Prevention is the New Cure

98. Burnham v. Streeting on Health

Prevention is the New Cure

Show Notes

As candidates emerge ahead of a potential Labour leadership contest James Bethell and Steve Brine consider a tale of two health secretaries vying for the top job. How do Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting stack up when it comes healthcare policy?

Is Burnham’s local, social-determinant approach the future of 21st-century healthcare, or does Streeting’s Blairite, target-driven strategy hold the real key to saving the NHS?

In this episode, we also discuss: The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: is there cause for concern? Why This year's Chelsea Flower Show is putting health and wellbeing centre stage Women’s health, mental health and the social determinants of health Email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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