The Beat

The Beat podcast is designed for healthcare professionals only and is brought to you by Nutricia.  In this mini-series we explore the world of metabolic medicine, meeting the people from the multi disciplinary team who deliver the service. Through these episodes we hear what a typical day in the life of these experts is like, what they have learnt in their career and what is still to be discovered...

The Beat podcast is designed for healthcare professionals only and is brought to you by Nutricia.  In this mini-series we explore the world of metabolic medicine, meeting the people from the multi disciplinary team who deliver the service. Through these episodes we hear what a typical day in the life of these experts is like, what they have learnt in their career and what is still to be discovered...

The Beat podcast is designed for healthcare professionals and is brought to you by Nutricia. In the final episode of this four-part miniseries about epilepsy and the options for managing uncontrolled seizures when medication doesn’t don’t work, Specialist Ketogenic Dietitian Susan Wood at Matthew’s Friends Clinics, discusses the impact of poorly controlled epilepsy on daily life for the individual...

The Beat podcast is designed for healthcare professionals and is brought to you by Nutricia.  In a 4-part miniseries The Beat will focus on epilepsy and the options for managing uncontrolled seizures when medication doesn’t work. In this episode, the third of the miniseries, Specialist Ketogenic Dietitian Susan Wood at Matthew’s Friends Clinics discusses what the alternative options are for managi...

The Beat podcast is designed for healthcare professionals and is brought to you by Nutricia. In this 4-part miniseries The Beat is focusing on epilepsy and the options for managing uncontrolled seizures when medication doesn’t work. In the second episode of the miniseries, Specialist Ketogenic Dietitian Susan Wood at Matthew’s Friends Clinics, discusses the treatment gap that exists in the managem...

The Beat podcast is designed for healthcare professionals and is brought to you by Nutricia. In this four-part miniseries The Beat focuses on epilepsy and the options for managing uncontrolled seizures when medication doesn’t work. In this episode, Specialist Ketogenic Dietitian, Susan Wood, at Matthew’s Friends Clinics, discusses the history of anti-seizure medications, their potential side effec...

The Beat podcast is designed for healthcare professionals and is brought to you by Nutricia. In this episode, Avril, an NHS midwife and educator, is joined by Professor Zulf Mughal to discuss the importance of Vitamin D in the first 1,000 days of life and beyond. Professor Zulf Mughal is a Consultant in Paediatric Bone Diseases at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, and Honorary Clinical Pro...

The Beat podcast is designed for healthcare professionals and is brought to you by Nutricia.  Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) straight after birth can naturally regulate a baby's temperature, heart rate and breathing, as well as elevate their blood sugar, which is essential for their energy supplies. The power of this bonding moment is remarkable but this natural act is often only reserved for new mum’...

The Beat podcast is designed for healthcare professionals and is brought to you by Nutricia. As a baby develops, their digestive system will produce a variety of different poos, which can generate concern from parents about what is healthy and what may warrant further investigation. Assisting parents in understanding their baby's gut development may help to put their mind at ease if they have any...

The Beat podcast is designed for healthcare professionals and is brought to you by Nutricia. The birth of a child is a life-changing experience and ensuring it's one which is positive and safe for both mother and baby is fundamental to a midwife's role. With epidurals, inductions and cesareans on the rise, vaginal births without any procedures or interventions are decreasing - does this matter? Wh...

The Beat podcast is designed for healthcare professionals and is brought to you by Nutricia. Amidst all of the joy that comes with a new baby, it's perfectly normal for women to experience some worry and stress. But what happens when those difficult feelings become overwhelming, when women start to experience perinatal mental health problems?  In this episode of The Beat podcast, Gill, an NHS midw...

The Beat podcast is designed for healthcare professionals only and is brought to you by Nutricia. The basics of nutritional support in ICU has not changed during COVID-19, but the volume of patients has. As a result, critical care dietitians from the NHS have had to mobilise during the pandemic, and their response has been characterised by collaboration, innovation and adaptability. In this one-of...

The Beat podcast is designed for healthcare professionals only and is brought to you by Nutricia. Gut health and, more specifically, the gut microbiome have received increasing amounts of attention over the last few years. But what exactly is the gut microbiome and why is it so important?   In episode three of The Beat our host Gill, an NHS midwife and nurse for almost 40 years, is joined remotely...

The Beat podcast is designed for healthcare professionals only and is brought to you by Nutricia. During the COVID-19 outbreak the UK's midwifery community have had to adapt their normal practices to limit the spread of the virus. The camaraderie, courage and empathy up and down the country has been a defiant reminder that life, quite literally, goes on.  Our host Gill, an experienced midwife and...

The Beat podcast is designed for healthcare professionals only and is brought to you by Nutricia. Our host Gill, an NHS midwife and nurse for almost 40 years, talks (remotely) to Professor Neil Greenberg about the psychological impact of COVID-19 on NHS healthcare workers. Neil is an academic psychiatrist based at King’s College London and is a specialist in occupational mental ill-health and post...