The Jolly GP Trainee Podcast

Dr James Thambyrajah is a full-time NHS GP, plus he works in urgent care as an out of hours GP, a crowd doctor and volunteers with St John ambulance. This episode asks James about his journey through training, what motivates him and whether he's excited about the future of general practice...   Guest: Dr James Thambyrajah - https://twitter.com/JThambyrajah Host: Dr Daniel Butler @danielnbutler   Jolly GP Podcast - https://twitter.com/JollyGPpodcast   Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library   

This episode is an interview with Dr Abbie Brooks who is a GP partner and trainer, amongst many other things.  We chat about her medical training journey, why GP and why GP remains a good career choice.   Guest: Dr Abbie Brooks @abbieSBrooks (twitter)   Host: Dr Daniel Butler @danielnbutler @jollygppodcast (twitter)   Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library 

An interview with Dr Makoto Kaneko, a GP based in Yokohama city, Japan. We discuss the healthcare system, how General practice operates in Japan and the role of Deep End Japan in reaching out to marginalised urban communities. Host: Daniel Butler @danielnbutler @jollygppodcast Guest: Makoto Keneko @makoto_knk For more on the Deep End Project - https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/healthwellbeing/research/generalpractice/deepend/about/ For more about Deep End Japan - see page 5 of https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_860554_smxx.pdf

An interview with Dr Phil Evans, an academic GP, associate professor at the University of Exeter Medical School, National Institute Health Research (NIHR) Primary Care lead and recently appointed as a deputy medical director of NIHR Clinical Research Network.    A wide ranging conversation including the benefits of continuity of care in General Practice. To find out more about the benefits of continuity for patients and doctors see the St Leonard's Research Practice website https://www.continuitycounts.com/patient-information   Host: Dr Daniel Butler @danielnbutler      

In this episode of the Jolly GP Pod we talk to Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi.  Hussain is a GP, a TV doctor, RCGP Lifestyle & Physical Activity Clinical Champion and Red Whale (GP Update) Clinical Presenter. He is also Run Talk Run West Midlands Regional Leader and triathlete! Guest: Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi @zubaidihussain (twitter) @irondoctorhaz (insta)   Host: Dr Daniel Butler @danielnbutler @jollygppodcast   If you would like to support Dan's Ironman 70.3 effort, any donations to Alzheimer's Research UK would be greatly appreciated! https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/daniel-butler2021?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=daniel-butler2021&utm_campaign=pfp-whatsapp&utm_term=99691f80aba64e158bd5859bee12095b  

This week on the Jolly GP Pod, we talk to Dr Richard Mayne a recently qualified, academic GP with an interest in sedentary behaviour and physical activity especially among GPs.   Guest: Dr Richard Mayne https://twitter.com/themovingmedic https://themovingmedic.net   Host: Dr Daniel Butler @danielnbutler   Get in touch: https://twitter.com/jollygppodcast   Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library  

In this episode Jolly GP host, Dan, speaks to Dr Devina Maru who is a GP trainee, currently the National Medical Director's Clinical Fellow and founder of the Health Pioneers Charity. We chat about how Devina has made the most of GP training opportunities and how personal interests are shaping her career progression.   Host @danielnbutler Interviewee @Devina_Maru https://twitter.com/Devina_Maru https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdevinamaru/ Health Pioneers Charity - https://www.healthpioneerscharity.com   Get in touch: https://twitter.com/JollyGPpodcast   Music: Safety net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library  

In this new episode the Jolly GP Podcast interviews Dr Laurence Dorman, a GP principle, Chair of the RCGP for Northern Ireland and a fourth generation GP.   We chat about Dr Dorman's route into General Practice, his current roles and lots of the stuff he's been involved in in-between.   Host @danielnbutler   Interviewee @laurence903    Get in touch: @jollygppodcast   Music: Safety net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library      

Coinciding with Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, this week's episode is an interview with Dr Hannah Field, a GP trainee who talks openly about her maternity leave and post natal mental health.   A topic that is easily over looked but vitally important as we face increasing work pressures, in this episode, we get the opportunity to learn from Hannah's experiences & reflections around how to look after ourselves.     To find out more about practitioner health: https://www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk   Host: Daniel Butler Guest: Hannah Field - Instagram @findinghappyhannah   @jollygppodcast Email: daniel.butler@doctors.org.uk   Music:  Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library     

In this episode we chat to Dr Hareen De Silva about his career, including his interest in expedition and humanitarian medicine as a GP. Companies and organisations mentioned in the interview: Expedition/Wilderness Medical Training:  https://wildernessmedicaltraining.co.uk/ Operation Wallacea:  https://www.opwall.com/ Medical Volunteers International:  https://medical-volunteers.org/ Cadus Response:  https://www.cadus.org/en/   Get in touch:  @jollygppodcast Host: Dr Daniel Butler @danielnbutler Guest: Dr Hareen De Silva @drhareendesilva   Music:  Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library  

