Our Story
Three years of shaping healthcare dialogue
Voices of Care has grown from a single conversation into a movement reshaping healthcare dialogue across the UK. Born from crisis, it's now an essential platform where policy meets practice—where the leaders defining our healthcare future come together to tackle the challenges that matter most. We believe every voice in the healthcare landscape deserves to be heard, valued, and empowered to shape a compassionate, sustainable system. That's why we sit down in person with NHS executives, care providers, and senior political figures for conversations that span every corner of health and social care.
Our Story
Three years of shaping healthcare dialogue
Voices of Care has grown from a single conversation into a movement reshaping healthcare dialogue across the UK. Born from crisis, it's now an essential platform where policy meets practice—where the leaders defining our healthcare future come together to tackle the challenges that matter most. We believe every voice in the healthcare landscape deserves to be heard, valued, and empowered to shape a compassionate, sustainable system. That's why we sit down in person with NHS executives, care providers, and senior political figures for conversations that span every corner of health and social care.
Our Story
Three years of shaping healthcare dialogue
Voices of Care has grown from a single conversation into a movement reshaping healthcare dialogue across the UK. Born from crisis, it's now an essential platform where policy meets practice—where the leaders defining our healthcare future come together to tackle the challenges that matter most. We believe every voice in the healthcare landscape deserves to be heard, valued, and empowered to shape a compassionate, sustainable system. That's why we sit down in person with NHS executives, care providers, and senior political figures for conversations that span every corner of health and social care.
Over 90
Episodes covering the most important topics in health and social care.
3 million
Impressions across our social platforms.
20
Tesitmonials from the UK's leading healthcare figures.
Over 90
Episodes covering the most important topics in health and social care.
3 million
Impressions across our social platforms.
20
Tesitmonials from the UK's leading healthcare figures.
The Beginning
In 2022, Newcross Healthcare launched the Voices of Care podcast , hosted by Suhail Mirza, in response to a healthcare landscape at a critical juncture.
With unprecedented pressures on the NHS, evolving care models, and complex policy debates around funding, workforce, and integration, we recognised the need for open, informed dialogue about the future of care delivery.
The sector needed a space where difficult questions could be asked and the voices shaping policy could speak candidly about the challenges ahead.
Our first guest was Sir David Nicholson, whose insights set the tone for the honest, high-level dialogue that would become our hallmark.
The Beginning
In 2022, Newcross Healthcare launched the Voices of Care podcast , hosted by Suhail Mirza, in response to a healthcare landscape at a critical juncture.
With unprecedented pressures on the NHS, evolving care models, and complex policy debates around funding, workforce, and integration, we recognised the need for open, informed dialogue about the future of care delivery.
The sector needed a space where difficult questions could be asked and the voices shaping policy could speak candidly about the challenges ahead.
Our first guest was Sir David Nicholson, whose insights set the tone for the honest, high-level dialogue that would become our hallmark.
The Beginning
In 2022, Newcross Healthcare launched the Voices of Care podcast , hosted by Suhail Mirza, in response to a healthcare landscape at a critical juncture.
With unprecedented pressures on the NHS, evolving care models, and complex policy debates around funding, workforce, and integration, we recognised the need for open, informed dialogue about the future of care delivery.
The sector needed a space where difficult questions could be asked and the voices shaping policy could speak candidly about the challenges ahead.
Our first guest was Sir David Nicholson, whose insights set the tone for the honest, high-level dialogue that would become our hallmark.
The Beginning
In 2022, Newcross Healthcare launched the Voices of Care podcast , hosted by Suhail Mirza, in response to a healthcare landscape at a critical juncture.
With unprecedented pressures on the NHS, evolving care models, and complex policy debates around funding, workforce, and integration, we recognised the need for open, informed dialogue about the future of care delivery.
The sector needed a space where difficult questions could be asked and the voices shaping policy could speak candidly about the challenges ahead.
Our first guest was Sir David Nicholson, whose insights set the tone for the honest, high-level dialogue that would become our hallmark.
The Evolution
Since that first episode, Voices of Care has become a trusted platform for healthcare's most influential voices.
We've had the privilege of sitting down with CEOs of major NHS trusts, senior leaders from the General Medical Council and Care Quality Commission, commissioners, clinicians, and care innovators who are shaping the future of health and social care, as well as politicians and health leaders from across all four nations.
Each conversation has peeled back the layers of policy and practice, revealing the human stories, difficult decisions, and bold visions driving change across the sector.
What began as a response to crisis has evolved into an essential forum for the leaders navigating our healthcare system through its most challenging period in living memory.
