RCGP CIRC Podcast

In this podcast, RCGP Clinical Champion for veterans' healthcare Dr Emily Brookes meets Andrew, a veteran who is encouraging GP practices to sign up to the RCGP veteran friendly accreditation.

Andrew is not affiliated with the Royal College of General Practitioners, and the work that he is doing is voluntary and within his own time, due to his passion for better care for veterans.

Become veteran friendly at rcgp.org.uk/veterans

Services mentioned in the podcast:

Combat Stress - the UK's leading mental health charity for veterans.

Op Courage - the NHS Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service 

In this episode, RCGP Clinical Champion for Women's Health Dr Anne Connolly meets Tanya, a patient representative and volunteer with Endometriosis UK, who shares her experience of living with endometriosis, to find out how GPs can help and support this patient group.

In this podcast, RCGP Clinical Champion for veterans' healthcare Dr Robin Simpson meets Sean Gane, a military veteran and Veteran Support Centre Manager in Herefordshire, and Gary Sell, a military veteran and Peer Support Worker for Op Courage, to give NHS GPs an understanding of the mental health needs of veterans, how they might present to Primary Care, and the available resources that can help. 

Become veteran friendly at rcgp.org.uk/veterans

In this podcast, RCGP Veterans Clinical Champion Dr Veronica Grant meets Ali Brown, Military Veteran and Co-chair of SESWHISG, COBSEO Female Veteran Cluster, to inform NHS GPs and primary health care teams  about female veterans’ health, and potential medical challenges faced by this patient group.

Become veteran friendly at rcgp.org.uk/veterans

In this episode, Dr Toni Hazell, GP with an interest in women's health, ad Dr Anne Connolly, RCGP Clinical Champion for Women's Health, raise awareness of recommendations on menopause using NICE guideline NG23

The podcast highlights the importance of sensitive history taking, what investigations / examination are required, and management to reduce symptoms and improve long term physical, mental and social wellbeing.

In this episode, Dr Toni Hazell, GP with an interest in women's health, ad Dr Anne Connolly, RCGP Clinical Champion for Women's Health, Raise awareness of premature ovarian insufficiency using recommendations from the British Menopause Society.

The podcast highlights the importance of sensitive history taking, describes what investigations / examination are required, and explores management to reduce symptoms and improve long term physical, mental and social wellbeing.

In this episode, Dr Toni Hazell, GP with an interest in women's health, ad Dr Anne Connolly, RCGP Clinical Champion for Women's Health, raise awareness of heavy menstrual bleeding using recommendations from NICE guideline NG88 

The podcast highlights the importance of sensitive history taking, describes what investigations / examination are required, and explores management to reduce symptoms and improve long term physical, mental and social wellbeing.

In this episode, Dr Toni Hazell, GP with an interest in women's health, and Dr Anne Connolly, RCGP Clinical Champion for Women's Health, raise awareness of endometriosis using recommendations from NICE guideline NG73

The podcast highlights the importance of sensitive history taking, describes what investigations / examination are required, and explores management to reduce symptoms and improve long term physical, mental and social wellbeing.

In this episode, Niki Murdoch - Independent Chair of NHS England's Armed Forces Public Patient Voice Group, Dr Robin Simpson - RCGP Clinical Champion for veterans' healthcare, and veteran WO1 Colin Brown - RM Corps Drum Major & Buglers Spec Advisor, discuss transitioning from the military and the challenges that leaving can bring to former service personnel and their families.

Become veteran friendly at rcgp.org.uk/veterans

This podcast provides an overview of the QOF QI module on early cancer diagnosis. It covers the rationale for including early cancer diagnosis in QOF in 21/22, the purpose of participating in QOF and the intended objective and what practices have to do.

The RCGP’s QOF QI work is funded by NHS England and NHS Improvement and produced in collaboration with experts from various organisations, which include NHSE/I, the Health Foundation, NICE, Hull York Medical School and the RCGP.

For more information:

https://rcgp.org.uk/qofqi

https://qiready.rcgp.org.uk/