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Primary Care UK: Let's Learn Together

Dr Munir Adam & the Primary Care UK Team

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Primary Care UK: Let's Learn Together is the podcast for the busy healthcare Professional who wants to keep up-to-date with important topics relevant to working in the NHS and even more so in Primary Care. Main website: www.primarycareuk.org Episodes are hosted by a variety of clinicians who ensure that each episode is truly multi-professional, aiming to serve the needs of: GPs, Nurses, and all the AHPs (Allied Health Professionals) including Clinical Pharmacists, Physician Associates, First ...
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Send us a Text Message. What you, as a primary care clinician should know about: - Vaping - The General Practice contract deal - GPs getting abused. Emma is a senior nurse and Si is a Paramedic and Advanced Clinical Practitioner. Representing Primary Care UK, they discuss what these news headlines mean for us working in the front line. If you want …
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Send us a Text Message. THIS EPISODE: Having understood the importance of Genomics in Primary Care, we start the beginning, and cover the basic terms concepts and how we in primary care should move forward when faced with a patient with such a presentation. This is episode 2 of our 6 part series. The episode is about helping you understand Genomics…
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Send us a Text Message. Let's continue the discussion... Please check part 1 if you haven't already. So are PA's replacing doctors? And let's get to the bit that matters most: What should we be doing about this? Quite specifically, what can YOU do about this? This is the SECOND HALF of a discussion in which hosts Munir Adam (the GP) and Marium Hani…
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Send us a Text Message. THIS EPISODE: Do you have any idea about how much of a role Genomics is beginning to play in the care of our patients? Or do you continue to pretend it doesn't matter? We're excited to introduce a 6-part series that demystifies genomics for Primary Care staff. In a manner that is easy-to-understand and grounded in the realit…
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Send us a Text Message. THIS EPISODE: As a Doctor do you have concerns about the impact of Physician Associates on you, and on patient safety? Or do you welcome their contributions? As a PA are you a welcome part of the team and well supported? As an AHP or Nurse, can you relate to some of the tensions that exist between the professions? This is th…
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE we look back over the last year's episodes and hear short snippets from some of the speakers. This is so that you can: Re-visit the discussions and recall useful learning Decide if you want to re-listen to the conversation Ask yourself whether you managed to implement the changes that you thought you would De…
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Send us a Text Message. Do any of these things mean anything to you: Shortage of GP appointments! Changing skill mix in Primary Care: Allied Health Professionals. Lucy Letby case & trust in HCPs Why does it affect us? What can we do about it? Dawn and Simon discuss possible implications for Primary Care professionals. Do you agree with them? Dawn H…
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Send us a Text Message. THIS EPISODE features a discussion on the critical issue of air pollution and its significant impact on health. Experts from London share insights on the pervasive problem, though the topic is highly relevant UK wide. They discuss different sources of pollution, health effects and the current climate change crisis, and the r…
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE: Really get to understand mental health, both for yourself and for your patients. Co-host, Irina Varlan speaks with Matt Elswood, about the complexities of mental health conditions, stressing the importance of understanding mental health better rather than offering oversimplified solutions. Elswood emphasizes…
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE Claire and Munir from the PCUK team talk to Rachel Morris about the challenges in General Practice in these turbulant times with evolving roles and uncertainties. She explains how to think about this differently, in order to not only survive, but to thrive. SPECIAL THANKS to our guest speaker: Dr Rachel Morri…
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE: Munir Adam discusses the common issue of lower back pain with an expert in the field who: starts by reminding us about the basics, red flags and then also the need for patient education and empowerment to manage their own pain, instead of relying solely on strong analgesia. He also discourages unnecessary sp…
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE: Does the global war and conflict affect your role in Primary Care? Co-hosts Dawn Hunt and Munir Adam discuss the challenges healthcare professionals face due to global conflicts. Referring to the emotional toll and distress caused by news of the wars, they delve into how healthcare professionals should maint…
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE: Are you doing justice to your patients with Learning disability? Irina Varlan interviews senior pharmacist Alison Barr to discuss the important topic of Learning Disability. The discussion underlines the importance of extra effort in assisting these patients access healthcare services because they may face m…