The Evolution
Since that first episode, Voices of Care has become a trusted platform for healthcare's most influential voices.
We've had the privilege of sitting down with CEOs of major NHS trusts, senior leaders from the General Medical Council and Care Quality Commission, commissioners, clinicians, and care innovators who are shaping the future of health and social care, as well as politicians and health leaders from across all four nations.
Each conversation has peeled back the layers of policy and practice, revealing the human stories, difficult decisions, and bold visions driving change across the sector.
What began as a response to crisis has evolved into an essential forum for the leaders navigating our healthcare system through its most challenging period in living memory.
The Evolution
Since that first episode, Voices of Care has become a trusted platform for healthcare's most influential voices.
We've had the privilege of sitting down with CEOs of major NHS trusts, senior leaders from the General Medical Council and Care Quality Commission, commissioners, clinicians, and care innovators who are shaping the future of health and social care, as well as politicians and health leaders from across all four nations.
Each conversation has peeled back the layers of policy and practice, revealing the human stories, difficult decisions, and bold visions driving change across the sector.
What began as a response to crisis has evolved into an essential forum for the leaders navigating our healthcare system through its most challenging period in living memory.
The Evolution
Since that first episode, Voices of Care has become a trusted platform for healthcare's most influential voices.
We've had the privilege of sitting down with CEOs of major NHS trusts, senior leaders from the General Medical Council and Care Quality Commission, commissioners, clinicians, and care innovators who are shaping the future of health and social care, as well as politicians and health leaders from across all four nations.
Each conversation has peeled back the layers of policy and practice, revealing the human stories, difficult decisions, and bold visions driving change across the sector.
What began as a response to crisis has evolved into an essential forum for the leaders navigating our healthcare system through its most challenging period in living memory.
Our Impact Today
Since its founding by Stephen Pattrick and Suhail Mirza, Voices of Care has transcended its podcast roots to become a catalyst for meaningful change.
Our conversations have reached the corridors of Westminster and Parliament, while we've hosted roundtables bringing together politicians, MPs, leaders from the nursing and medical professions, NHS executives, and sector leaders to tackle the most pressing issues facing healthcare.
These high-level discussions are moving beyond analysis toward action—creating the connections and shared understanding that real reform requires. What started as recorded conversations has become a living network of healthcare leaders committed to building a better system.
Our Impact Today
Since its founding by Stephen Pattrick and Suhail Mirza, Voices of Care has transcended its podcast roots to become a catalyst for meaningful change.
Our conversations have reached the corridors of Westminster and Parliament, while we've hosted roundtables bringing together politicians, MPs, leaders from the nursing and medical professions, NHS executives, and sector leaders to tackle the most pressing issues facing healthcare.
These high-level discussions are moving beyond analysis toward action—creating the connections and shared understanding that real reform requires. What started as recorded conversations has become a living network of healthcare leaders committed to building a better system.
Our Impact Today
Since its founding by Stephen Pattrick and Suhail Mirza, Voices of Care has transcended its podcast roots to become a catalyst for meaningful change.
Our conversations have reached the corridors of Westminster and Parliament, while we've hosted roundtables bringing together politicians, MPs, leaders from the nursing and medical professions, NHS executives, and sector leaders to tackle the most pressing issues facing healthcare.
These high-level discussions are moving beyond analysis toward action—creating the connections and shared understanding that real reform requires. What started as recorded conversations has become a living network of healthcare leaders committed to building a better system.
Our Impact Today
Since its founding by Stephen Pattrick and Suhail Mirza, Voices of Care has transcended its podcast roots to become a catalyst for meaningful change.
Our conversations have reached the corridors of Westminster and Parliament, while we've hosted roundtables bringing together politicians, MPs, leaders from the nursing and medical professions, NHS executives, and sector leaders to tackle the most pressing issues facing healthcare.
These high-level discussions are moving beyond analysis toward action—creating the connections and shared understanding that real reform requires. What started as recorded conversations has become a living network of healthcare leaders committed to building a better system.
Meet our host
Suhail asks the big questions.
The healthcare system stands at one of the most important crossroads in its history. A profound shift in the way care is delivered in set out in the 10 Year Health Plan and the Casey Commission is due to deliver its initial Report into social care in 2026.
I am proud to have been the host of Voices of Care since its inception in 2022 and we have been honoured to have welcomed some of the most celebrated, successful and innovative leaders from across the healthcare landscape to share their stories and insights.
So join me and our honoured guests as we seek answers to the big questions in healthcare and also help shape the sector so it is truly fit for the 21st century.
Suhail
Mirza
Host of Voices of Care
Meet our host
Suhail asks the big questions.
