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Leading the debate on health to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Nutrition for health and conflicts of interests

    Under-nutrition harms health, but so does over-nutrition. The Bill and Melinda Gate’s foundation has just released their Goalkeepers' report - highlighting the detrimental impact that poor nutrition is having on children’s health.  Rasa Izadnegahdar, director of Maternal, Newborn, Child Nutrition & Health at the foundation joins us to explain how they are targeting nutritional interventions. Also this week, a new investigation in The BMJ has found that the UK government’s  Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition - the people who help guide the UK’s nutrition policy - have competing interests with the food industry. We hear from Chris van Tulleken, University College London; Rob Percival, the Soil Association; and Alison Tedstone, chair of the Association for Nutrition.   Reading list: Goalkeepers Report 2024 UK government’s nutrition advisers are paid by world’s largest food companies, BMJ analysis reveals

    22 min

  2. 17 SEPT

    Improving data for quality care when resources are stretched

    There's a real drive to strengthen quality of care in facilities around the world. However, no matter where you are, improving healthcare depends on quality data—and collecting and using that data can be challenging without the time and expertise. In this podcast, we explore how different healthcare systems, especially those with limited resources, are tackling the challenge of data collection and use head-on.   The BMJ has partnered with the World Health Organization and the World Bank on a Collection on Quality of Care. This podcast, the second in a series exploring themes from the Collection, features researchers and implementers from Ghana, Qatar, and the US. They share insights on improving and using data in resource-constrained environments, offering valuable perspectives relevant to healthcare systems worldwide facing similar challenges.   Provenance statement: This podcast is part of a Collection on Quality of Care proposed and funded by the World Health Organization and the World Bank. The BMJ commissioned, edited, and published the podcast. Emma Veitch, Rachael Hinton and Duncan Jarvis were the lead editors for The BMJ.

    23 min

  3. 9 SEPT

    GPs' industrial action, and the olympians after the games

    The news that GPs in England have voted for industrial action has spooked the healthcare system - Katie Bramall-Stainer, the chair of the BMA's General Practice Committee explains what's lead to this, and why trust in the government has gone. After the games, olympians and paralympians return to their normal lives - but what does that mean for their healthcare, especially in the US where insurance is expensive? Jonathan Finnoff, chief medical officer for the US Olympic and Paralympic committee joins us to explain how athletes are supported outside the games.   Reading list; GP leader: “If general practice is the bedrock of the NHS, then the NHS is collapsing”

    29 min

  4. 14 AUG

    Multi-cancer detection and NHS HIT Lists

    This week we're questioning the effectiveness of the Galleri Test for early cancer detection with investigation authors Margaret McCartney and Deborah Cohen. They delve into the decision-making and politics behind this test's introduction in the UK. The episode also covers the growing NHS waiting list crisis and how Imran Ahmed and his team at Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Trust are using high intensity theatre (HIT) lists to increase surgical throughput - and what other teams need to know, if a national rollout of this model is to happen. Reading list Galleri promises to detect multiple cancers—but new evidence casts doubt on this much hyped blood test Are surgical HIT lists the answer to bringing down NHS waiting times?

    26 min

  5. 26 JUL

    Ensuring an Olympic legacy, and fixing primary care

    The Paris games have just started - and France has made a concerted effort to ensure that this year's Olympics will have a legacy of physical activity for the whole population. However, mega sporting events don't always have that effect, and Fiona Bull, head of physical activity for the WHO, joins us to explain why it's increasingly important that they do. We'll also hear from Professor Sir Denis Perera Gray about how a lifetime of general practice, and why continuity needs to be at the heart of any improvement to primary care. Finally, Harry Brunjes went from being a village GP to the chair of English National Opera, and explains what the two careers have in common.   Reading list Olympic Games: linking sports mega events to population physical activity

    39 min

  6. 13 JUL

    The patient issue

    We celebrate 10 years of patient and public partnership strategy at The BMJ with a patient-centred podcast.We ask how should the new Labour government engage patients in shaping the future of the NHS. We also dive into the concepts of social care and peer support, and learn from Brazil's experience in social participation. Highlights: 01:52 - The Patient "takeover"05:43 - Social care with Charlotte Augst19:53 - Peer support groups with Claire Reid and Partha Kar31:48 - WHO’s resolution on social participation with Mark Barone Reading:Editor's Choice - Listening to patients at all levels of healthcare, Emma Doble, patient editor

    43 min

  7. 1 JUL

    Extending access for breast cancer, and epidural outcomes

    Women's Health, breast cancer screening, epidurals, and GP voices New U.S. guideline on breast cancer screening  have been extended to women in their 40s -  Katy Bell, from the University of Sydney, and Stacy Carter, from the University of Wollongong explain why the good intention of that change wont be mirrored in outcomes - and may even induce harm. Research in The BMJ shows epidurals during labour can reduce severe maternal morbidity Rachael Kearns describes why analgesia may improve those outcomes, and why some myths about epidurals may be reducing their usage. Lastly,  a GP confronts the Prime Minister on the disintegration of the NHS and its effects on general practitioners.   02:23 Breast cancer screening guidelines 14:00 Epidurals and maternal morbidity 26:42 A GP confronts the Prime Minister    Reading list: Breast cancer screening from age 40 in the US Epidural analgesia during labour and severe maternal morbidity: population based study GP who confronted Rishi Sunak received “hundreds” of supportive messages from doctors

    30 min

  8. 14 JUN

    Large, plausible and imminent - time to take H5N1 seriously

    As increasing numbers of mammalian, and human, cases of H5N1 are documented we askShould we worry about a growing threat from “bird flu”?  Wendy Barclay, from Imperial college London, and Christopher Dye, from Oxford University join us to explain why they think we should. Our commission on the future of the NHS has released a manifesto for a sustainable NHS that still meets it's founding principles. Helen Salisbury, GP and BMJ columnist, joins the podcast to lay it out. Finally, a musical interlude from the World Doctor's Orchestra.   00:18 H5N1 Bird Flu: Rising Threat 15:35 The manifesto for a better NHS 27:46 World Doctors' Orchestra   Reading list; BMJ Editorial - Should we worry about a growing threat from “bird flu”? BMJ Opinion - A manifesto for a healthier NHS, a healthier UK https://www.world-doctors-orchestra.org   Stay up to date with our daily email alert - https://www.bmj.com/today

    32 min
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  • Years Active
    2008 - 2024
  • Episodes
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