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Podcast discussing all things health and politics with Steve Brine and Dr Sarah Wollaston

30/10/2025

Episode 72 just dropped! Does prevention of ill health really save money? Among the many conversations had with Jennifer Dixon from The Health Foundation - plus tells of her secret life as a hairdresser!

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20/10/2025

Special LIVE episode just dropped! Former Pharmacy Minister, Steve Brine, in conversation with Janet Morrison of Community Pharmacy England reflecting on Pharmacy First. Where it came from - and where it might go next.
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16/10/2025

Episode #70 just dropped. Dr Sarah Wollaston and former Minister, Steve Brine, consider if we are over diagnosing mental illness in the light of this scoop from the brilliant HSJ.
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09/10/2025

Special live episode from The Care Show now dropped. Camascope and Homecare Association join me to discuss how social care is mission critical to the prevention story.

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01/10/2025

And we're back! THE health and politics podcast returns with Episode 68 - a special from Labour Party Conference. We discuss the big health announcements including NHS Online and chat with Baroness Luciana Berger about a new Lords committee to consider the Assisted Dying Bill. Listen > https://linktr.ee/PITNCpodcast

17/09/2025

James Bethell joins Steve while Sarah is away for a sleep special with our guest, Alison Gardiner of Sleepstation. We explore why sleep is one of the main pillars of health.

Steve & James also discuss the NHS Ten Year Plan 2-months in, the return of league tables and the departure (with a bang) of the National Mental Health Director, Claire Murdoch.

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This episode is sponsored by Sleepstation

04/09/2025

And we're back from our pod Summer recess with a big one! Dr Penny Dash, chair of NHS England joins Dr Sarah Wollaston and Steve Brine for a special interview. We cover the abolition of NHSE (and when she really knew) as well as the future of ICB's whether the NHS will ever hit its own waiting time standards.

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01/09/2025

We return this week with a very special guest. Chair of NHS England, Dr Penny Dash, will join Dr Sarah Wollaston and I. Expect a wide ranging chat about patient safety, NHSE and the Ten Year Plan. What would you like to ask? DM us now or email [email protected]

21/08/2025

Episode 65 - a special interview Steve did on golf and health - now dropped. Steve spoke with Dr Andrew Murray from the Golf & Health Project.

It’s a game Steve has played for over 40 years – and played with his late father including for a period after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Steve and Andrew talk about the project, how it came about and the work it does to make the case for golf as a sport, a means of physical activity across the ages – and some of its other rather extraordinary – impacts on the lives of the people who play; not least as club in the bag of prevention ill health! Golf in Society

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06/08/2025

Episode 64 now live! We talk to Dr Charlotte Refsum from Tony Blair Institute for Global Change about her work leading their health team. Expect the NHS App (and what it COULD be), obesity drugs and what she thinks of the NHS Ten Year Plan for England.

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24/07/2025

Episode 63 now dropped! We talk to Fiona Measham from The Loop about drug testing at UK festivals to prevent tragic deaths. And of course we talk resident doctors strikes as five days of action begin tomorrow.
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22/07/2025

Some years ago I met an amazing team from The Loop who work to reduce drug-related harm through healthcare interventions and drug checking - including at UK festivals. This week on Prevention is the new cure we talk to their founder, Fiona Measham, about how they're getting on. Episode will drop on Thursday >>>

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