by Anonymous | 26th Mar 2019 | Clinician Stories
He was just another immigrant detainee asking for his protocol medical check-up at the local walk in centre. Usually this was a request for some pain relief – sleeping on police station benches with no blankets leads, unsurprisingly, to back pain. Accompanied by two...
by Anonymous | 12th Mar 2019 | Clinician Stories
Every clinician has a moment in their careers that makes them stop, reboot, reflect and maybe even change direction completely. Such moments can be life changing and can be a hair’s breadth from the individual leaving health care for good, as so beautifully...
by Anonymous | 5th Mar 2019 | Clinician Stories, Grief
The evening started like any other, a day spent sleeping poorly, counting the hours until another long night spent in the emergency department. My disguise laid out; dark green scrubs, pens, stethoscope and an ID badge. My hair is scraped back off my shoulders and I...
by Anonymous | 26th Feb 2019 | Education
Do you remember……. Three little words, but three words that can strike fear into even the most experienced of clinicians. Do remember that patient you sent home? Do you remember that patient you referred to me? Do you remember that patient you...
by Anonymous | 19th Feb 2019 | Clinician Stories
She was the first patient of my 10am shift a couple of months ago but I’ve thought a lot about her and her children since then. I spent three hours talking with her and about her. Yet, in the end, I couldn’t really help her. She and her friend followed me into the...
