In this episode, we explore the challenges and contrasts of implementing innovation across the NHS and the private healthcare sector with expert guest Hannah Browning. As the founder of Beyond Excellence, Hannah brings a rare dual-sector insight, having held senior leadership roles in major private providers including Nuffield Health, Spire Healthcare, and HCA, as well as leading on transformative projects like the £120m development of KIMS Hospital.
Innovation within the NHS often grapples with structural rigidity, limited funding, and bureaucratic hurdles, whereas the private sector—while faster-moving and more agile—must navigate investor expectations, profitability, and intense market competition. Hannah discusses how both sectors have unique strengths: the NHS offers scale, consistency, and population-wide data, while the private sector excels in responsiveness, customer-centric models, and speed of delivery.
She reflects on what each can learn from the other: the NHS could benefit from private-sector pace and accountability, while the private sector might adopt some of the NHS’s commitment to equity and long-term population health outcomes. With real-world examples, including her strategic role in the acquisition and launch of Sevenoaks Medical Centre, Hannah brings a grounded, commercial, and compassionate view on how healthcare systems can evolve—together—for better patient care.
You can read more of Hannah's consultancy business here:
https://www.alphahealthpartners.co.uk
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