Maternal Mental Health, Trauma, and Family Separation: Recovery, Advocacy, and Improving Support for Mothers
EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
Release Date: 08/20/2026
Deep Dive Part 3: The Cost of Better Health: Is Britain Ready for the Next Health Crisis?
EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
In the final episode of this series, Anita Charlesworth draws on her experience across the Treasury, the Department of Health, and NHS leadership to assess Britain's readiness for the next decade — from lessons still unlearned from COVID-19 to the interconnected risks of workforce shortages, poor population health, and economic inactivity. Timestamps: 00:00 – 00:54: Introduction 00:54 – 03:28: NHS Readiness 03:28 – 04:50: COVID-19 Lessons 04:50 – 06:18: Market Failures 06:18 – 07:35: Economic Risks 07:35 – 09:15: Investment Priorities 09:15 – 10:50: NHS 2035
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Deep Dive Part 2: The Cost of Better Health: Can We Deliver More Health with the Same Resources?
EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
What does productivity really mean in the NHS? In Part 2, Anita Charlesworth explores the biggest barriers to getting more health from the same resources, the real role technology, data, and AI can play, and where the greatest opportunities lie for improving productivity without compromising care. Timestamps: 00:00 – 01:04: Introduction 01:04 – 04:19: Defining Productivity 04:19 – 06:25: NHS Productivity 06:25 – 09:18: AI Solutions? 09:18 – 14:13: Improving Productivity
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Deep Dive Part 1: The Cost of Better Health: How Should We Measure Success in Healthcare?
EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
Anita Charlesworth joins host Saranya Ravindran to explore how the NHS measures success. From the limits of waiting-time targets to what “value” really means in healthcare, this episode unpacks how a smarter performance framework could better capture prevention, quality of life, and wider social outcomes. Timestamps: 00:00 – 01:02: Introduction 01:02 – 04:36: Measuring Outcomes 04:36 – 06:16: Overlooked Outcomes 06:16 – 07:19: Defining “Value” 07:19 – 10:31: Assessing Prevention 10:31 – 13:24: Encouraging Change
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Quickfire: The Cost of Better Health
EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
In this rapid-fire episode, Anita Charlesworth answers key questions on the future of the NHS; from the biggest threat to its long-term sustainability to the most misunderstood concept in health economics. Perfect for listeners short on time but eager for a sharp, honest take on the state of the health service.
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Modern Lipidology in CVD Prevention: Delivering Prevention in Diverse Communities
EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
In the final episode, Professor Devaki Nair explores how community-based screening programmes can improve cardiovascular risk detection among underserved populations. The discussion covers healthcare inequalities, barriers to lipid target achievement, and practical solutions for delivering cardiovascular prevention at scale. Timestamps: 00:00 – 00:53: Introduction 00:53 – 03:46: Community Initiatives 03:46 – 05:24: Undeserved Populations 05:24 – 06:52: Health Inequalities 06:52 – 10:16: Real-World Barriers 10:16 – 11:35: Future Prevention
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Modern Lipidology in CVD Prevention: The Rise of Lipoprotein(a)
EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
Why has Lipoprotein(a) emerged as one of the hottest topics in preventive cardiology? In Part 2, Professor Devaki Nair explains when clinicians should measure Lipoprotein(a), how elevated levels influence cardiovascular risk, and how emerging targeted therapies could transform prevention strategies in the coming decade. Timestamps: 00:00 – 00:40: Introduction 00:40 – 03:03: Lipoprotein(a)’s Rise 03:03 – 04:58: Measuring Lipoprotein(a) 04:58 – 08:04: Cardiovascular Risk 08:04 – 10:04: Targeted Therapies 09:28 – 12:12: Patient Referral
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Ebola: From Lessons to Action in Outbreak Preparedness
EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
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Modern Lipidology in CVD Prevention: Finding Families at Risk
EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
Professor Devaki Nair joins host Catherine Glass to discuss why familial hypercholesterolaemia remains underdiagnosed despite increasing awareness. Learn how genetic testing, cascade screening, and specialist lipid clinics are helping clinicians identify high-risk families earlier and improve the prevention of premature cardiovascular disease. Timestamps: 00:00 – 00:52: Introduction 00:52 – 04:50: Diagnostic Barriers 04:50 – 06:18: Genetic Testing 06:18 – 08:15: Screening Barriers 08:15 – 10:04: Lesson Learned 10:04 – 11:02: New Developments
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Quickfire: Modern Lipidology in CVD Prevention
EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
In this rapid-fire episode, Professor Devaki Nair answers key questions on cardiovascular prevention, cholesterol, Lipoprotein(a), familial hypercholesterolaemia, and the future of lipidology. Discover the biggest challenges, emerging trends, and opportunities shaping preventive cardiology in just a few minutes.
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FIT, Colonoscopy and the Future of Colorectal Cancer Screening: The Future of Screening and Early Diagnosis
EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
In the final episode of this series on colorectal cancer screening, Matt Rutter explores the future of early diagnosis and prevention. From AI in endoscopy and personalised screening pathways to emerging technologies and unanswered research questions, this episode looks at how innovation could transform bowel cancer detection and prevention over the next decade. Timestamps: 58:09 – Innovations in colorectal cancer detection 05:10 – Personalised screening pathways 06:15 – Unanswered questions in colorectal cancer screening research 07:25 – One major change for healthcare systems...
info_outlineIn the final episode of this series, Angela Frazer-Wicks MBE reflects on her journey from trauma and loss to advocacy and system change. She discusses the value of peer support, the importance of incorporating lived experience into service design, and the progress made in understanding maternal vulnerability. This episode offers practical insights into building more compassionate, preventative, and trauma-informed systems for women and families.
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00:00–00:42: Intro
00:43–05:06: New beginnings
05:07–09:49: Lived experiences
09:50–14:49: Peer support
14:50–19:49: Care reforms
19:50–20:16: Outro