Send us a text Grab 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 of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the second of two episodes this month, Fi and Nik discuss: Hyperhidrosis- a year-round challenge for those who are affected. It significantly impacts quality of life, relationships and work. Hyperhidrosis is thought to be under-reported, possibly because people feel embarrassed....

Send us a text Grab 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 of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the first of two episodes this month, Fi and Nik discuss: Contraception, weight and GLP-1s: “Women on ‘skinny jabs’ must use effective contraception, MHRA urges in latest guidance” – Government press release, 5 June 2025. We share our newly-updated article on contraception...

Send us a text Grab 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 primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the second of two episodes this month, Ali and Nik discuss: E-cigarettes and vapes… in the news again. The recent ban on the sale of single-use, disposable vapes has been implemented, in part, because disposable vapes have been “cited as a key driver in the rise of youth vaping.” But can vaping be a p...

Send us a text Grab 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 primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the first of two episodes this month, Ali and Nik discuss: Potassium 6.1… what should we do? We share a GEMS: assessing and managing hyperkalaemia in primary care.Cancer, sexuality and gender: supporting LGBTQIA+ people with cancer screening, diagnosis and support when living with and beyond cancer. ...

Send us a text Grab 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 primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the second of two episodes this month, Ali and Nik discuss: The gut microbiome: what do we need to know? What is known, and what just isn’t known?Multiple sclerosis: suspecting it and supporting patients.Listen as soon as you can to ensure you have full access to all the free resources. The gu...

Send us a text Grab 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 primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the first of two episodes this month, Ali and Nik discuss: Glue ear: should we refer as soon as we suspect?Contraception after a diagnosis of breast cancer: supporting choice.Physical health and severe mental illness: can we reduce significant health inequalities? Listen as soon as you can to ensure ...

Send us a text Grab 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 primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the second of two episodes this month, Ali and Nik discuss: Lynch syndrome: what’s the role of primary care? How can people access testing, and what support and surveillance can be offered? Diagnosing pelvic inflammatory disease: a challenge in general practice. We consider how we can approach ma...

Send us a text Grab 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 primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the first of two episodes this month, Ali and Nik discuss: Neurodiversity in the workforce. We’ve been teaching about autism, ADHD and the umbrella approach to neurodiversity on our digital and face to face courses. You told us that you found this useful and empowering, in supporting patients and coll...

Send us a text Grab 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 primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the second of two episodes this month, Fiona and Nik discuss: What jumped out at us from our brand new video byte: ‘Ramadan - Impact on diabetes and other chronic illnesses’Spotting Myeloma… let’s make it less tricky. Myeloma has been a popular topic in our recent Cancer and GP Update courses. So, to ...

Send us a text Grab 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 of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the first of two episodes this month, Fiona and Nik discuss: Anabolic steroid use. Body image concerns and pursuing an increasingly muscular appearance is becoming a growing issue, particularly for men and boys. Nature… so important that we should prescribe it? Yes! Special g...

Send us a text Grab 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 primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the second of two episodes this month, Ali and Nik discuss: ‘I’ve got a pain in my foot.’ Do you feel less confident when consulting about feet? We can help…‘These mouth ulcers won’t clear up.’ We talk about Behçet’s syndrome, a rare multi system inflammatory condition. Listen as soon as you can to e...

Send us a text Grab 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 recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the first of two episodes this month, Ali, Nik and special guests Hussain Al-Zubaidi and Osman Bhatti discuss: Dance for health. What is the evidence that this helps. Which disease is particularly helped by the tango?Ramadan: supporting patients with long-term conditions. How can we...

Send us a text Grab 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 primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the second of two episodes this month, Fiona and Nik discuss: Spinal cord compression and cauda equina syndrome. They’re on our (long!) list of things we never want to miss. They’re uncommon presentations, but they cause us a lot of anxiety. We can help…The new NICE guidance on menopause, published in D...

Send us a text Grab 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 primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the first of two episodes this month, Fiona and Nik discuss: Acute cough and pneumonia in adults. Who needs face-to-face assessment? Who needs antibiotics?‘I got this new gadget’… we consider technology to support health and wellbeing. Listen as soon as you can to ensure you have full access to all...

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 primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the second of two episodes this month, Ali and Nik discuss: Wintering, time to restore ourselves. We share an article from our lifestyle medicine course, offering a roadmap to wellbeing that we can use to support ourselves, family members and patients as we embark on 2025. Listen as soon as you can t...

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 primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the first of two episodes this month, Ali and Nik discuss: 3% of adults presenting to primary care with an acute cough have pertussis, but would you spot it?What is our role in primary care if a patient approaches us for advice about antibiotic prophylaxis for STIs?Listen as soon as you can to ensure you ...

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 recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the second of two episodes this month, Fiona and Nik discuss: Diagnosing diabetes: do you know MODY from LADA?PSA testing in asymptomatic men. Why don’t we have a national screening programme for prostate cancer in the UK?Listen as soon as you can to ensure you have full access to all the fre...

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 recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the first of two episodes this month, Fiona and Nik discuss: Chronic urticaria. How confident are you in spotting and managing it?Preparing for the worst…we consider the important issue of bleeding and haemorrhage in advanced cancer. Listen as soon as you can to ensure you have full acc...

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 Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. October was another bumper month of information, meaning that we can’t possibly squeeze it all into one handy sized episode, so in the second of two episodes this month, Ali and Nik discuss: Mpox- what do we need to know after the WHO declared Mpox a ‘public health emergency of international co...

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 Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. October was another bumper month of information, meaning that we can’t possibly squeeze it all into one handy sized episode, so in the first of two episodes this month, Ali and Nik discuss: HRT, bleeding and endometrial cancer... Have you had more phone calls and e-consults? Recent media coverag...