We need to talk about suicide prevention and postvention. In this episode we speak to Professor John Gibson (Emeritus Professor of Oral Medicine, University of Aberdeen) who describes his journey following the unexpected and devastating suicide

Lucy Aphromor; The Radical Dietician

May 6th, 2022 55m 4s

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James Timpson

Nov 19th, 2020 22m 46s

Thomas Lamont meets James Timpson to discuss the importance of kindness, language and autonomy in the success story of Timpsons. James shares his views on building up a diverse team of colleagues and why he believes delegating autonomy leads t

Dr Navina Evans: Chief Executive of Health Education England

Nov 11th, 2020 29m 17s

Dr Navina Evans is the former CEO of East London Foundation Trust. Under Dr Evans' leadership, ELFT developed their organisational strategy focussed on improving the lives of their patients through Quality Improvement methodology and people pa

CEO of Young Scot: Louise Macdonald OBE

Sep 15th, 2020 29m 17s

In this episode we chat to Louise Macdonald, Chief Executive of Young Scot. In this episode, Louise shares her story of shifting careers from Journalism to The Third sector. She tells us how her values are core to prioritising work and her se

Cat Macaulay, Chief Design Officer

Aug 30th, 2020 30m 23s

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Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland.

Aug 21st, 2020 15m 8s

Kate ArrowSo welcome to Leading Insights. Today we are joined by the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon. I am Kate Arrow, I'm a registrar in Anaesthesia. Thomas LamontAnd I'm Thomas Lamont, I'm a Registrar in Restorative Dentistry. Fir

Melis Senova

Jul 30th, 2020 33m 32s

Show notesKate Arrow 0:02 Welcome to episode eight of Leading Insights. Today we're joined by Melis Senova. I'll let her introduce herself.MS 0:15 Hi, thanks for having me. So my current, I don't know if it's a job, my current, let's call

Sarah Davidson: CEO of Carnegie UK

Jun 28th, 2020 25m 41s

In this episode we talk to Sarah Davidson, the CEO of Carnegie UK. We hear about her career in the Civil Service and she shares her experience of Organisational expectations vs Personal development. We discuss the power of Mentorship and chan

Meet the Director of Evidence at Healthcare Improvement Scotland; Safia Qureshi

May 24th, 2020 28m 20s

In episode 5 of Leading Insights we speak to Safia Qureshi, Director of Evidence at Healthcare Improvement Scotland. She tells us about her journey from Academia in to leadership. From leading the construction of the award winning Jack Coplan

Shaun Maher; Strategic Lead for Person-centred Care

Apr 27th, 2020 34m 18s

In this episode we talk to Shaun Maher, Strategic Adviser to The Scottish Government and champion of person centred care. Shaun shares his journey from Intensive Care Nurse to National leadership position. We discuss compassionate leadership,

Angiolina Foster CBE

Mar 18th, 2020 42m 6s

In this episode we explore Angiolina's views on leadership, "making the weather", how she has developed over her career and what motivates her.

Dr Catherine Calderwood

Dec 21st, 2019 27m 46s

Dr Catherine Calderwood was appointed as Chief Medical Officer for Scotland in March 2015. Catherine is an obstetrician and gynaecologist and continues to have a maternal medicine antenatal clinic at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Until her

Jason Leitch

Sep 21st, 2019 31m 51s

Professor Jason Leitch CBE is NHS Scotland's National Clinical Director, responsible for quality in the health and social care system, including patient safety and person-centred care, NHS planning, and implementing quality improvement methods

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