The Healthcare Today Podcast

AI-powered reinvention in healthcare with Niraj Dalmia

Recorded live at HLTH Europe in Amsterdam, our guest today is Niraj Dalmia, the Head of AI for Healthcare at Deloitte Canada.
Niraj brings deep experience across multiple jurisdictions, from the NHS to global health systems, and has been at the forefront of deploying AI not as a bolt-on, but as a core driver of value.
Today, we’re talking about real, end-to-end AI transformations that are fundamentally changing how healthcare is delivered, experienced, and paid for.
We’ll explore tangible examples, the shift in paradigm, and what it actually takes to make AI work at scale...

Burnout and the workforce crisis with Anshumen Bhagat

Our guest today is Anshumen Bhagat, NHS GP principal and chief medical officer at private healthcare provider GPDQ…
With more than 20 years of experience, Dr Bhagat is renowned for his outstanding contributions to the medical field, specifically his dedicated work to reduce NHS waiting lists through the use of digital technology.
Today, we’re talking about why mental health is central to successful health systems and how burnout is the silent emergency behind the workforce crisis…

Rewiring medical education for real clinical change with Emily Harrison

Our guest today is Emily Harrison, the founder and managing director of Nexus HE, a global accredited provider of independent medical education.
Today, we’re talking about what traditional medical education models get wrong and why AI-driven, personalised learning will fundamentally redefine the relationship between the clinician and the classroom…

Exploring the women’s health funding gap with Isobel Egemole

Our guest today is Isobel Egemole, an investment director specialising in healthtech at London VC firm, IW Capital.
Femtech serves more than half the global population and its market is growing 60% faster than the rest of healthcare - however, in 2024, it attracted less than one-tenth of digital health funding.
Here, Isobel discusses why femtech founders can’t afford to wait for investors to wake up, while revealing how they can pitch their way past the blind spots…

Putting women first in menopause care with Katie Barber

Healthcare professionals participating in this podcast have received honoraria from Astellas Pharma Ltd in recognition of their time and expertise in preparing and delivering this content. The opinions expressed are those of the speaker and do not necessarily represent the official position of Astellas Pharma Ltd. This podcast is intended for UK healthcare professionals only.
 
Our guest today is Dr. Katie Barber, Clinical Lead of Community Gynaecology Oxfordshire and Registered British Menopause Society Menopause Specialist.
For millions of women, the journey from perimenopause to menopause is marked with confusion, frustration, and a disheartening lack of support. This is not a simple failure of individual doctors, but a systemic flaw, which has created a profound knowledge and access gap.
Today, we’re talking about how Women's Health Hubs offer a fix for the system and we’ll explore the practical steps every woman can take to receive the care she deserves…

How to safeguard patient data with Ben Pumphrey

Our guest today is Ben Pumphrey, a legal director in the governance, funding and corporate team at national law firm Anthony Collins.
As data and cybersecurity threats increase, a growing number of high-profile breaches have rocked the health and social care sector, creating significant real-world consequences for both patients and providers.
With threats escalating, cost pressures mounting, and new technologies transforming care, today we’ll be talking about how organisations can keep patient data safe and how we should balance innovation with the ironclad duty of confidentiality...

AI as a tool to reduce the admin burden with Harvinder Power

Our guest today is Dr Harvinder Power, a practicing clinician, and the co-founder and CEO of Motics, a healthcare automation platform that provides AI agents for clinical documentation, billing, and patient communication.
With its potential to streamline admin, increase capacity and provide a better patient experience, today we’re talking about how artificial intelligence can help private clinics scale without raising their operational cost…

Why AI is the real test case for women’s health with Paula Bellostas Muguerza and Elena Bonfiglioli

Our guests this week are Paula Bellostas Muguerza, Global Lead of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Kearney, and Elena Bonfiglioli, Global Business Leader for Healthcare, Pharma and Life Sciences at Microsoft.
According to the World Economic Forum, women spend 25% more of their lives in ill health than men. Additionally, only 5% of medicines are properly tested for use during pregnancy… As AI becomes part of everyday healthcare, there's a real risk these tools could lock in that inequality for another generation.
In this episode, Paula and Elena make a compelling case that the path to closing the women’s health gap doesn’t just run through more funding or policy change - it runs through better data.

The power of play for older adults with Ted Fischer

Our guest today is Ted Fischer, chief executive of Ageless Innovation, a tech firm aiming to improve the lives of older adults through the power of play.
As health systems grapple with ageing populations, staff shortages and rising demand, non-pharmacological ways of wellbeing support are being sought out…
This is what led Ted to explore the potential of robotic companion pets. Today, we’re talking about why technology designed to bring joy may have a more serious role in modern care than many assume…

A precision medicine approach to perimenopause with Vanessa Emslie

Our guest today is Vanessa Emslie, chief medical officer at women's health and longevity company Willbe.
Today, we’re taking a precision medicine approach to perimenopause, talking about the rapid change in the adoption of hormone replacement therapy, shifting clinical barriers and the “revolving door of patient attrition”…