176: The Relaxback UK Show with Mike Dilke - Episode 176176: The Relaxback UK Show with Mike Dilke - Episode 176
UK Health Radio Podcast
The episode features Dr Mo describing how Patients Know Best centralises NHS health records for safer care at home and abroad, followed by campaigners highlighting how junk food advertising targets children and why they’re pushing for stronger protections and healthier options. It offers practical health ideas alongside a candid look at the food environment facing young people.
38:45•28 Jul 2026
Holiday Health Records & Junk Food Ad Battles Targeting Kids
Episode Overview
- Patients Know Best brings GP and hospital records together, with free access via the NHS app or website for adults in England.
- The system can be shown in 23 languages and shared securely with clinicians and family carers to support treatment and emergencies, including abroad.
- Having clear records of diagnoses, medications, vaccinations and allergies reduces stress and risk during hospital visits or travel.
- Campaigners report that only six percent of young people truly eat a healthy diet, while junk food ads saturate digital platforms and streets near schools.
- Activists have helped secure a ban on junk food advertising online and are pushing for wider restrictions and promotion of affordable fresh berries as healthier choices.
“"Only six percent of young people actually eat a healthy diet."”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety and better health? This Relaxback UK Show episode with host Mike Dilk leans into practical tools and everyday choices that can make life easier when health issues show up at home or abroad. First up, Dr Mo from Patients Know Best explains how his "life's work" puts all your medical information in one secure place.
As he says, "A person who has their information is cheaper to look after" – and far safer. You’ll hear how the system links into the NHS app for many people, works via a website for others, and supports 23 languages. Real stories bring it to life: a rare-disease patient finally feeling safe enough to holiday in Australia, or someone using the record to prove essential medication at airport security.
There’s also honest chat about the tricky balance between privacy and making sure emergency clinicians can see what they need, fast. The second half shifts to junk food advertising, especially aimed at children. Food activists Kate Quilton and Dave Sharma, joined by British Berry Growers chair Nick Marston, paint a stark picture: "Only six percent of young people actually eat a healthy diet," despite most believing they do.
They talk about an "obesogenic environment" where adverts are plastered on bus tickets, near school gates and around football. You’ll hear about their success in pushing a government ban on junk food ads online, and their frustration with loopholes and school-area billboards. There’s also a hopeful angle: berries and other fresh fruit as simple, affordable swaps, and a push for stronger government action to protect kids from deceptive marketing.
If you’re rethinking your own health choices, from meds on holiday to what lands in a lunchbox, this chat might nudge you to ask: what small change could you make today that your future self would thank you for?
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