The Business of Healthcare Podcast with Tara Humphrey
Tara Humphrey looks behind the scenes at the business side of healthcare by talking to NHS and private healthcare leaders.
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#384 Lifestyle Medicine: Simple Changes, Better Health with Dan Bunstone (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Business of Healthcare, Tara is joined by Dr Dan Bunstone, Chief Medical Officer, Doctor and Health Consultant with a passion for health tech and proactive care, focusing on enhancing healthspan, not just lifespan. Tara and Dan discuss how small, realistic changes can have a meaningful impact on our health and wellbeing. Tara and Dan also discuss their Every Move Counts initiative, which aims to get want to get 1 million health and care professionals moving more across the
#383 Social Care: The Forgotten Part of the Health and Care System? with Dudley Sawyerr (opens the original)
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What is social care, and why is it still so often overlooked when we talk about the wider health and care system? In this episode of The Business of Healthcare, Tara is joined by Dudley Sawyerr, Chair for the London Mayor Talent Board for Health and Social Care to explore the role of social care, how it connects with the NHS, and why it deserves a much stronger voice within the wider system. Dudley also shares his own journey into social care and discusses how we can attract, develop and retain
#382 The Mesh Scandal with Dr Wael Agur (opens the original)
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One of our most popular episodes is back. This conversation continues to resonate with listeners and remains one of our favourite episodes of The Business of Healthcare Podcast. In this episode, Tara is joined by Dr Wael Agur, Consultant Gynaecologist and Urogynaecology Subspecialist, to explore the rise and fall of transvaginal mesh. Together, they discuss how mesh became widely adopted, the devastating impact on many women, and the lessons healthcare must learn about patient safety, informed c
#381 Can OpenEHR Fix Healthcare's Data Problem? With Kanthan Theivendran (opens the original)
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Healthcare organisations generate huge amounts of data every day, but what happens when those systems can't communicate with one another? In this episode of The Business of Healthcare, Tara is joined by Professor Kanthan Theivendran, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor in Engineering at Aston University and digital health leader, to explore how OpenEHR could help solve one of healthcare's biggest digital challenges. Together, they discuss why interoperability matters, how open standards ca
#380 The Business of Community Pharmacy with Shilpa Shah (opens the original)
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What does community pharmacy really contribute to the NHS, and why is it still so often misunderstood? In this episode, Tara is joined once again by Shilpa Shah, CEO of Community Pharmacy North East London, an award-winning pharmacist and Royal Pharmaceutical Society Fellow with more than 26 years of experience in community pharmacy. Together, they explore: How Pharmacy First is transforming patient care and easing pressure on GP practices. Why stronger collaboration between community pharmacy,
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