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Ian Bolland and Reece Armstrong speak to former health minister Sir Norman Lamb about his recent appointment to XenZone and the availability of mental health services in the UK.

Norman discusses why he feels so passionately about the provision of mental health in the UK and why young people especially can benefit from better mental healthcare.

Ian Bolland and Reece Armstrong speak to Dr Ian Jackson, medical director and clinical safety officer at Refero. They discuss Matthew Gould’s appointment at NHSX, the role of the organisation, digital technologies and investments in solutions in the NHS, and the recently announced plans for an NHS AI laboratory.

Dave nudges his way back into the podcast.

This week the team sits down to discuss the current thinking around diabetes and how healthtech can help. Dave explains what nudge theory is and why everyone with a Fitbit is inadvertently being influenced by it.

Finally Reece fails to say Sildenafil.

Thanks to Dr Roger Henderson from Liva Healthcare for his contributions to the diabetes conversation.

Reece questions his testosterone levels, Ian gets political and Laura talks about poo.

This episode sees the editors discuss a recent report on the future of global healthcare and the amazing technologies transforming the ways we take care of ourselves.

The team also discuss a recently launched service at 'super fancy' pharmacy John Bell & Croyden, during which a medical scanning device is used to assess a person's health and wellbeing.

This episode sees the introduction of Medical Plastics News Editor Laura Hughes, who joins the team to discuss everything in life sciences. The team discuss pager technology in the NHS, how a smart toilet seat can monitor your heart rate, and play through an interactive video game showing what it's like to work through a day in A&E.

This episode features Professor Simon Fishel, a pioneer in the fields of IVF and embryology and who has just released a new book titled 'Breakthrough Babies'.

Simon discusses the reasons behind his new book and talks about the ethical implications of IVF and why the technology has brought joy to so many families around the world.