An Australian GP podcast for patients

Your GP practice, from every angle.

Short, honest conversations with the people inside Australian general practice: GPs, nurses, managers, receptionists and allied health. Health topics explained simply, and a look behind the scenes at how your clinic really works.

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On The Mend, an Australian GP podcast: episode 4, A Day in the Life of a Receptionist
Episode 4 · Full episode

A Day in the Life of a Receptionist

What really happens behind the front desk: the referrals and records that keep your care moving, why your results go to your doctor first, and why kindness matters on a busy morning.

With Emily Ryan, medical receptionist

Behind the scenesReceptionTest resultsChelsea, VIC
On The Mend, an Australian GP podcast: episode 2, Men's Health: Starting the Conversation
Episode 2 · Full episode

Men's Health: Starting the Conversation

Why men's health often gets overlooked, the health checks that change with age, signs someone might be struggling, and the small changes that add up.

With Dr Geoffrey Kimanje, who practises at Chelsea Arcade Medical

Men's healthMental healthHealth checksPreventionChelsea, VIC
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What a medical receptionist really does
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What a medical receptionist really does

Why your results go to your doctor first
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Why your results go to your doctor first

What would surprise a doctor about reception
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What would surprise a doctor about reception

A small act of care at the front desk
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A small act of care at the front desk

Why hearing checks matter
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Why hearing checks matter

Three ways to protect your hearing
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Three ways to protect your hearing

Are your earbuds damaging your hearing?
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Are your earbuds damaging your hearing?

What a hearing check actually involves
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What a hearing check actually involves

Signs a man might be struggling
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Signs a man might be struggling

The health checks that change with age
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The health checks that change with age

Small changes for a healthier you
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Small changes for a healthier you

Why men's health often gets overlooked
Clip · Ep 2

Why men's health often gets overlooked

Three simple ways to lower your skin cancer risk
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Three simple ways to lower your skin cancer risk

Are you safer from skin cancer down south?
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Are you safer from skin cancer down south?

Why a small spot can still be serious
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Why a small spot can still be serious

Spot check vs full body skin check
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Spot check vs full body skin check

What led this GP to skin cancer medicine
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What led this GP to skin cancer medicine

What we talk about

Two kinds of conversations

Health, explained simply

The questions patients actually ask, answered by the people who hear them every day.

  • Skin checks and sun safety
  • Men's health and mental health
  • Hearing checks and early signs of hearing loss
  • Women's health, travel medicine and staying ahead of problems

Behind the scenes of a GP practice

An honest look at how clinics really work, from the people inside them.

  • Why doctors run late
  • Out-of-pocket fees and how Medicare works
  • What reception really deals with
  • Life as a GP, nurse or practice manager
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We are always looking for GPs, nurses, receptionists, allied health providers and practice teams with a story to tell or a topic to explain. Patients can suggest topics too.

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