A whopping 39 percent GPs are thinking of leaving the profession in the coming 5 years , if something isn't done soon, we may be 22000 GPs short which could very well be a fatal blow to the NHS . The current GP workforce crisis seems to be a p

BBC interview 12/12/2022 - Group A strep infection, antibiotics shortages and role of flu vaccines

Dec 12th, 2022 6m 3s

Group A strep prevalence has more than doubled as compared to previous years. However there is also an increase in Influenza infections. The current scientific opinion behind the rise in invasive Group a Strep infections (iGAS) is that the high

Group A Streptococcus: what's happening out there and what can we do about it ?

Dec 11th, 2022 10m

Here's the complete lowdown on whats happening across British general practice at the moment around group A Streptococcus and scarlet fever. And how everyone getting their flu vaccine would help immensely.

The NHS faces a "perfect storm" this winter - my thoughts on the Twindemic with the BBC

Dec 6th, 2022 5m 9s

Although the covid cases remain stable, there has been a 40 percent increase in influenza related admissions largely driven by children under 5 yrs of age. It is an opportune time for all that are eligible to take their winter vaccines. Covid b

01/04/22 BBC interview with Ben Prater : UK Government scrapping free Covid tests...Too much too soon ?

Apr 1st, 2022 4m 50s

As a part of the 'living with Covid Plan' published in mid February 2022, today from 1st April the government is scrapping free Covid tests (with the exception of patient-facing NHS and care staff and Clinically extremely vulnerable patients).

BBC Wiltshire interview with Graham Rogers (29/12/21): Volunteering during Covid 19 pandemic (6mins)

Dec 29th, 2021 6m 23s

During the Covid 19 crisis in the last 12 months the NHS was faced with the gargantuan task of providing 100 million vaccinations. The NHS in this war like effort was crucially support by an enormous number of volunteers. It was their selfless

Boosting the Boost.... My thoughts on the Omicron variant and the urgency around the covid booster.

Dec 13th, 2021 4m 50s

Omicron is very much here in the UK . It is more infectious than the delta and other known previous variants . It was the 24th of November when we heard of this variant and now we find ourselves in an unenviable position this winter again of a

My thoughts on Covid Booster delivery in Swindon and Wiltshire : BBC interview with James Thomas

Nov 30th, 2021 4m 56s

My discussion with James Thomas today evening about Covid Booster delivery in Swindon & Wiltshire. Steam vaccination centre is designated a centre of excellence nationally for its levels of efficiency and performance in terms of service deliver

Covid toes: A perplexing medical finding in Covid 19

Oct 11th, 2021 19m 55s

Covid toes are the most common dermatological manifestation of Covid 19. They are seen in predominantly white caucasian ethnicity and patients are usually young and thin. They also seem to occur in the later half of clinical disease. Most cases

BBC interview with Ben Prater (07/10/21) : Covid toes

Oct 7th, 2021 4m 37s

Chilblains like lesions (CLL) are the most common cutaneous manifestation of covid 19. These tend to usually occur in the Caucasian paediatric population / young adults. Quite baffling is the associated fact that the majority of these patients

BBC wiltshire : My thoughts on winter pressures facing the NHS and how the general public can reduce their risk

Sep 15th, 2021 5m 53s

The NHS enters the winter phase surrounded by the "perfect storm" with an unprecedented backlog of cases, the threats from Flu and RSV which may act synergistically with Covid 19 infection and cause infections of greater severity, an expected i

BBC Wiltshire interview with Ben Prater 080721 : My views on lockdown easement & exercising caution

Jul 8th, 2021 96h 31m

BBC Wiltshire today : My thoughts on lockdown easement and the concepts of personal responsibility, personalised risk and exercising caution. Short interview lasting 3 minutes. The important thing to note here is that there is only a modest pro

BBC Wiltshire : General practice perspective of impact of Long Covid, interview with Ben Prater

Jun 21st, 2021 5m 12s

Long covid seems to affect 14 % of those with Covid according to a recent study published in the BMJ in May 2021 . The UK by June 2021 had 4.6 million confirmed cases of covid. The reality is that British general practice hasn't seen as many ca

BBC Wiltshire : My thoughts on the B1617.2 variant (aka the "Indian variant") and what works.

May 19th, 2021 4m 59s

This is my interview recorded with BBC Wiltshire on 19/5/21 at 7am GMT. Here I discuss with Ben Prater about what is known about the Indian variant and what weapons we have in our arsenal to combat it. The mental health impact of the pandemic i

Punjabi Detox podcast : how did UK fare during 2020, the year of the lockdown

May 15th, 2021 11m 50s

Punjabi Detox is a channel geared towards the subsection of the Asian population struggling with alcohol addiction in the United Kingdom. In this episode we look at the new data from the Office of national statistics which has recorded a 19.6%

My thoughts on India's Covid 19 Crisis - shared with BBC Radio Wiltshire morning show with Ben Prater

Apr 28th, 2021 8m 11s

The 2nd covid wave in India is the worst covid 2nd wave for any county with 2.2 million cases in the last week alone. Here I discuss the multifactorial causes behind it.

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