Transformational Thinking For Health Leaders - from Fiona Day Consulting
A podcast that will help you meet your most complex leadership challenges. This podcast - from Registered & Chartered Coaching Psychologist and Master Practitioner Coach & Mentor Dr Fiona Day - will transform your perspectives. It will help you become a more effective and creative leader, with a deeper understanding of yourself and your own world of work. Fiona interviews other medical and public health leaders, generating thought-provoking, and dialectical dialogues. You'll hear inspirational stories and real-world insights which will help you do your own best work now and into the future. Expect open and honest discussions with both emerging and established health leaders and to hear their career stories, the journeys that led to their current positions – including the twists and turns and how they made decisions along the way. You’ll also hear how medical and public health leaders balance multiple roles inside and outside of work, their reflections on health leadership, and their own insights and learning over the years. Sound engineering from Making Digital Real.
Episodes
What happens when a senior medical leader steps away from a successful career to challenge how we think about mental healthcare, innovation and the future of leadership?
In this episode of Transformational Thinking for Health Leaders, Dr Fiona Day welcomes Dr Arokia Antonysamy, an award-winning psychiatrist, former senior medical director, author and health technology entrepreneur.
Drawing on her experience of leadership in both the ...
What does the future of health leadership look like in a world of workforce pressures, geopolitical uncertainty and rapidly developing artificial intelligence?
In this episode of Transformational Thinking for Health Leaders, I'm joined by Professor Jim Campbell, Professor of Practice in Health Workforce at King's College London and a globally recognised leader in health workforce and health policy.
Jim spent 12 years ...
My guest on this episode of 'Transformational Thinking for Health Leaders' is Professor Yvonne Doyle CB FMedSci, one of the UK’s most experienced public health leaders, whose career has spanned the NHS, government, academia, the independent sector and international health.
Yvonne provided leadership for health protection in England during the COVID-19 pandemic, served as Medical Director for Public Health at NHS Englan...
Welcome to Series 3 of Transformational Thinking for Health Leaders.
This year marks a very special milestone: the 10th anniversary of Fiona Day Consulting.
In this opening episode, I look back at how my coaching psychology practice began in 2016, when I was working as an NHS Associate Medical Director and board-level public health leader, and how it has evolved over the past decade.
Nearly 4,000 hours of one-to-one coaching later, I ...
Today, I’m joined by Mr Alwyn Abraham, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at University Hospitals of Leicester, medical educationalist, healthcare leader, and Chair-Elect of World Orthopaedic Concern.
Alwyn reflects on nearly four decades in medicine, from his early training at Edinburgh Medical School to leading large multidisciplinary teams under extreme pressure. He shares candid insights into what he wishes he had l...
In this episode, I speak with Dr Ahsana Nazish, a public health leader whose work bridges hospital management, health systems, and policy. She leads a network of primary care filter clinics across Punjab, delivering screening and treatment for liver and kidney diseases while pursuing her Doctorate in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Ahsana shares her remarkable journey from being the first woman i...
Today, I’m joined by Dr Imran Ahmad, a GP board partner for a large primary care organisation in London, GP training programme director, and clinical lead in transformation projects.
We talk about his journey from traditional general practice into strategic and system-level leadership, and how he has learned to balance clinical care with board responsibilities, mentoring, and integrated care work.
Imran shares powerful reflecti...
Today, I talk with Associate Professor Eva-Maria Graf, a leading expert in coaching linguistics and founder of the international QUESCO research project on questioning practices in coaching.
We explore what really happens in coaching conversations, how questions shape insight and change, and what makes coaching distinct from therapy or friendly support. Eva shares the story behind QUESCO, a three-country research project that reveal...
Today, I'm joined by Dr Phil Sherrard, consultant anaesthetist, educator, digital instructional designer, and actor. Phil shares his unique career journey - from becoming one of the UK’s youngest consultant anaesthetists to building a portfolio career that blends medicine, teaching, creativity, and performance.
