The Aural Apothecary

Jamie Hayes

auralapothecarypod@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

Aural Apothecary mixes UK healthcare reality with lighthearted, evidence-led conversations—looking closely at medicines, patient behavior, and how healthcare systems can do better. It’s a strong fit for PR teams representing clinicians, researchers, and health-policy voices who can translate complex topics into practical public impact.

Metrics

Episodes: 90

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: United Kingdom

YouTube: 136 subscribers

Contact Information

auralapothecarypod@gmail.com

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Host

Jamie Hayes - Co-host of The Aural Apothecary, discussed in the show description as taking an authentic yet lighthearted take on medicines and healthcare in the UK. The episodes also note Jamie Hayes’ TEDx talk ...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
UK clinicians (e.g., GPs), senior medical leaders (e.g., Chief Medical Officer), and senior academic pharmacy/health services researchers/authors focused on patient safety, medicines optimisation, and evidence-based care; strong communication ability (media columnists/authors).
Required Achievements:  
Published books for general audiences (e.g., HRT, medication use), Senior NHS/government roles (e.g., Chief Medical Officer), Peer-reviewed research or major reports (e.g., systematic reviews, health service guidance), Media contributions (e.g., health column writing)

Recent Guest Discussions

Dr Ellie Cannon - Menopause Treatment/hrt; Dangers Of Health Misinformation Online; Role Of Media In Public Health Behavior; Nuances Of HRT Prescribing And Duration; Patient Access To Clinical Notes

Professor Nick Barber - Why Medicines Often Fail In Real-world Use; Adherence; Side Effects; Polypharmacy; Medication Taking Complexity; Medicines Optimisation And Patient Safety; Medication Use Quality In Primary Care

Professor Sir Gregor Smith - Realistic Medicine And Critical Connections; Balancing Biography And Biology In Evidence-based Medicine; Human Connection And Health; Prevention; Sustainability; Polypharmacy And De-prescribing; Measuring What Matters Via Proms/prems

Recent Topics

Pharmacy, Medicine, Healthcare, Patient Safety, Women Health

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Aural Apothecary
:

8.10 From HRT to Headlines, with Dr Ellie Cannon

June 26, 2026

In this final episode of Series 8, we are joined by Dr Ellie Cannon — NHS and private GP, women’s health specialist, Mail on Sunday health columnist, and author of The Little Book of HRT. The conversation ranges from the evolving landscape of menopause treatment and the dangers of health misinformation online to the role of the media in shaping public health behaviour.Ellie reflects on her 18-year career as a GP on Abbey Road in North London and her work bringing calm, evidence-based medicine...

8.9 How to take Drugs with Professor Nick Barber

May 29, 2026

Are your medicines actually working for you? According to Professor Nick Barber, probably not as well as you think. In this episode of The Aural Apothecary, Jamie, Gimmo and STC are joined by Professor Nick Barber — pharmacist, academic and author of the new book How to take Drugs  — for a sharp, eye-opening conversation about why medicines so often fail in the real world. Not because the drugs are useless, but because taking medicines is far more complicated than we pretend.They explore the ...

8.8 Biography Before Biology: Professor Sir Gregor Smith and Critical Connections

May 07, 2026

Is healthcare becoming too much like a repair shop?In this episode, we are joined by Professor Sir Gregor Smith, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, for a wide-ranging conversation on 10 years of Realistic Medicine and the themes explored in his latest report, Critical Connections.Together we explore the need to create a better balance between biography and biology when practicing evidence based medicine. We discuss why meaningful human connection matters so profoundly to health, and how mode...

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