Download podcasts of some of the excellent presentations from the 2008 Chairs Conference which took place on 29 January 2008 in London.

Downloading the podcasts
Technical info: You can play the files below with any audio player installed on your computer that can play MP3 files - like Windows Media Player, Winamp etc.
Each podcast should begin to play automatically after you have double-clicked on the link.
If the podcast fails to play, right-click the link, select 'save as' to save the file locally (e.g. on your desktop) and then open it with an audio player of your choice. You can also transfer these podcasts to any portable audio device that can play MP3 files.

Mark Britnell
Commissioning boards and world class commissioning
Download the podcast (8.93MB WAV)

Professor Bernard Crump, Maureen Bisognano and James Reinertsen
Quality and safety: The role of chairs and boards
Download the podcast (21.7MB WAV)

Nigel Edwards
What are the strategic challenges for boards in the next 12 months?
Download the podcast (6.84MB WAV)

Bob Garratt
An alternative perspective
Download the podcast (15.1MB WAV)

Rt. Hon. Alan Johnson and Ann Keen MP
The role of chairs and their boards in improving health
Download the podcast (10.36MB WAV)

William Moyes
The role of the board in effective service delivery
Download the podcast (5.71MB WAV)

Stephen Thornton
Introduction to the afternoon session
Download the podcast (971KB WAV)

Anne Watts CBE - Introduction
Welcome & introduction to the morning
Download the podcast (4.44MB WAV)

Anne Watts CBE - Summary and close
Conference close
Download the podcast (1.51MB WAV)