Managing Self Neglect in General Practice

Primary Care Knowledge Boost

In this episode, Dr Lisa Adams and Dr Sara MacDermott speak to safeguarding nurse lead Sarah Khalil, and adult safeguarding GP lead Dr Rebecca Marchmont about managing self-neglect in adult patients.

Physiotherapists in Primary Care

Primary Care Knowledge Boost

Dr Lisa Adams and Dr Sara MacDermott talk to senior physiotherapists Judith Dawson and Joanne Roberts about how they became involved in physiotherapy in primary care and the roles of physiotherapists in this setting, including First Contact Practitioners.

Suspected Gastrointestinal Malignancies in General Practice

Primary Care Knowledge Boost

The COVID pandemic caused an upheaval to the endoscopy services for suspected upper and lower gastrointestinal malignancies. To talk through the changes in how referrals are managed and what that means for general practice and patients, Dr Lisa Adams and Dr Sara MacDermott are joined by GPwSI in Gastroenterology Dr Sophie Nelson and Consultant Gastroenterologist Dr Alistair Makin.

Paramedics in Primary Care

Primary Care Knowledge Boost

The next episode in the series talking about additional roles in primary care is all about paramedics in general practice. Dr Lisa Adams and Dr Sara MacDermott speak to Scott Murray, who has been working as a paramedic within primary care for some time now, having transitioned through acute care and urgent care. He talks them through his journey, why he chose to move to primary care and some tips for both paramedics and the general practice team about how to make that transition.

Why leadership skills in primary care matter

Primary Care Knowledge Boost

Dr Lisa Adams and Dr Sara MacDermott are joined by Dr Amar Rughani to discuss his approach to leadership. They talk about the importance of considering their influence, place in the world and how to achieve their goals. They consider their motivations for doing what they are doing in life; the importance of taking that step back to really consider why, how and what they are doing in the world and in general practice.

Physician Associates in Primary Care

Primary Care Knowledge Boost

As part of their mini-series in Primary Care New Roles, Dr Lisa Adams and Dr Sara MacDermott spoke with Physician Associate Ricky Staniland to get an idea of how he became a Physician Associate in General Practice and what his role includes at present.

Remote consultations

Primary Care Knowledge Boost

In this episode of the Primary Care Knowledge Boost Podcast Dr Lisa Adams and Dr Sara MacDermott talk to Dr Adam Abbs about remote consultations for general practitioners.

Common gynaecological presentations in young girls

Primary Care Knowledge Boost

In this episode of the Primary Care Knowledge Boost Podcast Dr Uma Marthi a GP with a special interest in Gynaecology to discuss some common gynaecological presentations in young girls up to teenage years.