation (within her work-life) and ensuring that she's helping sail the SARD ship to success. Naomi (and others) has had many attempts at writing a job description, but her role is so varied, it seems to be an impossible task.

Episode 009: Kent Medway Medical School

SARD JV — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 17:18:33 +0000

A brand new medical school has opened in East Kent, what does this mean for the future of the NHS?

In this episode, we chat with Founding Dean Dr Chris Holland and Professor Debra Towse about the grand opening of the Kent Medway Medical School, a joint venture between the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University.

Both bring extensive knowledge to the school and look forward to training the future doctors of East Kent and beyond.

Episode 008: Megan Holmes

SARD JV — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 17:26:00 +0000

What does a granny and her smart phone have to do with customer support?

In this episode, we speak to Megan Holmes who is SARD's Customer Support Manager. She explains how SARD has grown since she joined, how she motivates her team to keep going and the unique aspects that make SARD provide quality customer service.

Podcast 007: Peter McGraw, Professor of Comedy

SARD JV — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 10:09:08 +0100

Should all organisations embrace comedy in their workforce? How about hospitals?

In this episode, we speak with Peter McGraw, a professor of marketing and psychology, a behavioural economist and globally recognised expert in the scientific study of humour. He's also a dual podcast host and the bestselling author of recently released 'Shtick to Business'.

During our chat, we discuss what we can learn from the process of how a comedian creates humour. Kevin joins in with his analogy of the 'doggy play bow' and how he believes it can help provide a safe, encouraging and engaging work environment.

Podcast 006: Marcus Baw, Locum GP and IT enthusiast

SARD JV — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 11:31:57 +0100

In this episode, we get a chance to speak with Marcus Baw - a man of many talents including being a GP, Physician and coder. Marcus believes in a world of open source healthcare and is trying to tackle that need one step at a time. Kevin Monk, Managing Director at SARD, and Marcus are incredibly passionate about the world of tech in partnership with healthcare, sharing similar ideologies and hopes for the future of health.

Podcast 005: Chase Clemons, Basecamp

SARD JV — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:07:50 +0100

In this episode, we chat with Chase Clemons a Support Pro at Basecamp, a project management company based in the US. Great customer service is at the forefront of SARD JV and we've taken a lot of insight from Basecamp's ethos. Hear all about how great customer service can shape an organisation internally impacting the way you support your external clients.

Podcast 004: Pete Laven

SARD JV — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:50:14 +0100

In this episode, we speak with Pete Laven an Account Manager at SARD who happens to be the newest member of the team. He has a wealth of knowledge within the healthcare sector from training to customer service to crisis management. We'll learn more about Pete and his ambitions for his new role as well as a quirky characteristic that may (or may not) surprise you.

Podcast 003: Andrew Sandford, We Are Lean and Agile

SARD JV — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:10:00 +0100

In this episode, Kevin Monk joins back in to speak to the founder of We Are Lean and Agile, Andrew (Andy) Sandford. Andy has a plethora of project management experience in both the public and private sector. He's helped a significant amount of local councils work on their processes to run more smoothly and agile. You'll want to hear all about the Lego Serious Play workshops he uses towards the end.

Episode 002: Kevin Monk and Phil Bottle

SARD JV — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 13:56:11 +0100

In this episode, Kevin and Phil discuss how SARD got its start. They discuss climbing the NHS interoperability mountain and the shortcuts SARD are achieving to avoid that unnecessary climb. From recruitment to procurement woes, there's a lot to unpack in this episode!

Episode 001: Lucie Nash

SARD JV — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 17:27:00 +0100

In this episode, we speak with Lucie Nash, one the sharpest minds in our tech development team. We asked Lucie to join us as a long-standing member of the organisation to help us dive into the developer’s viewpoint, speak about trends as well as current and exciting upcoming projects.

SARDisms: what's this all about?

SARD JV — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 17:27:00 +0100

The main aim of SARD is to help improve the NHS, England’s public health service. Healthcare and IT are ever-changing and we are interested in the ways that we can help it evolve with the growing population. SARD created a podcast because there’s constant change, growth even, in our industry and we want to shout about it – this podcast is essentially our proverbial mountaintop and we’re here to share all that’s going on.