Deep Breath In

Mar 22 2024 75 ep. 49 mins 1.4k

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Deep Breath In: a podcast for GPs Tackling primary care’s everyday challenges Life in primary care can be complex. Deep Breath In explores the highs and lows of being a GP, offering a space to reflect on the grey areas of general practice.

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The tyranny of 10 minutes - with Alice Harper, Carol Sinnott and Jess Watson

Mar 22 2024 32 mins

The BMJ's long running "10 minute consultation" series is being questioned - can you do everything we suggest in 10 minutes? Can GPs really do any meaningful consultations in 10 minutes? That's the question that our three guests have been asking - and they join Tom Nolan, to discuss what they found. Our guests; Alice Harper is a GP trainee in Bristol and an academic clinical fell

Is cancer screening worth it? with Michael Bretthauer

Nov 17 2023 40 mins

Is cancer screening worth it, and how can GPs have that conversation? This episode of Deep Breath In explores the intricacies of assessing risks and benefits of cancer screening, featuring Michael Bretthauer's insights from a JAMA Internal Medicine study. That meta-analysis combined efficacy of various cancer screening studies - and found most screenings showed minimal gains in ext

Greener GPs

Oct 27 2023 47 mins

As news about the climate breakdown hits, it's hard not to feel the stirring of climate anxiety. One way to mitigate that is by taking action, but it's hard to know where to start, and what GPs themselves can do. In this podcast, we hear about 5 ways in which you can start bringing a sustainable outlook to primary care, and engage colleagues and patients in making a difference. O

The known unknowns of menopause

Sep 26 2023 44 mins

There have been so many conflicting views in the media lately on the management of menopause, and HRT has barely been out of the press at all in the last couple of years. As a result of the myriad uncertainties around menopause, many women are left feeling like they’re having to fend for themselves, and that their concerns are not being heard by their doctors. Taking segments fro

Saying no, with Rachel Morris

Jul 28 2023 57 mins

There's never enough time in the day to be a GP, but it's still hard to say no to that one patient, or to a colleague who is asking for your help. In this episode of Deep Breath In, we'll hear from Rachel Morris, about why it's so hard to so hard to say no, particularly for doctors. She'll challenge us to think about what the real effects of piling on more work are, and give us som

Prostate cancer screening with Andrew Vickers and Sam Merriel

Jun 30 2023 45 mins

Common themes for discussion on this podcast include overdiagnosis, approaches to the testing, the ins and outs of explanations, as well as other issues facing GPs who are overburdened, and have limited time and resources to treat patients. A topic which draws all of these themes together is prostate cancer screening. The BMJ recently published a feature which asked whether the UK

Long covid update with Trish Greenhalgh and Harsha Master

Jun 09 2023 52 mins

While the pandemic has officially declared over, the ongoing effects of a covid-19 infection are still being felt in the community. In this Deep Breath In, Jenny, Tom, and Navjoyt are joined by two leading experts on long covid. They discuss the changing profile of people being referred to specialist clinics, the way in which different strains may have different long term outcomes

Supporting the sexual wellbeing of older adults - with Sharon Hinchliff and Rebecca Mawson

May 05 2023 66 mins

Talking about sexual health may be common-place with younger patients, but the sexual wellbeing of older adults is often neglected in a consultation. However it's important for doctors to be aware of changes to patients sex lives, given the link between intimacy and wellbeing. In this podcast, the team discuss how to create that culture of openness that encourages older adults to s

Antidepressant withdrawal with Tony Kendrick and Mark Horowitz

Mar 27 2023 51 mins

The theory that depression is caused by serotonin deficiency has become embedded in our practice over the years, and can be a persuasive explanation of the condition for patients considering starting antidepressants. We talk to Tony Kendrick about the evidence (or lack thereof) to support this hypothesis, and what that means for the efficacy of antidepressants, particularly SSRIs.

Time needed to treat, with Minna Johansson

Mar 10 2023 43 mins

How long would it take GPs to enact all of the guideline recommendations that they might be expected too? Far more GP hours than exist in any healthcare system, but as medicine has turned its attention to primary prevention, and expanded the populations whose health we seek to improve, those guidelines are taking up more and more time. A recent analysis in The BMJ has proposed the