Every week I will be sharing a statement which I have argued either for or against in my college debating society. I find all these topics incredibly interesting, so I will be sharing point for both sides of the argument so I can reflect on my points as well as everybody else’s opinions. I may…
Read MoreNEW PATIENTS 🛏
In today’s shift I spoke to a new patient who had been admitted this week. She was really distressed and was speaking in an incoherent way. She displayed a variety of emotions such as fear and anger which I thought was rather worrying and she was repeatedly asking questions such as, “Is he here yet?…
Read MoreRENAL FAILURE 🚽
Today a patient with renal failure passed away. This really opened my mind as I was able to reflect on the fact that hospices don’t just deal with cancers, but also a wider range of life threatening illnesses, such as renal failure. I spoke to the hospice physician who told me about the difficulty of…
Read MoreMY WINNING NHS NATIONAL CAREERS COMPETITION ENTRY
MY FIRST EVER WORK EXPERIENCE! 👭👬
Sorry to those of you that got the email notification about this. I was re-organising my blog posts to give you all a lovely overview of all the work experience and volunteering I did whilst I was applying for Medicine and seemed to have pushed this very old reflection to you all via email. And…
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Life of a Medic 