Prevention is the New Cure

Former Health Ministers Steve Brine and James Bethell dive into the "nihilism" of modern health politics. Is the current strategy just about keeping the NHS out of the headlines, or are we actually making the nation healthier?
In this episode:

The School Food Revolution: Why Jamie Oliver and Henry Dimbleby might be skeptical of the government's latest "ban" on nuggets.
Prostate Cancer Screening: Oliver Kemp (Prostate Cancer Research) explains why the UK is lagging behind Europe and how we can flip the "red to green" on the screening model.
The GP Debate: Do GPs need to stop being "country doctors" and start being "risk managers"?

Plus, Charlotte Refsum reports from The Academy of Medical Sciences and we hear from:
Sir Harpal Kumar, Chief Scientific Officer & President International at GRAIL.
Emma Greenwood, AMS Policy Director.

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In episode 92 of THE health and politics podcast: Prevention is the New Cure, former Health Ministers Steve Brine and Lord Bethell discuss the brand new junk food ban, and how fast food companies and others are ALREADY finding loopholes.

They also chat about:
The rollout of Wegovy on the NHS for people with cardiovascular disease, and how this could prevent secondary heart attacks.
The NHS 'brain drain' and job losses for 1,300 members of staff.

Later, Steve and James are joined by DJ partners Tina Woods and Yukari, Co-Founders of Longevity Raves.

They discuss:
What actually is a longevity rave?
The new concept of a Joy Score, and how that might be useful from a medical point of view.
Why social connection is an often forgotten but important part of general practise.
Why James is pro rave?

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Is the UK's health system upside down? In this episode of 'Prevention is the New Cure,' former Health Minister Lord James Bethell and Tony Blair Institute’s Dr. Charlotte Refsum sit down with Professor Susan Jebb (Chair of the Food Standards Agency) to discuss why the UK is failing to prevent chronic disease.

From the "socialisation of acute care" to the biological reality of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, we dive deep into the policy failures and industrial barriers keeping Britain sick. Professor Jebb explains why "willpower" is a myth in a toxic food environment and why the government needs to stop "leaving the food system to Tesco."

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Episode 90 of THE health and politics podcast, comes LIVE from Digital Health Re:wired!

This episode is sponsored by MASTEK; a company with a 25-year history of working with the NHS and has been trusted to deliver significant national IT infrastructure and data projects across the UK Public Sector.

Former Health Ministers Steve Brine and Lord Bethell are at the NEC among four thousand digital health leaders with very special guests and all the usual insights into how decisions are made.

They begin with the huge response to last week's episode - 'meningitis horror' - and discuss a new vaccine commission getting underway from the Royal Society for Public Health. And the pair consider the new Neighbourhood Health Framework, finally published last week which is the delivery mechanism for the entire ten-year health plan as told to by NHS boss Jim Mackey when he was on the podcast last month.

And they're joined by Sonia Patel - Interim Government Chief Technology Officer (and former NHS England CTO) - as well as Helen Clifton, Executive Director of Products & Platforms at NHS England. Helen is responsible for how the NHS shows up in peoples’ pockets and whether digital actually delivers prevention.

The discussion covers:

The £7.4 Billion NHS digital investment: Where is the money actually going?
Martha’s Rule: How one mother’s campaign is saving hundreds of lives from sepsis.
The Vaccination Gap: Why adult vaccine access is the next big public health challenge.
Consumer Health: Will the NHS App ever be as good as your banking app or a Whoop band?
The Neighborhood Health Framework: Is it a delivery mechanism or just a fantasy?

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In Episode 89, former Health Ministers Steve Brine and Lord Bethell dive into the urgent headlines shaping British healthcare. From the tragic Meningitis B outbreak in Kent to the "productivity paradox" of AI in hospitals, this episode strips back the politics to look at what actually works.

In this episode, we discuss:
The Meningitis B Outbreak: Why a "policy-created" vulnerability gap has left teenagers at risk and what needs to change in the UK’s vaccine strategy.
AI in the NHS: Prof. Jenny Shand (UCL) joins us to debunk the hype. Does "ambient voice technology" actually save money, or just make doctors happier?
Health as Wealth: Lord Bethell previews Patrick Vallance’s landmark speech on treating health as an economic growth engine.
Early Cancer Detection: The truth behind the "Grail" blood test results and why the BMJ is sceptical.
The Parkrun Phenomenon: Celebrating 10 million participants and Steve’s quest to break the 28-minute barrier.

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