RCGP Somewhere in Between

As part of 'CelebrAiT', which is running throughout August, the team share why they chose GP and how they've found their training experience so far. Featuring 'These are the Hands' by Michael Rosen.

Meera talks to Sean Vanstone, a GP trainee with the Royal Navy, about a rather different route into general practice. Featuring 'I Can See Clearly Now' by the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir.

The team catch up after a few weeks out of the podcast game, and Anthony speaks to RCGP leads from the Medical Students & FYs, First5s and Later Career & Retired Members groups about why community is important in the College. Featuring 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' by NHS Chorus-19.

Following on from last week's episode on digital health, Hatim speaks to Dr Minal Bakhai, the Clinical Lead for Digital First Primary Care at NHS England. Anthony also offers his thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement following the tragic death of George Floyd. You can find out more about Dr Minal's work at england.nhs.uk/gp/digital-first-primary-care .

The first of a pair of episodes on digital heath and the growing role of technology in general practice. Hatim talks to Dr Hussain Gandhi (aka Dr Gandalf) of eGPlearning and Johannes catches up with Dr Lydia van Hamel-Parsons, formerly of accuRx.

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, Anthony chats to Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee (@amisenmukherjee) about wellbeing and the team discuss what mental health means for trainees and patients alike during these difficult times.   You can find the RCGP’s wellbeing resources at rcgp.org.uk/training-exams/practice/gp-wellbeing .   Featuring ‘Kindness Matters’ by the Mental Health Foundation.

Anthony offers his reflections on a whirlwind six months, and the team discuss the new exams proposals and how things might slowly be returning to normal.  Note: This episode was recorded before the Prime Minister's address on Sunday 10 May.

Anthony, Hatim, Meera and Johannes discuss the latest updates on training during the pandemic, tentatively plan a podcast trailer and invite two guests on to talk about what's happening locally. Featuring 'My Favourite Things - Covid-19 version' by Shirley Serban.

Anthony, Hatim and Meera are joined by new host Johannes, to talk through the key trainee-related topics of the week. This time, it's training during a pandemic, how to keep busy and sane during lockdown, and who has the best Covid haircut. Featuring 'You Clap for Me Now' by Darren James Smith.

Anthony (@DrAnthonyJames), Hatim (@Dr_Hatz) and Meera (@DrMeeraKumar) go through a list of important questions that matter to trainees during the Covid-19 outbreak, give some reasons to be cheerful and welcome an international fan of the show. You can access the RCGP's Covid-19 information pages at rcgp.org.uk/covid-19 , and the brand new membership forum at covid19forum.rcgp.org.uk .

After the first recording was promptly pushed aside in light of the Covid-19 outbreak, the team virtually got 'together' to go for a second attempt at an introductory episode. Anthony (@DrAnthonyJames), Hatim (@Dr_Hatz) and Meera (@DrMeeraKumar) give an introduction to the podcast, the RCGP and what an AiT actually is, before discussing the impact of the pandemic on GP trainees. You can access the...