Health and Self Care

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode, Metabolic Health - Where Are We Now? , our hosts  Dr. Peter Bagshaw  and  Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Dr. Rebecca Hiscutt and Dr. Campbell Murdoch to   discuss   what metabolic health is, why poor metabolic health often underpins many common conditions like Type 2 Diabetes , and how making some simple (and economical ) c...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode, Graphic Medicine and Type 1 Diabetes , our hosts  Dr. Peter Bagshaw   and  David Sealey  are joined by  Dr. Mayank Patel  to   discuss   why comic books are an ideal medium for communicating big ideas to people of all ages , how a unique partnership between doctors and Revolve Comics created an award-winning series of comics ba...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode, Hot Topic -   Dementia , our hosts  Dr. Peter Bagshaw   and  David Sealey are joined by Tim Baverstock from the Alzheimer's Society to   discuss   why new medical breakthroughs around dementia diagnosis and prevention are positive developments that can give us all hope, what new commissioning guidance means for dementia service...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode, Managing Chronic Pain , our hosts Dr. Kate Staveley   and  Dr. Andrew Tresidder  discuss  what chronic pain is , how both traditional , and alternative , approaches to managing pain can vary in efficacy for different people   and why it is important to listen to messages from our bodies that could be telling us to change our li...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode, Living Well as the Years Go By , our hosts  Dr. Peter Bagshaw  and  Dr. Andrew Tresidder  discuss   what you can do to stay fit and healthy as you get older, what we can learn from the many books written by the esteemed Sir Muir Gray  and why it is important to remember that we are never too old to learn, or do, something new ....

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode, Am I Experiencing Burnout? , our hosts  Dr. Kate Staveley  and  Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by  author and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Claire Plumbly to   discuss what we mean by  burnout ,   why we need a new definition for occupational burnout to cover working in all aspects of life  and how Claire's book, burnout , can tea...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode,  Doctor, I'm Short of Breath , our hosts  Dr. Peter Bagshaw  and  Dr. Andrew Tresidder  discuss   what  health issues  may be indicated by the  presentation of shortness of breath  (spoiler alert: there are  lots! ), why the speed of onset is critical in determining urgency  and how you can get  help with shortness of breath  a...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode, Feeding Your Gut Microbiome , our hosts  Dr. Peter Bagshaw  and  Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Lesley Harper , a Registered Dietitian , to   discuss what your gut microbiome is,   how we really are what we eat  and why moving away from eating hyper processed foods can have big health benefits . The  HaSC podcast  is a  fre...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode,  Doctor, I Have A Headache , our hosts  Dr. Peter Bagshaw  and  Dr. Andrew Tresidder  discuss what doctors do when presented with a general symptom ,   what health issues may be indicated by the presentation of a headache (spoiler alert: there are lots! )   and how you can get help with headaches and related issues if you are s...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode,  Recovering From Burnout , our hosts  Dr. Kate Staveley  and  Dr. Andrew Tresidder  discuss what burnout is,   why it is  important  to look after our own wellbeing  (particulary for clinicians and people in high stress environments) and what you should do , and avoid , to help keep burnout at bay . The  HaSC podcast  is a  fre...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode,  Exploring Imposter Syndrome , our hosts  Dr. Peter Bagshaw  and  Dr. Andrew Tresidder  are joined by   authors  Dr. Karen Forshaw and Chrissie Mowbray  to   discuss what we  mean by the term Imposter Syndrome ,   why we must learn to speak to ourselves  in a way that we would speak to a friend or a child  and how we can build...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode,  Doctor, Why Am I Tired? , our hosts  Dr. Kate Staveley  and  Dr. Peter Bagshaw  discuss what kind of issues people can experience that can cause tiredness ,   why   it is  important  to  seek early help  in some cases and how GPs are the health detectives of the medical world. This is the first episode of our "Doctor, Why..."...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode,  When Should I Worry About My Memory? , our hosts  Dr. Kate Staveley  and  Dr. Peter Bagshaw   are joined by   NHS Somerset’s Transformation Manager for All Age Mental Health (and HaSC podcast creator/producer )  David Sealey to discuss what kind of issues people can experience with their memory ,   why   it is important to see...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode, Show Me Your Meds, Please , our hosts  Dr. Kate Staveley  and  Dr. Andrew Tresidder  are joined by  Dr. Deb Gompertz  to   discuss what the Show Me Your Meds project is,   why it is important to review people's medication regularly and, most shockingly, how much unnecessary and out-of-date medication Deb's team have found in pe...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode,  Sepsis and Red Flag Symptoms , our hosts  Dr. Kate Staveley  and  Dr. Peter Bagshaw   discuss Peter's recent personal   experience of recovering from sepsis ,   why   it is  important to identify the early warning signs   of sepsis and what other red flag symptoms healthcare professionals are trained to spot. The  HaSC podcast...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode, Race, Ethnicity and the Impact on Mental Health , our hosts  Dr. Kate Staveley  and  Dr. Andrew Tresidder  are joined by  Lee Reed to   discuss why people with different backgrounds can have different experiences of health services ,   what impact that can have on people coming forwards to seek help when they they need it   and...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode, Beating Bullying Behaviour , our hosts  Dr. Peter Bagshaw  and  Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by   authors Dr. Karen Forshaw and Chrissie Mowbray to   discuss what we  can do  to  cope with bullying behaviour ,   why nobody would call themselves a bully yet we all know what bullying is when we experience it   and how we can b...

 Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode, Coping with Change in an Uncertain World , our hosts  Dr. Peter Bagshaw  and  Dr. Andrew Tresidder  discuss what we can do to cope with uncertainty in our lives,   why our minds and bodies sometimes react to stress in unhelpful ways and how we can proactively look after our own wellbeing using simple tools like mindfulness and...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode, ME/CFS and Lifestyle Medicine , our hosts  Dr. Peter Bagshaw and  Dr. Kate Staveley are joined by Dr. Rebecca Hall to   discuss what ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome) is ,   how the conditions can severely impact people's lives  and how lifestyle medicine , making some simple changes to the way that...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode,  What Do GPs Do? , our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw ,  Dr. Kate Staveley  and  Dr. Andrew Tresidder   discuss their experiences of being GPs and how the job has changed over the years,   why   it is a hard, but rewarding career  and why general practice is a crucial part of the health and care system. The  HaSC podcast  is a  free (...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode,  Sex and Love Addiction , our hosts  Dr. Kate Staveley  and  Dr. Andrew Tresidder   are joined by Livvie May  discuss what  sex and love addiction is,   how seeking help has enabled Livvie to move forward in her life and what organisations like Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) can offer in terms of support . The  HaSC podc...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode,  Effective Communication , our hosts  Dr. Kate Staveley  and  Dr. Peter Bagshaw   discuss what  adverse childhood experiences (also known as ACEs ) are and how research shows that they can lead to the development of mental and physical health issues in later life. The  HaSC podcast  is a  free (and ad-free) fortnightly series  ...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode, Your Pelvic Health , our hosts  Dr. Kate Staveley  and  Dr. Peter Bagshaw  are joined by  Debbie Dillon  from  Somerset NHS Foundation Trust  to   discuss what   your pelvic health is and how it impacts both men and women , how some simple exercises can help to address leaking and incontinence  and how you can  seek further hel...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode,  Effective Communication , our hosts  Dr. Kate Staveley  and  Dr. Andrew Tresidder  are joined by  Patrick East  from  Somerset NHS Foundation Trust  to   discuss what  makes communication effective , how people with a stutter (or stammer) can overcome communication difficulties to be clear and concise and how you can seek help...

Welcome to the  Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast ! In this episode, All About ADHD , our hosts  Dr. Kate Staveley  and  Dr. Peter Bagshaw  are joined by  Rosie Grenter  and  Kate Franklin  from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to   discuss what Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is, how the condition can profoundly  affect people's behaviours and lives,  what you can do to best suppor...