Episodes

  • Dopesick Deja Vu? The SSRI conversation you need to hear
    May 31 2024

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    This time Nik is joined by Dr Alastair Santhouse, a consultant neuropsychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital in London.
    SSRIs are on the agenda, as featured on the BBC's 'Panorama -The Antidepressant Story.' They consider the efficacy and side effects of SSRIs, the challenge of withdrawal symptoms, and the evolving perspectives within the medical community. Why might some viewers get echoes of 'Dopesick' when watching it?
    There's also the usual look at the medical news headlines and what's on our radar.

    News Headlines

    https://www.dailystar.co.uk/health/old-age-retirement-generation-exercise-32716271

    https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/physical-activity-guidelines-older-adults/#:~:text=aim%20to%20be%20physically%20active,or%20a%20combination%20of%20both


    RADAR

    https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/fertility-ozempic-pcos-pregnancy

    https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/health/female-health/a60897097/menstrual-hygiene-day-2024/

    https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/how-to-spot-the-signs-and-symptoms-of-sepsis


    Panorama- The Antidepressant Story

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001n39z


    RCPsych responds to BBC Panorama programme on antidepressants:
    https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-features/latest-news/detail/2023/06/19/rcpsych-responds-to-bbc-panorama-programme-on-antidepressants


    RCPsych ’Stopping antidepressants’

    https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/treatments-and-wellbeing/stopping-antidepressants


    RCGP response to panorama on antidepressants:

    ‘Prescription anti-depressants play a vital role in the treatment of mental health conditions, says College Chair’

    https://www.rcgp.org.uk/News/BBC-panorama-investigation


    Red Whale Primary Care Pod covering Panorama on SSRIs:

    https://redwhale.buzzsprout.com/1137521/13163503-who-needs-a-holi

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    56 mins
  • It's A Wonderful Life?
    Dec 22 2023

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    This time Nik is joined by GP and illustrator, Dr Jamie Hynes. They discuss what we can learn from the film 'It's A Wonderful Life' and from his own RCGP video ' GPs A Wonderful Life'. Amongst other things, they talk about what burnout can look like, cold contacts trying to get us to sell our stake in a partnership, and how continuity of care is lifesaving.
    There's also the usual look at the medical news headlines and what's on our radar...

    New Headlines

    https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1847884/kidney-failure-red-flag-ammonia-smell-in-urine

    https://www.dailystar.co.uk/health/tell-tale-sign-dementia-people-31713410

    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/dec/20/risk-of-penile-fractures-rises-at-christmas-doctors-find

    https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1843465/mulled-wine-high-cholesterol-blood-pressure#

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15674304/


    Radar

    https://www.attitude.co.uk/life/majority-of-lgbtqia-people-avoid-holding-hands-in-public-out-of-fear-study-finds-454534/

    https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/iv-vitamin-drip-combat-hangover-review

    https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/what-to-do-if-you-fall-ill-over-christmas-and-new-year

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gzj4y9


    Gp’s A Wonderful Life

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujqo2aizOag

    https://bjgp.org/content/69/682/e356#:~:text=Patient%20consultations%20with%20own%20GP,with%20the%20patient%27s%20own%20GP.

    https://www.bmj.com/content/356/bmj.j84

    https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/6/e021161

    https://www.bmj.com/content/318/7197/1515

    https://bjgp.org/content/72/715/e84


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    46 mins
  • Strictly Enhancing
    Dec 15 2023

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    This time Nik is joined by GP, broadcaster, author and ambassador lead at the National Academy for Social Prescribing, Dr Radha Modgil. They discuss what we can learn from the BBC's 'Strictly Come Dancing'. Amongst other things, they talk about loneliness, grief and the power of music.
    There's also the usual look at the medical news headlines and what's on our radar.

    News Headlines

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12844937/Mariella-Frostrup-cholesterol-busting-jab.html


    https://www.dailystar.co.uk/health/women-health-gynaecological-cancer-types-31623197


    https://www.bodyform.co.uk/break-taboos/discover/eve-appeal-bodyform/


    https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1845102/heart-disease-symptoms-night-sleep


    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/26/dementia-uk-music-projects


    Radar


    Anastrozole


    https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/health/a45778496/anastrazole-breast-cancer-post-menopause-women/


    Red Whale Primary Care Pod:


    https://www.gp-update.co.uk/podcast


    Ultra Processed Foods


    https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/diet-nutrition/a45822192/ultra-processed-foods/



    Loneliness helplines


    https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/older-peoples-helplines


    Norovirus


    https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/how-to-spot-the-signs-and-symptoms-of-norovirus


    Strictly Come Dancing & Social prescribing


    https://collegeofmedicine.org.uk/study-finds-dance-health-project-reduces-falls-in-the-elderly-by-up-to-58-per-cent/



    NASP- the national charity that champions social prescribing


    https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk

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    46 mins
  • Contraception In Crisis? Davina To The Rescue?!
    Jun 27 2023

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    This time Nik is joined again by the Red Whale Women's Health team: Dr Lucy Cox and Dr Helen Barnes . They discuss 'Davina McCall's Pill Revolution' which was recently on Channel 4. Amongst other things, they consider the side effects of hormonal contraception, and also how it’s important to dig a bit deeper to think about the reason that someone might tell us that certain services aren’t available on the NHS- when they are!…
    There's also the usual look at the medical news headlines and what's on our radar.


