Best Primary Care Knowledge Boost Podcasts (2025)

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Recurrent Epistaxis in Children 17:07

2d ago17:07

17:07

Episode three of four on Paediatric ENT. Doctors Lisa and Sara are back with Paediatric Ear Nose and Throat Consultant Dr Simone Schaefer for this episode on Recurrent Epistaxis in Children. We discuss important differentials, including a rare condition that can present in predominantly teenage boys not to be missed, before moving on to discuss opt…

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7: Real-life nutrition, ditching diet rules, & showing up for yourself with Chelsea Stinson of Nude Nation Nutrition 40:51

7d ago40:51

40:51

Welcome to Jacksonville Healthcast – your guide to wellness and vibrant living in the River City! I’m Dr. Delilah, and each week, we’ll explore topics in health, strength, and longevity. Together, we’ll hear from experts, share real stories, and pick up practical tips to help you feel your best. Whether you want to boost your energy, build strength…

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Recurrent Tonsillitis in Children 22:29

23d ago22:29

22:29

Episode two of four on Paediatric ENT conditions. Doctors Lisa and Sara are back with Paediatric Ear Nose and Throat Consultant Dr Simone Schaefer for this episode on Recurrent Tonsillitis in Children. We go through the definition of tonsillitis and what ENT class as recurrent Tonsillitis that would hit the criteria for Tonsillectomy in our region.…

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6: Pole dancing for fitness, building confidence, & herbal medicine talk with Lorien Anderson 38:31

1M ago38:31

38:31

Welcome to Jacksonville Healthcast – your guide to wellness and vibrant living in the River City! I’m Dr. Delilah, and each week, we’ll explore topics in health, strength, and longevity. Together, we’ll hear from experts, share real stories, and pick up practical tips to help you feel your best. Whether you want to boost your energy, build strength…

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Recurrent Acute Otitis Media in Children 28:26

1M ago28:26

28:26

Episode one of four on Paediatric ENT conditions. Doctors Lisa and Sara are joined by Paediatric Ear Nose and Throat Consultant Dr Simone Schaefer for this episode on Recurrent Acute Otitis Media (AOM) in Children. A common problem, we take a classic presentation and work through getting the diagnosis right, red flags and differentials before discu…

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5: Hormone optimization, misconceptions about HRT, & demanding more from primary care with Erica Humbert, APRN 46:12

2M ago46:12

46:12

Welcome to Jacksonville Healthcast – your guide to wellness and vibrant living in the River City! I’m Dr. Delilah, and each week, we’ll explore topics in health, strength, and longevity. Together, we’ll hear from experts, share real stories, and pick up practical tips to help you feel your best. Whether you want to boost your energy, build strength…

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The Beauty of Balint Groups in General Practice 41:40

2M ago41:40

41:40

Doctors Lisa and Sara are joined by GP and Medical Educator Dr Alan Ng, working in Canada. We discuss what Balint groups are, starting from who Balint was. We go through the structure of a Balint session and why they exist in the form they do. We discuss the advantages to both Doctors and their patients of discussing cases within a Balint group and…

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4: Pelvic Floor Changes, Leakage, & Resistance Training in Perimenopause & Menopause with Dr. Isabella Burchett 34:06

2M ago34:06

34:06

Welcome to Jacksonville Healthcast – your guide to wellness and vibrant living in the River City! I’m Dr. Delilah, and each week, we’ll explore topics in health, strength, and longevity. Together, we’ll hear from experts, share real stories, and pick up practical tips to help you feel your best. Whether you want to boost your energy, build strength…

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3: Cash-based Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy and Pregnancy, Birth, & Postpartum with Dr. Isabella Burchett 44:25

3M ago44:25

44:25

Welcome to Jacksonville Healthcast – your guide to wellness and vibrant living in the River City! I’m Dr. Delilah, and each week, we’ll explore topics in health, strength, and longevity. Together, we’ll hear from experts, share real stories, and pick up practical tips to help you feel your best. Whether you want to boost your energy, build strength…

