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.
In this podcast we interview Dr. Katherine Peterson, a GP partner and strategic clinical lead for learning disability, neurodivergence and mental health in North East and North Cumbria ICB. Patients with learning disability can have difficulties accessing primary care and have worse health outcomes than the general population. This podcast discusses some practical ways that practices can improve care for this cohort.
1 Jul 2026
EKU Podcast: HIV in primary care
In 2024 there were 3,043 new HIV diagnoses in the UK, this is a 4% decrease from 3,169 diagnoses in 2023; while in England, new HIV diagnoses decreased by 2% from 2,838 in 2023 to 2,773 in 2024.In this podcast Dr Thomas Round talks to Dr Shrey Mathur, an academic GP in East London and researcher at Queen Mary University of London with an interest in HIV early diagnosis, about HIV and the role of primary care. They reflect on what HIV is, its historical context and the changes in diagnosis, treatment and management and the need to move away from potential bias within specific populations/at risk groups for testing and ways to reduce the stigma. They discuss when to test in primary care including thresholds and managing positive results, transfer of care to specialist services and communication between the two, coding patient records accordingly around medications, the use of Post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and long-acting injectables. They also offer top tips for everyday practice and signpost to useful resources. RCGP Podcast FeedbackYour 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 RCGP Podcast Survey (https://r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/49LX-11EN/rcgppodcasts), which will take no more than 5 minutes to complete.References:
People First Charter (https://peoplefirstcharter.org/)
HIV Lens (https://www.hiv-lens.org/)
Liverpool HIV Drug Interactions Tool (https://www.hiv-druginteractions.org/checker)
British HIV Association (https://bhiva.org/) (BHIVA)
NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary: HIV infection and AIDS (https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/hiv-infection-aids/)
NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary: HIV infection - treatment (https://bnf.nice.org.uk/treatment-summaries/hiv-infection/).
Resources:
RCGP eLearning course on Contraception (https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=210)
RCGP eLearning course on Sexual health (https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=1245)
RCGP eLearning course on Sexual and reproductive needs of the LGBTQ+ community (https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=356).
5 May 2026
EKU Podcast: Updates in detecting cancer in primary care
Dr Thomas Round interviews Professor Willie Hamilton about crucial updates in primary care cancer detection, screening changes, and early diagnosis strategies.
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Willie Hamilton
Paul Little
Kevin Barrett
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665,943
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4.8 / 5
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Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100
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