EP 157: Bridging genomics, business, and equity in healthcare access with Mark Taylor of LGC Group

The Genetics Podcast

0:00 Invitation to The Genetics Podcast meet up

1:30 Intro to The Genetics Podcast

2:25 Welcome to Mark

3:10 Introduction to the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)

4:05 Mark’s roles with the NIHR in strategic partnerships

7:35 Challenges patients face in accessing NHS resources and the NIHR’s efforts to streamline availability

13:25 How to scale breakthroughs in precision therapies so they are widely accessible to patients across the NHS: Top-down vs. bottom-up strategies

17:00 Applying principles of cost consequence analysis to NHS strategy

17:45 Misconceptions regarding NHS financing and the allocation of funding for medical innovations

23:20 Best practices for working with under- and mis-represented populations to facilitate development of and access to medical innovations

29:45 East London Genes & Health and Born in Bradford: Two cases where deep engagement and trust building resulted in robust data collection and innovation

32:45 Insights into the D Cyphr Program (DNA, Children, Young People’s Health Resource) aimed at gaining population-level genomic data to address broader health issues such as mental health and diabetes

34:35 Closing remarks