Healthy Discussions brings you topical deep dives with expert guests, on healthcare, politics, society and religion.
Hosted by Dr Zack Hassan, a medical regist...
22 | We need Health Creators, not just the NHS | Lord Nigel Crisp
Lord Nigel Crisp is the expert when it comes to our health service: because he was Chief Executive of NHS England and Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health simultaneously, during Tony Blair's government.
A graduate in philosophy from Cambridge, he released his book "Health Is Made At Home: Hospitals are for Repairs." This insightful book calls for a rethink of healthcare, and highlights the local organisations that mean people won't need expensive healthcare in future.
In this episode, Nigel brings warmth and positivity to the conversation. He and Zack discuss how health creation is promoted by community groups, the importance of a sense of control, how perverse incentives prevent health creation in our system, and how to realign government, politics and healthcare to build a truly health society.
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21 | Will AI Really Transform Healthcare? | Professor Andrew Elder
Professor Andrew Elder is a doctor, first and foremost. He is a Consultant in Medicine of the Elderly at NHS Fife, and President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. He was previously Medical Director of the world-standard membership exam, MRCP, and is a Visiting Professor at Stanford University.
In this episode, we discuss if Medical AI can live up to the hype, what humans still do better, the ideal division of labour between AI and humans, the problem of black boxes, how education of physicians may need to change. We also think about policy, about who is driving these changes, and who will be liable when, rather than if, mistakes happen.
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20 | Should Britain welcome Homegrown Islam? | Dr Sohaib Saeed
Shaykh Sohaib Saeed is an Islamic scholar raised in Glasgow Scotland. He has studied at Edinburgh University, SOAS and Cairo's prestigious Al-Azhar University. He is a traditional Islamic scholar who founded the Ibn Ashur Centre, is Head of Research for the Bayyinah Institute, an organisation teaching Arabic and Qu'ranic studies with global reach.
We get into the complexities of being a Western Muslim, how Islam has adapted to different cultures, the difference between shaykhs and imams, diversity within British Islam, whether Muslims have to follow practices that aren't part of their culture like polygamy, if Muslims are experiencing an intellectual crisis, the birth of home-grown scholarly institutions, the impact of 9/11 and counter-extremism efforts, whether the government should support moderates, the impact of social media shaykhs, and at the end, a surprising method for countering extremism from a religious perspective.
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19 | How do we fix the NHS Workforce? | Dr Billy Palmer
The NHS is the biggest issue of the 2024 General Election. But is the campaign discussing the real issues? Britain can't fix the NHS without fixing the NHS workforce, and Dr Billy Palmer is the expert.
In this episode, we delve into the NHS workforce plan, the history of NHS staffing decisions, how to improve recruitment and retention, the problem of transition costs, and how to tackle spiralling agency staff costs. We also ask what pragmatic options a new government could take. Stay tuned until the end for a bonus section where Billy shares his top policy recommendations for an incoming government—so that's if Wes Streeting happens to be listening, if you believe the polls. I hope you enjoy!
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18 | How Health Policy Increases Doctors' Impact | Dr Devina Maru
Can healthcare workers make more of an impact away from the front-line? How can they get involved? And what's the story of one GP trying to make a difference?
Dr Devina Maru is a GP Registrar and a previous National Medical Directors' Clinical Fellow. She is working on several national projects involving the Department of Health and social care and NHS England, including the Big GP Consultation which aims to discuss the future direction of general practice. She is also an NHS Clinical Entrepreneur, founder of Health Pioneers Charity and a previous Scholar at the Healthcare Leadership Academy.
Healthy Discussions brings you topical deep dives with expert guests, on healthcare, politics, society and religion.
Hosted by Dr Zack Hassan, a medical registrar (hospital physician) who has debated at the illustrious Cambridge Union, each conversation blends science with argument in a way that goes far beyond traditional media. The aim is to educate, debate, and make it fun. But most importantly, to demonstrate that freedom of speech and debate can be a tool for finding the strongest reasons to change our minds, not just a tool for polarisation.
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