So what happened to us all?

episode 13: Richard Williams

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
 

Episode 12: Nick Samaniego

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

Episode 11: Rowan Kenny

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

Episode 10: Katherine Alcock

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
 

Episode 9: Rachel Taylor

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 

episode 8: Simon McCormick

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
 

Episode 7 : Helen Gemmell

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

Episode 6 : Tamsin Groom

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  

Episode 5 : Matt Simms

In episode 5, I chat with old friend Matt Simms, now a consultant surgeon in the east of England. Matt talks about his career and also he tells me about a particularly difficult period of family illness that they have all had to deal with. He talks about work-life balance, which is already becoming an emerging theme in this podcast, and a new hobby of his- see link below! 
Letterpress printing - Wikipedia
 
please do get in touch with me via email :
martin.billington1@nhs.net 

Episide 4: Heather Elphick

In episode 4, I chat with Paediatrician Heather Elphick about her clinical and academic career, as well as juggling this with family life, having a confusing local namesake, and how a major health issue for her enabled Heather to re-evaluate her work-life balance. 
Do get in touch with me by email, martin.billington1@nhs.net, to pass on any messages to Heather, give me any feedback and if you fancy coming on as a guest. 
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A big thank you to Theo Billington for the music.