{"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/6996d655435569254b1ec3cf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"85. Health tech good news and NHS prescribing puppies?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63ea359fe7cacc00111d276a/1771492822330-6af1b369-5b9f-4f81-913f-6e17bd6e15e0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><br></p><p><br></p><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>chat to Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of The King's Fund.</p><p><br></p><p>Sarah Woolnough argues that health is not made in hospitals — it is shaped by housing, education, environment and regulation. The discussion explores whether the UK needs a fundamental shift away from a “sickness service” towards long-term health investment.</p><p><br></p><p>🔍 <strong>Key topics include:</strong></p><ul><li>Whether <strong>Keir Starmer’s</strong> proposed social media age limits represent real reform or political signalling</li><li>The impact of the <strong>Online Safety Act 2023</strong> on child protection</li><li>A new £20m addiction and gambling prevention fund</li><li>Why health tech innovation struggles inside the NHS</li><li>Whether NICE’s new HealthTech Access Programme could transform adoption</li><li>Why prevention always loses to acute pressures like A&amp;E and GP access</li><li>The political risks of continuing to expand NHS spending without structural reform</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Plus: why dog ownership may reduce dementia risk by 40%.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode celebrates the third anniversary of the podcast!</p><p>Steve and James look back on the different iterations of the show and reflect on three years of the best health and politics podcast around!</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><p><br></p><p>This episode is produced by Shortbread Media; production Tim Pont / Calum Macdonald.</p>","author_name":"Steve Brine & James Bethell"}