Episode 4 : Dr Mike Heber - The Unwavering Positivity Of Bulletproof Optimism, The Inevitable Inequality of Medicine, Police Siege Housecalls, Football with The Builders, and Why Brighton Is The Safest Place In The World For Your Heart To Stop.....

This is the episode you have all been waiting for, the tsunami of interest since the preview was posted has been utterly astronomical, the response has been truly 'off the scale'. If you haven't listened to the previous episode and  preview, I would encourage you to maybe go back and acquaint yourself, and learn about the great and powerful Dr Mike Heber.In the years I have known Mike, he has been transformative on the lives of many patients, but notably also his colleagues, and those who cross his path have consistently felt influenced by his positive outlook. He has certainly made a big impact on me. Mike is optimistic, smiling and brimming with energy, I sometimes wonder if he runs on Duracell batteries!The interview delivers and doesn't fail to provide the listeners with a blueprint of who the man is. Now finally retired from partnership and clinical duties, Mike is on an upward trajectory working with struggling primary care centres with his Royal College of General Practitioners hat on. We talk about everything, from his mortal hatred of a fleet street rag the rhymes with snail to creating critical friendships with struggling practices. Mike has us both in hysterics as he turns a police seize into an impromptu  house call. Did you know that Mike was voted Community Doctor of The Year by a mystery patient who had luck and life stacked against her? Mike makes me look like a neanderthal with his literary musings and quotes, talking about Karl  Rogers, inspiring teachers and Freedom To Learn. Mike talks about impactful mentors and his inspirational cardiologist teacher that gave way to the statistic that Seattle and Brighton are in his opinion the best places in the world to have a cardiac arrest. Mike talks about why he would have asked for more advice more often at a younger age and how to finish morning surgery at 3.30pm after seeing 54 patients in style. As doctors, we may not admit it, but we still we would hope that nobody has a bad words to say on us, but meet the man who has put this into reality.