Knowing how to do a job within the sphere of medicine is something only a very dedicated bunch of folk have to really think very carefully about.  Every aspect of nursing is governed for example by the statutory quality levels laid down.  All student nurses need to have been to…

I have been a blood donor for many years.  Not as many as I would really like to proudly be able to boast, but that was through medical situations.  I was encouraged to join a long time donor when he went to give his 100th donation and watching the mini…

There have been so many huge changes in medical sciences in the last few years.  The Cancer charities have pulled together and made one very effective research giant – this alone comes up with new ideas for tackling this still ever present blight.  To be a specialist nurse, you have…

This christmas time was quite an eye opener for me.  I was staying over with the family of someone my daughter is partner to, so we are not all related but it feels as if we are. We all bring different talents and strengths to the table, I am particularly…

Whilst watching a past episode of a certain high brow quiz on tv that involved the past students, now famous or important in their own right who attended certain universities, I was struck by the number of well known people who studied medicine or some kind of medical degree course…

Whatever one’s chosen career, there is alwas an element of training needed in some form or other, before we are allowed to sit in post and actually start doing the job.   This is particularly true of healthcare and medical careers.  The seven years that medical students undergo to become  doctor…

When you have a chosen career, be it nursing, physio therapy, dentistry etc. there will always be a need to update that knowledge.  Quite often the employing hospital or medical centre will provide the training for their staff, but there are other occasions and situations when someone needs to sort…

I enjoy Pilates, this gentle balancing exercise always gets discussion on whether it achieves anything.  I think men particularly are sceptical because to them, unless you’re thumping your way around a fully fitted gym, maybe in the weights room, then nothing less is going to do you any good.  Wrong! …

A chum of mine is now one of those smiley ladies who take blood samples down at the local clinic.  She used to be a hosptial ward orderley, when they used to have that grade – then she stopped work for years to care for kiddies, then one parent after…

Changing career halfway through life can be a seriously big challenge.  The wonder of whether we will be able to maintain current levels of income whilst training, and how will we ensure we get a good job afterwards.  Today we have a fantastic range of educators.  Many ae of the…