
Welcome to Why Medics Matter, a podcast exploring the challenges, triumphs, and unique experiences of doctors in today’s NHS. Hosted by Dr Amie Burbridge and Dr Simon Frazer from DoctorsTraining, this show is for doctors, by doctors.Each episode covers topics that matter to medics - medical education, mental fitness, leadership, career development, and the realities of life on the frontline. With ... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 41 | Founded | 2 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Listeners | Categories | MedicineEducationHealth & FitnessSelf-Improvement | |||

Most of us have been told that a good doctor stays calm, keeps control, and doesn't let emotion get in the way. But what if control isn't something your brain can actually do? What if the anxiety, frustration and self-criticism you've spent years try... more
Most of us have been told that the way to protect standards and patient safety is more structure: tighter curricula, exact numbers, rigid pathways, committing to a specialty by 24 and staying on that line to the end. But what if that's the very thing... more
Most of us have been told that if a doctor is struggling with organisation, communication or exams, the problem is effort, attitude or resilience. But what if the very traits that got them into medical school, the hyper focus, the attention to detail... more
Most of us picture high performance as a Formula One pit stop: elite talent, huge resources, everyone flat out. In medicine we've quietly absorbed a version of that, the doctor as superhuman, no lunch, no sleep, just keep going. But what if that mode... more
People also subscribe to these shows.




The perspective of GP land needs to be a regular topic. Hospital training and the struggles there are important, but the cornerstone of medicine is general practice. And the likes of Jane Dacre do not understand our struggles. The condescending nature of hospital colleagues is real. The insurmountable we workload is suffocating. The joy has gone. And yet health secretaries treat GP as the idiot dogsbody of the nhs. A conversation from a primary care perspective need to be heard.
Great podcast - thanks DoctorsTraining
Brilliant
Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.
How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.
Apple Podcasts | #212 | |
Apple Podcasts | #59 |
Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.
Listeners, social reach, demographics and more for this podcast.
| Listeners per Episode | |
|---|---|
| Gender Skew | |
| Location | |
| Interests | |
| Professions | |
| Age Range | |
| Household Income | |
| Social Media Reach |
This show centers conversations for doctors navigating the NHS, focusing on medical education, mental fitness, leadership, and career development. Episodes frequently tackle burnout, imposter syndrome, uncertainty in clinical practice, and strategies for sustainable work, wellbeing, and effective team dynamics. Guests range from burnout researchers and medical educators to clinicians sharing lived experience, with practical guidance on navigating career transitions, improving communication, and fostering healthier workplace cultures. A standout theme is translating frank discussions about challenges into actionable steps—mentorship, reflective practice, and structured planning—that help clinicians thrive within the NHS. The format consisten... more
Rephonic provides a wide range of podcast stats for Why Medics Matter. We scanned the web and collated all of the information that we could find in our comprehensive podcast database. See how many people listen to Why Medics Matter and access YouTube viewership numbers, download stats, audience demographics, chart rankings, ratings, reviews and more.
Rephonic provides a full set of podcast information for four million podcasts, including the number of listeners. View further listenership figures for Why Medics Matter, including podcast download numbers and subscriber numbers, so you can make better decisions about which podcasts to sponsor or be a guest on. You will need to upgrade your account to access this premium data.
Rephonic provides comprehensive predictive audience data for Why Medics Matter, including gender skew, age, country, political leaning, income, professions, education level, and interests. You can access these listener demographics by upgrading your account.
To see how many followers or subscribers Why Medics Matter has on Spotify and other platforms such as Castbox and Podcast Addict, simply upgrade your account. You'll also find viewership figures for their YouTube channel if they have one.
These podcasts share a similar audience with Why Medics Matter:
1. You Are Not A Frog
2. The Rest Is Politics
3. Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe
4. Medicine and Science from The BMJ
5. The News Agents
Why Medics Matter launched 2 years ago and published 41 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
Our systems regularly scour the web to find email addresses and social media links for this podcast. We scanned the web and collated all of the contact information that we could find in our podcast database. But in the unlikely event that you can't find what you're looking for, our concierge service lets you request our research team to source better contacts for you.
Rephonic pulls ratings and reviews for Why Medics Matter from multiple sources, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and Podcast Addict.
View all the reviews in one place instead of visiting each platform individually and use this information to decide if a show is worth pitching or not.
Rephonic provides full transcripts for episodes of Why Medics Matter. Search within each transcript for your keywords, whether they be topics, brands or people, and figure out if it's worth pitching as a guest or sponsor. You can even set-up alerts to get notified when your keywords are mentioned.
Recent guests on Why Medics Matter include:
1. Steve Peters
2. Dame Jane Dacre
3. Emily Muirhead
4. Suzy Muir
5. Yasmeen Hyatt
6. Dr. Claire Ashley
7. Dr. Jason Hancock
8. Dr Jason Hancock
To view more recent guests and their details, simply upgrade your Rephonic account. You'll also get access to a typical guest profile to help you decide if the show is worth pitching.