{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63ea359fe7cacc00111d276a/698c67ea43d0a1680b489d57?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"84. NHS Boss Sir Jim Mackey on Prevention, GP Health Checks & his future","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63ea359fe7cacc00111d276a/1770817674057-127a2995-25eb-4990-829b-b92558d45e1a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of <strong><em>Prevention is the New Cure</em></strong>, former Health Ministers <strong>Steve Brine</strong> and <strong>James Bethell</strong> sit down with <strong>Sir Jim Mackey</strong>, Chief Executive of <strong>NHS England</strong>, for a wide-ranging and candid discussion about the future of the NHS.</p><p><br></p><p>Sir Jim addresses the <strong>crisis facing NHS demand</strong>, the limits of hospital-centric care, and why <strong>prevention, neighbourhood health systems, and disruptive reform</strong> are essential if the NHS is to survive the next decade.</p><p><br></p><p>🔍 <strong>Key topics include:</strong></p><ul><li>Why the NHS “can’t carry on doing things the same way”</li><li>The reality behind the <strong>10-Year NHS Plan</strong></li><li>Shifting funding from hospitals into community and preventative care</li><li>The future of <strong>GP health checks</strong> — and why GPs are divided</li><li>Can prevention really reduce demand on hospitals?</li><li>NHS productivity, technology, and patient-owned data</li><li>Lessons from Northumbria’s whole-system health model</li><li>The role of <strong>community pharmacy</strong> in prevention</li><li>Resident doctors’ strikes and workforce morale</li><li>Maternity safety, regulation, and patient trust</li><li>How political instability impacts NHS decision-making</li><li>oh and his beloved Newcastle Football Club!</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This episode goes beyond slogans and gets into the <strong>hard trade-offs</strong> facing health leaders: money, workforce, culture, and whether the NHS can truly shift from crisis response to prevention.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 <strong>Listen, subscribe, and join the conversation</strong></p><p>📩 Email: preventionisthenewcurepodcast@gmail.com</p><p>📱 WhatsApp the show: <strong>0333 404 6507 </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Did you know? This podcast is one of the </strong><a href=\"https://podcast.feedspot.com/health_and_social_care_podcasts/?feedid=5719774&amp;_src=f1_featured_email\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>top health and social care podcasts</strong></a><strong> around. Help make us #1 by following our show today.</strong></p>","author_name":"Steve Brine & James Bethell"}