39: The year that was – 2023

Join us as we look back at the pick of the pod in 2023. 

It's been a turbulent year: the NHS under pressure, the health of the population not improving as fast as we’d like and economic inactivity remaining stubbornly high, especially among working-age people. 

But it's not all gloom. To some surprise, we saw government ditch its nanny state objections and take bold action on tobacco. And there have been breath-taking advances in technology, not least in artificial intelligence. A reminder that innovation and politics can open up new possibilities and hope for the future. 

Join our Chief Executive Dr Jennifer Dixon as we reflect with guests who appeared on the podcast in 2023.

Show notes

Jeanelle de Gruchy and Kevin Fenton, Our health in 2040: are we getting sicker? 

Alice Wiseman and Clare Bambra, Low life expectancy in the north east, and what to do about it

Michelle Kelly-Irving and Nish Chaturvedi, How chronic stress weathers our health 

Sarah Neville and Hettie O’Brien, Going private: what’s happening and is it a bad thing? 

Rachel Wolf and Stephen Bush, What do the main political parties really have in store for health?

Jagjit Chadha and Anita Charlesworth, NHS at 75: What are we up against?

John Bell and Axel Heitmueller, AI in health care: hope or hype?

Ashish Jha, Keeping up with AI in health care: what we need to do next

Navina Evans and Penny Pereira, NHS at 75: The huge promise of technology

Jane Dacre, Nikita Kanani and Gabrielle Mathews, International Women’s Day: Voices in health care

Rachel Wolf and Stephen Bush, What do the main political parties really have in store for health? 

Alan Milburn and Stephen Dorrell, NHS at 75: Is political leadership up to the challenge?