The healthcare system stands at one of the most important crossroads in its history. A profound shift in the way care is delivered in set out in the 10 Year Health Plan and the Casey Commission is due to deliver its initial Report into social care in 2026.
I am proud to have been the host of Voices of Care since its inception in 2022 and we have been honoured to have welcomed some of the most celebrated, successful and innovative leaders from across the healthcare landscape to share their stories and insights.
So join me and our honoured guests as we seek answers to the big questions in healthcare and also help shape the sector so it is truly fit for the 21st century.
Suhail
Mirza
Host of Voices of Care
The Voices of Care Podcast.
Don't miss our latest episodes.
We bring together the leaders, innovators and voices from across the whole of the healthcare landscape, who have the courage to re-imagine a system fit for the 21st century.
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Rukshana Kapasi OBE
Barnardo's Director of Health, calls for measurable accountability in government's ambition to create "healthiest generation of children" and urges neighbourhood health models to truly partner with voluntary sector
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Duncan Burton and Karen Bonner
In this episode of Voices of Care, Duncan Burton, Chief Nursing Officer for England, and Karen Bonner, Chief Nurse for London, discuss the pressures facing the nursing profession and their vision for its future.
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Helen Dent
The NHS is imposing "huge costs on itself" through outdated funding practices that are simultaneously draining budgets and blocking access to innovative diagnostic technologies, according to Helen Dent, Chief Executive of the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA), speaking on Newcross Healthcare's Voices of Care podcast with host Suhail Mirza.
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Ben Travis
Ben Travis, Chief Executive of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT), has opened up about the remarkable transformation journey of a Trust born from one of the most controversial episodes in NHS history, speaking on Newcross Healthcare's Voices of Care podcast with host Suhail Mirza.
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Professor Mumtaz Patel
Professor Mumtaz Patel discusses the need for the above vision, the cultural and operational pressures (including “corridor care”)facing physicians and the vital importance of supporting female medical leaders across the globe.
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Paul Rees
In a candid conversation with host Suhail Mirza, Rees discusses the organisation's culture transformation, the maternity crisis, and nursing's critical role in delivering the Government's ten-year NHS plan.
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Helen Whyley
Helen Whyley, Director for the Royal College of Nursing in Wales, joins host Suhail Mirza on this week’s Voices of Care episode to discuss the pressures that led to industrial action, the future of nursing, diversity and much, much more.
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Sim Scavazza
Sim Scavazza, Acting Chair at NHS Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board, sits down with Voices of Care host Suhail Mirza to discuss diversity, cultural change, innovation and the ongoing crisis the industry finds itself in.
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Professor Kamilla Hawthorn
Kamila speaks passionately about funding, GP shortages, technology and inequalities in the eye-opening episode.
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Oonagh Smyth
Oonagh Smyth, CEO of Skills for Care, is this week’s guest on Voices of Care and shares her valuable insight on the current state of the industry, as well as what the future has in store, with host Suhail Mirza.
The Voices of Care Podcast.
Don't miss our latest episodes.
We bring together the leaders, innovators and voices from across the whole of the healthcare landscape, who have the courage to re-imagine a system fit for the 21st century.
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Rukshana Kapasi OBE
Barnardo's Director of Health, calls for measurable accountability in government's ambition to create "healthiest generation of children" and urges neighbourhood health models to truly partner with voluntary sector
CTA-Tag
Duncan Burton and Karen Bonner
In this episode of Voices of Care, Duncan Burton, Chief Nursing Officer for England, and Karen Bonner, Chief Nurse for London, discuss the pressures facing the nursing profession and their vision for its future.
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Helen Dent
The NHS is imposing "huge costs on itself" through outdated funding practices that are simultaneously draining budgets and blocking access to innovative diagnostic technologies, according to Helen Dent, Chief Executive of the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA), speaking on Newcross Healthcare's Voices of Care podcast with host Suhail Mirza.
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Ben Travis
Ben Travis, Chief Executive of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT), has opened up about the remarkable transformation journey of a Trust born from one of the most controversial episodes in NHS history, speaking on Newcross Healthcare's Voices of Care podcast with host Suhail Mirza.
The Voices of Care Podcast.
Don't miss our latest episodes.
We bring together the leaders, innovators and voices from across the whole of the healthcare landscape, who have the courage to re-imagine a system fit for the 21st century.
CTA-Tag
Rukshana Kapasi OBE
Barnardo's Director of Health, calls for measurable accountability in government's ambition to create "healthiest generation of children" and urges neighbourhood health models to truly partner with voluntary sector
CTA-Tag
Duncan Burton and Karen Bonner
In this episode of Voices of Care, Duncan Burton, Chief Nursing Officer for England, and Karen Bonner, Chief Nurse for London, discuss the pressures facing the nursing profession and their vision for its future.
