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Episodes

Dec. 15, 2023

Global Conflicts and War: Impact on UK Healthcare Professionals

IN THIS EPISODE: Does the global war and conflict affect your role in Primary Care? Co-hosts Dawn Hunt and Munir Adam discuss the challenges healthcare professionals face due to global conflicts. Referring to the emotional …
Dec. 1, 2023

Learning Disabilities in Primary Care: Bridging the Gap

IN THIS EPISODE: Are you doing justice to your patients with Learning disability? Irina Varlan interviews senior pharmacist Alison Barr to discuss the important topic of Learning Disability. The discussion underlines the im…
Nov. 15, 2023

Covid - An update for Primary Care

IN THIS EPISODE Co-host Emma Borders updates Munir Adam and all of us on the current position of Covid-19. Has the danger really gone away? How common is it now? And, most importantly, what should we be doing in Primary C…
Nov. 1, 2023

Compassionate Care in General Practice: Insights from those serving the Homeless

IN THIS EPISODE: Are we fulfilling the rights of our homeless patients? Munir Adam has a conversation with Keith and Carla who work at a GP Practice that treats homeless patients. They share their experiences, insights, a…
Oct. 15, 2023

Advance Care Planning: Doing it right

THIS IS part 2 of 2 on the topic of Advance Care Planning, and here we consider: The difference that a care plan can make What it should include What format that it can take The Universal Care Plan as being an example of thi…
Oct. 1, 2023

Workforce Transformation in Primary Care

IN THIS EPISODE: Where did all these new roles come from? We take head-on what could arguably be described as the biggest change in Primary Care for a long time - the transformation of the workforce. Well embedded GPs and …
Sept. 15, 2023

Advance Care Planning: Why so important?

THIS EPISODE is about why Advance Care Planning is so important for Primary Care. Clinicians should: Understand why Advance Care Planning is so important The significant difference that planning can make to those critical …
Sept. 1, 2023

Patient Access to Records: What you need to know

THIS EPISODE: Beware - patients can READILY read what you've entered in their notes! Munir Adam talks to Dr Devin Gray, a GP very much involved with patient access to records, and in fact, despite not being their employee, …
Aug. 15, 2023

The GPA (General Practice Assistant) - Enhancing Efficiency in Primary Care

IN THIS EPISODE we briefly visit the role of the GPA (General Practice Assistant) and consider how this can let us focus more on the things that we'd like to do. - An overview of the GPA role is provided by a representative …
Aug. 1, 2023

Empowering Wellness: Health Coaching in Primary Care

IN THIS EPISODE: You explain it all very clearly to the patient, yet they don't do it. Why? Munir Adam talks to Caroline Haines to discuss a healthcare topic that is so incredibly important for all to know about, and yet s…
July 15, 2023

Primary Care Nurse Opportunities and Portfolio Working

IN THIS EPISODE we use the example of Primary Care Nursing to discuss things that are available and important to the workforce to help with job satisfaction. Three senior nurses discuss the role of the GPN, focusing on: -…
July 1, 2023

Time Management: Where we waste time, and how to stop that

IN THIS EPISODE: A nurse, a Physician Associate & a GP explore the ways in which clinicians can save time when working in Primary Care. This is based on tips provided by actual working GPNs, PAs and GPs and includes discus…
June 15, 2023

Fit Notes: The challenges

IN THIS EPISODE: Saira (GP) and Sarah (Clinical Pharmacist) continue discussing Fit Notes, as many healthcare professionals can now provide these. In this second of two part series, the focus is on some of the challenges t…
June 1, 2023

Time Management: Dealing with Challenging Patients

IN THIS EPISODE Munir Adam is pleased to welcome back Dr Ed Pooley, but this time to cover the challenging topic of difficult consultations. SPECIAL THANKS to the guest speaker: Dr Edward Pooley, GP, author of the book Manag…
May 15, 2023

How to write a Fit Note

IN THIS EPISODE A GP and a Clinical Pharmacist discuss Fit Notes, as it is now possible for professionals other than GPs to issue these. This is the first part of a two part series. This first part covers the basics of Fit …
May 10, 2023

BONUS: Primary Care Nurse Fellowships

This is a bonus episode which is an addendum to episode 10 in season 1 which was about the General Practice Fellowship Scheme. In this episode, three SPIN-New-to--Practice-Programme Director nurses discuss examples of fello…
May 1, 2023

TM: Enjoy your Consultations - with Professor Roger Neighbour

IN THIS EPISODE We continue our Time Management series and listen to someone who is regarded by many as a passionate expert in the area of Consultations. Whilst maintaining our focus on managing time, we discuss the pleasu…
April 15, 2023

When to Suspect Cancer in General Practice

THIS EPISODE covers the all important topic of when to suspect cancer in your day to day work in Primary Care. It also marks the start of our mini-episode series where we aim to provide useful information in a succinct way,…
April 1, 2023

Time Management: How to work better in Primary Care

Do you find time management in General Practice a challenge? We kick off this season with some episodes addressing the all-too-familiar problem of managing time in Primary Care, both within and outside of the consultation. …
March 15, 2023

Season 2 of Primary Care UK is coming!

The first season of Primary Care UK comes to an end, we've listened to your feedback and taken onboard your suggestions. Season two starts on 1st April and this is a 2 minute trailer of what's to come. Season 2 will consist…
Feb. 18, 2023

Recap of Season 1

Call it recap, revisit, revise or just looking back, here we spend 20 minutes whizzing through the 10 episodes as Season 1 comes to an end. This can aid recall, check follow-through of any action plans you may have made, an…
Jan. 21, 2023

The Primary Care Fellowship Scheme

THIS EPISODE is about the General Practice Fellowship Scheme that provides funding to allow GPs and GPNs to pursue interests. Developed by NHS England and further enhanced in areas, such as London: The SPIN-new-to-Practic…
Nov. 13, 2022

Consultations in GP: There isn't enough TIME

IN THIS EPISODE our host Munir Adam begins discussing a theme that is ever-present in the daily life of many frontline clinicians in Primary Care: the struggle of keeping to time during consultations. What are the thoughts …
Sept. 2, 2022

Burnout in Educators & Supervisors in Primary Care

THIS EPISODE: As an educator you may find yourself putting on a positive and confident persona, aimed at encouraging your 'students'. But you are not immune to burnout. Munir Adam is joined by Mary-Rose Shears, Primary Car…