    Davina McCall's Pill Revolution:


    https://www.channel4.com/programmes/davina-mccalls-pill-revolution



    Brook contraception advice;


    https://www.brook.org.uk/topics/contraception/


    RCOG statement on Davina McCall's 'Pill Revolution':


    https://www.rcog.org.uk/news/rcog-statement-on-davina-mccalls-pill-revolution/


    FSRH President features in Davina McCall's 'Pill Revolution':


    https://www.fsrh.org/news/fsrh-president-features-in-davina-mccalls-pill-revolution/


    FSRH response to new study on use of combined and progestogen-only hormonal contraception and breast cancer risk:


    https://www.fsrh.org/news/fsrh-response-to-new-study-on-use-of-combined-and-progestogen/



    FSRH CEU response to published study:

    Association of Hormonal Contraception with Depression:


    https://www.fsrh.org/documents/ceu-response-to-published-study-association-of-hormonal/association-of-hc-with-depression.pdf



    'You don't get to tell me that!' Naga Munchetty enraged at criticism of her painful memory:


    https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1454623/naga-munchetty-coil-pain-health-Twitter-backlash-BBC-5-Live-news-latest-update/amp


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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • When people don't know what to say- finding the right words in a heartbreaking situation
    Apr 21 2023

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    This time Nik is joined by Zoë Williamson, the Bereavement Services Team Lead: Scotland for Child Bereavement UK. They discuss the heartbreaking, yet inspirational ITV documentary 'Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie' in which actor Jason Watkins and his wife Clara Francis tell the emotional story of their daughter Maudie, who died suddenly from sepsis aged just two and a half in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2011. Amongst other things, they discuss what support there is for parents and siblings who find themselves in this tragic situation. They also cover how we can talk to little ones about death, and how everyone has their own unique journey when it comes to grief .
    There's also the usual look at the news headlines and what's on our radar at the moment.

    News Headlines

    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/soup-and-shake-diet-can-reverse-diabetes-ttlnb7kkq

    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-truth-about-gel-manicures-beauty-facts-2023-9pvlw8x6m

    https://www.bad.org.uk/dermatologists-reiterate-artificial-nails-warning-and-risk-of-at-home-kits/

    Child Bereavement UK

    https://www.childbereavementuk.org

    https://www.childbereavementuk.org/Pages/Events/Category/festivals?Take=21

    Radar

    Emergency Phone Alerts

    Women’s health magazine

    https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/health/a43640679/sunday-national-alert-test-domestic-abuse/

    Asthma on This Morning :Dr Nighat Arif

    https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/as-heat-and-humidity-begin-to-rise-heres-how-to-cope-with-asthma

    Dr Philippa Kaye on Instagram: why you need progesterone with oestrogen for HRT if you have a womb

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrJIuCaI4MK/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


    Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie

    https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1weekweek-13-2023-sat-25-mar-fri-31-mar/jason-clara-memory-maudie

    https://www.itv.com/watch/jason-and-clara-in-memory-of-maudie/10a1660

    Sepsis Trust

    https://sepsistrust.or

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    51 mins
  • Inside Autistic Minds
    Apr 7 2023

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    This week Cheshire GP Dr Ali Smith, who has an interest in autism joins Nik to talk about the recent BBC documentary series 'Inside Our Autistic Minds' with Chris Packham. They discuss how four autistic people created their own short films to reveal to their family and friends how they're truly feeling inside- what's really going on in their autistic minds. Amongst other things, they talk about lightbulb moments, masking and sensory overload.
    There's also the usual look at the medical news headlines and what's on our radar at the moment.


