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Talking Meds - A PrescQIPP podcast

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Engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. Talking Meds is hosted by Jonathan Underhill who, every two weeks, will chat to a fantastic guest about current medical issues and clinical dilemmas. Jonathan has a background as a hospital clinical pharmacist but worked for many years at the National Prescribing Centre (NPC) developing innovative ways of teaching therapeutics, evidence-based medicine and clinical decision making to prescribers and their support teams. Until recently, he worked at NICE as a consultant clinical adviser in their Medicines Optimisation Team. He is now Med...

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44. Pain management with Prof. Sailesh Mishra 03.07.2026 30:48

Welcome to this episode of Talking Meds where your host, Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, talks to Prof Sailesh Mishra and we are going to talk about the vexing topic of pain management. Sailesh is a Consultant in Pain Management & anaesthesia at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle Upon Tyne. He started his medical career in 1991, qualified as a doctor in 1997...

43. Social prescribing with Monica Boulton 05.06.2026 32:44

Welcome to this episode of Talking Meds where your host, Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, talks to Monica Boulton about the role of social prescribing. Social prescribing involves connecting people to activities, groups and support to improve their health and wellbeing. Many things that affect our health, like loneliness, debt, stress or poor housing, can't be trea...

42. Medication safety initiatives with Emma Kirk 01.05.2026 24:58

Welcome to this episode of Talking Meds where your host, Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, talks to Emma Kirk who is the Medication Safety Officer Network Lead for the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service (SPS). Emma and Jonathan explore the thorny issue of medication safety and some of the initiatives to improve this. We will look at the role of medication safety Officers or...

41. Prison pharmacy services with Denise Farmer 03.04.2026 39:12

Welcome to this episode of Talking Meds, discussing medicines optimisation challenges for people in secure settings such as prisons. Your host, Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, talks to Denise Farmer. Denise is Pharmaceutical Adviser for Health and Justice Commissioning at NHS England. She has a longstanding interest in pharmacy services and medicines pathways in health...

40. Genomics-informed medicines optimisation part 2 with Vicky Chaplin & Paul Selby 20.03.2026 31:49

Welcome to the second of our two episodes of Talking Meds about Genomics-informed medicines optimisation! We are again joined by Vicky Chaplin and Paul Selby. Vicky is the Senior Clinical Lead for the Genomics Unit at NHS England, while Paul is a Consultant Pharmacist in Genomics, working at East Genomics. Again, Paul and Vicky have many qualifications in genomics and its great to have them both h...

39. Medicines optimisation during periods of fasting with Dr Salman Waqar 06.03.2026 40:47

Welcome to this episode of Talking Meds where we are going to be talking about taking medicines during periods of fasting. This is particularly relevant at times of the year like this during Ramadan or during Lent for some Christians who observe that. And of course intermittent fasting is very popular as a way of losing or maintaining weight. To discuss this I'm joined by Dr Salman Waqar . S...

38. What is penicillin allergy de-labelling (PADL) and why is it important with Prof Phil Howard 20.02.2026 37:47

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. Today Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, talks to Prof Philip Howard about penicillin allergy de-labelling, colloquially known as PADL. Philip is a leading expert in antimicrobial stewardship, he currently serves as Antimicrobial Resistance (AM...

37. Exploring non-medicine treatments for insomnia with Dr Dimitri Gavriloff 06.02.2026 33:51

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. Today, your host Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, talks to Dr Dimitri Gavriloff about sleep disorders and the use of non-medicine interventions to help with this. There has been an issue for some time with the overprescribing of medicines for...

36. Genomics-informed medicines optimisation with Vicky Chaplin & Paul Selby 23.01.2026 33:38

Welcome to the first of two episodes of Talking Meds where we are going to be talking about Genomics-informed medicines optimisation! As this may well be a phrase that is as unfamiliar to you as it was to me until recently, we have two guests to help explain what it is and why it is of great importance to us all, either as clinicians or patients. Our first guest, Vicky Chaplin, is the Senior Clini...

35. Looking ahead to 2026 in the world of medicines and prescribing 09.01.2026 38:13

Welcome to this episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. In this, the first episode for 2026, we welcome back three former guests to look ahead to 2026 and they give us their thoughts on what might happen in terms of medicines and prescribing. Philip Newland-Jones joined us back in April 2025 for Episode 16 where we discussed the...

34. Looking back on 2025 in the world of medicines and prescribing 26.12.2025 31:44

Welcome to this episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. In this last episode for 2025, we welcome back three former guests to look back on the year in terms of medicines and prescribing. Prof Adam Todd joined us in July 2025 for episode 23 where we discussed his work on how community pharmacy can buck the inverse care law. Dr Deb...

