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Disclaimer No children, tonsils, cricket balls, tennis balls, Lost Ruins of Arnak components, Somerset cricket fans, or Nando’s peri-peri sauces were permanently harmed in the making of this blog. Some parental nerves were lightly grilled. This is considered normal. After the previous day’s cricket adventure for Ilton — because obviously the ideal preparation for a… Read more
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Disclaimer This blog contains family sport, parental confusion, cricket terminology used with varying degrees of confidence, and a German attempting to understand overs, wickets, deductions and why there were no sandwiches. No professional cricket analysts were harmed in the making of this article, although several may need a lie down after reading my scoring explanation.… Read more
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Disclaimer No clinical advice here—just observational chaos from the sidelines. All sporting interpretations are based on limited understanding, mild enthusiasm, and a German attempting to decode cricket. Some terminology may be wildly inaccurate, but delivered with confidence nonetheless. This week’s episode of “Sports I Didn’t Expect to Be Participating In” took place at the esteemed… Read more
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Disclaimer This blog contains board games, mild enthusiasm, strategic family negotiations, parking-related administrative dread, and at least one adult pretending that “I only need to learn a few rules” is a stable life choice. No meeples were harmed in the writing of this article, although several may soon be packed into bags and transported to… Read more
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Disclaimer This blog reflects personal views and experiences only and does not represent the views of my employer, colleagues or any professional body. Any clinical references are shared in a general, non-identifiable way and not as professional advice. Some details of clinical situations have been intentionally altered to preserve patient anonymity in accordance with NMC… Read more
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Disclaimer This blog is a professional reflection based on clinical practice and learning. It is written in accordance with the NMC Code and relevant social media guidance. No patient-identifiable information is included, and some details of clinical situations have been intentionally altered to preserve patient anonymity in accordance with NMC professional guidance. One of the… Read more
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Disclaimer This blog contains family life, holiday enthusiasm, mild meteorological betrayal, and the sort of overconfident packing decisions that make perfect sense until footwear meets Cornish seawater. The Easter holidays are now behind us and, like all good things in Britain, they ended just as you were getting used to them. It was lovely while… Read more
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Disclaimer No patients were identified, no confidential details were harmed in the making of this blog, and any clinical references have been kept deliberately broad enough to keep both professional standards and my blood pressure intact. Some details of clinical situations have been intentionally altered to preserve patient anonymity in accordance with NMC professional guidance.… Read more
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Disclaimer No junior tennis players, parents, coaches, caffeinated spectators or innocent tennis balls were harmed in the writing of this blog. Any opinions expressed are, as ever, my own, mildly sleep-deprived, slightly over-analytical and written with the sort of deadpan tone that probably needs its own safeguarding policy. As usual, this is a blog about… Read more
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Disclaimer This post contains board game enthusiasm, moderate exaggeration, and the sort of confidence normally associated with people who have only half-read the rulebook. Any apparent professionalism should be viewed with suspicion. There comes a point every year when sensible adults look at their calendar, look at Birmingham, and decide that the obvious thing to… Read more
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