Best Rcgp Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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Gender bias in pain 19:47

23m ago19:47

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In this podcast Dr Emma Nash talks to Dr Pranav Sharma about gender bias in pain. They discuss what gender bias in pain is, and what evidence there is that it exists. Dr Sharma goes on to explain the possible reasons why it came about and what we can do to address it in our own practice.By RCGP eLearning Podcast

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How patient expectations play a key role in experiences of stopping antidepressants in practice 15:09

2d ago15:09

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In this episode, we talk to Carina Benthin, a psychologist and PhD student based at Helmut-Schmidt University. Title of paper: What helps and what hinders antidepressant discontinuation? Qualitative analysis of patients’ experiences and expectations Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0020 Long-term antidepressant use is increasing, inc…

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Exploring the 4DSQ as a tool to help patients and clinicians in mental health consultations 14:06

9d ago14:06

14:06

In this episode, we talk to Dr Adam Geraghty, Associate Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Medicine within the School of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education at the University of Southampton. Title of paper: Distinguishing emotional distress from mental disorder: A qualitative exploration of the Four-Dimensional Symptom Ques…

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Celebrating the work of Dr Ben Bowers and Dr Steve Bradley, winners of the 2024 RCGP/SAPC Early Career Researcher Awards 18:57

17d ago18:57

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In this episode, we’re going to recognise some exceptional researchers here in the UK. We talk to Dr Ben Bowers and Dr Steve Bradley, this year’s winners of the Royal College of GPs and Society for Academic Primary Care early career researcher award. For more information about the award, see below two interviews with Ben and Steve on the RCGP websi…

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No one is a blank slate: the importance of relationships in care 42:24

23d ago42:24

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Katie Campion (our previous Patient Experience lead) talks with Bex and Howard about the importance of building relationships in health and care settings. Together they explore how we bring past experiences into our interactions, the power of language in health and care, and the importance of "meeting the person in the patient."…

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A focus on sleep health – and what patients think of psychological interventions for insomnia 15:11

24d ago15:11

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Erin Oldenhof, Research Coordinator and a benzodiazepine withdrawal counsellor at Reconnexion, a non-profit organisation that offers teratmenta nd support for insomnia, depression and anxiety. We’re also joined by Dr Petra Staiger, Associate Professor within the School of Psychology at Deakin University in Melbourne. …

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Referral decisions for younger people with suspected cancer and the system barriers in general practice 15:36

1M ago15:36

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Erica di Martino, a Research Fellow based within the School of Medicine at the University of Leeds. Title of paper: Understanding General Practitioners’ referral decisions for younger patients with symptoms of cancer: a qualitative interview study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0304 Some cancers are b…

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Aspergillus Podcast 12:58

1M ago12:58

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Aspergillus is a mould which is found in soil, organic matter and sometimes in air conditioning units. Its size means that it can easily be breathed in and can cause respiratory disease, as well as pathology in other body systems including the skin and the eye. This podcast focuses on allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, a condition which is pr…

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Perspectives from patients and GPs on how to provide better care for young people with ADHD 15:18

1M ago15:18

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In this episode, we talk to Becky Gudka, a Graduate Research Assistant based at the University of Exeter, about a study she’s published here in the BJGP titled, ‘Primary care provision for young people with ADHD: A multi-perspective qualitative study’. We’re also joined by her study co-author, Dr Anna Price, a Senior Research Fellow also at the Uni…

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Community involvement in end-of-life care 41:57

1M ago41:57

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Naomi Stockley talks with Libby Sallnow (UCL Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, St Christopher's Hospice and Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and Guy Peryer (University of East Anglia).

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Asthma deaths in children in the UK: a call to action to prevent deaths in the future 16:49

1M ago16:49

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In this episode, we’re taking a slightly different slant to talk to Dr Mark Levy, a GP based in London who led the National Review of Asthma Deaths and is a member of the Dissemination Working Group of the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). We’re talking to Mark as part of acknowledging World Asthma Day, which this year falls on 7 of May. Title o…

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How better funding and resources can help Primary Care Networks reduce health inequalities 15:58

2M ago15:58

15:58

In this episode, we talk to Dr Lynsey Warwick-Giles, a Research Associate based within the Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research at the University of Manchester. Title of paper: Can Primary Care Networks contribute to the national goal of reducing health inequalities? A mixed method study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.20…

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The impact of continuity on mortality in four common and chronic diseases in general practice 13:02

