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  • Interviews with experts and high-profile guests discussing the most important issues affecting the future of health and care for people in the UK.
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  • 48: Understanding race, ethnicity and health inequalities – with Heidi Safia Mirza and Shabna Begum

    48: Understanding race, ethnicity and health inequalities – with Heidi Safia Mirza and Shabna Begum
    Oct 22 2024
    The UK is becoming more ethnically diverse: nearly 20% of the population reports being from a minority ethnic background and projections suggest growing diversity is the future. People from minority backgrounds in the UK experience a variety of inequalities. But what is the latest evidence telling us?

    A comprehensive analysis of race and ethnicity, recently published as part of The IFS Deaton Review of inequality, finds no single story of advantage or disadvantage across ethnicities. Instead, it presents a complex picture of inequality across and within ethnic minority groups. The findings highlight entrenched inequalities – including access to the building blocks of health such as a good education, stable employment, secure housing and fair pay.

    So what do we know about the groups that experience inequalities, what drives these – and how do they relate to health? And what do policymakers need to understand to respond effectively?

    To discuss, our Chief Executive Jennifer Dixon is joined by:

    • Heidi Safia Mirza, Emeritus Professor of Equalities Studies in Education at IOE (UCL Institute of Education) and co-author of the race and ethnic inequalities chapter of the Deaton Review.
    • Shabna Begum, Chief Executive Officer, Runnymede Trust, a charitable think tank working to reduce racial inequality in the UK.
    Show notes

    Oxford Open Economics (2024). Dimensions of Inequality: The IFS Deaton Review.

    Mirza H S, Warwick R (2024). Race and ethnic inequalities.

    Runnymede Trust (2022). Broken Ladders.

    Runnymede Trust (2020). Colour of Money.

    The King’s Fund (2023). The health of people from ethnic minority groups in England.

    Runnymede Trust (2024). Health Foundation supported report on ethnic inequalities and the wider determinants of health. (Forthcoming.)
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    37 mins
  • 47: Why are cancer rates rising among younger people? – with Kimmie Ng and Charles Swanton

    47: Why are cancer rates rising among younger people? – with Kimmie Ng and Charles Swanton
    Sep 12 2024
    Since the early 1990s, there’s been a concerning uptick in cancer incidence among adults younger than 50 years.

    Scientists are racing to understand what’s driving these trends. Some evidence points to roles for established risk factors – including smoking and obesity. But some research is also exploring environmental exposures – such as microplastics and forever chemicals – and asking if these could be changing the microbiome and potentially causing inflammation within the body.

    So what do these trends mean for cancer research, for health services and national policy? And faced with such stark trends, where are there grounds for hope?

    To discuss, our Chief Executive Jennifer Dixon is joined by:

    • Kimmie Ng, specialist in oncology and Director of the Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Centre at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
    • Charles Swanton, Deputy Clinical Director at Francis Crick Institute, Chief Clinician at Cancer Research UK, and a consultant oncologist at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
    Show notes

    Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology (2022). Is early-onset cancer an emerging global epidemic? Current evidence and future implications.
    BMJ Oncology (2023). Global trends in incidence, death, burden and risk factors of early-onset cancer from 1990 to 2019.
    Gupta S et al (2023). Birth Cohort Colorectal Cancer (CRC): Implications for research and practice.
    Financial Times (2023). The unexplained rise of cancer among millennials.The New England Journal of Medicine (2024). Microplastics and nanoplastics in atheromas and cardiovascular events.
    Cancer Grand Challenges. Team OPTIMISTICC: Opportunity to investigate the microbiome’s impact on science and treatment in colorectal cancer.
    The Health Foundation (2023). How chronic stress weathers our health.
    The Health Foundation (2024). Rising cancer incidence in younger adults: what is going on? (Forthcoming)
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    38 mins
  • 46: A new government and health after the general election: part 2 – with Hannah White and John McTernan

    46: A new government and health after the general election: part 2 – with Hannah White and John McTernan
    Jul 19 2024
    There’s a new Prime Minister in Downing Street and a new political reality in the UK. But what does it all mean for health and care? The incoming government faces a range of complex policy challenges – many of them linked to health and care – and a daunting fiscal inheritance.

    While the public might show patience for a few months, they will expect to see some results quickly – and health is a top priority for voters. So how is the new government going to navigate these tensions? What will being ‘mission-led’ mean in practice? And where is the money going to come from?

    To discuss, our Chief Executive Jennifer Dixon is joined by:

    • Hannah White, Director and CEO of the Institute for Government.
    • John McTernan, Senior Adviser at BCW Global. John was formerly director of political operations for the Labour government from 2005 to 2007.
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    31 mins

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