Prevention is the New Cure

Steve Brine & James Bethell

Former Health Ministers, Steve Brine and James Bethell, come together to discuss all things health and politics. Twitter: @PreventionPodc Email: preventionisthenewcurepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 85. Health tech good news and NHS prescribing puppies?

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    85. Health tech good news and NHS prescribing puppies?

    In this episode of Prevention is the New Cure, former Health Ministers Steve Brine and James Bethell chat to Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of The King's Fund. Sarah Woolnough argues that health is not made in hospitals — it is shaped by housing, education, environment and regulation. The discussion explores whether the UK needs a fundamental shift away from a “sickness service” towards long-term health investment. 🔍 Key topics include: Whether Keir Starmer’s proposed social media age limits represent real reform or political signallingThe impact of the Online Safety Act 2023 on child protectionA new £20m addiction and gambling prevention fundWhy health tech innovation struggles inside the NHSWhether NICE’s new HealthTech Access Programme could transform adoptionWhy prevention always loses to acute pressures like A&E and GP accessThe political risks of continuing to expand NHS spending without structural reform Plus: why dog ownership may reduce dementia risk by 40%. This episode celebrates the third anniversary of the podcast! Steve and James look back on the different iterations of the show and reflect on three years of the best health and politics podcast around! 🎧 Listen, subscribe, and join the conversation 📩 Email: preventionisthenewcurepodcast@gmail.com 📱 WhatsApp the show: 0333 404 6507 Did you know? This podcast is one of the top health and social care podcasts around. Help make us #1 by following our show today. This episode is produced by Shortbread Media; production Tim Pont / Calum Macdonald. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 min
  2. 84. NHS Boss Sir Jim Mackey on Prevention, GP Health Checks & his future

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    84. NHS Boss Sir Jim Mackey on Prevention, GP Health Checks & his future

    In this episode of Prevention is the New Cure, former Health Ministers Steve Brine and James Bethell sit down with Sir Jim Mackey, Chief Executive of NHS England, for a wide-ranging and candid discussion about the future of the NHS. Sir Jim addresses the crisis facing NHS demand, the limits of hospital-centric care, and why prevention, neighbourhood health systems, and disruptive reform are essential if the NHS is to survive the next decade. 🔍 Key topics include: Why the NHS “can’t carry on doing things the same way”The reality behind the 10-Year NHS PlanShifting funding from hospitals into community and preventative careThe future of GP health checks — and why GPs are dividedCan prevention really reduce demand on hospitals?NHS productivity, technology, and patient-owned dataLessons from Northumbria’s whole-system health modelThe role of community pharmacy in preventionResident doctors’ strikes and workforce moraleMaternity safety, regulation, and patient trustHow political instability impacts NHS decision-makingoh and his beloved Newcastle Football Club! This episode goes beyond slogans and gets into the hard trade-offs facing health leaders: money, workforce, culture, and whether the NHS can truly shift from crisis response to prevention. 🎧 Listen, subscribe, and join the conversation 📩 Email: preventionisthenewcurepodcast@gmail.com 📱 WhatsApp the show: 0333 404 6507 Did you know? This podcast is one of the top health and social care podcasts around. Help make us #1 by following our show today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    51 min
  3. 83. Can the NHS deliver its new National Cancer Plan?

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    83. Can the NHS deliver its new National Cancer Plan?

    A special episode this week of the health and politics podcast, Prevention is the new cure, as Ministers finally publish the National Cancer Plan. Steve & James talk exclusively to NHS National Clinical Director, Professor Peter Johnson, about the ambition which says 75% of people diagnosed from 2035 will survive long term and meeting the 62-days cancer waiting time standard by the end of this Parliament. In a wide-ranging conversation, they also talk wider cancer prevention, multi-cancer detection tests and the cancer workforce. And Professor Johnson responds to today's story that testing menstrual blood for signs of cervical cancer could be a new and accurate way of screening for the disease. In their look at this week's main news in health and politics, the former Ministers consider reports in The Times (£) which claim an 86,000 drop in waiting lists heralded by Ministers was achieved only by removing thousands of patients from the waiting list through a process known as ‘validation'. And they consider the political implications of the BMA's ballot renewal which could see further strike action by Resident Doctors. You can find former episodes via Podfollow and get us on all our social media channel via LinkTr. Please remember to follow our show and thanks for listening! Co-hosts: Steve Brine & James Bethell Episode producer: Calum Macdonald This episode is produced as part of the Shortbread Media family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    50 min

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Former Health Ministers, Steve Brine and James Bethell, come together to discuss all things health and politics. Twitter: @PreventionPodc Email: preventionisthenewcurepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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