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How General Practice can support International Medical Graduates 42:39

3M ago42:39

42:39

Doctors Lisa and Sara were delighted to interview Dr Sylvia Kama-Kieghe, a GP based in Sheffield with an interest in Women’s Health. She is the Chair of the Royal College of General Practice North of England International Medical Graduates Group. We start with what the group does, why it was set up and look at issues International Medical Graduates…

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2: Pain and Process in Performance Physical Therapy reverse interview with Dr. Delilah 31:38

3M ago31:38

31:38

Welcome to Jacksonville Healthcast – your guide to wellness and vibrant living in the River City! I’m Dr. Delilah, and each week, we’ll explore topics in health, strength, and longevity. Together, we’ll hear from experts, share real stories, and pick up practical tips to help you feel your best. Whether you want to boost your energy, build strength…

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Tips from an International Medical Graduate about joining General Practice 35:55

4M ago35:55

35:55

For the podcast this week we spoke to Dr Abid Ali Khan, a GP trainee in East London currently on a Clinical Fellowship in Leadership (National Medical Directors Clinical Fellow). We focused on his experiences as an International Medical Graduate to gain an understanding of the challenges he faced coming to the UK. We got his advice for other Intern…

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1: Maintaining Mental Health Through Injury with Dr. Savannah Landis 44:35

4M ago44:35

44:35

Welcome to Jacksonville Healthcast – your guide to wellness and vibrant living in the River City! I’m Dr. Delilah, and each week, we’ll explore topics in health, strength, and longevity. Together, we’ll hear from experts, share real stories, and pick up practical tips to help you feel your best. Whether you want to boost your energy, build strength…

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Hepatitis C 47:44

4M ago47:44

47:44

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Hepatitis C GP Champion Dr Lindsey Kent and Greater Manchester Peer Programme Manager Tony Horrocks for an overview of Hepatitis C. We cover the basics around the virus and prevalence, potential symptoms and at risk groups to consider when offering testing. We discuss the great work being done to eradicate Hepatitis C …

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Round up of the Year 2024 14:56

5M ago14:56

14:56

Doctors Sara and Lisa discuss the podcast episodes over the year. We talk about our longer term learning points, how the year has gone and what's to come. ___ We really want to make these episodes relevant and helpful: if you have any questions or want any particular areas covered then contact us on Twitter @PCKBpodcast, or leave a comment on our q…

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Constipation in Palliative Patients 36:54

6M ago36:54

36:54

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Locum Consultant Dr Caitriona MacDermott about assessing and managing constipation in Palliative Patients. A common symptom with a significant impact on people’s quality of life, the episode aims to get across the importance of the topic, the often multifactorial nature of clinical scenarios, the red flags not to miss …

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Tips to Pass the SCA for GP Trainees 1:04:14

7M ago1:04:14

1:04:14

As requested by GP Trainees, this week's episode is on tips to pass the Simulated Consultation Assessment exam; the final exam for GP trainees in the UK. We spoke to Dr Anne Hawkridge who was a GP trainer in Bolton for over 20 years and has been a MRCGP examiner since 2007 when the CSA (Clinical Skills Assessment) started, the predecessor to the pa…

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COPD in General Practice 51:02

8M ago51:02

51:02

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Respiratory Physiotherapist Thomas James about COPD. We start with what COPD is, when to suspect it, a standard work up, pitfalls and points of consideration about spirometry, before moving on to an overview of management. We then cover some changes in the way COPD exacerbations are managed in South Manchester and the …

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Proactive Care - Dementia Projects 29:44

10M ago29:44

29:44

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Dr Joanna Bircher, Dr Nikesh Vallabh, Shelley Ryder (SWAN PCN Manager and Transformation Lead) and Dr Fran Fitton. We find out what proactive care is all about and then launch into example projects around dementia care that Shelley and Fran are involved in. We hope this gives people a flavour of what proactive care pro…