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE Co-host Emma Borders updates Munir Adam and all of us on the current position of Covid-19. Has the danger really gone away? How common is it now? And, most importantly, what should we be doing in Primary Care? The episode will summarise the current position, and focus on vaccination. As well as being part of …
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE: Are we fulfilling the rights of our homeless patients? Munir Adam has a conversation with Keith and Carla who work at a GP Practice that treats homeless patients. They share their experiences, insights, and suggestions for how each of us, wherever our practice is based, can provide a better service for this …
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Send us a Text Message. THIS IS part 2 of 2 on the topic of Advance Care Planning, and here we consider: The difference that a care plan can make What it should include What format that it can take The Universal Care Plan as being an example of this. SPECIAL THANKS to our guest speakers: Dr Eva Kalmus, Interface Medicine GP Sutton Health and Care @…
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE: Where did all these new roles come from? We take head-on what could arguably be described as the biggest change in Primary Care for a long time - the transformation of the workforce. Well embedded GPs and nurses know it, and the newcomers know it. But what does this mean? Why is it happening? How do we get i…
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Send us a Text Message. THIS EPISODE is about why Advance Care Planning is so important for Primary Care. Clinicians should: Understand why Advance Care Planning is so important The significant difference that planning can make to those critical stages in life Barriers, misconceptions and needs. How each of us can do the right thing when in that si…
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Send us a Text Message. THIS EPISODE: Beware - patients can READILY read what you've entered in their notes! Munir Adam talks to Dr Devin Gray, a GP very much involved with patient access to records, and in fact, despite not being their employee, was invited by NHS England to present the subject. Q: How ready do you feel that patients will readily …
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE we briefly visit the role of the GPA (General Practice Assistant) and consider how this can let us focus more on the things that we'd like to do. - An overview of the GPA role is provided by a representative of NHS England. - Munir Adam has a conversation with a recently qualified GPA about her role - We cons…
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE: You explain it all very clearly to the patient, yet they don't do it. Why? Munir Adam talks to Caroline Haines to discuss a healthcare topic that is so incredibly important for all to know about, and yet so often overlooked: Health Coaching. SPECIAL THANKS to our guest speaker: Caroline Haines. Health & Well…
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE we use the example of Primary Care Nursing to discuss things that are available and important to the workforce to help with job satisfaction. Three senior nurses discuss the role of the GPN, focusing on: -Opportunities for nurses -Portfolio working -The value of the GP nurse role. Munir Adam considers how the…
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE: A nurse, a Physician Associate & a GP explore the ways in which clinicians can save time when working in Primary Care. This is based on tips provided by actual working GPNs, PAs and GPs and includes discussion of common ways that time is lost and how to stop that from happening. Emma Borders and Marium Hanif…
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE: Saira (GP) and Sarah (Clinical Pharmacist) continue discussing Fit Notes, as many healthcare professionals can now provide these. In this second of two part series, the focus is on some of the challenges that clinicians may face in relation to fit note requests. SPECIAL THANKS to the guest speakers: Saira Ja…
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE Munir Adam is pleased to welcome back Dr Ed Pooley, but this time to cover the challenging topic of difficult consultations. SPECIAL THANKS to the guest speaker: Dr Edward Pooley, GP, author of the book Managing Time in Medicine. USEFUL LINKS: 1. https://www.facebook.com/groups/difficultconversationsinmedicin…
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE A GP and a Clinical Pharmacist discuss Fit Notes, as it is now possible for professionals other than GPs to issue these. This is the first part of a two part series. This first part covers the basics of Fit Notes. SPECIAL THANKS to our guest speakers: Saira Jawaid, GP & Educator Sarah Partridge, Clinical Phar…
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Send us a Text Message. This is a bonus episode which is an addendum to episode 10 in season 1 which was about the General Practice Fellowship Scheme. In this episode, three SPIN-New-to--Practice-Programme Director nurses discuss examples of fellowships that have been going quite well, in order to give a flavour of what's possible. SPECIAL THANKS t…
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE We continue our Time Management series and listen to someone who is regarded by many as a passionate expert in the area of Consultations. Whilst maintaining our focus on managing time, we discuss the pleasure that consultations can be. SPECIAL THANKS to the guest speaker: Professor Roger Neighbour, former pre…
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Send us a Text Message. THIS EPISODE covers the all important topic of when to suspect cancer in your day to day work in Primary Care. It also marks the start of our mini-episode series where we aim to provide useful information in a succinct way, without the extra talk (mid-month episodes). Cancer lead Helen Stedeford explains which important thin…
