Digital Health Podcast- Royal Society of Medicine

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  Cybersecurity as a Clinical Risk. With Florence Hudson- Columbia University

  Published Apr 13, 2026

  Cybersecurity in healthcare is not just an IT concern—it’s a clinical risk. As systems, data, and devices become increasingly connected, vulnerabilities can directly impact patient safety, from disrupted hospital operations to compromised data and malfunctioning medical devices. In this episode, Florence shares insights from her unique background across aerospace, cybersecurity, and healthcare, and introduces TIPPSS—Trust, Identity, Privacy, Protection, Safety and Security—a practical framework

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  How can we fix the NHS-Healthtech relationship? With Liam Cahill

  Published Mar 25, 2026

  What does it really take for the NHS to become a better partner for healthtech? In this episode, Annabelle is joined by Liam, to unpack why so many innovations struggle to move from pilot to practice. Drawing on insights from his recent workshop with the NHS Innovation Accelerator.Full NIA report can be accessed here

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  Innovative Evidence: From Lab to Wrist with Loss-of-Pulse Detection. With Dr Jake Sunshine- Research Scientist at Google

  Published Mar 17, 2026

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  Annabelle speaks with physician-scientist and Google research lead Dr. Jake Sunshine about bringing loss-of-pulse detection from research concept to a regulated feature on consumer wearables. Jake shares the journey from early laboratory experiments to real-world deployment, and how his team designed an evidence strategy where no clear playbook existed—combining simulation, opportunistic clinical validation, and early regulatory engagement. It’s a powerful reminder that innovative technologies o

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  AI-induced psychosis- With Dr Josh Au Yeung

  Published Mar 11, 2026

  In this episode, we explore the emerging phenomenon of AI-induced psychosis and the hidden risks of conversational AI. Dr Josh Au Yeung joins Annabelle to discuss how large language models — designed to engage and please — can unintentionally reinforce harmful beliefs, especially for vulnerable users. We dive into the technical reasons behind this, the societal implications, and the importance of monitoring, education, and safeguards to keep users safe.

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  Youtube & Health: Safeguarding Medical Truth in an Algorithmic Age. With Dr Vishaal Virani.

  Published Feb 25, 2026

  YouTube is now one of the most influential sources of health information in the UK.In this RSM Podcast episode, Annabelle speaks with Vishaal Virani, a clinician leading YouTube’s UK health strategy, about how the platform approaches medical accuracy, tackles misinformation, and elevates trusted sources like the NHS.We explore how algorithms shape visibility, Youtube's “health shelves” and what they mean for credibility, and what healthcare can learn from digital creators about clarity and commu

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  Autonomous AI- Part 2: Liability. With Majid Hassan

  Published Feb 3, 2026

  As AI in healthcare becomes more autonomous, the question of who is legally responsible when it makes mistakes becomes urgent. In this episode, Annabelle speaks with Majid Hassan to explore the liability gap in the UK and the practical steps organizations and developers can take to protect themselves.Topics covered include:The difference between clinical negligence and product liability Why fully autonomous AI complicates accountability, especially when clinicians are taken out of the decision l

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  Autonomous AI- Part 1: Risk & Regulation. With Dr Hugh Harvey

  Published Jan 21, 2026

  Autonomous AI is often described as a red line in healthcare — something that should only ever assist clinicians, never act independently. But is that really where we are today?This is the first episode in a series examining autonomous AI. Annabelle is joined by regulatory expert Dr Hugh Harvey to explore the foundations of autonomous AI in healthcare. Together, they unpack what autonomy actually means, where it already exists in clinical practice, and why current regulatory frameworks struggle

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  Mind the Clinical Safety Gap. With Dr Adrian Stavert-Dobson and Dr Youssof Oskrochi

  Published Jan 14, 2026

  In this episode, we explore a startling reality: many NHS digital tools lack the mandatory clinical safety assurance required by law. Hosts Annabelle and guests Adrian and Youssof unpack this origins of clinical safety standards, why compliance has been so patchy, the myths and challenges around clinical safety, and what needs to change to protect patients as technology — and AI — scale across the NHS. They discuss how the clinical safety gap can be closed through visibility, accountability, pro

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  Digital Twins. With Prof Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield OBE- Authors of 'Virtual You'

  Published Dec 8, 2025

  Digital twins in healthcare are catalysing one of the most profound shifts in how we understand, predict and manage human health. In this conversation with Roger Highfield OBE and Prof Peter Coveney, co-authors of Virtual You, we explored the trajectory of digital twins, their technological foundations, and the hurdles that still stand between today’s partial implementations and tomorrow’s fully fledged virtual humans.