    Radar

    This Morning breast self examination

    https://twitter.com/drcakeykate/status/1640599883093557255?s=46&t=k1KgCXhurFPqMW660HXmaA


    Joint BMS FSRH RCGP RCOG SfE and RCN Women’s Health Forum safety alert

    https://thebms.org.uk/2023/04/joint-bms-fsrh-rcgp-rcog-sfe-and-rcn-womens-health-forum-safety-alert/

    High doses of HRT

    https://twitter.com/boggleddocs/status/1642442444477280258?s=46&t=k1KgCXhurFPqMW660HXmaA

    Red Whale Pearl on HRT and requests to prescribe high doses by HRT clinics

    https://twitter.com/gp_update/status/1643931560675098624?s=46&t=k1KgCXhurFPqMW660HXmaA


    Inside our autistic minds BBC iPlayer

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0bbnh47/inside-our-autistic-minds

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0bbnh47

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2637nQGtTK1D8YPkCSnlyDN/information-and-support-autism

    BBC morning live shared resources on autism including Ambitious about Autism

    Ambitious about Autism offers information for parents of children with autism and 16 to 25 year olds, including an on line forum.

    Phone: 020 8815 5444

    Visit the Ambitious about Autism website

    National Autistic Society:

    https://www.autism.org.uk/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw27mhBhC9ARIsAIFsETE7TE3F1Hd80NOAkp1sdZdxdOucvSW6DcgVw7csaTYZfHb5_sowbgcaArq_EALw_wcB

    Fern Brady ‘Strong Female Character’

    https://www.waterstones.com/book/strong-female-character/fern-brady/9781914240447

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    1 hr
  • Dopesick: how we've all been sucked in to the opiate crisis.
    Mar 24 2023

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    This week Nik is joined by Dr Caroline Greene who is a GP by background and lives in Cambridge. She's always had an interest in medical education, and has worked as a programme director supporting GP trainees. Now she spends most of her time working for Red Whale, developing their product and supporting their clinical team.
    They discuss the opiate crisis, how it originated across the pond and how it has impacted on the way we manage patients with chronic pain. They also talk about misbranding, misrepresenting data, and the destruction of relationships, careers, families and entire communities.
    Red Whale have kindly given us some of their chronic pain resources to share with you.
    There's also the usual look at the news headlines and in our new feature we see what's on our radar at the moment.

    News Headlines

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11881541/Six-warning-signs-stomach-cancer-revealed.html

    https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1748362/frontotemporal-dementia-symptoms

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-64987074


    Dopesick on DisneyPlus

    https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/dopesick/vaEHfF8OZHUP


    On our radar

    https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a42460848/epilepsy/

    https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/which-cough-medicines-have-been-withdrawn-from-sale-and-why

    https://twitter.com/deeksj/status/1637866410616446979?s=46&t=k1KgCXhurFPqMW660HXmaA

    https://twitter.com/georgebellstarr/status/1637160554673451009?s=46&t=k1KgCXhurFPqMW660HXmaA

    Red Whale resources

    Chronic pain: communication skills and self-management

    https://www.gp-update.co.uk/SM4/Mutable/Uploads/medialibrary/Chronic-pain-communication-skills-and-self-management_March-2023_final.pdf

    Chronic pain: opiates and dependence-forming medications

    https://www.gp-update.co.uk/SM4/Mutable/Uploads/medialibrary/Chronic-pain-and-dependence-forming-me

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    52 mins
  • Swimming Against The Tide
    Mar 10 2023

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    For this episode, Nik is joined by Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi, a GP based in Warwickshire with a very keen interest in lifestyle medicine. He's a lifestyle and physical activity champion for the RCGP, he's regularly on 'Steph's Packed Lunch' on Channel 4, he's also a Team GB AG Triathlete and SWIM England clinical advisor. They talk about lifestyle medicine and physical activity and also the Netflix film " The Swimmers". Amongst other things, they discuss what drives someone to risk their life in an inflatable dinghy that isn’t fit for purpose; how a strong sense of self can help you, even in the gravest situations; and how a young woman from Syria fled her country and ended up competing in the Refugee Olympic Team.
    There's also the usual look at the medical news headlines and our new feature explores what's on our radar...

    UNICEF Earthquake appeal:

    https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/syria-turkiye-earthquake/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgfuMmdbP_QIVwevtCh1itQJgEAAYASAAEgIyhPD_BwE

    Red Cross Earthquake appeal:

    https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/turkey-syria-earthquake-appeal?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgfuMmdbP_QIVwevtCh1itQJgEAAYAiAAEgLg-fD_BwE


    RCGP Active Practice Charter

    https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/mod/page/view.php?id=12583

    RCGP Physical Activity Hub

    https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/mod/page/view.php?id=12610

    Resources from The Refugee Council:

    https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/get-support/services/therapeutic-wellbeing-resources/

    BMA Refugee and asylum seeker patient health toolkit:

    https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/ethics/refugees-overseas-visitors-and-vulnerable-migrants/refugee-and-asylum-seeker-patient-health-toolkit

    RCGP

    https://www.rcgp.org.uk/representing-you/policy-areas/asylum-seekers

    Full show notes: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1300702/12410927-swimming-against-the-tide

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    53 mins