Finding Meaning In Healthcare
Episodes
Episode 18: Finding Meaning in the NHS
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of this series, Bob and Roo talk about why a hermeneutic approach isn't 'soft'; what it involves; and why it might ma...
Episode 17: Finding Meaning In Professionalism
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this penultimate episode, Rupal Shah and Bob Clarke talk to Professors Sophie Park and Sabena Jameel about how professional identity develops and h...
Episode 16: Taking Time for Non-Judgement
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why does it matter to have an on-going relationship with your GP? In this episode, Dr Rini Paul and Sarah Murray talk to Rupal Shah and Bob Clarke...
Episode 15: Side Effects
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Emma Ladds talks to Rupal Shah and Bob Clarke about a time when she didn't follow guidelines; and how her on-going relationshi...
Episode 14: A Place of Safety
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Eugenia Lee tells Rupal Shah and Bob Clarke a story of a time when care and compassion proved to be better measures of efficiency tha...
Episode 13: Exorcism
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
‘When I walked into the cubicle I found a woman in her twenties with long dark hair covering her face, and she was making these low growling sounds ...
Episode 12: Missingness
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In every general practice, we have missing people - the ones who can’t access our help, who miss appointments, who get discharged from secondary car...
Episode 11: You Won't Be Able To Go To Every Funeral
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
'You won't be able to go to every funeral, you know.' So as GPs, how do we choose which to go to, if any? Is it a sensible professional re...
Episode 10: The Missing Man
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The young man has missed his GP appointment on three separate occasions in the past year. Should he be sent another admonishing text message from the ...
Episode 9: You Suffer
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rupal Shah and Bob Clarke welcome back Dr Jens Foell, who tells us the story of two very different responses to the utterance, 'Y...
Episode 8: Where's the Bloody Oxygen?
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John has an advance directive, stating that he doesn't want to go to hospital again. But when he is struggling to breathe, his wife becomes distre...
Episode 7: More Tramadol Please
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it true that we don’t see our patients as they are; we see them as we are? Can we be sure that we are seeing people clearly and are not blinded b...
Episode 6: And it Hit Me
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, GP and medical educator Professor Sabena Jameel tells the story of a life changing relationship with a patient. Through the lens...
Episode 5: Can I help her if she won’t help herself?
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the role of the GP when patients can’t or won’t follow medical advice? In this episode, GP and medical educator Professor Anne Stephenson...
Episode 4: My Best Fiend
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a vulnerable patient threatens to kill their GP? In this episode, guest GP and medical educator Jens Foell tells the story of his ...
Episode 3: Why Give Her Tulips?
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What place do small, human gestures have in modern medicine? In this episode, guest GP Jane Myat shares the story of a patient living with trauma -a...
Episode 2: Should She Trust Me?
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A young mother comes for her postnatal check. Her past notes suggest risk, her present story suggests strength. Should the GP press for more or trust ...
Episode 1: Introduction
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Medicine today can feel rushed, remote, and transactional. But what if consultations could be more than box-ticking? In this series, GPs and medical e...