33. Using the PrescQIPP IMPACT tool for person-centred medication reviews with Katie Smith 12.12.2025 26:00

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. Today, your host Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, talks to Katie Smith about the PrescQIPP IMPACT Tool. Katie is the Director of Clinical Quality at PrescQIPP and is responsible for quality assuring all the PrescQIPP resources before publica...

32. Caring about medicines in care homes with Jonathan and Sundus, episode 5 28.11.2025 27:35

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. Today, your host Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, continues the series of podcasts called 'Caring about medicines in Care Homes with Jonathan and Sundus'. In today's episode, Jonathan and Sundus are joined by Jane Shanahan who...

31. Prescribing hot topics with Zoe Girdis 14.11.2025 31:13

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. Today, your host Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, talks to Zoe Girdis about recent prescribing hot topics. This is an opportunity to update your mindline with some of the recent changes from NICE and MHRA that impact medicines. Zoe Girdis is...

30. Medicines in breast feeding with Laura Kearney 31.10.2025 27:48

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. Today, your host Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, talks to Laura Kearney about the use of medicines in breast feeding. Laura is the Clinical Lead pharmacist for the team at the UK Drugs in Lactation Advisory Service, an NHS service advising o...

29. Sensible prescribing of nutritional products with Alison Smith 17.10.2025 29:55

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. Today, your host Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, talks to Alison Smith about the role of prescribing support dietitians and the sensible prescribing of nutritional products. Alison has been qualified as a Registered Dietitian for more than 2...

28. Medicines for Parkinson's Disease with Stephanie Bancroft and Janine Barnes 03.10.2025 33:37

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. Today, your host Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, talks to Dr Janine Barnes and Stephanie Bancroft about the challenges with medicines use in people with Parkinson's Disease Stephanie is a community pharmacist, Chair of the Parkinson’s D...

27: Lessons from the Canadian De-prescribing Network with Lisa McCarthy 19.09.2025 40:48

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. Today, your host Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, talks to Lisa McCarthy about the Canadian experience with person-centred deprescribing. Lisa is a pharmacist and Associate Professor working with the University of Toronto as well as Trillium...

26: The ‘lost’ guidelines from NICE and why they are so important for medicines optimisation with Andy Hutchinson 05.09.2025 38:44

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. Today, your host Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, talks to Andy Hutchinson about what they call the 'lost' NICE guidelines. Andy is a principal pharmacist clinical adviser in the medicines optimisation team at NICE. He has a backgro...

25: Have we forgotten our manners? ‘Hello my name is...... with Ann Jacklin.' 22.08.2025 37:17

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. Today, your host Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, talks to Ann Jacklin about her recent experience as a patient and the importance of saying, "Hello, my name is..." when meeting people for the first time. Ann spent 31 years working...

24: The Ten Year NHS Plan - What does this mean for medicines optimisation with Laura Angus 08.08.2025 39:07

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. Today, your host Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, talks to Laura Angus about the recently published 1 0 year Health Plan for England, 'Fit for the Future ' and the implications for medicines and pharmacy. Laura likes to stress that...

23. How community pharmacy can buck the inverse care law with Prof Adam Todd 25.07.2025 35:02

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. Today, your host Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, talks to Prof Adam Todd about inequalities in the use of medicines and the role of pharmacy in addressing that. Adam Todd is a Professor of Pharmaceutical Public Health, and Deputy Head of the...

22. Caring about medicines in care homes with Jonathan and Sundus, episode 4 11.07.2025 35:54

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. Today, your host Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, continues the series of podcasts called 'Caring about medicines in Care Homes with Jonathan and Sundus'. Here, Jonathan talks to Sundus Jawad who works for NHS Frimley, and has over...

21. Show me your medicines with Dr Deb Gompertz 27.06.2025 21:29

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. Today, your host Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, talks to Dr Deb Gompertz about a truly inspirational piece of work she led called 'Show me your medicines please'. Deb was a GP partner for 16 years then complex care GP for last 8 w...

20. Caring about medicines in care homes with Jonathan and Sundus: Care homes support networks 13.06.2025 22:02

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Meds and the PrescQIPP podcast, engaging conversations about medicines-related dilemmas. Today, your host Jonathan Underhill, Medicines Clinical Adviser at PrescQIPP, continues the series 'Caring about medicines in Care Homes with Jonathan and Sundus'. Here, Jonathan talks to Sundus Jawad who works for NHS Frimley, and has over 25 years' expe...