2M ago13:02

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Sahar Pahlavanyali, a doctor and PhD candidate based at the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Bergen in Norway. Title of paper: Continuity and breaches in GP care and their associations with mortality for patients with chronic disease: an observational study using Norwegian regis…

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Reducing health inequalities in primary care 13:30

2M ago13:30

13:30

Health inequalities, the differences in health levels and outcomes between individuals and groups of individuals, are an issue of fundamental importance for general practice. For the RCGP's chair, Professor Kamila Hawthorne, tackling health inequalities is an integral part of general practice: because GPs are expert medical generalists at the heart…

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The challenges and impacts of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) in general practice 17:06

2M ago17:06

17:06

In this episode, we talk to Dr Zoe Anchors, a Research Fellow based at the Centre for Health and Clinical Research at the University of the West of England. Title of paper: A qualitative investigation of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme in primary care’ Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0433 The government has delivered on it…

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Improving access to general practice for people with multiple disadvantage 15:17

2M ago15:17

15:17

In this episode, we talk to Dr Lucy Potter, a GP and a doctoral research fellow based at the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol. Title of paper: Improving access to general practice for and with people with severe and multiple disadvantage Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0244 This study builds on previous …

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EKU Podcast: Self-harm 19:17

3M ago19:17

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More than 1 in 4 women aged 16 to 24 years report having self-harmed at some point, compared to around 1 in 10 men of the same age. Research suggests as many as two thirds of people who self-harm will have seen their GP in the month before or after an episode of self-harm. In this podcast Dr Thomas Round, a GP and EKU Clinical Lead, talks to Profes…

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BJGP Easter break 0:39

3M ago0:39

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We are taking a break from the BJGP podcast this week for Easter, but we’ll be back on 9 April 2024.By The British Journal of General Practice

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Addressing child weight issues in the consultation – what could we be doing better in general practice? 16:31

3M ago16:31

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In this episode, we talk to Professor Miranda Pallan, a public health doctor who is Professor of Child and Adolescent Public Health at the University of Birmingham. Title of paper: Supporting healthcare professionals to address child weight with parents: a qualitative study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0238 Healthcare professiona…

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The shift to online consultations – what is the patient perspective? 15:52

3M ago15:52

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Susan Moschogianis, a Research Associate based at the Health Services Research and Primary Care team at the University of Manchester. Title of paper: Patient experiences of an online consultation system: qualitative study in primary care post-COVID-19 Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0076 Online consult…

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How can we provide better care for older patients with multiple disadvantage? 15:30

3M ago15:30

15:30

In this episode, we talk to Laiba Hussain, a THIS Institute Research Fellow and PhD Candidate at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford. Title of paper: Developing user personas to capture intersecting dimensions of disadvantage in marginalised older patients: a qualitative study Available at: https://do…

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How can we better manage patients after a hospital admission for asthma? 14:00

4M ago14:00

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Shamil Haroon, Associate Clinical Professor and Honorary Consultant in Public Health Medicine at the University of Birmingham, and Dr Prasad Nagakumar, a Paediatric Respiratory Consultant. Title of paper: Post-hospitalisation asthma management in primary care: a retrospective cohort study Available at: https://doi.org…

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Joining the dots – how do patients and clinicians experience continuity in extended access clinics? 15:59

4M ago15:59

15:59

In this episode, we talk to Patrick Burch, a GP and a THIS Institute PhD fellow at the Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research at the University of Manchester. Title of paper: An observational study of how clinicians, patients and the health care system create the experience of joined up, continuous primary care in the absence of relat…

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What prescription medicines patients share and why 11:53

4M ago11:53

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Shoba Dawson, a Senior Research Fellow within the School of Medicine and Population Health at the University of Sheffield . Title of paper: Understanding non-recreational prescription medication sharing behaviours: A systematic review Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0189 Sharing of prescription medicin…

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Signals before a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and opportunities for earlier diagnosis by GPs 15:06

4M ago15:06

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Cathy Morgan, a Research Fellow within the NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration at the University of Manchester, and Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham, GP and Professor of General Practice Research at Keele University. Title of paper: Identifying prior signals of bipolar disorder using primary car…

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EKU Podcast: Faecal immunochemical testing 21:21

5M ago21:21

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Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in the UK, with over 40,000 new cases each year. The positive predictive value of Faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) far exceeds that of symptoms and makes FIT an important tool for triaging patients with symptoms suggestive of colorectal cancer to the right diagnostic pathway. In this pod…

