The Business of Healthcare Podcast with Tara Humphrey
Tara Humphrey looks behind-the-scenes at the business side of healthcare by talking to NHS and private healthcare leaders. And, throughout this podcast, she also shares her own project management and leadership insights.
Tara has an MBA in Healthcare Leadership and Management and Leadership. She is the Founder and the Managing Director of THC Primary Care a leading healthcare consultancy.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 354
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
#51: Shining a Light on Discrimination and Diversity in Healthcare with Dr Mala Mawkin
Dr Mala Mawkins is a trained doctor, has featured in Forbes 30 under 30, feature in Vogue magazine, been a finalist of Women of the Future UK and is host of the Royal Society of Medicine Podcast. She…
#50: Creating a Culture of Partnership with Patchwork Health
Dr Anas Nader is Co-Founder and CEO of Patchwork Health, a technology company transforming flexible working in healthcare. Anas trained as a bio-medical communications specialist, then trained as a d…
#49: Debunking Myths of Project Management with Matthew Gibbons Part 2
Matthew Gibbons is a Project and Operations Manager and part of the Time for Care NHS England Sustainable Improvement Faculty. His background is in Software Engineering, and as he branched out into s…
#48: Primary Care Project Management with Matthew Gibbons Part 1
Matthew Gibbons is a Project and Operations Manager and part of the Time for Care NHS England Sustainable Improvement Faculty. His background is in Software Engineering, and as he branched out into s…
#47: Supporting People to be Brave with Monique Carayol
Monique Carayol is the Director of Strategy and Transformation at Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust. Monique has worked in the NHS for 20 years starting as a PA then making leaps a…
#46: When YOU are the Bearer of Bad News
In this episode, I share my perspective on what it feels like to deliver bad news. People in leadership positions go through this all the time, but their perspective is often not documented and it is…
#45: An Introduction to Quality Improvement with Catherine Blackaby
Catherine Blackaby is a Development Advisor, Facilitator and Coach, and part of NHS England Time 4 Care Faculty. She works with Primary Care, General Practices, Primary Care Networks to help them fac…
#44: Making the Most of What You Already Have
Whether we are working from home, have had to stop working or something in between, lots of people have been looking to learn something new in this time. In this solo episode of The Business of Healt…
#43: What to do When Your Project Suddenly Stops
Whether you have been part of a project that has ended, or more recently been affected by Coronavirus and your project has just stopped, here are some fundamental tips to consider when you find yours…
Bonus Episode: Project Managing a Pandemic Tara Humphrey on 'The General Practice Podcast'
Again, Tara joins Ben Gowland, the Director of Ockham Healthcare, on his podcast The General Practice Podcast.
Tara, project management expert, supports the development of Primary Care Networks and …
#42: Appt Health with Hector Smethurst
Meet Hector Smethurst the Founder of Appt Health. Appt Health is a tech company and a social enterprise working with Primary Care organisations to help improve the call and recall process making it e…
#41: How to get the most from your day in difficult times with Katy Murray
Katy Murray is a leadership coach, facilitator and the founder of Catalyst Collective. She uses Power Practices, which are little exercises or questions, which you can use everyday to keep you on tra…
#40: Lessons Learnt So Far From Managing the Coronavirus with the NHS Confederation and Dr Farzana Hussain
I have both Fiona Claridge and Dr Farzana Hussain joining me on the podcast this week. Fiona is the Regional Lead for London and East of England at the NHS Confederation. Her role is to support NHS c…
#39: Community Pharmacy with Shilpa Shah
Shilpa Shah is a pharmacist and is the CEO of Kent Local Pharmaceutical Committee (Kent LPC). She has many years of experience working as a Pharmacist and is so passionate about Community Pharmacy.
S…
#38: What is a Mastermind Group with Dr Rachel Morris
Dr Rachel Morris is a GP and Executive Coach with a specialism in resilience for professionals in high stress jobs. Rachel and I have been part of the same Mastermind Group for over a year now, and i…
Bonus Episode: Covid-19 Preparing for Battle Tara Humphrey on 'The General Practice Podcast'
Tara puts the mic in the other hand again this episode when she is interviewed by Ben Gowland, Director of Ockham Healthcare on The General Practice Podcast.
They talk about the current Covid-19 cris…
#37: A Quick Guide to Continuity Planning
I’m sure we have all been dusting off our continuity plans, or if we don’t have one recently been trying to write one. These are the plans on how to manage during an accident or crisis and we always …
#36: PCN Diaries - Mindset and Resilience, The Impact of Coronavirus
Another slightly different episode today, where I bring you insights into my work with Primary Care Networks, specifically Newham Central 1 PCN. Before the Coronavirus outbreak, Dr Farzana Hussain an…
#35: How we are Coping with Coronavirus and the Impact on Primary Care Networks
With the outbreak of Coronavirus having a significant impact on our daily lives, it was difficult not to address the situation and talk about the reality of how it’s impacting healthcare, in particul…
#34: PCN Diaries - How to Create a Meeting People Don’t Want to Leave
This episode is something slightly different. Due to my work with Primary Care Networks as a Network Manager, and Dr Farzana Hussain’s role as a Clinical Director at Newham Central 1 PCN, and current…