RCP Medicine Podcast Royal College of Physicians

In this episode Dr Rohana Wright, consultant in diabetes and endocrinology, and Dr Rory Conn, consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist, explore adolescent healthcare and the importance of positive interactions during this period of life. To learn more you can visit the RCP Young Adults and Adolescents Steering Group (YAASG) webpage. 
 
Rohana and Rory mention several resources during this podcast, you can access them here:
Adolescent Health Programme: www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/adolescent-health/Developmentally Appropriate Healthcare toolkit: www.northumbria.nhs.uk/about-us/quality-and-safety/research-and-clinical-trials/developmentally-appropriate-healthcare-toolkit#0b742aa3NICE Guidance on Transition from children's to adult services: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng43You're Welcome (DoH): www.gov.uk/government/publications/quality-criteria-for-young-people-friendly-health-servicesReady Steady Go: www.readysteadygo.net/home.htmlHEEADSSS: www.uptodate.com/contents/image/print?imageKey=PEDS%2F68041




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In this podcast Dr Jasmine Lee, education fellow at the RCP, is joined by Dr Kyra Neubauer, consultant geriatrician. They explore the poor physical health of patients with serious mental illness and discuss how over many decades the lost opportunities to address this problem has meant there has been no improvement in the significant morbidity and reduced life expectancy of this group.

To learn more about this topic access the Royal College of Physicians signs UK-wide consensus statement on working together to help patients with mental health needs in acute hospitals.




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In part two of this podcast Dr Alastair Thompson, fellow of the RCP, consultant paediatrician and expert in medico-legal work is joined by Jenny Tetlow, a solicitor who represents claimants in clinical negligence claims. They explore the process by which clinical negligence claims are managed by NHS Trusts, record keeping and how we can learn from mistakes.

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In part one of this podcast Dr Alastair Thompson, fellow of the RCP, consultant paediatrician and expert in medico-legal work is joined by Jenny Tetlow, a solicitor who represents claimants in clinical negligence claims. They explore clinical negligence claims from both the claimant’s and defendant’s point of view, and why patients may make a legal claim for compensation.

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Listen to Professor Sir Michael Marmot and Dr Jasmine Lee discuss the impact of social determinants of health inequity looking at research and policies over the years, the important relationship they have to the health of our population and the impact of the Coronavirus-19 pandemic. 
Professor Sir Michael Marmot is a Professor of Epidemiology at University College London, the Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity and the author of The Health Gap: the challenge of an unequal world (Bloomsbury: 2015). He has over four decades of experience leading research teams on health inequities and chaired commissions. 
Dr Jasmine Lee is a palliative medicine specialist registrar and trainee, RCP clinical education fellow and Association of Palliative Medicine trainees committee co-chair based in London. 
This episode was recorded in August 2022 before the results of the Conservative party leadership election for the UK Prime minister on 7th September 2022.

This episode continues the conversation between Professor Sir Michael Marmot and Dr Jasmine Lee as they discuss the challenges faced now following over a decade of growing health inequity and the current cost of living crisis. 
Professor Sir Michael Marmot is a Professor of Epidemiology at University College London, the Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity and the author of The Health Gap: the challenge of an unequal world (Bloomsbury: 2015). He has over four decades of experience leading research teams on health inequities and chaired commissions. 
Dr Jasmine Lee is a palliative medicine specialist registrar and trainee, RCP clinical education fellow and Association of Palliative Medicine trainees committee co-chair based in London. 
This episode was recorded in August 2022 before the results of the Conservative party leadership election for the UK Prime minister on 7th September 2022.