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2024 Polypharmacy Summer Rewind 43:20

11M ago43:20

43:20

***SUMMER REWIND - INITIALLY RELEASED ON 31ST JAN 2024*** To get in touch: [email protected] Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Senior Pharmacist Sarah Hafeez about Polypharmacy. She explains the difference between inappropriate and appropriate polypharmacy before talking through some typical cases that illustrate several examples of common …

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Palliative Care - Common Questions Answered 37:47

11M ago37:47

37:47

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Palliative Care Consultant Lesley Henson and Specialty Doctor Caitriona MacDermott for a discussion on common issues Primary Care Clinicians face when dealing with patients at the end of life and their families. We discuss Hospice admission criteria and the role of the hospice. We then look at how they approach questio…

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Breathlessness in Palliative Care 34:05

12M ago34:05

34:05

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Palliative Care Consultant Lesley Henson and Specialty Doctor Dr Caitriona MacDermott about Breathlessness as a symptom in Palliative Patients. We start with a case to look at an approach to a patient with deteriorating breathlessness, before discussing a diagnosis of refractory breathlessness. We explore the importanc…

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Osteoporosis 52:51

1y ago52:51

52:51

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Dr Saadat Ahmed, ST5 in Geriatrics for a deep dive into Osteoporosis. We cover what it is, why it matters, what the risks factors are, who and how to assess for it, and what to do with results from FRAX and DXA scans. After a discussion on lifestyle options to help improve bone health, we ask advice on counselling pati…

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GP Partner and other ways of working 37:48

1y ago37:48

37:48

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to GPs Dr Joanna Bircher, Dr Lucy Spurrell and Dr Dario Rydel about their experiences in different roles in General practice; salaried, partner and locum. The aim of the episode is for GPs or GP trainees listening to get a flavour of their experiences and to understand the pros and cons of each of those roles in general p…

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How General Practice is funded 34:58

1y ago34:58

34:58

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Dr Tim Dalton, a GP in Wigan, and Chair of the Greater Manchester GP Provider Board. The focus of today’s episode is all about how general practice is funded. They cover how it is different from other NHS settings, the sources of income in general practice and the flow of money through the system, DES’, LES’ and QOF, t…

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Non-Clinical Passports: cultivating non-clinical expertise in General Practice 27:26

1y ago27:26

27:26

Doctors Lisa and Sara are joined this week by Satty Boyes (Senior programme manager) and Lorna Laflin (Previous Practice Manager who works with the GP Excellence team). They discuss a new platform in Greater Manchester for the non-clinical workforce within General Practice, which allows staff to explore progression pathways, track their professiona…

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Anticipatory Prescribing in Primary Care 35:11

1y ago35:11

35:11

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Specialty Doctor Caitriona MacDermott about anticipatory prescribing for Palliative patients. An area where there has been much learning over the last several years, it is a good opportunity to get some teaching on why this is the case, the stages involved in recognition and addressing symptoms at the end of life, the …

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MSK Mini-Series: Knee Pain 26:03

1y ago26:03

26:03

This is the third episode in our MSK mini-series. Doctors Lisa and Sara speak to Tom Smith and Charlotte Barker again, who are First Contact Practitioners in Wigan. The focus of this chat is shoulder pain - using a hypothetical case to discuss important history points, red flags, useful examination tips, differential diagnoses and further assessmen…

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MSK Mini-Series: Shoulder Pain 23:12

1y ago23:12

23:12

This is the second episode in our MSK mini-series. Doctors Lisa and Sara speak to Tom Smith and Charlotte Barker again, who are First Contact Practitioners in Wigan. The focus of this chat is shoulder pain - using a hypothetical case to discuss important history points, red flags, useful examination tips, differential diagnoses and further assessme…

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MSK Mini-Series: Back Pain 25:22

