RCGP eLearning Podcast
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<p>The Royal College of General Practitioners is the professional membership body for family doctors in the UK and overseas. This podcast is produced by the RCGP eLearning and Essential Knowledge Update teams and features discussions with clinical experts about a range of key topics in primary care.</p>
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Recent Episodes
May 5, 2026
EKU Podcast: Updates in detecting cancer in primary care
<div> <p>It is estimated that there are almost 3.5 million people living with cancer in the UK and on average someone is diagnosed with cancer at least every 75 seconds (UK). </p><p>In this podcast Dr Thomas Round talks to Professor Willie Hamilton, a Professor of Primary Care Cancer Research about the updates to cancer detection in primary care. </p><p>They reflect on why primary care is so important in this area, the changing epidemiology in cancer and cancer in younger people including the increase in colorectal cancer. They discuss the changes in cancer screening e.g. cervical cancer (introduction of home screening) and bowel cancer (age reduction and Faecal immunochemical test (FIT) thresholds), Positive Predictive Value (PPV), symptomatic presentations, difficult to diagnose cancers and atypical presentations. They also offer top tips for everyday practice and signpost to useful resources. </p><p><strong>References</strong></p></div><ul> <li><a href="https://best4trial.org/best4-screening-trial">Best4: Screening for oesophageal health problems</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nhs-galleri.org/">NHS Galleri Trail: Detecting cancer early</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/jesss-rule-three-strikes-and-we-rethink/">Jess’s Rule: Three strikes and we rethink</a></li> <li><a href="https://bsw.icb.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/06/ERICA-advert-CRUK.pdf">ERICA Study. Prof. Willie Hamilton</a></li> <li>Save T, Neal R D, Round T. <a href="https://bjgp.org/content/74/745/380">A multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test: clinical update for GPs</a>. British Journal of General Practice 2024; 74 (745): 380-382. </li> <li>Wiering B, Mounce LTA, Price SJ, et al. <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41764785/">The impact of morbidity burden on cancer diagnosis; a retrospective cohort study in England</a>. Cancer Epidemiol. 2026 Feb 27;102:103027. </li> </ul><div> <strong>Further reading<br></strong>RCGP eLearning courses on:</div><ul> <li><a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=211">Behaviour change and cancer prevention</a></li> <li><a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=121">Bloating and Other Abdominal Symptoms: Could it be Ovarian Cancer?</a></li> <li><a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=138">Breast Cancer Screening - The Essentials</a></li> <li><a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=698">Cancer detection in primary care</a></li> <li><a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=254">Colorectal Cancer</a></li> <li><a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=883">Early diagnosis of cancer in young adults</a></li> <li><a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=455">Lung Cancer</a></li> <li><a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=103">Pancreatic Cancer: Early Diagnosis in General Practice</a></li> <li><a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=616">Primary cancer care toolkit</a></li> <li><a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=132">Prostate Cancer: Early Diagnosis in General Practice</a></li> <li> <a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=1223">Cancer care | One Day Essentials | REWIND</a> (available until 26.05.26)</li> </ul><div> <strong>RCGP Podcast Feedback</strong><br>Your feedback plays a crucial role in helping us improve the CPD products and services we offer. We would be grateful if you could please complete our short <a href="https://r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/49LX-11EN/rcgppodcasts">RCGP Podcast Survey</a>, which will take no more than <strong>5 minutes</strong> to complete.</div>
March 2, 2026
EKU Podcast: Respiratory tract infections
<div> <p>Respiratory disease, including infections, affects one in five people in England and is the third biggest cause of death, with around 68,000 annual deaths.</p><p>In this podcast Dr Thomas Round talks to Professor Paul Little, a GP and Professor of Primary Care Research at the University of Southampton about respiratory tract infections. They provide a discussion on the common presentations to primary care including symptoms and their duration, natural history, assessment (triage), red flags, treatment including best practice for the use of antibiotics (NNT and NNH, TARGET toolkit), point of care testing (CRP), the use of nasal sprays, encouraging at risk groups to receive vaccinations, continuation of hand washing, and the impact of stress on illness. They also offer top tips for everyday practice.</p><p><strong>Further reading</strong>:</p></div><ul> <li><a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/eku-hot-topics">RCGP Essential Knowledge Update Hot Topic: Nasal sprays and behavioural interventions compared with usual care for acute respiratory illness in primary care</a></li> <li><a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=553">RCGP TARGET antibiotics toolkit hub</a></li> <li>Little P, Vennik J, Rumsby K, et al. <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(24)00140-1/fulltext">Nasal sprays and behavioural interventions compared with usual care for acute respiratory illness in primary care: a randomised, controlled, open-label, parallel-group trial</a>. Lancet Respir Med. 2024 Aug;12(8):619-632. </li> <li>Little P, Stuart B, Andreou P, et al. <a href="https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/4/e009769">Primary care randomised controlled trial of a tailored interactive website for the self-management of respiratory infections (Internet Doctor)</a>. BMJ Open. 2016 Apr 20;6(4): e009769.</li> </ul><div> <strong>RCGP Podcast Feedback</strong><br>Your feedback plays a crucial role in helping us improve the CPD products and services we offer. We would be grateful if you could please complete our short <a href="https://r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/49LX-11EN/rcgppodcasts">RCGP Podcast Survey</a>, which will take no more than <strong>5 minutes</strong> to complete.</div>
February 2, 2026
EKU Podcast: Irritable bowel syndrome
<div> <p>Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) affects approximately 1 in 20 people in the UK, equating to around 3.2 million individuals, though some estimates suggest up to 1 in 5 adults experience symptoms, with potentially even more not seeking medical help. It's a common digestive disorder, more prevalent in women, often starting in the 20s or 30s.</p><p>In this podcast Dr Thomas Round speaks to Dr Kevin Barrett, a GP in Hertfordshire with a special interest in gastroenterology in primary care, about the prevalence, symptoms, diagnostic criteria, treatment and management of IBS and offers top tips for primary care practice!</p><p>For more information please see:</p></div><ul> <li>RCGP eLearning course on <a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=271">Inflammatory Bowel Disease</a> </li> <li>RCGP eLearning course on <a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=699">Holistic care for patients with inflammatory bowel disease</a> </li> <li>RCGP eLearning course on the <a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=208">Diagnosis and management of coeliac disease and its immunological comorbidities</a> </li> <li>RCGP Essential Knowledge Update module on the <a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=519">Management of irritable bowel syndrome</a> </li> <li>RCGP Essential Knowledge Update module on the <a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=339">Management of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease</a> </li> </ul><div> <strong>RCGP Podcast Feedback</strong> <br>Your feedback plays a crucial role in helping us improve the CPD products and services we offer. We would be grateful if you could please complete our short <a href="https://r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/49LX-11EN/rcgppodcasts">RCGP Podcast Survey</a>, which will take no more than <strong>5 minutes</strong> to complete.</div>
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