Category: Podcasts

Podcast: Spotting leukaemia early in general practice

This podcast features Dr Sarah Smith, a GP and member of the Leukaemia Care advisory panel, discussing the importance of early diagnosis of acute leukaemia.

Podcast: Ophthalmology in general practice with Nigel Davies

Consultant ophthalmologist Nigel Davies from St Thomas’ Hospital shares practical insights on diagnosing and managing common eye conditions in general practice.

Podcast: GP locuming in New Zealand with Dr Jennie Ferrie

In this episode, Dr Ferrie shares her journey from the UK to New Zealand, detailing the nuances of locuming as a GP in rural areas, the challenges of adapting to a different healthcare system, and the lifestyle benefits of living in New Zealand.

Podcast: Dr George Moncrieff on dermatology in GP

Dr Moncrieff gives advice on prescribing for tinea incognito, discoid eczema, rosacea and other common derma conditions in GP.

Am I burning out? Video and podcast

What are the signs and symptoms for GPs, and what can you do about it?

Podcast | Diagnosis and management of actinic keratosis by Dr Tony Downs

We are joined by Dr Tony Downs for a talk on the management of actinic keratosis.

Podcast | Dr Tina Peers – Management of the menopause

Dr Tina Peers joins us from The Menopause Consultancy in a talk to 40 NASGP members, followed by a Q&A. View Tina's slides, or view on YouTube.

Podcast | What was it like when Covid-19 struck Wuhan?

Judith Harvey speaks to Dr Richard Fieldhouse about her article on the critically-acclaimed documentary '76 days', shot during the very first days of the pandemic.

Podcast | How GP locums handle difficult consultations

GP locum Dr Leila Saeed talks to NASGP chairman Dr Richard Fieldhouse about managing difficult consultations, from Leila’s article 1st March 2021.

Podcast | The Sessional GP Magazine August 2020

Victoria is sceptical about the rollout of remote consultations, and Richard has similar feelings about locum banks; Rachel has advice about the coming winter and Liz debunks some myths about ‘overtime’

Podcast | The Sessional GP Magazine June 2020

Podcast | The Sessional GP Magazine April 2020

Richard Fieldhouse recaps the latest issue of the Sessional GP magazine: financial support for locums, medicolegal advice on remote working, a GP locum's lockdown diary and a clinical update on treating leg ulcers

Ensuring a locum GP is a self-employed contractor, not an employee

There are a number of important differences between employees and self-employed contractors

Podcast | The Sessional GP Magazine February 2020

Podcast | The Sessional GP Magazine December 2019

Podcast | October 2019 magazine out now

Alacoque describes a legal case where a locum's tax status was different to their legal status, Rachel's being a Good Samaritan, Judith's been looking at therapeutic spaces, Louise has summarised the Nice hypertension guidelines for us, plus much more.

Podcast | Quiet please

Podcast | The Sessional GP magazine August 2019

In our 108th edition, Judith makes a noise about being quiet, Liz summarises everything a newly qualified GP needs to know about getting their tax in order, Nigel helps us plan for when our offspring go off to university, Louise has been making sense of LFTs and Rachel has something to teach us about learning.

Podcast | Now wash your hands

Presumably a reasonably successful public health campaign, although if you are trapped like a sardine in a rush-hour tube train, you may have no alternative but to sneeze into the shoulder of the person jammed in front of you.

Podcast | June 2019 ‘The Sessional GP’ magazine

NASGP chairman Richard Fieldhouse reviews the latest edition of The Sessional GP magazine. In our 107th edition, Louise has not one but two COPD-related e-learning articles; Judith has been washing her hands, Liz has been answering your tax questions, Rachel has some advice about medical hierarchy, and Kate has been making stress her friend, all with some more beautiful paintings by Claire.

Podcast | The Sessional GP magazine April 2019

In our 106th edition, Liz takes us through five taxing days, Nigel has some top tips for locums on getting a mortgage, Louise reviews the latest SIGN guidance on alcohol in pregnancy, Sara highlights the roles of locums in quality improvement, Rachel looks at the risks around burnout, Kate on mental health safety, Judith rounds off with singing in the brain, all interspersed with some beautiful paintings by Claire.

Podcast | Eating people is wrong: Kuru and cannibalism

Recently, in Tromsø, the Arctic capital of Norway, I came across the name Carleton Gajdusek. That name took me back many years and halfway round the globe to a village in the Fore district of Papua New Guinea.

Podcast | The Sessional GP magazine February 2019

In this 105th edition, Sara concludes her article on a fresh pair of eyes; Judith would rather we didn't eat each other; Rachel has some news on medical indemnity; Liz answers your Type-2 queries; Eva and Nicky have both explored specialties outside of primary care that have enhanced their enjoyment of general practice; Kate wants us to get physical, and Louise has summarised Nice's latest on ureteric and renal stones.

Podcast | Saying farewell to social media

Scroll down to the bottom of the page to listen to our podcast with  Zoe in conversation with Richard Fieldhouse on her journey to a destination that's almost completely free of social media.