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BJGP’s top 10 most read papers of 2023 32:11

5M ago32:11

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Joining me today are the Editor in Chief of the BJGP and my two fellow associate editors, Sam Merriel and Tom Round. This week we’re taking the time to reflect back on some of the most read research here at the BJGP, looking at the top 10 papers of 2023. BJGP Top 10 research This collection of Top 10 research most read and published in 2023 brings …

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Satisfaction with remote consultations and why education matters 13:41

5M ago13:41

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In this episode, we talk to Professor Kate Brain, who is a Professor of Health Psychology, within the School of Medicine at Cardiff University. Title of paper: Satisfaction with remote consultations in primary care during COVID-19: a population survey of UK adults Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0092 Remote consultations became more…

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A paradox of access and how we can address the increasing demand in general practice 15:44

5M ago15:44

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Jennifer Voorhees, who is a GP in Tameside and an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer based at the University of Manchester. Title of paper: A paradox of access problems in general practice: a qualitative participatory case study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0276 Access to general practice is an importa…

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Providing proactive and holistic palliative care in general practice – exploring the patient perspective 12:09

5M ago12:09

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In this episode, we talk to Isabel Leach, who is a final year medical student at the University of Sheffield. Title of paper: Understanding patient views and experiences of the IDENTIfication of PALLiative care needs (IDENTI-Pall): a qualitative interview study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0071 Understanding into patient views an…

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Coeliac disease and its diagnosis in primary care – what is the patient experience? 14:31

6M ago14:31

14:31

In this episode, we talk to Dr Alice Harper, an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow based at the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol. Title of paper: Understanding the patient experience of coeliac disease diagnosis: a qualitative interview study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0299 Previous qualitative studies o…

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The BJGP Christmas stocking filler podcast 45:54

6M ago45:54

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In this Christmas edition of the BJGP podcast we discuss Christmas stocking filler books. We're joined by Ben Hoban, Nada Khan, Euan Lawson and Andrew Papanikitas and talk through four books for the holiday season.By The British Journal of General Practice

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Christmas break 1:01

6M ago1:01

1:01

A quick note to say we're taking a break over Christmas but we'll be back with another BJGP Interview on 9 January 2024.By The British Journal of General Practice

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Investigating the signals in primary care prescribing before a diagnosis of bladder or renal cancer 11:29

6M ago11:29

11:29

In this episode, we talk to Dr Garth Funston, who is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in Primary Care Cancer Research within the Wolfson Institute of Population Health at Queen Mary University of London. Title of paper: Pre-diagnostic prescription patterns in bladder and renal cancer: a longitudinal linked data study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399…

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Strategies for better diagnosis of COPD in primary care – patient coordinators and the GOLD questions 13:08

7M ago13:08

13:08

In this episode, we talk to Professor Stephane Jouneau, Professor in Pulmonology and Dr Anthony Chapron, a GP and Associate Professor from the University of Rennes in France. Title of paper: Early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care: a randomised controlled trial Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0565 In…

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How to use EBCD for quality improvement 37:14

7M ago37:14

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Patrick and Rhiannon (NELFT) share how they improved theirservices for laryngectomy patients using Experience Based Co-Design (EBCD). To find out more about EBCD, including our upcoming coursedates: visit pointofcarefoundation.org.uk or email us at patientexperience@pointofcarefoundation.org.uk

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How to safely taper off antidepressants – developing resources for patient use 14:29

7M ago14:29

14:29

In this episode, we talk to Professor Katharine Wallis, Head of the General Practice Clinical Unit at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. We caught up with her whilst she was in the UK to discuss the paper that she and first author Suzanne McDonald have published here in the BJGP. Title of paper: Acceptability and optimisation of r…

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What are the trends around private prescribing of opioids in England and why does it matter? 13:52

7M ago13:52

13:52

In this episode, we talk to Dr Georgia Richards, who is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at the University of Oxford. Paper: Private prescribing of controlled opioids in England, 2014-2021: a retrospective observational study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0146 There are concerns over the long-term, high-…

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Moral distress in family physicians – the impact of societal inequities on doctors 14:20

7M ago14:20

14:20

In this episode, we talk to Dr Monica Molinaro, who is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Health Sciences Education at McGill University in Canada. Title of paper: You’re doing everything you possibly could do, and you know it’s not enough”: Family physician narratives of moral distress Available: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0193 The …