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Send us a Text Message. Do you find time management in General Practice a challenge? We kick off this season with some episodes addressing the all-too-familiar problem of managing time in Primary Care, both within and outside of the consultation. In this episode Dr Munir Adam speaks to a GP who has a lot of good advice to share with us about how we…
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Send us a Text Message. The first season of Primary Care UK comes to an end, we've listened to your feedback and taken onboard your suggestions. Season two starts on 1st April and this is a 2 minute trailer of what's to come. Season 2 will consist of a main episode released on the 1st of each month, and an equally important but shorter episode on t…
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Send us a Text Message. Call it recap, revisit, revise or just looking back, here we spend 20 minutes whizzing through the 10 episodes as Season 1 comes to an end. This can aid recall, check follow-through of any action plans you may have made, and perhaps prompt you to listen again (or listen for the first time) if you wish to. For details of cont…
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Send us a Text Message. THIS EPISODE is about the General Practice Fellowship Scheme that provides funding to allow GPs and GPNs to pursue interests. Developed by NHS England and further enhanced in areas, such as London: The SPIN-new-to-Practice offer: Munir Adam is joined by a variety of contributors to see how this plays out, the benefits, the c…
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE our host Munir Adam begins discussing a theme that is ever-present in the daily life of many frontline clinicians in Primary Care: the struggle of keeping to time during consultations. What are the thoughts about time management? Why has this happened to us? What is its impact? What needs to happen? Does it e…
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Send us a Text Message. THIS EPISODE: As an educator you may find yourself putting on a positive and confident persona, aimed at encouraging your 'students'. But you are not immune to burnout. Munir Adam is joined by Mary-Rose Shears, Primary Care Dean for South London, who leads us in a discussion about the challenges in supervising and educating …
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Send us a Text Message. THIS EPISODE is about getting it right when providing remote consultations to patients in the GP or Primary Care setting. It focuses on the sudden increase in remote consultations in recent times, and what issues we should be considering when offering patients consultations in this way. Munir Adam speaks with Anwar Khan who …
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Send us a Text Message. This is part 2 of our special episode in which our host Munir Adam is again joined by Naureen, Jonathan, Sarah and Carrianne, the London team dedicated to addressing the problem of racial discrimination in Primary Care staff. Having heard about the scale of the problem and the forms that this may take, we hear about: The 8 w…
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Send us a Text Message. THIS EPISODE makes the case that Racial Discrimination is an extremely common problem in Primary Care and the NHS and can take many forms. It is a SPECIAL EPISODE in which our host Munir Adam is joined by a number of leaders that have dedicated their time, expertise and their heart towards addressing this extremely important…
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Send us a Text Message. IN THIS EPISODE Munir is joined by Roo and Lynne to discuss how the way we use language can affect the consultations we provide as healthcare professionals. The episode covers some key concepts and some common examples of how many of us get it wrong without even realising it! By raising awareness of such points, we can striv…
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Send us a Text Message. THIS EPISODE discusses the problem of stress affecting primary care staff and the ways to achieve wellbeing. Working in healthcare can be so rewarding and yet stress in the workplace is so common. If you haven't been affected yourself, you surely know someone who has. Individually and collectively we all need to understand s…
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Send us a Text Message. This episode of Primary Care UK is about preparing for your NHS Appraisal. A GP, a Clinical Pharmacist and a Physician Associate discuss how to common pitfalls and how to avoid them. Munir Adam is an experienced GP Appraiser and shares his insights while Nabeelah and Shunaz discuss their concerns and ideas. With gratitude to…
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Send us a Text Message. THIS EPISODE: A discussion about the incredible potential of Lifestyle Medicine and Group Consultations. This is something all healthcare professionals can do, and it addresses a desperate gap in the care we provide to our patients. Munir Adam talks to Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner Dr Roopa Jaiswal to understand the growin…
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Send us a Text Message. ABOUT: Primary Care UK: Let's Learn Together is for GPs, GPNs, AHPs and everyone else working as Healthcare Professionals in Primary Care and the NHS. In this brief introduction we explain: Who Primary Care UK is for Why the podcast is so timely, and The variety of content we cover (Clinical updates, Personal Wellbeing, Unde…
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