The FMLM podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Judy McKimm is joined by Professor Sue Carr, Dr James Bullock, Dr Israr Khan and Dr Anil Sood where they are discussing 'Differential Attainment' in relation to doctors in training. This group of professionals all have a passion and interest in improving education and training for all and discuss questions like "how they define Differential Attainment and why it is such an important national issue for medical leaders".

Kirstin Armit is back to explore vertical and horizontal leadership development with Dr. Yvette Oade, the Regional Medical Director for NHS England, Dr. Daljit Hothi, the Director of Leadership Development at FMLM and Dr. Jamie Smyth, a Public Health Registrar and ex-Clinical Fellow. They explain the concept of vertical and horizontal leadership development and how it applies to leadership development along with examples of their own experiences, how it looks in practice and the benefits of the approach throughout their career.

This episode features a conversation between Peter Lees, the FMLM Chief Executive, and Peter Homa, the Director General of Defence Medical Services, who are responsible for all healthcare provision within the British Armed Forces.

They discuss Peter Homa's long career working in the UK healthcare system, and in particular what he has learned as the new DG of Defence Medical Services including how the armed forces responds to crises, adapts, and looks after its staff.

The article mentioned at the end which was written by Rich Withnall can be accessed here.

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Our second episode features a discussion between Alexis Hutson and Sanjay Agrawal on the value of using a leadership development framework.

The Harthill framework is the particular one discussed here, and it provides a number of useful insights into the way we each make decisions along with any accompanying blind-spots and strengths that go with these.

Alexis is an FMLM Applied Associate and Coach, and Sanjay is a consultant in respiratory medicine in Leicester.

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This inaugural episode features a discussion between Cathy MacDonald and Hannah Baird.

Cathy is a former Police Scotland hostage negotiator, with many years of experience around the topic of communicating at crisis moments. Hannah is an emergency medicine trainee and Chair of the FMLM Trainee Steering Group.

The article written by Hannah and discussed during this podcast can be found on the FMLM website.

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On this week’s episode of The FMLM Podcast; Healthcare Leadership in Action, Judy McKimm speaks to Dr. Joseph Lipton, the Lead for Assessment at Anaesthetic Assurance and Development Group, Professor Sue Carr, the Deputy Medical Director at GMC and Dr. Christopher James, an Anaesthetics Registrar and ex-Clinical Fellow, about developing future medical leaders. They pose a series of questions including “Why is leadership development important to you and your trainees?” and “What does leadership development mean to you and how have you been supported to develop your leadership?”

FMLM’s Kirstin Armit speaks to Dr. Daljit Hothi, the Director of Leadership Development at FMLM, Dr. Justin Poisson, the Associate Director of education at GOSH Learning Academy and Consultant Radiologist Dr. Keerthini Muthuswamy about how leadership can be developed in the NHS. They discuss the question “What is a developmental conversation, why do we have them and why are they important?”. They also explore practical examples of the types of conversations the professionals have had.

This week Jamie Smyth is back again, this time to discuss sustainable leadership. He speaks to Dr. Hugh Montgomery, a Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at University College London, and Dr. Florence Wedmore who is involved in the Chief Sustainability Officer's Clinical Fellow Programme at BMJ and has extensive experience in sustainability initiatives within the healthcare system. This episode is an insight into a more sustainable NHS and climate friendly healthcare. 

On today’s episode, Jamie Smyth is joined by compassionate leadership guru Professor Michael West, a Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology at Lancaster University and Pediatric Palliative Care Specialist and Associate Medical Director for Workforce at Great Ormond Street Hospitals for Children, Dr. Renee McCulloch. Together they’ll examine what it means to practice compassionate leadership and how to apply it whilst exploring an evidence base for productivity.