Red Whale Primary Care Pod
Episodes
Open wide: a primary care guide to common oral problems
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailDo you ever feel a bit lost when you see someone with a sore mouth, a furry tongue, or bad breath? This episode is your rapid confiden...
The £158 million question: why aren’t we dancing to prevent falls?
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailAre you ready for a prescription that comes with sequins? This episode dives into the Let’s Dance campaign with special guests Angel...
Obesity and weight management in pregnancy, plus perianal masses: referral decisions and red flags
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailTwo potentially practice changing pearls in one episode: we tackle obesity & weight management in pregnancy: how to raise it sensi...
Precocious puberty: who needs an urgent referral?
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailThis time Fiona and Nik serve up two “don’t miss” clinical challenges: precocious puberty—what’s normal vs red flags, who wa...
Grief in general practice and acting fast with meningitis
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textGrief touches every consulting room. In this episode we gently unpick how to support people after loss, using the RCGP framework “A Compa...
Menopause, HRT and cognition: an update on the evidence
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textRecent headlines such as BBC news 'Menopause linked to Alzheimer's-like brain changes' caught the attention of women across ...
Navigating Domestic Abuse in Primary Care
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDomestic abuse affects patients and colleagues, yet it’s often unseen- so in this compassionate, practical episode Fiona and Nik walk ...
Tick, Tick, Tick... Time To Update On An Allergy To Red Meat
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, your hopes for the new year, and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of rec...
Sleigh the workload: flu antiviral know‑how & the art of not over‑testing to check "I'm well"...
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or even shake your jingle bells, and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of...
Adrenal insufficiency and Addison’s disease. Plus a bacterial vaginosis plot twist?
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or even shake your jingle bells, and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of...
Problematic social media use or addiction? ( Plus genital warts: what can be managed in primary care and what should be referred?)
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or your drink of choice and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent R...
Managing menopause after a diagnosis of breast cancer
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or your drink of choice and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent R...
Who is eligible for cervical cancer screening, and how do you decide whether varicella post-exposure prophylaxis is needed?
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, and perhaps a pumpkin spice latte, and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up ...
Are you ready for the autumn asthma spike?
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, and enjoy the crunchy leaves under your feet as you savour your drink of choice and join us for some ...
Obesity and weight management in pregnancy; plus CBT for menopausal symptoms: hero, villain or just difficult to access?
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or your drink of choice and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent R...
Gonorrhoea: prevention through vaccination. Also, emotionally-based school avoidance.
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, a cozy jumper, or your drink of choice and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round...
It's getting hot in here... hyperhidrosis. And hepatitis C: curable in more than 95% of affected individuals
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or your drink of choice-with ice- and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up o...
Contraception, weight and GLP-1s. Plus, there is NO safe level of drinking alcohol: the missed message?
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or your drink of choice-with ice- and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up...
E-cigarettes and vapes… in the news again
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prim...
Hyperkalaemia- who needs admission and who can be managed in the community?
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prim...
The gut microbiome: what do we need to know; and multiple sclerosis: suspecting it and supporting patients.
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prim...
Why do people living with severe mental illness (SMI) face one of the greatest health equality gaps in the UK?
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prim...
Two challenges in primary care: Lynch syndrome and pelvic inflammatory disease
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prim...
Neurodiversity in the workforce, and spotting and supporting those with Parkinson's disease
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prim...
Spotting myeloma…let’s make it less tricky
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prim...
Anabolic steroid use - body image issues and the pursuit of a muscular physique
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, your gardening clothes or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up o...
I've got a pain in my foot... and these mouth ulcers won't clear up...
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prim...
Fast steps: the evidence about dance for health, and supporting patients through Ramadan
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, your dancing shoes or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of re...
Something we never want to miss, and something we might have missed... cauda equina syndrome, and the new NICE guidance on menopause- any changes to our practice?
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prim...
Do physical activity monitors actually help us get moving?
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prim...
The wellbeing episode- supporting ourselves, family members and patients
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prim...
Spotting pertussis and antibiotic prophylaxis for STIs
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prim...
Why don’t we have a national screening programme for prostate cancer in the UK?
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, your jingle bells, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of re...
Which itchy condition has a quality-of-life reduction similar to patients waiting for a CABG?
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, your jingle bells, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of re...
Gut microbiome: cutting through the noise
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead or a pumpkin spice latte and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent R...
HRT, bleeding and endometrial cancer... Have you had more phone calls and e-consults?
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead or a pumpkin spice latte and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent R...
Where do broken hearts go?
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prima...
Alopecia: when to reassure, when a prompt referral to secondary care is needed, and everything in between...
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead or a pumpkin spice latte and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent R...
HRT regimens and progestogen dosing: time to change our practice?
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prima...
Help with decision fatigue when managing all types of anaemia in primary care
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prima...
Should I worry about aminoglycoside antibiotic ear drops causing deafness?
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prima...
Untreated, 50% of men and 30% of women with this condition will have had a myocardial infarction by the age of 60
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prima...
A non-surgical treatment for phimosis with a success rate up to 95%?
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prima...
Does spironolactone have a role in acne management?
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prima...
Which syndrome increases the risk of melanoma by 5–20-fold?
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prima...
Lifestyle matters, dying matters
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prima...
How could you potentially save the hearing of someone with sudden-onset hearing loss?
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prima...
Which of the risks associated with prescribing systemic quinolones concerns you the most?
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prima...
Can you name the five eating disorder subtypes?
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale prima...
Is there post-exposure prophylaxis for measles?
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This m...
In which scenario should you NEVER use a pulse oximeter?
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGrab a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This m...
Ageing, prevention, retention, crisis...
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoin us for a relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: Healthy ageing:...
Balance and burnout prevention...plus HRT, COVID and endometriosis
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoin us for a relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: HRT for primary...
A magic spell that will open your (itchy) eyes to tics, Tourette’s and tackling the latest drug swaps
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoin us for a relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: GLP-1 mimetics ...
When assertiveness bites... baby!
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoin us for a relaxed round up of this month’s Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: Bites: ...
Avoid alcohol... and hot headed rash decisions?!
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoin us for a relaxed round up of this month’s Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: Fetal a...