A recent investigation, by The BMJ, showed a worrying increase in incidence of violence, directed to wards GPs, and reported to the police. In this episode of Deep Breath in, Tom and Jenny are joined by Gareth Iacobucci, assistant news editor for The BMJ who broke the story.

They'll hear from a GP affected, and get some advice on preventing violence, and deescalation, from two mental health experts, who deal with the most agitated patients. 

Our guests:
Adam Janjua, a GP in Fleetwood, Lancashire.
Marcela Schilderman, a consultant psychiatrist at South London and the Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust 
and Anita Bignell, a mental health nurse, at South London and the Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Reading list
Violent incidents at GP surgeries double in five years, BMJ investigation finds
https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj.o1333

Violence against GPs with Adam Janjua, Marcela Schilderman, and Anita Bignell

BMJ talk medicine