Live recording of afternoon talk. A conversation between two doctors - a Doctor of human ailments and a Doctor of earth elements.

Speakers:

Dr Georgie Kirby, our local GP in Frome Medical Practice.

Dr Louise Farquharson, Research Assistant Professor at University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Step into your local health centre to discover how global systems relate to us, for this special conversation between two doctors.

We will focus on the critical link between the local and the global - how the climate crisis shapes our health, how our environment connects us here and to elsewhere.

Hosted by Sue Palmer (Future Shed Lead, Edventure) and Charlotte Carson (Community Sustainability Lead, Frome Medical Practice), we will explore common threads around human health, water, geological time and identify tangible actions that link health and climate agendas.

Following a unique Climate Action Fund, National Lottery project, this podcast brings

together inspiring community champions, leading health professionals and local experts to

share compelling stories, fresh insights, and even practical tips on how you can live a

healthier and greener life.

In this episode we hear from Frome's Young people climate action group!

Based in Frome, Somerset - every episode dives into engaging themes such as active travel,

self care, the real cost of cheap food and connecting with nature. Discover pioneering local

projects, the passionate people behind them and be inspired to take steps towards

community led climate action.

The show hopes to inspire positive change – both for our own health and for the environment

and be curious about the things we have in common within and across communities.

You can see more about the wider project and the role the podcast plays as part of

movement change here, https://greenhealthyfrome.org/listen/

Up to 90% of the medicines we take end up in our waterways. Our town uses seven million litres of water every day. And there are chemicals in our rivers that no water treatment plant can remove. In this episode, Charlotte and Jez are joined by the practice's Evaluation Lead and two members of Frome Families for the Future to explore the deep connection between how we use water, what we put down our drains, and the health of the River Frome — and us.

This episode also features I Am the River, a community song composed and performed by The Ripple Effect with Heather Truesdall and the Songbirds Choir, written collaboratively with Frome residents from age five to ninety-five.

Guests

Richard Podmore – Evaluation Lead, Frome Medical Practice. Richard covers the pharmaceutical load in our waterways — including the fact that around 30% of all consumed antibiotics eventually enter rivers — and the practice's work to reduce over-prescribing as a direct environmental intervention. He also updates on the Only Order What You Need project, which saved the NHS over £250,000 and reduced prescriptions by 15,000 items in its first year.

Gemma – River Vision Project Co-lead, Frome Families for the Future; Water Space Project Manager, Bath and North East Somerset Council. Gemma co-leads the River Vision project in Frome — working to improve community access to and engagement with the River Frome through events, citizen science, and practical resources. She is also a trained riverfly monitor and sits on the Friends of the River Frome committee.

Lizzie Benning – River Vision Project Co-lead, Frome Families for the Future; Water Space Project Manager, Bath and North East Somerset Council. Lizzie brings an architect's eye to understanding how water shapes our built environment and our stories, and advocates for whole-catchment thinking as the key to lasting river health.

Frome Families for the Future (River Vision project, resources, events): fromefamiliesforthefuture.co.uk I Am the River — download the song on Bandcamp to support the project: search The Ripple Effect on Bandcamp Friends of the River Frome: contact via Frome Families for the Future Frome Beaver Watch — sightings within 10km of Frome: fromebeaverwatch@gmail.com Big River Watch (annual citizen science, Rivers Trust): theriverstrust.org Green & Healthy Frome: greenhealthyfrome.org Frome Medical Practice (repeat prescriptions, NHS app): fromemedicalpractice.co.uk