CTA-Tag
Helen Dent
The NHS is imposing "huge costs on itself" through outdated funding practices that are simultaneously draining budgets and blocking access to innovative diagnostic technologies, according to Helen Dent, Chief Executive of the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA), speaking on Newcross Healthcare's Voices of Care podcast with host Suhail Mirza.
CTA-Tag
Ben Travis
Ben Travis, Chief Executive of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT), has opened up about the remarkable transformation journey of a Trust born from one of the most controversial episodes in NHS history, speaking on Newcross Healthcare's Voices of Care podcast with host Suhail Mirza.
Leading the Conversation
Face-to-Face with Healthcare Leaders
Each episode is available as both video and audio, giving you an intimate, face-to-face discussion in whatever format suits you best. Every fortnight, we bring you timely conversations with those at the forefront of health and care policy—candid discussions that capture issues as they unfold, straight from the people driving change across the sector. By bridging the gap between policy and practice, we're creating a space where leaders, practitioners, and innovators share their stories, insights, and solutions to the questions that matter most. The platform has grown organically. Leaders now recommend their peers to join the conversation, creating a network of voices united by one shared commitment: building a more connected, inclusive, and thriving healthcare system fit for the 21st century.
Leading the Conversation
Face-to-Face with Healthcare Leaders
Each episode is available as both video and audio, giving you an intimate, face-to-face discussion in whatever format suits you best. Every fortnight, we bring you timely conversations with those at the forefront of health and care policy—candid discussions that capture issues as they unfold, straight from the people driving change across the sector. By bridging the gap between policy and practice, we're creating a space where leaders, practitioners, and innovators share their stories, insights, and solutions to the questions that matter most. The platform has grown organically. Leaders now recommend their peers to join the conversation, creating a network of voices united by one shared commitment: building a more connected, inclusive, and thriving healthcare system fit for the 21st century.
Leading the Conversation
Face-to-Face with Healthcare Leaders
Each episode is available as both video and audio, giving you an intimate, face-to-face discussion in whatever format suits you best. Every fortnight, we bring you timely conversations with those at the forefront of health and care policy—candid discussions that capture issues as they unfold, straight from the people driving change across the sector. By bridging the gap between policy and practice, we're creating a space where leaders, practitioners, and innovators share their stories, insights, and solutions to the questions that matter most. The platform has grown organically. Leaders now recommend their peers to join the conversation, creating a network of voices united by one shared commitment: building a more connected, inclusive, and thriving healthcare system fit for the 21st century.
“ I always enjoy listening to Voices of Care because it is a podcast that brings a diverse group of sector leaders together to voice their opinions on the important issues facing the sector."
Professor Martin Green OBE , CEO, Care England, 2024
“A thoughtful and positive discussion which we need more of!”
Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Hunt MP
"Suhail's deep understanding of the healthcare system and its challenges made for a really in-depth conversation, that was able to push beyond the usual level of discussion afforded to the world of palliative and end of life care".
James Sanderson, CEO Sue Ryder
“ I always enjoy listening to Voices of Care because it is a podcast that brings a diverse group of sector leaders together to voice their opinions on the important issues facing the sector."
Professor Martin Green OBE , CEO, Care England, 2024
“A thoughtful and positive discussion which we need more of!”
Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Hunt MP
"Suhail's deep understanding of the healthcare system and its challenges made for a really in-depth conversation, that was able to push beyond the usual level of discussion afforded to the world of palliative and end of life care".
James Sanderson, CEO Sue Ryder
“ I always enjoy listening to Voices of Care because it is a podcast that brings a diverse group of sector leaders together to voice their opinions on the important issues facing the sector."
Professor Martin Green OBE , CEO, Care England, 2024
“A thoughtful and positive discussion which we need more of!”
Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Hunt MP
"Suhail's deep understanding of the healthcare system and its challenges made for a really in-depth conversation, that was able to push beyond the usual level of discussion afforded to the world of palliative and end of life care".
James Sanderson, CEO Sue Ryder
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Want to share your story or connect with the Voices of Care team? From press and partnership enquiries to feedback on recent episodes, we’d love to hear your voice.
Say hello 👋
We’d love to hear from you.
Want to share your story or connect with the Voices of Care team? From press and partnership enquiries to feedback on recent episodes, we’d love to hear your voice.
Say hello 👋
We’d love to hear from you.
Want to share your story or connect with the Voices of Care team? From press and partnership enquiries to feedback on recent episodes, we’d love to hear your voice.