{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646605edd4dd0e001197d197/64f0a4699708500012ae5883?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Nick Black","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646605edd4dd0e001197d197/1693491051794-70903c97f86b9b79afad1c15721e5817.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, Martin speaks to Nick Black, a health services researcher, professor and author, whose interest in history led him to write a guidebook entitled <em>Walking London’s Medical History</em>, and more recently his first historical fiction novel, <em>The Honourable Doctor</em>. They discuss Nick’s lifelong desire to educate the public, the disciplines that can enhance health systems improvement, the difference between whistle-blowers and reformers, and the parallels between the Covid pandemic and a shortage of French leeches in the Napoleonic era.</p><p>Episode transcript available at <a href=\"https://www.bma.org.uk/inspiringdoctors#nickblack\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">bma.org.uk/inspiringdoctors</a></p><p><br></p><p>You can find Nick's books at <a href=\"https://nickblackauthor.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://nickblackauthor.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>The interviewees on this podcast are just a selection of those who communicate medicine in fantastic ways. To join the conversation on social media and tell us about doctors whose communication skills inspired you, tag @TheBMA on Twitter and Instagram, and use #InspiringDoctors. For more information visit: <a href=\"https://www.bma.org.uk/inspiringdoctors\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">bma.org.uk/inspiringdoctors</a></p>","author_name":"British Medical Association"}