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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This episode is produced by Shortbread Media / Calum Macdonald.

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In this episode of Prevention is the New Cure, former Health Ministers Steve Brine and Lord James Bethell join from around the world: James from Blackpool and Steve from North Macedonia.

They dive into the looming GP contract ballot and the threat of industrial action, the "quiet war" on air pollution, and the surprising health outcomes of North Macedonia. James shares a personal announcement regarding his future in the House of Lords and his decision to step away from the hereditary peerage to focus on health innovation.

Stay tuned until the end to hear about the "Pigs in Space" of medicine: manufacturing cancer drugs in microgravity.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The health disparity between Blackpool and Notting Hill.
• The BMA GP contract referendum: Is a "work to rule" coming?
• Why Lord Bethell is leaving the House of Lords.
• Air quality: From "dirty air denier" to clean air evangelist.
• Bio-Orbit and the future of protein folding and drugs made in space.

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