


Navigating the latest health and social care developments
Welcome to AlteaTalks, your source for insightful discussions on the latest UK healthcare and social care developments.
With over 30 years of frontline experience in healthcare insurance litigation, Will Marshall, Altea’s Head of Legal and Risk Management, leverages his extensive knowledge to engage in deep conversations with leading health and care professionals, regulators, and legal experts.
Join Will and guests as they get to the heart of the hottest topics affecting the UK's health and social care sectors today.
Latest Episode
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Rob Lawson, a leading voice in lifestyle medicine and co-founder of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine. Drawing on decades of clinical experience, Dr Lawson explores how our environment and everyday habits shape our long-term health. We discuss the drivers behind rising chronic disease, and the growing recognition of the importance of prevention over cure. He shares practical insights on integrating lifestyle medicine into modern healthcare, highlighting its potential to transform patient outcomes and support more sustainable, person-centred care.
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The Discipline of Lifestyle Medicine
Guest: Dr Rob Lawson
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Rob Lawson, a leading voice in lifestyle medicine and co-founder of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine. Drawing on decades of clinical experience, Dr Lawson explores how our environment and everyday habits shape our long-term health. We discuss the drivers behind rising chronic disease, and the growing recognition of the importance of prevention over cure. He shares practical insights on integrating lifestyle medicine into modern healthcare, highlighting its potential to transform patient outcomes and support more sustainable, person-centred care.

Why Specialist Insurance Matters for Talking Therapists
Guest: Steve Johnson
In this episode, we sit down with Steve Johnson, the original specialist insurer to the psychological professions, with unrivalled expertise in providing bespoke professional liability insurance solutions to counsellors, psychotherapists and coaches. Drawing on nearly four decades of experience, Steve explores the unique risks facing talking therapies professionals today, highlighting the critical importance of maintaining safe professional boundaries, managing unrealistic client expectations and navigating the opportunities and challenges of remote working. He shares practical, real-world insights to help practitioners protect their practice, their clients and themselves.

The Bias Conversation | What Every Practitioner Needs to Know
Guest: Brooklyn Bond
In this episode, we sit down with researcher and tattoo artist Brooklyn Bond to unpack how unconscious bias shapes every corner of the beauty and aesthetics sector. From appearance-based assumptions to LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, racial, religious, age and disability bias, Brooklyn reveals how snap judgements can influence consultations, impact effective communication and damage client trust. She shares practical, client-led strategies designed to break old habits, enhance self-awareness, build resilience and deliver safer, more inclusive care in an increasingly diverse industry.
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