RCGP CIRC Podcast

In this podcast, RCGP Clinical Champion for veterans' healthcare Dr Emily Brookes meets Andrew, a veteran who is encouraging GP practices to sign up to the RCGP veteran friendly accreditation. Andrew is not affiliated with the Royal College of General Practitioners, and the work that he is doing is voluntary and within his own time, due to his passion for better care for veterans. Become veteran friendly at rcgp.org.uk/veterans Services mentioned in the podcast: Combat Stress - the UK's leading mental health charity for veterans. Op Courage - the NHS Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service 

In this episode, RCGP Clinical Champion for Women's Health Dr Anne Connolly meets Tanya, a patient representative and volunteer with Endometriosis UK, who shares her experience of living with endometriosis, to find out how GPs can help and support this patient group.

In this podcast, RCGP Clinical Champion for veterans' healthcare Dr Robin Simpson meets Sean Gane, a military veteran and Veteran Support Centre Manager in Herefordshire, and Gary Sell, a military veteran and Peer Support Worker for Op Courage, to give NHS GPs an understanding of the mental health needs of veterans, how they might present to Primary Care, and the available resources that can help.  Become veteran friendly at rcgp.org.uk/veterans

In this podcast, RCGP Veterans Clinical Champion Dr Veronica Grant meets Ali Brown, Military Veteran and Co-chair of SESWHISG, COBSEO Female Veteran Cluster, to inform NHS GPs and primary health care teams  about female veterans’ health, and potential medical challenges faced by this patient group. Become veteran friendly at rcgp.org.uk/veterans

In this episode, Dr Toni Hazell, GP with an interest in women's health, ad Dr Anne Connolly, RCGP Clinical Champion for Women's Health, raise awareness of recommendations on menopause using NICE guideline NG23 The podcast highlights the importance of sensitive history taking, what investigations / examination are required, and management to reduce symptoms and improve long term physical, mental and social wellbeing.

In this episode, Dr Toni Hazell, GP with an interest in women's health, ad Dr Anne Connolly, RCGP Clinical Champion for Women's Health, Raise awareness of premature ovarian insufficiency using recommendations from the British Menopause Society. The podcast highlights the importance of sensitive history taking, describes what investigations / examination are required, and explores management to reduce symptoms and improve long term physical, mental and social wellbeing.

In this episode, Dr Toni Hazell, GP with an interest in women's health, ad Dr Anne Connolly, RCGP Clinical Champion for Women's Health, raise awareness of heavy menstrual bleeding using recommendations from NICE guideline NG88  The podcast highlights the importance of sensitive history taking, describes what investigations / examination are required, and explores management to reduce symptoms and improve long term physical, mental and social wellbeing.

In this episode, Dr Toni Hazell, GP with an interest in women's health, and Dr Anne Connolly, RCGP Clinical Champion for Women's Health, raise awareness of endometriosis using recommendations from NICE guideline NG73 The podcast highlights the importance of sensitive history taking, describes what investigations / examination are required, and explores management to reduce symptoms and improve long term physical, mental and social wellbeing.

In this episode, Niki Murdoch - Independent Chair of NHS England's Armed Forces Public Patient Voice Group, Dr Robin Simpson - RCGP Clinical Champion for veterans' healthcare, and veteran WO1 Colin Brown - RM Corps Drum Major & Buglers Spec Advisor, discuss transitioning from the military and the challenges that leaving can bring to former service personnel and their families. Become veteran friendly at rcgp.org.uk/veterans

This podcast provides an overview of the QOF QI module on early cancer diagnosis. It covers the rationale for including early cancer diagnosis in QOF in 21/22, the purpose of participating in QOF and the intended objective and what practices have to do. The RCGP’s QOF QI work is funded by NHS England and NHS Improvement and produced in collaboration with experts from various organisations, which include NHSE/I, the Health Foundation, NICE, Hull York Medical School and the RCGP. For more information: https://rcgp.org.uk/qofqi https://qiready.rcgp.org.uk/

This podcast provides an overview of the QOF QI module on learning disabilities. It covers the rationale for including learning disability in QOF in 21/22, the purpose of participating in QOF and the intended objective and what practices have to do.  The RCGP’s QOF QI work is funded by NHS England and NHS Improvement and produced in collaboration with experts from various organisations, which include NHSE/I, the Health Foundation, NICE, Hull York Medical School and the RCGP. For more information: https://rcgp.org.uk/qofqi https://qiready.rcgp.org.uk/

Become a veteran friendly GP practice here

Become a veteran friendly GP practice here

GP and RCGP Veterans Friendly Practice clinical champion, Brigadier (Retd) Robin Simpson is joined by Ashley Winter and Dr Matthew Boulter to discuss the healthcare challenges faced by the veteran population in England and what the RCGP is doing to help practices to support their needs.    Visit the RCGP website for more information on the veteran friendly practice accreditation. 

