Podcasts

The DDA has created its own series of podcasts with information and analysis of dispensing doctor matters in conversation with DDA Board Members and invited guests.

Click on the links below to listen to our podcast series

Episode 1: Dispensing fees A conversation with DDA Chairman Dr Richard West 

Episode 2; Sustainable dispensing in Wales: A conversation with DDA Welsh Chair Dr Fiona Porter

Episode 3: The DDA's 2026 Wish List: A conversation with DDA Chief Executive Matthew Isom

Episode 4: The Smarter Dispensary: A conversation with DDA Board Member Mark Stone

Episode 5: Electronic prescription services in England, Wales and Scotland: A conversation with DDA Board Members Dr Mike Barstow, Welsh Chair Dr Fiona Porter and Scottish representative Dr Hal Maxwell

Episode 6: Best practice with the Drug Tariff. A conversation with NHS BSA Head of Pharmaceutical Services and Principal Pharmacist Philip Edwards

Episode 7: Your GPCs and their dispensing negotiations. A conversation with GPC Wales Deputy Chair Dr Ian Harris, Scottish GPC Deputy Chair Dr Al Miles (from 13m 08s) and GPC England Chair Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer (from 25m 40s)

Episode 8: A DDA 2026 Conference Preview: A conversation with DDA Chief Executive Matthew Isom

Episode 9: The Rural Voice in Parliament: A conversation with Jenny-Riddell Carpenter MP, Suffolk Coastal, and chair of the Labour Rural Research Group

Episode 10: The Employment Rights Act 2025. A conversation with Mike Markham, managing director of specialist GP HR services provider Cavell HR (includes free Unfair Dismissal resource pack)

DDA26 Conference Special: A conversation with Gold exhibitor MediP 

Episode 11: DDA 2026 Conference Preview: 2. A conversation with DDA Chief Executive Matthew Isom