Emergency Assessment with Greg Markham - Episode 1 'Is this patient to poorly to be in your surgery'

Send us Fan MailRichard is joined by ED Paramedic ACP Greg Markham to explore emergency presentations in general practice — and what really counts as an emergency in the primary care setting.Greg shares a structured approach to recognising and assessing the acutely unwell patient, including practical tools and resources that can support safe, confident decision-making under pressure.Through case-based discussion, they work through suspected sepsis and acute shortness of breath — covering clinical assessment, immediate management options within general practice, red flags, and when escalation is essential.A focused, clinically grounded episode designed to support frontline practitioners managing high-risk presentations in primary care.Enjoy the episode.As always - Thank you Scott for you supportCoventry and Warwickshire Training HubHome - Coventry & Warwickshire Training HubCollege of Paramedics https://collegeofparamedics.co.uk/JRCALC – Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committeehttps://jrcalc.org.uk/Healthcare professionals - The UK Sepsis Trusthttps://sepsistrust.org/healthcare-professionals/Emergency Oxygen | British Thoracic Society | Better lung health for allhttps://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/clinical-resources/guidelines/emergency-oxygen/Scenario: Acute exacerbation of asthma | Management | Asthma | CKS | NICEhttps://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/asthma/management/acute-exacerbation-of-asthma/Scenario: Acute exacerbation | Management | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | CKS | NICEhttps://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/management/acute-exacerbation/The Resus Room - Podcast - Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-resus-room/id1090433226GP mythbusters: recently updated - Care Quality CommissionHome | Resuscitation Council UKhttps://www.resus.org.uk/