He opens up about overcoming anxiety, rediscovering his love of acting and music, and how creativity has fuelled his ...
Today, I'm speaking with Professor Laurie Tomlinson, NIHR Research Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and former consultant nephrologist. Laurie shares her unconventional career journey - from early uncertainty in clinical training, to taking bold risks that led her into epidemiology and ground-breaking research.
Laurie reflects on the lessons learned from navigating setbacks, finding the courage to foll...
Welcome to Season 2 of Transformational Thinking for Health Leaders
In this opening episode, Dr Fiona Day takes a closer look into the latest evidence on what really works in health leadership development.
With the NHS England 10-Year Plan (2025–2035) setting bold ambitions for outstanding leadership across healthcare, and a major new umbrella review published in BMJ Leader, Fiona critiques current approaches and shares w...
In this short introduction, Dr Fiona Day reflects on the journey so far - over 1,300 downloads, a brief spot in the Apple Top 10 Health Podcasts, and 14 inspiring conversations in Series 1.
Fiona also shares her gratitude for the feedback and support, invites new listeners to explore the Series 1 archive, and opens the door for medical and public health leaders who might like to be future guests.
🎧 Tune in to hear what’s ahead...
From Frontline GP to Global Health Leader: Dr. Reza Jarral on Digital Health and Equity
In this episode of Transformational Thinking for Health Leaders, I sit down with Dr. Reza Jarral, an NHS-trained GP and digital health leader, currently based in New Zealand. Reza has led multi-million-dollar healthcare initiatives, developed equity-focused telehealth services, and is about to embark on a Harkness Fellowship at the Commonwealth F...
In this episode, I speak with Professor Diane Ashiru-Oredope, a credentialed consultant pharmacist and a leading voice in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and pharmaceutical public health. Diane shares her fascinating career journey - from frontline clinical pharmacy to national and international leadership roles shaping AMR policy and advancing pharmaceutical public health.
We explore:
✅ The evolution of pharmaceutical public he...
Jamie is a pharmacist and director in NHS Wales and an Honorary Professor at Cardiff Metropolitan University, School of Sport and Health Sciences.
A clinical pharmacist by background, Jamie has a thirty-year career in healthcare leadership, medical education and behavioural change. He served as an elected board member for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society for six years, from 2016 to 2022, and was awarded Fellowship in 2021.&nbs...
In this episode of Transformational Thinking for Health Leaders, I speak with Meherunissa Hamid, a dedicated public health professional from Pakistan currently pursuing a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Meherunissa shares her insights on bridging the gap between policy and real-world health and social care interventions, drawing from her extensive experience in public health le...
Professor Andrew Furber is the Regional Director of Public Health for the North West of England.
In this episode of Transformational Thinking for Health Leaders, Andrew shares his fascinating journey - from working as a GP with no fixed career plan to leading at the highest levels of public health across the UK and internationally.
We explore:
🔹 How to embrace career transitions and unexpected opportunities
🔹 The import...
Dr Safiya Virji is a GP, an NHS Appraiser for GPs, and a Training Programme Director for NHS England leading the educational provision for GPs in training.
She is also an Associate Dean of General Practice leading on health equity training, and a senior clinical lecturer for primary care for undergraduate medical students at Queen Marys University of London.
Safiya has particular interests in strategic lea...
Nick Shannon is a business psychologist whose work helps organisations achieve better and more sustainable performance by improving the selection and development of their leaders and leadership teams.
Nick works as a coach, consultant, mentor and facilitator within a diverse range of organisations Nick is a Chartered Coaching Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
Nick has a particul...
Dr Girija Anand, (informally known as Gij) has been a Consultant Clinical Oncologist for almost 15 years. She is now also an Associate Medical director at a North London NHS Trust where her responsibilities include clinical governance for doctors and professional affairs.
Reflective Questions for Health Leaders
1. Have you ever been encouraged into a leadership role before you felt fully ready? What qualities did others see...
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