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Interviews with experts and high-profile guests discussing the most important issues affecting the future of health and care for people in the UK.
The Health Foundation hosts The Health Foundation podcast, a news show with 68 episodes published.
The government published its 10-Year Health Plan in July 2025, after a year in development. The plan sets out a vision to transform the NHS centred around three shifts: hospital to community, analogue to digital and sick
The Labour government has embarked on a reorganisation of the NHS in England. And now the Health Bill (also known as the ‘NHS Modernisation Bill’) has been introduced in parliament to effect the changes. Key provisions i
Artificial intelligence is developing at breakneck speed, leaving governments around the world scrambling to respond. For a high-risk area like health care, safe, responsible use will be critical. But pressures on health
In 1997, the New Labour government set up the social exclusion unit in the Cabinet Office. It was tasked with tackling what Tony Blair called ‘joined-up problems’ – social challenges like homelessness, school absence and
Surveys show rock solid public support for the basic principles of the NHS – universal, free at the point of use and mainly tax funded. Yet given widespread public dissatisfaction with the status quo, and non-traditional
Surveys show rock solid public support for the basic principles of the NHS – universal, free at the point of use and mainly tax-funded. Yet given widespread public dissatisfaction with the status quo, and non-traditional
The year saw the arrival of the long-awaited 10-Year Health Plan – a dizzying array of proposals spanning NHS structures, services, staffing and more. Government missions were downgraded; another review of social care wa
How can AI be implemented safely and effectively? We look to the US for clues. AI is going to have a huge impact on health and care. In England, the government’s 10-Year Health Plan aims to make the NHS ‘the most AI-enab
We've seen real progress in cancer care in the UK: survival rates have doubled since the 1970s and death rates have fallen by around a fifth. But cancer still causes around 25% of all deaths today – and services are faci
In our third conversation with former health secretaries, we speak to Sajid Javid about the future of the NHS and its long-term funding model. Sajid was Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 2021 to 2022, be
Is the government’s 10-Year Health Plan the medicine the NHS needs? We ask two former health secretaries. In the second of two special episodes, we speak to Alan Milburn about the future of the NHS and his thoughts on th
Is the government’s 10-Year Health Plan the medicine the NHS needs? We ask two former health secretaries. In the first of two special episodes, we speak to Jeremy Hunt about the state of the NHS and his reaction to the g
Our surroundings play a big role in shaping our health. And some neighbourhoods – including so-called ‘left behind areas’ – can be tough places to live, with limited economic opportunity, low levels of social mobility an
8.2 million working-age people report having a long-term health condition that limits their ability to work. 1.7 million say that work itself is making them ill or creating challenges. In addition to causing personal har
‘Today we are abolishing the biggest quango in the world,’ – Wes Streeting, 13 March 2025 Many people were surprised by the government’s decision to abolish NHS England and fold its functions into the Department of Healt
It’s 2 years since Keir Starmer first set out his five missions for government, including a health mission to build ‘an NHS fit for the future’ and ‘a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer’. Missions were
There are around 350,000 synthetic chemicals in use today and only a small fraction have been robustly tested for their long-term effects on our health. Many of these are used in manufacturing plastics and microplastics
There’s been no shortage of NHS plans over the years – what needs to be different this time? Health and care services are facing acute pressures and the NHS tops the public’s list of priorities. The government has pledge
We look back at our pick of the pod from 2024 . As 2024 draws to a close, what to make of the year’s developments in health and care? As yet, a murky picture on NHS reform and on how the new Labour government’s five miss
Health secretary Wes Streeting has set out three big shifts the NHS must deliver – including moving from analogue to digital. National strategy on health technology and digital is developing at pace, with a 10-Year Plan
Luke Tryl
UK Director · More In Common
1 appearance on this show
Sir Sajid Javid
former Conservative chancellor
1 appearance on this show
Jeremy Hunt
former Conservative foreign secretary and chancellor · NoCoast Beer Co
1 appearance on this show
Hannah White
Postdoc researcher · Macquarie University
2 appearances on this show
Thomas Hartung
Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology · Johns Hopkins University
1 appearance on this show
Sam Freedman
Education reformer & co-author of UK's most popular political substack · Anthony & Sam Freedman Racing
1 appearance on this show
Diane Coyle
Professor
2 appearances on this show
James Banks
pastor, speaker, author, Our Daily Bread writer
1 appearance on this show
Richard Smith
firearm academy owner and expert witness · Archdiocese of Vancouver
1 appearance on this show
Anna Taylor
Executive Director · The Food Foundation
1 appearance on this show
David Walsh
Professor of Health Inequalities · Glasgow University
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Jean Twenge
psychologist and author of 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World · San Diego State University
1 appearance on this show
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