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  How Tech-Enabled Providers are changing healthcare

  Published Jul 27, 2025

  In this episode Mark Jenkins, co-founder or Tech-Enabled Care providers Oviva and Paloma Health, discusses:- What Tech-Enabled providers are and how the differ from conventional care services- Why some providers are succeeding whilst others have failed - How you measure and ensure quality of new providers - How commissioning needs to change to capture the best value for patients

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  AI Agents in Healthcare. With Keith Grimes- Digital Health Doctor & Founder at Curistica

  Published May 12, 2025

  AI agents in healthcare—promise or peril?In this episode of the RSM Digital Health Podcast, Annabelle Painter speaks with Dr. Keith Grimes about the rise of agentic AI—systems that can reason, plan, and act autonomously. The conversation explores early healthcare use cases and potential future applicaitons, clinical and safety risks, regulatory challenges, and how to get started experimenting with agentic AI. Listen now on your favourite podcast platform.

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  Angel investing in Healthtech. With Pam Garside- Chair of Cambridge Angels

  Published Mar 18, 2025

  This episode features a conversation with Pam Garside -chair of Cambridge Angels - a network of UK business angels Discussion topics include:- How to approach and impress angel investors - How to become an angel investor- Pam’s top tips and lessons learned from her angel investing experience- Healthtech market insights and trends

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  Tech-enabled system change in General Practice. With Dr Minal Bakhai- National Director for Primary Care and Community Transformation and Improvement at NHS England

  Published Feb 4, 2025

  This episode features a conversation with Dr Minal Bakhai - National Director for Primary Care and Community Transformation and Improvement at NHS England. She discusses how technology is enabling system change in General Practice through the Modern General Practice model. Drawing on her experience of product development, user research and design from working with the digital health industry she shares how she is using an evidence based test-and-learn approach to developing new ways of working i

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  Liability & Healthcare AI. With Majid Hassan- Partner at Capsticks LLP

  Published Jan 7, 2025

  Who will be held to account legally for harm caused by AI use in Healthcare? This episode delves into this knotty question with Majid Hassan- a solicitor and parter at Capsticks LLP specialising in Healthcare litigation. The conversation covers: - Key legal concepts such as negligence and and product liability - How the litigation process would take place practically - Why you could be more at risk from NOT using AI than using it

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  The future of regulatory approvals for AI medical devices in the UK (and EU). With James Dewar- Co-founder of Scarlet

  Published Dec 3, 2024

  In this episode focusses on the future of regulatory approvals for AI software medical devices in the UK (and EU). Featuring guest James Dewar- Co-founder of Scarlet a EU Notified body and UK approved body that specialises in certifying software medical devices. Key discussion topics: The current regulatory position of the UK post-Brexit and the opportunities that this could present The practical impact of the EU AI act for medical device manufacturers within the EU. What makes regulatory submis

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  AI in Ophthalmology. With Prof Pearse Keane- Consultant Ophthalmologist at Moorfields and Professor of Artificial Medical Intelligence at University College London

  Published Nov 11, 2024

  In this episode Prof Pearse Keane- Consultant Ophthalmologist at Moorfields and Professor of Artificial Medical Intelligence at University College London discusses AI in Ophthalmology. Conversation topics include: The story of the Moorfields- Google Deep Mind collaboration and the use of AI to detect retinal diseases The birth of 'oculomics' as a field: Using the eye as a window to the rest of the body The practical challenges of moving from code to clinic when it comes to Healthcare AI The pote

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  Scaling AI in the NHS: Lessons from the stroke AI rollout. With Darrien Bold- NHS England & Dr George Harston- CMIO, Brainomix

  Published Oct 27, 2024

  In this LIVE recording of the RSM Digital health podcast from the HETT conference guests Darrien Bold and Dr George Harston discuss the key enablers that supported AI for stroke to be deployed in 100% of NHS stroke units in England Discussion topics include: The power of top down focus on specific areas of unmet need Efficiencies gained from centralising due diligence and governance processes Resourcing focussed on dedicated central teams, financing local procurement and enabling evaluation Peer

