Tom Bell

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A collection of things that matter to me and might also matter to you. Thoughts, views, ideas, and opinions. thattom.substack.com

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Tom Bell

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Latest episode

Jan 16, 2026

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Episodes

No Wealth But Life - What's Gone Wrong with Healthcare in Britain and How We Can Save the NHS... 11.08.2023

Public Health and the Ambulance Down in the Valley --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

Carswell has floated like a toxic turd that refuses to sink, across the Atlantic... 04.08.2023

The IYI's (Intellectual Yet Idiot) are to be mocked, but to be feared even more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

No Wealth But Life, thank you... 28.07.2023

Thank you to everyone who has made time to feedback their views on my book, it means a lot to me :-) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

No Wealth But Life... 07.07.2023

Conversations about Britain's healthcare have to be conversations about society. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

The six men, the elephant, and the consultant... 16.06.2023

An industry of think tanks and advisors. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest numbers of noble and happy human beings... 09.06.2023

There is no wealth, but life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

A lady called Rachel... 19.05.2023

Sometimes a thing just needs doing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

It's International Nurses Day today... 12.05.2023

...the NHS needs to start valuing them and listening to them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

Born on the 05th May, one day late for the force to be with her... 05.05.2023

...today would have been my sister Alison's 57th birthday. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

No Wealth, But Life 28.04.2023

What’s Gone Wrong with Healthcare in Britain, and What We Need to Do to Save the NHS... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

Rory Sutherland and someone called Tom Bell (who's he?) 21.04.2023

Come and join us for what promises to be a fascinating and informative free event on Wednesday 03rd May at 6pm... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

Safe in whose hands? 14.04.2023

Our health and care are too important to be left in the hands of politicians and panjandrums... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

The value is in the journey... 31.03.2023

We may not achieve the things we set out to achieve, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't have tried. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

We only fail when we don't try... 24.03.2023

I lost the fight of my life this week. But it would feel a whole lot worse if I hadn't even stepped into the ring. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

Thirty years of real hurt... 17.03.2023

...the final hurdle to secure a fresh inquest for Alison is on Tuesday 21st March; here's hoping! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

Norway, Neoliberalism, and Kintsugi... 10.03.2023

...and why closure is not really a thing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

Let's be more French and Scandinavian... 03.03.2023

At what point should we put our heads above the parapet? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

The Law of Triviality... 24.02.2023

Just in case you need five minutes away from that important thing you're doing... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

Can I just wake up on the 21st March, please? 17.02.2023

The High Court beckons, nothing has prepared me to reach the end of my journey. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

A bit of good news this week... 03.02.2023

...and why the NHS can't learn from its mistakes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

Everyone's a great actor, it's just a bad play... 20.01.2023

The current debate about the NHS and the state of healthcare will not be addressed by those who've allowed it to happen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

If Carlsberg did healthcare... 13.01.2023

How have we allowed our health and care system to reach this point? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

The NHS is in crisis, it has been for some time, and it was entirely predictable... 06.01.2023

As it approaches its 75th Birthday, let's have a conversation about our National Health Service. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

Have yourself a merry little Christmas, let your heart be light... 23.12.2022

A Christmas podcast for those who are not easily offended. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

The issues that occur today are the result of yesterdays decisions and acts... 16.12.2022

If excellence is the result of what we do in the next five minutes, then so are tragedy and harm. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cormetis/message Get full access to ThatTom. Com - That Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to ThatTom. Com - Tom Bell’s Substack at thattom.substack.com/subscribe

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