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Live radio requires a lot of effort at the best of times - more so when you're dealing with sensitive issues, vulnerable contributors and medical advice. We find out how the team behind ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 1's The Surgery put the show together and deal with a wide range of medical issues from callers, especially mental health problems.

In this podcast you'll learn about:

- specialist production and presenting skills
- the processes in place to protect callers
- the issues around offering advice
- the duty of care towards listeners

"It is really hard, I'm not going to lie. I don't think it would be fair to say it's easy to present a show of such a sensitive nature."– Gemma Cairney

The ´óÏó´«Ã½ Academy's Jas Rao spoke to the team: presenter Gemma Cairney (above, left), resident GP and co-host Dr Radha (above, right) - formerly of Channel 4's The Sex Education Show and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three's Make My Body Younger - and producer Becky Griesdale-Sherry, a former producer of the Vanessa Feltz phone-in show on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio London.

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