{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Sick Society","title":"When Health Goes Wrong: Anatomy of an NHS Scandal (with Shaun Lintern)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3530,"description":"Most health scandals aren’t sudden failures. They’re warnings that went unanswered.\n\nIn Episode 2 of Sick Society, Dr. Alexis Paton and Sir Andrew Goddard are joined by Shaun Lintern, award-winning health journalist, to examine how medical scandals emerge, escalate, and repeat.\nThe conversation draws on major NHS case studies, including Mid Staffordshire. It also examines failures in private and commercial healthcare. Together, these examples show how culture, authority, and political pressure influence decisions long before problems become public.\nIn the podcast, Alexis, Andrew, and Shaun talk about:\nHow families and journalists surface early warning signs when formal systems fail\nWhat major NHS scandals reveal about targets, staffing, and the erosion of patient focus\nThe role — and limits — of regulation and inspection\nWhy whistleblowing remains risky despite official protections\nHow social media, private healthcare, and commercial incentives may shape future failures\nA sober discussion about accountability, patient safety, and why learning from failure in healthcare is so difficult — and so necessary.\n🎧 A podcast by Haunted Mouse Productions\n🔔 Follow the show to hear what’s coming next","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8Oga5VtgZGBABEocBZVpU_xBusPvf69fJa1Cri9Hl4k/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iM2Rj/Zjc0N2Y3MzYyMzFl/ZmY4YjYzMTA1OWYy/ZDViZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}