NHS England Podcast

NHS England
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Apr 1, 2026 • 3min

NHS spring COVID-19 vaccination: Audio info for adults who are eligible aged 75 and over

This is an audio version of the 75+ invite for spring COVID-19 vaccinations. You can find this recording and other alternative formats of national invitations at; www.england.nhs.uk/seasonal-invites. A full transcript of this episode is available on our website - www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/booki…on-75-and-over/
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Apr 1, 2026 • 3min

NHS Spring COVID-19 Vaccination: Audio info for people aged 16-74 with a weakened immune system

This is an audio version of the Spring COVID-19 vaccination for people who are eligible because they have a weakened immune system (are immunosuppressed). You can find this recording and other alternative formats of national invitations at www.england.nhs.uk/seasonal-invites A full transcript of this episode is available on our website - www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/booki…ion-aged-16-74/
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Apr 1, 2026 • 2min

NHS Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccination invite - audio spring 2026

This audio explains who can have the RSV vaccination from Spring 2026 and how they can get their vaccine. It also signposts other sources of information. You can find this and other alternative formats of national invitations at www.england.nhs.uk/rsv-invites A full transcript of this episode is available on our website - www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/getti…sv-vaccination/
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Mar 31, 2026 • 32min

Equipping healthcare professionals to have the skills and confidence to prescribe physical activity

A conversation with Dr Natasha Jones, President of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Dr William Bird, GP and CEO of Intelligent Health and Dan Fitzpatrick, Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar (ST5), University College London Hospitals   A full transcript of this episode is available on our website - https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/equipping-healthcare-professionals-to-have-the-skills-and-confidence-to-prescribe-physical-activity-podcast-transcript/ Please get in touch if you have any questions regarding this episode - england.medicalcomms@nhs.net
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Mar 5, 2026 • 35min

Movement Matters: Why Supporting Physical Activity in NHS Staff is Good for Everyone

A conversation with Tara Dillon, CEO of sense for the Chartered Institute for the management Sport and Physical Activity; Hayley Lever, CEO of the Greater Manchester Moving Active Partnership and Hussain Al Zubaidi, RCGP Lifestyle and Physical activity lead A full transcript of this episode is available on our website - https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/movement-matters-why-supporting-physical-activity-in-nhs-staff-is-good-for-everyone-podcast-transcript/ Please get in touch if you have any questions regarding this episode - england.medicalcomms@nhs.net
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Feb 19, 2026 • 42min

Will dental reforms improve access to dental care services?

In this episode of the Transforming Primary Care podcast, deputy director for dental commissioning across Yorkshire and Humber, Andy Hobson, is joined by a panel of dentists to talk through the changes in the dental contract, with a particular focus on access to urgent dental care. For more information on dental reform visit: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/nhs-dentistry-quality-payment-reforms/ A full transcript of this episode is available on our website - https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/will-dental-reforms-improve-access-to-dental-services/ Please get in touch if you have any questions regarding this episode - england.ney.pctransformation@nhs.net
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Feb 11, 2026 • 48min

How does the advice and guidance scheme support general practice?

Advice and Guidance (A&G) services provide primary care with continued access to specialist clinical advice, enabling a patient’s care to be managed in the most appropriate setting. In the latest episode of the Transforming Primary Care podcast, Dr Cath Dixon, former GP and Associate Medical Director at Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust leads a panel of North-East and Yorkshire based GPs and consultants to discuss how the scheme supports general practice with increasing complexity, helping build relationships between primary and secondary care colleagues – improving the so-called ‘primary secondary care interface,’ For more information on Advice and Guidance visit: https://www.england.nhs.uk/elective-care/best-practice-solutions/advice-and-guidance/ A full transcript of this episode is available on our website - https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/tpc-podcast-s4-e6-how-does-advice-guidance-scheme-support-gp/ Please get in touch if you have any questions regarding this episode - england.ney.pctransformation@nhs.net
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Feb 5, 2026 • 42min

Physical activity to support people to prepare for and recover from illness: A conversation

In this podcast, shared for World Cancer Day, Zoe Merchant, AHP Clinical Lead for the Prehab4Cancer Programme and Jack Murphy, Prehab4Cancer Programme Manager for GM Active consider physical activity as a tool that that support people to prepare for or recover from cancer treatment or surgery. A full transcript of this episode is available on our website - https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/physical-activity-to-prepare-and-recover-from-illness-podcast-transcript/ Please get in touch if you have any questions regarding this episode - england.medicalcomms@nhs.net
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Jan 26, 2026 • 16min

The Four Ways Forward: Embedding physical activity at the heart of community-centred care and prevention

This is the first of a series of four podcasts (and associated blogs) about how we can integrate more physical activity across the NHS and what key actions health and care professionals can do to support the strategic shift from ‘Sickness to Prevention’ and from ‘Hospital to Community’. The first podcast kicks off with an introductory episode, by Sarah Price, Director of Public Health for NHS England and Sasha Karikusevic, Director, NHS Horizons, who outline how we can harness the true potential of physical activity across the NHS to help to prevent ill-health and help people to live healthier, longer, and more independent lives, with best-practice examples across England to illustrate the benefits. A full transcript of this episode is available on our website - https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/four-ways-forward-podcast/ Please get in touch if you have any questions regarding this episode - england.medicalcomms@nhs.net
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Jan 5, 2026 • 43min

Focusing on frailty - helping the most vulnerable within our communities

In the latest episode of the Transforming Primary Care podcast, Dr Sarah Zaidi, GP and NHS England regional lead for frailty in the East of England and a panel of North-East and Yorkshire based GPs, geriatricians and other health and care professionals discuss how to help the most vulnerable people in our communities. They explore how the identification and successful management of frailty is key to the aims of the 10 Year Plan and the medium-term planning framework, as well as its role within neighbourhood working. For more information on neighbourhood health visit: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/neighbourhood-health-guidelines-2025-26/ A full transcript of this episode is available on our website - https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/transforming-primary-care-podcast-2/ Please get in touch if you have any questions regarding this episode - england.ney.pctransformation@nhs.net

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