Mark is an NHS GP and award winning journalist. He spends half his week working as a GP partner in rural Gloucestershire, and the rest investigating and reporting on the latest developments in medicine. As well as a regular column in the Times, Mark is a regular on daytime TV GP and Radio 4.

We chat to Mark about his new practice pharmacy professionals, deprescribing, and the six-week wait for hospital discharge communication. We also pick up on the environmental impact of inhalers, giant frusemide tablets and the dangers of overplaying benefits vs underplaying risks. The 70’s gets a lot of mentions as well.

As with all our guests we ask Mark to pick his ‘Desert Island Drug’, a career defining anthem and a book that has influenced his work. You will not be disappointed with the choices...

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