Deep Breath In - breathe more easily with The BMJ

“Deep breath in…and out. Again, deep breath in…and out.” We tune in to patients’ breath sounds, seeking confirmation of a diagnosis - one more supporting piece of evidence to reassure anxious patients or to narrow the differential. But since the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic arrived, saying “deep breath in” has been replaced by the need to take one ourselves: before opening the morning news, before venturing out (or logging-on) to work each morning, and before ringing the next patient on your list with the ominous note alongside their name: “fever and cough for a week, now feeling breathless.”

So in this podcast, for GPs by GPs, we discuss those fears, hear from experts who might be able to give you some insight in to coping, and reflect on the joys of being a general practitioner.