Healthcare is evolving. Sláintecare is promising to transform how healthcare is delivered in Ireland by giving all citizens equal access to services and allowing people to stay healthy in their homes and communities. Who can help meet these ambitious goals and what is the current political consensus in Ireland? Sponsored by HN Company, host Ivan Yates is joined by former HSE Director General Tony O’Brien alongside HN Company founder and former A&E Consultant at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden Dr Joachim Werr to find out how this 10-year plan is shaping up and whether it can compare to the evolution of healthcare on a European and worldwide stage. Later in the episode, CEO and co-founder of seamlessCARE Dr Aviva Cohen joins Siobhán Breatnach on The Business of Health to share a very personal story about her health innovation journey and how she began developing AI technologies to enhance care for adults and children with complex needs.

Recent scandals have put the Irish healthcare system under scrutiny, so just what is the state of play when it comes to women’s health in Ireland? We talk to those who have experienced the best and worst of the healthcare system and meet some of the people making a difference in the worlds of Femtech and STEM. Is anyone listening when it relates to the well-being of our female population? Dr Tanya Mulcahy, Director of Health Innovation Hub Ireland, biochemist and cancer genetics expert joins host Ivan Yates to find out. Also joining the conversation is Katie Fay, Operations Team Lead with Randox, a healthcare diagnostics company in the UK and Ireland that support preventative healthcare through testing. Together they’ll unravel some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding the fairer sex. Later in the episode Heidi Davis, CEO & co-founder of identifyHer joins Siobhán Breatnach on The Business of Health for an honest conversation about why health needs surrounding menopause are not being met and what needs to change.

Ireland has some of the highest rates of mental health illness in Europe, and it is estimated one in four people will experience some kind of mental health problems in their lifetime. Anxiety and depression increased significantly during the recent pandemic and Covid-19 crisis adding more pressure to already stretched healthcare services. Technology - from social media to a prevailing culture of ‘always on’ - often gets a bad reputation when it comes to how it affects people’s wellness. But can innovation have a positive impact on the way we feel? Will a drive towards digital mental healthcare help us to live happier and healthier lives? Sponsored by Silvercloud by Amwell, host Ivan Yates talks candidly with Interim CEO of Mental Health Reform Róisín Clarke, who was involved with the development of Paediatric Inclusion Health and the Migrant Health Response in Children’s Health Ireland, and Derek Richards, Chief Science Officer at Silvercloud by Amwell, to investigate a very real problem facing so many people today and figure out how inequalities in healthcare delivery can be readdressed. Later in the episode Sean Ruane, founder and CEO of Mind Data, joins Siobhán Breatnach on this episode’s Business of Health to find out more about his mission to improve the mental health of one million people through disruptive solutions.

Just how broken is the healthcare system and how can we fix it? The Smarter Health Show is an unmissable podcast series from iQuest and Business Post Live that connects leading voices, industry experts, dynamic guests and dedicated listeners. Exploring diverse topics and conversations to entertain, engage and enlighten, hosts Ivan Yates and Siobhán Breatnach meet the people offering smarter health services and solutions to citizens and bring a new energy to the stories capturing the cultural shift in health innovation in Ireland today. How are health systems managed, what’s working for patients and practitioners and who could be doing a better job? Through a hand-picked line-up of influential Irish and international voices, The Smarter Health Show takes a deep dive into health innovation and technology to try to solve some of the biggest challenges facing healthcare today.

Ivan Yates has a unique set of experiences over the past four decades as a radio and TV broadcaster, entrepreneur, former government minister, author and columnist. Having co-hosted The Tonight Show on Virgin Media and presented The Hard Shoulder on Newstalk, in this series he brings his entertaining and unmissable energy to the world of health innovation and MedTech. Known for being well-informed and asking all the hard questions, expect ‘full-on Ivan Yates’ and more on The Smarter Health Show. Joining Ivan to host each episode’s The Business of Health segment is Siobhán Breatnach, presenter and editor of the Business Post Group’s SmartHealth Magazine. Siobhán meets healthcare innovators, experts and entrepreneurs from around the world to talk about the future of technology, its potential to shake things up, make a difference and change lives.