Ep 3: The NHS Healthy Start Scheme with Prof Christina Vogel and Millie Barrett
From Feeding Britain: Insights into eliminating hunger from the UK by Feeding Britain
July 31, 2025 · 37 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the NHS Healthy Start Scheme and its benefits with insights from researchers Millie Barrett and Prof Christina Vogel.
In the latest episode of the Feeding Britain podcast, Andrew is joined by Millie Barrett and Professor Christina Vogel, from the Centre for Food Policy at City St George's, University of London, to discuss the NHS Healthy Start Scheme. Millie and Christina explain what the scheme is and why it is so beneficial, as well as delving into their research with recommendations for improving the scheme and the wider food provision sector. The research discussed in this episode is funded by the NIHR Policy Research Programme (PRP). The views expressed are those of the researchers and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. The Feeding Britain podcast is back for a third series in which we hear from frontline practitioners, academics, and policymakers on the approaches and solutions to tackling hunger in the UK. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger. Stay tuned to learn more about the work we and our partners are undertaking to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.
People in this episode
Host: Andrew
Guests: Millie Barrett, Prof Christina Vogel
Topics covered
- NHS Healthy Start Scheme
- food provision
- hunger elimination
- research recommendations
- policy
Keywords
- NHS
- Healthy Start Scheme
- food policy
- hunger
- research
- Millie Barrett
- Christina Vogel
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Centre for Food Policy at City St George's, University of London, NIHR Policy Research Programme, Department of Health and Social Care
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