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  MedLM: Google's medical foundation models. With Dr Dillon Obika- Senior Clinical Specialist at Google

  Published Oct 14, 2024

  This episode features a conversation with Dr Dillon Obika- Senior Clinical Specialist at Google about MedLM: Google's family of medical foundation models. Conversation topics include: - Why and how Google have been developing medical foundation models - How MedLM is currently being used in clinical practice - The challenge of evaluating model performance for clinical tasks - How Google are tackling clinical safety risks arising from hallucinations, omissions and bias

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  AI Implementation Insights from the Health Foundation. With Malte Gerhold- Director of Innovation and Improvement

  Published Sep 23, 2024

  This episode features a conversation with Malte Gerhold- Director of Innovation and Improvement at the Health foundation. It discusses Implementation Insights from the research and policy undertaken by the Health Foundation on Health technology and AI. Discussion areas include: - Why we need to focus on funding change rather than the technology - The public discussions that are needed about trade-offs patients are willing to make when it comes to AI - Why we need a problem driven approach health

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  AI in Radiology. With Dr Kath Halliday- President of the Royal College of Radiologists

  Published Sep 2, 2024

  In this episode Dr Kath Halliday- President of the Royal College of Radiologists discusses how AI is impacting radiology. Discussion points include: - The AI technologies that are being used in NHS radiology derpatments - Challenges faced with deploying AI in the NHS - How AI is likely to change the nature of radiologists' work - The use of autonomous AI in radiology Links from the Royal College of Radiologists: - AI Registry - AI education course - AI Code of Conduct

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  Explaining Explainable AI (Dev & Doc Special). With Dr Josh Au Yeung and Zeljko Kraljevic- Hosts of the Dev & Doc Podcast

  Published Aug 15, 2024

  This special edition of the RSM digital health podcast is a joint episode with the hosts of the Dev & Doc podcast focussed on Explainable AI in healthcare. Key discussion topics: - The confusion around what explainable AI is - The question of whether it is really necessary in healthcare - Exploring different explainability techniques - The future of explainability and what’s needed to get there If you like this episode then I'd love to hear your comments and and do check out the Dev & Doc podcas

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  Validating Digital Health Technologies. With Professor David Lowe- Clinical Director for Innovation at the Digital Health Validation Lab, University of Glasgow

  Published Jul 29, 2024

  This episode features a conversation with Professor David Lowe- Clinical Director for Innovation at the Digital Health Validation Lab, University of Glasgow and A&E consultant. Key conversation topics: - The story of the Digital Health Validation lab - What validation of Digital Health Technologies means in practice and how it varies depending on the maturity of the technology - Evaluation challenges and what could be done to overcome them from a policy and governance perspective - Hints and tip

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  Regulation: Tips from ex-MHRA & FDA regulators. With Johan Ordish ex-MHRA and Brendan O'Leary ex-FDA

  Published Jul 14, 2024

  This episode explores software as a medical device regulation on both sides of the Atlantic. It features two incredible guests, Johan (ex-MHRA) and Brendan (ex-FDA) who share their unique perspectives from their respective experience at regulatory agencies. Discussion points include: The key differences between the EU, UK and US approaches to regulation - How these differences impact market entry strategy - Approaches to regulating AI including the EU AI Act and what it means for AI medical devi

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  111 & Digitising the NHS front door. With Dr James Ray- National Clinical Advisor for Urgent and Emergency care at NHS England

  Published Jul 1, 2024

  On this episode Dr James Ray National clinical advisor for urgent and emergency care at NHS England shares how digital technologies are being introduced to improve care delivery in 111 and the challenges faced and lessons learned along the way He also shared his vision for how a single digital front door could help to simplify and standardise triage and provide a potential solution to the NHS navigation problem.

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  AI & the Limits of Clinician Vigilance. With Prof Julia Adler-Milstein- Professor at University of California

  Published Jun 17, 2024

  This episode focusses on AI & the Limits of Clinician Vigilance and features of conversation with Prof Julia Adler-Mistein, Professor at the University of California. Conversation topics include Lessons form the aviation and automobile industry Should AI be checking clinicians work rather than the other way around? Potential solutions to improve clinicial vigilance ability The importance of considering behaviour science and systems design thinking Is there an ethical risk of demanding superhuman

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