In this episode we chat to Dr Mike Poplawski, founder and creator of GP On The Move.   We discuss his journey as an IMG (international medical graduate) to becoming a sound engineer and now a GP with an interest in medical education.   Get in touch:  @jollygppodcast Guest: Dr Mike Poplawski @gponthemoveUK   Find out more:  gponthemove.com    Music:  Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library      Host: Dr Daniel Butler @danielnbutler

In this episode of the Jolly GP Trainee Podcast we chat to Dr David Hogg, a GP with ten years experience of rural GP on the Isle of Arran.   We discuss the appeal of rural General Practice and what the varied role has to offer.   Host:  Dr Richard Arneill  @arneillrichard Interviewee:  Dr Richard Hogg  @davidrhogg   @jollygppodcast   Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library   

In this episode of the Jolly GP Trainee podcast we chat to Dr Hussain Gandhi, aka Dr Gandalf, who is a GP and the owner & creator of the eGPlearning platform. We chat about Dr Gandhi's journey into General Practice, how eGPlearning started, what he enjoys about General Practice, advice and tips for trainees and how he became Dr Gandalf! @drgandalf52 @jollyGPpodcast   Host: Dr Daniel Butler Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library  

In this episode, Dr Philippa Kaye, a GP, author and media doctor talks to the podcast about her honest and heart-wrenching experience of life and recovery from cancer as she publishes a new book, 'Doctors Get Cancer Too'.  We discuss Dr Kaye's experience of being a GP, crossing the divide from doctor to patient through her moving and inspiring story. Guest: Dr Philippa Kaye @drphilippakaye Host: Dr Daniel Butler    To get in touch @jollygppodcast on twitter or email daniel.butler@doctors.org.uk     Music:  Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library   

In the first episode of the Jolly GP Podcast in 2021 we speak to Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard.  A GP principle, Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, Chair of the National Academy for Social Prescribing and previous Chair of the RCGP.   We discuss Prof Stokes-Lampard journey into and through General Practice, highlights along the way and advice for those of us starting out in General Practice.   To get in touch @jollygppodcast or email daniel.butler@doctors.org.uk   Host: Dr Daniel Butler   Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library      

This episode we chat to Dr Neal Tucker, who is a GP in Oxford, a member of the NB Medical Education team and host of the NB Hot Topics Podcast. We chat about his route into General Practice, how he got involved with NB Medical, why he this GP is a great career choice and what a 'MAMIL' is...   To find out more about NB medical @GPHotTopics or nbmedical.com   To follow Neal @drnealtucker   To get in touch @jollygppodcast or email daniel.butler@doctors.org.uk   Host: Dr Daniel Butler    Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library

An interview with Dr Richard Kirk, a GP partner and Clinical Director for Healthcare in Prisons. We discuss Dr Kirk's career as a GP up to now, the different roles he has taken on and the potential of varied and interesting career that GP can offer as well as touching on cold water swimming, pregabalin prescriptions and radioactive patients.   To follow Dr Kirk: @rtkirky on Twitter   Hosts:  Dr Richard Bothwell & Dr Daniel Butler   Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library    

Today's podcast is an interview with Dr Simon Tobin, a GP working in Merseyside, interested in diet, exercise and social prescribing and who's GP practice has seen 86 patients achieve a reversal in their Type 2 Diabetes using dietary changes alone.    To follow Dr Tobin @DocRunner1   https://nutrition.bmj.com/content/early/2020/11/02/bmjnph-2020-000072   Parkrun Practices:  https://r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/49LX-52M/parkrunpractice   @jollygppodcast   Host:  Dr Daniel Butler   Music:  Safety net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library  

Today we chat to Dr Dipesh Gopal, a GP who recently completed his training.  We chat about his progression through training, how he got into academic training and thoughts around how to enjoy your future career.   To find out more about Dipesh:  https://linktr.ee/dipeshgopal And here is the article we talk about: https://bjgp.org/content/70/690/24.long   Enjoy this week's podcast!   Host: Dr Daniel Butler Contact @jollygppodcast  Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Library      

Today's podcast is an interview Daniel did with GP and Medics Money co-founder, Dr Tommy Perkins.  We discuss how Tommy got into General Practice and how he ended up starting a business to advise doctors to make better financial decisions.  To find out more about Medics Money visit https://www.medicsmoney.co.uk/ they also have a new podcast called “Medics Money podcast”.    Host:  Dr Daniel Butler   Contact: @jollygppodcast   Music Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library

The three Jolly GP trainees are reunited (via zoom), to discuss their return to primary care this month, after six months in hospital.  With so many changes and challenges facing primary care is it what we signed up for and can we still be 'jolly' about it? Dr Richard Bothwell, Dr Daniel Butler and Dr Richard Arneill chat through some of their experiences and also which songs best encapsulate their feelings on starting GPST3.   Please also consider completing this online feedback form: https://s.surveyplanet.com/orjefRayRS      Hosts: Dr Richard Bothwell, Dr Daniel Butler & Dr Richard Arneill       Music:  Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library

