The Health Adviser podcast series brings to life the themes and insights explored in DAC Beachcroft’s flagship publication for the health and social care sector. Each episode features in-depth conversations with leading voices from across the NHS, independent healthcare, and DACB’s own expert health team. From global models of care and the transformative power of AI in early cancer diagnosis, to the future of prevention-first healthcare, the series explores the innovations, challenges and opportunities shaping the future of health.
Episode 3 - Preventing Disease Before It Starts: The Role of Our Future Health
In the final episode of the Health Adviser podcast series, Alistair Robertson, Partner and Head of Public Law at DAC Beachcroft, is joined by Emma-Jane Dalley, Partner at DAC Beachcroft and Dr. Raghib Ali, CEO and Chief Medical Officer of Our Future Health. Together they explore how this groundbreaking research programme, now the world’s largest of its kind, is driving a shift toward prevention-first healthcare. With over 2.5 million volunteers and a focus on data, diversity and early risk detection, Our Future Health plays a central role in the government's new 10 Year Health Plan. It’s helping to build the evidence base for personalised, risk-based screening and scalable digital interventions that aim to reduce disease burden and health inequalities across the UK.
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Episode 2 - Diagnosing Faster with AI: A Look Inside Greater Manchester’s Imaging Innovation
In this episode of the Health Adviser podcast series, Katherine Calder, Partner and Head of Public Procurement at DAC Beachcroft, speaks with Dr. Rhidian Bramley, Consultant Radiologist and Clinical Lead for Diagnostics, Digital and Innovation within the Greater Manchester Imaging Network. Together, they explore how Manchester is deploying AI at scale to transform cancer diagnostics, improve early detection, and reduce waiting times. As early diagnosis and AI play a central role in the government's 10 Year Health Plan, this conversation highlights a practical and pioneering model that others in the NHS may look to adopt.
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Episode 1 - International Models of Care: Lessons for the NHS
In this opening episode of the Health Adviser podcast series, Hamza Drabu, Head of Health at DAC Beachcroft, is joined by Dr. Nav Chana MBE, senior partner at Cricket Green Medical Practice and non-executive director at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. Together, they explore global models of care with a spotlight on Brazil’s community health worker scheme, a universal, preventative initiative now gaining traction in the UK. Dr. Chana discusses its integration into NHS settings, the cultural and funding challenges of adapting such models, and its relevance to health inequalities. This Brazilian approach features as part of the government’s new 10 Year Health Plan, reflecting growing interest in reverse innovation to support scalable, sustainable community health in England.
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