Musculoskeletal pain and osteoarthritis with Imran Sajid
Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain and osteoarthritis are clinically common in general practice, but with the new draft NICE guideline on osteoarthritis (published in April 2022) recommending a move away from...
14 Sep 202252min
Retention with Pamela Curtis and GP trainees
Despite the Conservation party manifesto for the 2019 general election promising to deliver 6,000 additional full-time equivalent GPs, worryingly, the NHS lost 717 FTE GPs between March 2019 and March...
24 Aug 202238min
Continuity with Martin Marshall and Emma Gladwinfield
In this week’s episode, we share our experiences of attending the recent RCGP Annual Conference, and our thoughts on the topics that were covered in the talks at this year’s event. We talk to RCGP Cha...
1 Aug 202244min
Adverse drug reactions with Anders Holt and Corine Ekhart
As more and more pharmaceutical products come onto the market, there are so many potential drug interactions, and adverse reactions, to bear in mind during a consultation in primary care. In this week...
11 Juli 202242min
Violence against GPs with Adam Janjua, Marcela Schilderman, and Anita Bignell
A recent investigation, by The BMJ, showed a worrying increase in incidence of violence, directed to wards GPs, and reported to the police. In this episode of Deep Breath in, Tom and Jenny are joined ...
13 Juni 202252min
Milk allergies with Nicola Brathwaite
Consultations about suspected cow’s milk protein allergies are quite common in primary care, but these allergies can be a challenge to diagnose, particularly as symptoms can manifest in many different...
30 Maj 202247min
Parosmia with Emily Woodroofe and Claire Hopkins
Parosmia – a distorted sense of smell, and a delayed post-covid symptom – affects approximately 50% of people who experienced loss of smell during their initial covid infection, and it is currently at...
13 Maj 202242min
What’s in store for general practice in the UK
With the focus on covid, and the pressure on hospitals, it may be easy to overlook what’s happening in general practice in the UK - but changes are afoot. Our new health secretary Sajid Javid doesn’t ...
30 Apr 202243min