Today's podcast is an interview Daniel did with GP trainee Dr Rachel Steen in May.  Rachel hosts a podcast called Finding Fairhealth Podcast and more information can be found at fairhealth.org.uk.    Host:  Dr Daniel Butler   Contact: @jollygppodcast   Music Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library 

This week Daniel chats to Dr Jon Emmett, a GP trainee who received his CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training) the month before Covid-19 changed Primary Care and the wider healthcare system.  We discuss the experience of a newly qualified GP into this ever changing climate and discuss the changes he has seen in a short amount of time.   Host:  Dr Daniel Butler   Contact:  @jollygppodcast   Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library

This week Richard sits down (over Zoom) with Dr Roger Neighbour and discusses his incredible career within General Practice and not to mention the legendary "Inner Consultation".  It's an in-depth interview and covers Dr Neighbour's career with so many great insights for current GP trainees to take away!    Host:  Dr Richard Bothwell   Contact @jollygppodcast   Music:  Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library

This week Daniel and Richard meet up (over zoom) with Dr Amy Black a fellow GP trainee in Belfast and discuss how they passed their AKT exam and tips for other GP trainees thinking about sitting it.   Hosts:  Dr Daniel Butler and Dr Richard Bothwell   Guest:  Dr Amy Black    Contact @jollygppodcast   Music:  Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library

After three months without a podcast Richard and Dan are back chatting about the changes they've faced during the Covid-19 pandemic and discuss how they have prepared for the forthcoming ARCPs.   Hosts:  Dr Daniel Butler and Dr Richard Bothwell   Contact @jollygppodcast   Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library

This week Richard and Daniel talk about how to build a doctors bag without breaking the bank and Richard's top tips on carrying urine out of a home visit.   Hosts:  Dr Daniel Butler and Dr Richard Arneill   Contact: @jollygppodcast   Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library

This week the three jolly GP trainees discuss changing jobs and mark the half way point in training by discussing our ideal day in General Practice. Hosts: Dr Richard Bothwell, Dr Daniel Butler and Dr Richard Arneill Contact @jollygppodcast Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library 

This week we interview Dr Nigel Hart who has a number of roles including Clinical Senior Lecturer at Queen's University Belfast, Research, Quality Improvement Lead, and of course a General Practitioner. His interest in medical research also led to him climbing Everest!   Hosts: Dr Daniel Butler & Dr Richard Bothwell   Contact:@jollygppodcast   Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library

Dr Johnny Stewart is a GP trainee, passionate about research in primary care and widening the appeal of a career in General Practice.  We talk about how he got into General Practice, his current role and the Next Generation GP programme run across the UK.   Host: Dr Daniel Butler   Contact: @jollygppodcast   Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library    

Join the team as they talk through their week as GP trainees and chat about Christmas!   Hosts: Dr Richard Bothwell, Dr Richard Arneill and Dr Daniel Butler Follow @jollygppodcast Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library 

Dr Paul Conlon is a self labelled 'completely average GP', in this episode Paul explains why he enjoys General Practice, what some of the challenges are and why he feels the future is bright for General Practice. Hosts:  Dr Richard Bothwell & Dr Daniel Butler Follow @jollygppodcast Email: daniel.butler@doctors.org.uk Music:  Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library 

This week the Jolly GP Trainees discuss the good, bad & ugly parts of their week, chat out burn out and finish with a two minute update on restless leg syndrome. Jolly GP Hosts: Dr Richard Bothwell, Dr Richard Arneill and Dr Daniel Butler. @jollygppodcast Email: Daniel.butler@doctors.org.uk Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library 

This week Daniel & Richard talk to Dr Gareth Patterson, a GP who balances a GP partnership and running his own business.   Jolly GP Hosts: Dr Richard Bothwell, Dr Richard Arneill and Dr Daniel Butler.  Follow @jollygppodcast   Email: daniel.butler@doctors.org.uk  Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library  

This week Daniel & Richard talk about their week, reflect on working in GP out of hours and finish with a two minute update on acne.   Jolly GP Hosts: Dr Richard Bothwell, Dr Richard Arneill and Dr Daniel Butler.  Follow @jollygppodcast   Email: daniel.butler@doctors.org.uk  Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library      

In this episode Daniel interviews Dr Grainne Doran, GP partner and chair of the RCGP NI. Jolly GP Hosts: Dr Richard Bothwell, Dr Richard Arneill and Dr Daniel Butler Follow @jollygppodcast Email: daniel.butler@doctors.org.uk Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library 

In the current climate of pressure and negativity the Jolly GP Trainee Podcast aims to inspire and encourage the next generation of GPs. Hosts: Dr Richard Bothwell, Dr Richard Arneill and Dr Daniel Butler Follow @jollygppodcast Music: Safety Net by Riot - YouTube Audio Library