Red Whale Primary Care Pod
Welcome to the Primary Care Pod from Red Whale – join GPs Nik Kendrew and guests as each month they discuss a roundup of four key topics for primary care clinicians, which can also be found in our popular free Pearls.
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Red Whale Primary Care Pod
Don’t miss it, don’t harm them: brain tumour clues, and considering cancer and frailty
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Headache in the consultation room is common; a brain tumour is (thankfully) not — and that’s exactly why we’re so prone to worry and to miss the subtle clues. In this episode, Nik and Fi cut through the noise on headaches, red flags and brain tumours. They explore how no single symptom reliably hits the NICE “refer” threshold, what to do with “headache +” and “cognitive +”, when to push for urgent imaging/referral, and how to safety net adults and children. Then they move on to a quietly game-changing topic: cancer and frailty — how to spot it, why it alters investigation and treatment risk, what to include in suspected cancer referrals, and practical steps that primary care clinicians can start today to reduce harm and improve outcomes.
Useful Links
Prehabilitation resources for healthcare professionals | Macmillan Cancer Support
Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool: MUST
Macmillan Cancer Support - healthy eating and cancer
GP Trainee Essentials support package information, and the Red Whale Calendar
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