by Anonymous | 23rd Apr 2020 | Clinician Stories, Patient Stories
Part 4: Resumption My parents in law had decided that my wife, son and I deserved a holiday. They were taking us to Portugal for a fortnight in September. I was delighted – something to look forward to. I was reliant on the wheel chair or crutches but I had...
by Anonymous | 10th Dec 2019 | Identity, Stress and Burnout
Many years ago when I was new to working with doctors, I met a professor of cardiac surgery. He was approaching retirement, white hair, half moon spectacles, and was the most gentle, enquiring, curious participant on the courses we were running about Supervision. So...
by Anonymous | 22nd Oct 2019 | Education
I couldn’t work out if she was shy, or just did not want to be there. But this was a course people were invited onto, with prestige attached, and paid for. If she had not wanted to do it, why had she not just pleaded a hectic schedule and declined? I tried harder,...
by Anonymous | 2nd Jul 2019 | Culture, Leadership
I know the most amazing people. They are the best team I have ever worked with. They offer support, understanding, and space for me to be who I am, in a world where many others neither want nor allow for that to be so. They laugh when it’s good to laugh but they are...
by Anonymous | 28th May 2019 | Education
I had just completed a three hour workshop for medical students on feedback and reflection. The context for the workshops was contentious; the students were suspicious of the motivation of the school leadership for mandating these sessions. I was merely the...
