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Radio Doctor
Manx Radio's Radio Doctor provides a weekly audio surgery, providing tips on healthy living and medical dos and don'ts.
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Episodes
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RADIO DOCTOR 17 MARCH 2025
Monday, 17 March 2025
The Radio Doctor returns - and discusses respiratory diseases, psoriasis and skinny jabs amongst other joys!
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RADIO DOCTOR 06 JANUARY 2024
Monday, 6 January 2025
The Radio doctor looks at the joys of the new year including the so called "quandremic" . . flu, RSV, norovirus and covid. Keep up with those new year's resolutions!
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RADIO DOCTOR 18 NOV 2024 - Prostate cancer, fertility and assisted dying
Monday, 18 November 2024
The Radio Doctor discusses prostate cancer, fertility in the country and the ongoing moves to allow assisted dying
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RADIO DOCTOR 04 NOVEMBER - Discussing the issue of suicide
Monday, 4 November 2024
The Radio Doctor talks about issues relating to suicide and how help is always available for those who feel they can see no way forward in their lives
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RADIO DOCTOR 15 OCTOBER - CPR and Defibs
Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Could you perform CPR? Or operate a defibrillator ? The Radio Doctor considers cases of sudden cardiac arrest
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RADIO DOCTOR 16 SEPTEMBER 2024 - bugs, COVID and RSV
Monday, 16 September 2024
The Radio Doctor discusses the early autumn chills and bugs, COVID and Respiratory Synctial Virus or RSV
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RADIO DOCTOR 29 AUGUST 2024 - lack of summer, polio and weight loss treatments
Thursday, 29 August 2024
The Radio Doctor ponders a non-existent summer, the re-appearance of polio in Gaza and non-prescribed weight-loss treatments
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RADIO DOCTOR JULY 29 - IT outages and sleeping tablets
Monday, 29 July 2024
The Radio doctor reflects on the effects of the mass IT outage and an increasing demand for sleeping tablets.
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RADIO DOCTOR 08 JULY 2024
Monday, 8 July 2024
Covid, viral chest infections, diarrhoea, vomiting and horseflies - all in a day's work for the radio doctor.
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10 JUNE 2024
Monday, 10 June 2024
The Radio Doctor muses on headaches caused for TT organisers - and headaches elsewhere among the general populace . . .
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14 MAY 2024
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
The Radio Doctor muses about the weather - and ponders the misery of migraines . .
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15 APRIL 2024
Monday, 15 April 2024
The Radio Doctor talks about the prevalence of long term coughs and dry eye - and do you know the 20-20-20 rule . . .?
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02 APRIL 2024
Tuesday, 2 April 2024
After the chocolate fest which is Easter, the Radio Doctor urges you to think about the sugar content of your diet and talks viruses, coughs and scabies. Welcome back!
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06 NOVEMBER 2023
Monday, 6 November 2023
The Radio Doctor is back after suffering himself with RSV and reflects on the recent debate in Tynwald on assisted dying.
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02 OCTOBER 2023
Monday, 2 October 2023
The Radio doctor looks at busy surgeries as we head towards winter and reviews some topics covered in the most recent GP educational afternoon held on the Island
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04 SEPTEMBER 2023
Monday, 4 September 2023
The Radio doctor is back after a busy month, to tell us about the latest round of Covid infections, summer bugs, overdoses and and thanks for those who work with drug and alcohol addiction
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02 AUGUST 2023
Wednesday, 2 August 2023
The Radio Doctor muses on consultant departures, PTSD after traumatic events such as the Summerland tragedy, the MMR vaccine and isometric exercise.
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20 JULY 2023
Thursday, 20 July 2023
The Radio Doctor looks back at 75 years of the NHS - its achievements, changes and future . .
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19 JUNE 2023
Monday, 19 June 2023
The Radio Doctor marks a vague return to normality with chat about horse fly bites, heat, hydration and hospital backlogs . .
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12 MAY 2023
Friday, 12 May 2023
The radio doctor talks about changes in attitude to brain injuries, big pay-outs and lessons to be learnt and slip slap slop as it warms up on the IOM!
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24 APRIL 2023
Monday, 24 April 2023
The Radio Doctor talks about the Covid vaccination, diabetes, sugar in food and one small step - upping your exercise!
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05 APRIL 2023
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
The Radio Doctor talks Medical Meetings, Covid doing the rounds again and pain management .. .and officers a hurray for Easter!
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10 MARCH 2023
Friday, 10 March 2023
The Radio Doctor considers the danger of falls due to the recently returned icy conditions and as another drug hits the headlines, discusses the ongoing battle against obesity
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13 JANUARY 2023
Monday, 13 February 2023
The Radio doctor tells us the busiest times he's ever know as a GP, massive workloads and flu - and how nothing is impossible when it comes to improving our lifestyles.
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09 JANUARY 2023
Monday, 9 January 2023
The Radio Doctor discusses Type A flu, the latest strains of Covid, Health Anxiety - and staying positive!
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19 DECEMBER 2022
Monday, 19 December 2022
The Radio Doctor discusses respiratory viruses, flu and winter pressures on the health system and the acronym of Scarlet Fever!
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05 DECEMBER 2022
Monday, 5 December 2022
The Radio Doctor talks about the dangers of Type A Strep, antibiotics and winter infections.
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22 NOVEMBER 2022
Tuesday, 22 November 2022
The Radio Doctor discusses the pressures facing GP practices, flu this winter - and some cases of shingles
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04 NOVEMBER 2022
Friday, 4 November 2022
The Radio Doctor discusses winter jabs, cataract treatments and a bit of Manx at yer!
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31 OCTOBER 2022
Monday, 31 October 2022
The Radio Doctor discusses onset of the season of coughs and sneezes and says stay alert as Covid is still around
