As increasing numbers of mammalian, and human, cases of H5N1 are documented we askShould we worry about a growing threat from “bird flu”? Wendy Barclay, from Imperial college London, and Christopher Dye, from Oxford University join us to explain why they think we should.
Our commission on the future of the NHS has released a manifesto for a sustainable NHS that still meets it's founding principles. Helen Salisbury, GP and BMJ columnist, joins the podcast to lay it out.
Finally, a musical interlude from the World Doctor's Orchestra.
00:18 H5N1 Bird Flu: Rising Threat
15:35 The manifesto for a better NHS
27:46 World Doctors' Orchestra
Reading list;
BMJ Editorial -
Should we worry about a growing threat from “bird flu”?
BMJ Opinion -
A manifesto for a healthier NHS, a healthier UK
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