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How to improve vaccine coverage of the MMR vaccine in your community 13:25

8M ago13:25

13:25

In this series of two podcasts, Dr Dirk Pilat, the medical director for professional development of the RCGP, discusses the resurgence of measles in the United Kingdom. In the first part, Dr Michael Mulholland, the honorary secretary of the RCGP, reminds us of the severity of the disease, the efficacy of the MMR vaccine and how to prepare for a pot…

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A blast from the past: the resurgence of measles 8:50

8M ago8:50

8:50

In this series of two podcasts, Dr Dirk Pilat, the medical director for professional development of the RCGP, discusses the resurgence of measles in the United Kingdom. In the first part, Dr Michael Mulholland, the honorary secretary of the RCGP, reminds us of the severity of the disease, the efficacy of the MMR vaccine and how to prepare for a pot…

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Raising awareness of interconception care: what can we be doing to help women between pregnancies? 12:45

8M ago12:45

12:45

In this episode, we talk to Dr Sharon James, a Research Fellow and Project Manager based at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University in Australia. Title of paper: lnterconception care in Australian general practice: a qualitative study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0624 Interconception care (ICC) pr…

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Disparities in Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) uptake – ethnicity and deprivation matter 14:41

8M ago14:41

14:41

In this episode, we talk to Mr James Bailey, a Colorectal Research Fellow from the Nottingham Colorectal Service. Paper: Sociodemographic Variations in the Uptake of Faecal Immunochemical Tests in Primary Care Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0033 FIT is increasingly used to triage patients with symptoms suggestive of colorectal canc…

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Does continuity of care matter? A view from the BJGP and Sir Denis Pereira Gray from the RCGP conference 15:47

8M ago15:47

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In this episode, we’re doing something a bit different. Last week, the BJGP team attended the annual Royal College of GPs conference up in Glasgow, and presented a workshop looking at continuity of care. In this podcast, we’re going to pull together some of what we spoke about at that workshop, which highlighted some of the exceptional research tha…

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A focus on young people with ulcerative colitis – do they take their treatment and what can GPs do to help? 14:20

8M ago14:20

14:20

In this episode, we talk to Dr Nish Jayasooriya, Research Fellow and specialist registrar in gastroenterology and hepatology. Paper: Adherence to 5-aminosalicylic acid maintenance treatment in young people with ulcerative colitis: a retrospective cohort study in primary care Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0006 Adolescents and young…

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Domestic abuse during the Covid pandemic – patient experiences and how GPs can help 15:04

9M ago15:04

15:04

In this episode, we talk to Dr Lizzie Emsley and Dr Eszter Szilassy from the University of Bristol. Paper: General practice as a place to receive help for domestic abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study in England and Wales Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0528 General practice is an important place for pat…

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Hearing the voice of primary care – what are women’s health needs in practice? 15:12

9M ago15:12

15:12

In this episode, we talk to Dr Francine Toye and Dr Sharon Dixon, both working at Oxford on this project. Title of paper: Understanding primary care perspectives on supporting women’s health needs: a qualitative study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0141 The Women’s Health Strategy for England highlighted a need to understand and de…

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68: Physical health needs of Armed Forces veterans 28:57

9M ago28:57

28:57

In this podcast, RCGP Clinical Champion for veterans' healthcare Dr Emily Brookes talks with Beth Lambert, National Service Lead for Op RESTORE, and Mr Shehan Hettiaratchy, National Clinical Director for Op RESTORE, about their specialist service designed to improve physical healthcare for Armed Forces veterans. Become veteran friendly at rcgp.org.…

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Bloods tests in primary care – Why test and what can we learn from looking at current practice? 15:54

9M ago15:54

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Jessica Watson, who is a GP and NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in general practice based at the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol. Paper: ‘Why test study: a UK-wide audit using the Primary Care Academic CollaboraTive to explore the reasons for primary care testing’. Available at: https://d…

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How can we integrate brief conversations about alcohol reduction into practice? Lessons from an Australian intervention 16:11

9M ago16:11

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Liz Sturgiss, who is an Associate Professor of Primary Care Research at the School of Primary and Allied Health Care at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Paper: Multifaceted intervention to increase the delivery of alcohol brief interventions in primary care: a mixed-methods process analysis Available at: htt…

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