This podcast has been produced for primary care clinicians who care for patients with deafness and hearing loss. GP Speciality Registrar, Dr Devina Maru, the RCGP Clinical Champion for Hearing Loss (2019-2020), speaks to Dr Graham Easton, a GP with interest in ENT and contributor to NICE guideline development on hearing loss. She also interviews former ENT surgeon, Dr Krishan Ramdoo, now GP Speciality Registrar and clinical entrepreneur, who has developed an innovative product to improve wax removal services. Both discuss better ways GPs can help support patients in the community.     This episode is packed with useful information for clinicians and is a must for anyone who would like to better support the needs of people with hearing loss. These podcasts were recorded in February 2020 in London.    The podcast was produced as part of the 2019-20 RCGP Deafness and Hearing Loss Spotlight Project. With thanks to our project partners Action on Hearing Loss, and to our funders British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA).   

This podcast has been produced for primary care clinicians who care for patients with deafness and hearing loss.  GP Specialist Registrar, Dr Devina Maru, also RCGP Clinical Champion for Hearing Loss (2019-2020), speaks to Linda Parton, a patient who wears hearing aids, about the challenges accessing GP services with hearing loss and how GPs can help support patients in the community.  This episode is packed with useful information for clinicians and is a must for anyone who would like to better support the needs of people with hearing loss.  She also speaks to Frankie Oliver, an audiologist, about the range of services and technology used by audiology services. These podcasts were recorded in February 2020 in London.  The podcast was produced as part of the 2019-20 RCGP Deafness and Hearing Loss Spotlight Project. With thanks to our project partners Action on Hearing Loss, and to our funders British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA).   

This podcast has been produced for primary care clinicians who care for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).  GP, Dr Charlie Andrews, speaks to Aileen Fraser, an IBD specialist nurse at University Hospitals Bristol, about her role, the sorts of questions she receives from GPs, how she can help support patients and clinicians in the community.  This episode is packed with useful information for clinicians and is a must for anyone who would like to better understand the role of the IBD nurse specialist.     One in three patients with Crohns and Colitis do not have contact with an IBD specialist nurse, however, this role is expanding across the UK. In areas where patients do have contact with a specialist nurse, they are highly valued (94% of patients who had contact with an IBD specialist nurse said that this link with the hospital was important in a 2016 survey).     By working collaboratively with secondary care colleagues, primary care clinicians can have a significant impact on the quality of care provided to these patients, and the IBD specialist nurse can act as an invaluable link between primary and secondary care.    

Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) are very interested in the relationship between their diet and their disease. Up to 85% of patients with the condition suffer from malnutrition for a variety of reasons. In this episode Dr Charles Andrews, discusses the reasons for malnutrition and how to assess for this with Sam Poore, a specialist dietician at Bristol Royal Infirmary.  They talk about topics including ileostomy advice, the role of probiotics in IBD, and dietary modification in IBD, including the role of the low FODMAPS diet in patients with IBD in remission.  

GP, Dr Charles Andrews, speaks to RCGP and Crohns and Colitis UK Clinical Champion for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Dr Kevin Barrett, about flare management in primary care.  They discuss the recently released flare pathway for primary care, which offers clear advice to GPs and those managing IBD in primary care about when it is appropriate to initiate treatment, and what treatment to consider.     The flare pathways can be found on the IBD toolkit online.   

GP, Dr Charles Andrews, talks to Dr Anthony Wiskin of Bristol Children’s Hospital about Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in children.   25% of IBD is diagnosed under the age of 18, and when diagnosed in this age group, the disease is generally more aggressive than when diagnosed later in life.  Dr Wiskin gives a superb overview of the disease, some pointers for diagnosis and the role of faecal calprotectin in children.  Dr Andrews and Dr Wiskin talk about the huge impact of the disease on families, the sufferer, and look at the process of transitioning the child from paediatric to adult gastroenterology services.