1+ y ago25:22

25:22

This is the first episode in a three part MSK mini-series, which aims to briefly capture important features in history, examination and further investigations of common joint presentations. Doctors Sara and Lisa speak to Tom Smith and Charlotte Barker who are First Contact Physiotherapists in Wigan. Back pain is the focus of this episode, with a fi…

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Polypharmacy 41:29

1+ y ago41:29

41:29

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Senior Pharmacist Sarah Hafeez about Polypharmacy. She explains the difference between inappropriate and appropriate polypharmacy before talking through some typical cases that illustrate several examples of common scenarios. This leads to discussions on prioritising concerns, weaning/stopping medications, counselling …

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Heavy Menstrual Bleeding 43:06

1+ y ago43:06

43:06

Doctors Lisa and Sara speak with Dr Anne Connolly, a GP with a special in Gynaecology, trained hysteroscopist, and founding member of the Primary Care Women's Health Forum, where she just stepped down as chair in 2023. They speak about the importance of raising awareness about women’s health problems such as heavy menstrual bleeding, how underappre…

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Chronic Pain 44:20

1+ y ago44:20

44:20

Doctors Sara and Lisa talk to Dr Mahindra Chincholkar, a consultant anaesthetist and Clinical Director Manchester and Salford Pain Centre. They take a detailed dive into the concept of pain and chronic pain, and then Mahindra explains his stepwise approach to assessing and managing chronic pain through the use of an anonymous case. Greater Manchest…

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Round up of the Year 19:08

1+ y ago19:08

19:08

Doctors Sara and Lisa discuss the podcast episodes over the year. We talk about our longer term learning points, how the year has gone and what's to come. ___ We really want to make these episodes relevant and helpful: if you have any questions or want any particular areas covered then contact us on Twitter @PCKBpodcast, or leave a comment on our q…

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Frailty 56:55

1+ y ago56:55

56:55

Doctors Sara and Lisa talk to Dr Sadaat Ahmed about Frailty. We discuss definitions, frailty syndromes, frailty scores and the need to take care with these. We talk through a case to showcase how recognising frailty and managing the controllable areas can make a big difference to patients' lives and slow or even sometimes reverse frailty. You can u…

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Sustainability in General Practice 44:42

1+ y ago44:42

44:42

The importance of addressing climate change and sustainability is gaining more traction across the NHS. In order to find out more about the situation, and what can be done within Primary Care, Doctors Sara and Lisa talk to Dr David McKelvey who is a GP from Salford and NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Clinical Lead in Sustainability in Primar…

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Research in General Practice 33:07

1+ y ago33:07

33:07

Doctors Sara and Lisa talk to a GP involved in Primary Care Research Dr Imran Ghafoor and Ewa Grzegorska, a Research Support Facilitator from the National Health and Clinical Research Institute about Research in Primary Care. We talk through Dr Ghafoor’s journey into being part of Primary Care Research, what embarking on Research Projects in Primar…

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Dentistry as part of Primary Care 35:15

1+ y ago35:15

35:15

To find out more about how Dentistry works in England, Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Greater Manchester Workforce Lead for Dentistry Mukhtar Ahmad. We cover how Dental Services are set up and funded in England and some current challenges. We move on to specific questions about how General Practice and Dentistry can help each other. Themes include; …

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Assessing a Child or Young Person with a Potential Eating Disorder 52:29

1+ y ago52:29

52:29

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Senior Eating Disorder Practitioners Vicky McGee and Rachelle Davies to get their advice on consulting with children and young people who present with features of an Eating Disorder. We take the theoretical case of 14-year-old Suzie, who presents to the Practice alongside her Mum with mood symptoms, reduced eating and …

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Workforce and Retention Issues in General Practice 42:51

