So what happened to us all?
In this podcast GP Dr Martin Billington has one to one conversations with people he was at medical school with in Sheffield from 1988 to 1993. They discuss the guest’s journey from graduation to where they are now, both professionally and personally. What has challenged them, surprised them, the highs and the lows? How have they coped with the stress, what have they learned about themselves, what does the future hold?
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Episodes
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
After an unplanned hiatus we return with a new episode, this time with Consultant Surgeon Lee Breakwell. Lee talks about his early medical school challenges, but his subsequent successful career in spinal orthopaedics. He also mentions a couple of surprise hobbies and that imposter syndrome never really goes away.
my email is martin.billington1@nhs.net if you want to get in touch.
thanks to my son Theo for the music
Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
Welcome to another episode of "So what happened to us all?" the podcast where GP Martin Billington tracks down some of his old class mates from Sheffield Medical School and finds out what they have been up to since graduation in 1993.
Episode 14 is with Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Karen Selby. We do discuss some sensitive subjects including termination of pregnancy, still birth and neonatal death.
Martin's email is martin.billington1@nhs.net if you want to get in touch with him, or Karen, about anything.
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Episode 13 is with Richard Williams. Richard is a GP and as you will hear he is many other things too. He gives us a fascinating insight into his upbringing, the ups and downs of his medical life and what he has learned about himself in more recent years.
Link to Tara George's podcast Bedside Reading https://open.spotify.com/episode/7bheS6mcpU4KmIC5v3WqVG?si=36239fd24d164311
my email: martin.billington1@nhs.net
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Monday Sep 30, 2024
In episode 12, I chat with Nick Samaniego, Consultant Geriatrician in Sheffield, about his career in hospital medicine, and also his experiences of moving to the UK from Peru, his side-line in medico-legal work and also he tells me about a (to me) crazy hobby he still partakes in.
do get in touch with me via email: martin.billington1@nhs.net
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Rowan Kenny is a GP, medical educator and wannabe chef. In episode 11, I talk with Rowan about being a GP partner in 3 different practices, how he sees the future of General Practice and how he is happiest when he is gardening. Very rock n roll.
Do get in touch with me on martin.billington1@ nhs.net
I am always keen to hear what people think of the podcast and to get others on as guests.
music: Theo Billington
Monday Sep 02, 2024
Monday Sep 02, 2024
It's episode 10, and with that the podcast has clocked up over 1000 downloads. This episode is with Katherine Alcock recorded in August this year. We chat about her job as a Senior Lecturer in Medical Physiology and Human Biology and her journey there through Emergency Medicine. We also talk about neurodiversity, cool music, Doc Martens and archaeology.
Please pass on the pod to others who might be interested; I am trying to get it out there a bit more now there is a reasonable "body of work".
and do get in touch: martin.billington1@nhs.net
musical credits: Theo Billington
everything else: MB
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
In this episode I chat with multi-tasking GP Rachel Taylor about work, motherhood and marriage, medical school memories, whistleblowing and her disturbing experiences of being a patient.
Ockenden Report: Ockenden review: summary of findings, conclusions and essential actions - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
please get in touch to message Rachel, myself or any previous guests martin.billington1@nhs.net
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
In episode 8 I meet up with Simon McCormick who is an A+E Consultant at Rotherham District General Hospital. Simon talks candidly about his journey from medical student to consultant and ultimately how the pressures of this post took their toll.
LINKS:
Simon's blog: Broken Toy – Post breakdown thoughts on Emergency Medicine. (wordpress.com)
Practitioner Health: Practitioner Health
Doctors in Distress: Home - Doctors in Distress - Support For Healthcare Workers (doctors-in-distress.org.uk)
You Ok Doc?: You Okay, Doc? – You Okay, Doc? (youokaydoc.org.uk)
Shame in Medicine from The Nocturnists: the NOCTURNISTS - Shame in Medicine: The Lost Forest
Sandy Miles on You are not a Frog: How Perfectionism and Shame Lead to Stress and Burnout - You Are Not A Frog | Podcast on Spotify
to get in touch with Martin: martin.billington1@nhs.net
music by Theo Billington
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
In the next episode I get my head round the time international differences and chat with Helen Gemmell in New Zealand. We talk about her wide ranging career, as well as coming out as a gay woman and some major health issues she has faced.
Helen mentions her work with medicinal cannabis and refers to the endocannabinoid system: Endocannabinoid system - Wikipedia
Do get in touch with me via email:
martin.billington1@nhs.net and I can pass messages onto her.
music: Theo Billington
editing and production: little old me
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
In episode 6 I have a moving conversation with Tamsin Groom, who has worked for most of her career in Glasgow as a Women's and Sexual Health specialist.
There is some adult language , Tamsin is a great swearer, a trait I have always admired.
Do drop me an email if you want me to pass on any messages to Tamsin; martin.billington1@nhs.net