The MDTea Podcast

Welcome back to the MDTea Podcast! Today on Episode 5 we’re looking into the exciting world of physician associates, and learning about the many ways they help the hospital team when it comes to looki...

8 Mars 202255min

This week we speak to our local hospital pharmacy team to find out how they help us manage patients like Jean. We discuss her medicines, thinking about what they’re for and what problems might be ass...

22 Feb 202245min

In this episode, we’re delving into the daily lives of doctors. And we’re about to discover how many different types of doctor can come into contact with an older patient in hospital. The ones we’re g...

8 Feb 202244min

This week we are talking to nurses to find out how they fit into our multidisciplinary team caring for older adults. We think we can all agree nurses have very much been the face of the NHS since its ...

25 Jan 202237min

We’re taking a closer look at a day in the life of a paramedic in our first episode of Series 11. Maybe the picture that springs to mind when you hear the word ‘paramedic’ is of an ambulance driving p...

11 Jan 202239min

The MDTea podcast started out six years ago, with us wanting to create a place where we could foster multiprofessional learning around the care of older patients. And after 100 episodes that is still ...

4 Jan 202212min

Our 100th episode! This week we have a think about the (complex) topic of immigration law, the EU settlement scheme and the right to reside in the UK - and how these rules and processes affect older ...

21 Juli 202142min

Dr Gaggandeep Singh Alg and Chaplain and Pastor Steve Thomas join us for an open and honest discussion about some of the cultural and religious practices that surround death and dying. We explore spec...

6 Juli 202155min