1+ y ago42:51

42:51

Doctors Sara and Lisa talk to GPs and Workforce Leads Dr Nikesh Vallabh and Dr Richard Bircher. They wanted to talk to us today to discuss a practical approach to some of the workforce issues we are all facing. This episode will be particularly useful for GP Partners, Practice Managers and anyone interested in workforce issues in General Practice. …

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Hypertension - What’s New? 40:09

1+ y ago40:09

40:09

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Dr Aseem Mishra to discuss changes in the guidelines for Hypertension. The discussion includes advice on how to get the most accurate diagnosis and measurements for blood pressures, the importance of counselling patients well, and advice on medications. We started with a poem from Aseem focusing around why this is such…

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The Art of Stuck Cases: A Framework for Managing Complexity in Primary Care 1:07:02

1+ y ago1:07:02

1:07:02

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk with Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Mark Spurrell about a framework that can be applied to the care of complex patients with multiple problems or difficulties. It is particularly useful at times where we feel stuck, we are struggling to help or move forward and care may be fragmented with lots of care professionals feeling si…

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Community Optometry Explained 37:52

2y ago37:52

37:52

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Optometrist Dharmesh Patel to get an understanding of Optometry as part of the Primary Care Team. We discuss how the service is set up, what can be done at the Opticians, different types of patient access and how GP practices can link in with services. We discuss the Community Urgent Eye Care Service (CUES), Minor Eye …

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Ovarian Cancer 41:29

2y ago41:29

41:29

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to GP Dr Charlotte Bădescu about Ovarian Cancer. We focus on the important learning points about cardinal and other features of presentations to better understand this cancer as an abdominal cancer with symptoms that can and do often present much earlier than the diagnosis is often picked up. She talks us through the valu…

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Community Pharmacy Explained 46:03

2y ago46:03

46:03

Doctors Lisa and Sara are joined by Community Pharmacist and Director of Pharmacy Transformation for Greater Manchester Luvjit Kandula. We learn all about the Essential Services and Enhanced Services Community Pharmacies are engaged in and get an understanding of the pressures Community Pharmacies are under. We discuss the plans for upcoming transf…

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Staff Wellbeing - A New QOF Indicator 45:08

2y ago45:08

45:08

Doctors Lisa and Sara are joined this week by Dominic Anderson (Programme Director of the Health and Wellbeing Programme Greater Manchester), Lorna Laflin (Former Practice Manager who works with the GP Excellence team) and Joanna Bircher (GP and Programme Director for GP Excellence). We discuss the new QOF indicators around Workforce and Wellbeing …

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Red Flags for Gynaecological Cancers 45:35

2y ago45:35

45:35

Doctors Lisa and Sara speak with Dr Uma Marthi who is a GP with a Specialist Interest in Gynaecology about red flags for gynaecological cancers. We discuss some cases based on real patients that involve cervical, vaginal and endometrial cancers. We’ll be recording a separate episode around the varied presentations of Ovarian cancer. You can use the…

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Summer Rewind - Vertigo 41:15

2y ago41:15

41:15

**Summer Rewind: This episode was first released on Nov 30th 2022** Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Consultant Otolaryngologist Ms Emma Stapleton and Clinical Scientist David Jay about Vertigo. We discuss the definition, differentials, and how to use information around timing and triggers to differentiate between the likely causes of vertigo. We get …

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Everything you need to know about GP Appraisals 43:07

2y ago43:07

43:07

Doctors Lisa and Sara speak with GP Dr Allison Rees for her advice on how to approach GP Appraisals and Revalidation. We heard her talk about this in a Health Education England First Five talk a few years ago and found it so helpful. We cover why they can be useful, the practicalities of what needs to be done and how to make them work for you. You …

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Angina 53:23

2y ago53:23

53:23

Doctors Sara and Lisa talk to Dr Wasim Javed, ST6 in Cardiology, about the diagnosis and management of Angina. Taking a theoretical case we talk through symptoms, differentials, diagnosis, including the guidelines and practicalities of different types of functional and non-functional tests, as well types of angina and their management. It was usefu…

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