Episode 26. Backstage with: Lord Victor Adebowale
Lord Victor Adebowale has been responsible for some ground-breaking developments in his career as both a campaigner and a leader for the homeless, the unemployed, the disadvantaged and those with learning disabilities. He is currently Chair of the NHS Confederation, which represents various NHS providers and commissioners.. Before this, he was Chief Executive of Turning Point for 18 years, one of the UKs' leading social enterprises providing services for people with complex needs. Victor also served for six years as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of NHS England. He was awarded a CBE for services to the unemployed and homeless people and became a crossbench peer in 2001.*Highlights:Growing up and early influences (5 mins)Early failures (10 mins)His foray into leadership (12 mins)What we need to do about health inequalities (14 mins)Learning from the third sector (23 mins)Views on integrated care and primary care (26 mins)What he learnt from being a NED at NHS England (35 mins)Race and diversity in NHS leadership (33 mins)Quick fire: including favourite books, life outside of work, and top tips for new leaders (39 mins)*ResourcesThe secret history of the world, by Jnathan BlackWinners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World, by Anand GiridharadasThe Handmaid's Tale*Social media:@Voa1234@NextGGP/ @nishmanek*Subscribe to the Next Gen GP monthly bulletin to keep in the loop about future webinars, podcast episodes, and our virtual programmes:bit.ly/NGGPbulletinhttps://nextgenerationgp.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.