An authentic yet lighthearted take on the world of medicines and healthcare in the UK
The Aural Apothecary

The Aural Apothecary

An authentic yet lighthearted take on the world of medicines and healthcare in the UK from Jamie, Gimmo and Steve the Chemist

Recent Episodes

Nov. 15, 2024

7.3 John Seddon - Saving the NHS through system change

Freedom from Command and Control was the very first book choice on the Aural Apothecary and its themes of failure demand, systems thinking and value have featured heavily on the show ever since. It is a real pleasure therefore this …

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Oct. 25, 2024

7.2 - Back to the Future! Dr Berwyn Owen and The Evolution of Communi…

Community Pharmacist Dr Berwyn Owen is a pharmacy proprietor and prescriber in rural North Wales and we discuss what the future of medicines management looks like through the lens of community pharmacy

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Oct. 4, 2024

7.1 The Aural Apothecary Analyses! Statins and Shared Decision Making…

Welcome back to The Aural Apothecary! For our first episode we bring you an exciting new format, where we’ll be diving deeper into some of the recurring themes from our first six series. The Aural Apothecary Analyses!

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June 28, 2024

6.10 Tommy Whitelaw - Intelligent Kindness & Gentle Honesty - Listeni…

Join us for a joyful exploration of the importance and reality of person centred care with Tommy Whitelaw from Person Centred Voices who was a full-time carer for his late mother Joan who had vascular dementia.

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June 7, 2024

6.9 Ann-Marie Goacher. The Eyes: A Window to Our Health

Pain in the eye? It is a red-flag all healthcare professionals are trained to be aware of. But when spotted, who deals with it? We are joined by Specialist Head and Neck Pharmacist Ann Marie Goacher.

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May 24, 2024

6.8 Maricarmen Climént - Risky Business - How to communicate uncertai…

How do you explain the risks and benefits of a medicine when you yourself don’t really know? We chat to Maricarmen Climént about risk communication and how we best help patients to make better choices in the face of uncertainty?

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May 3, 2024

6.7 Dr Esther Clift DClinP - Joining the Dots; Frailty & Physiotherapy

We chat to Physiotherapist and Consultant Practitioner, Esther Clift about her pioneering role in the management of frailty & how the Isle of Wight, as a ‘petri-dish’ of frailty, is the ideal place for this role.

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April 12, 2024

6.6 Dr Catherine Labinjoh - Realistic Medicine & The Drug Portal to T…

Did you know that according to the OECD, a fifth of healthcare costs adds no value to patient care? This, along with the drive for shared decision making is the drive behind Scotland’s ‘Realistic Medicine’ campaign.

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March 22, 2024

6.5 Alison Tennant - Won’t someone think of the children?

It takes a special sort of person to work in paediatric care. We chat to Alison Tennant, Chief Pharmacist at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Trust about the risks and rewards of working with children and their medicines.

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March 8, 2024

6.4 Professor Tony Avery OBE - The Problem with Prescribing?

How do you influence the prescribing habits of an entire country? This is the task of NHS England’s National Clinical Director of Prescribing Professor Tony Avery.

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Recent Blog Posts

Au Revoir Bordeaux EAHP 24

Once again, the Three Apothecaries provided the “champ gauche” interlude at the 28th European Association of Hospital Pharmacy (EAHP) congress, this year in beautiful Bordeaux. We hosted 2 European guests who shared their passions for th…

Music , Medicines and Memories Cardiff 2024

Cardiff felt the right place to deliver our first "live show" to the general public and we are so grateful to the Chapter Arts Centre who were happy to oblige us on a prime time Saturday night slot.  Led brilliantly by Jamie we performed to …

The 3 Apothecaries Live at RPS Conference 2023

Once again the 3 Apothecaries provided the "edutainment" at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's (RPS) 2023 Conference in London, ahead of the RPS Fellows Award ceremony.  Huge thanks to the RPS for inviting us back , and especially to our two g…