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Disclaimer This blog contains junior tennis, parenting opinions, emotional regulation strategies that may not be NICE-approved, and competitive behaviour from children who are still missing several adult teeth. All views are personal, observational, and written with hindsight. No umpires were harmed in the making of this post. As explained in my previous entry, food was… Read more
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Disclaimer This blog entry may contain mild illness, questionable pedestrian crossings, excessive board games, Romanian food served by volume rather than portion, and two nurses doing a consistently poor job of looking after each other. No Santas were interviewed for this article. All hot chocolates were clinically indicated. Just before Christmas 2025, it was my… Read more
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Disclaimer This blog may contain themes of pressure, obstruction, slow progression, unexpected deterioration, prolonged recovery, and guarded optimism. Any resemblance to NHS service delivery, Upper GI on-call life, or pancreatic cyst surveillance is entirely intentional. Read with fluids nearby. Side effects include reflection, mild cynicism, and the urge to book annual leave immediately. If pseudocystblog.com… Read more
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disclaimer This post is written in a personal capacity and reflects my own evidence-informed analysis. It does not represent the views of my employer, the NHS, or any professional body. I will not discuss identifiable patients, colleagues, or confidential workplace information. Please interpret this as commentary on public policy and publicly available data, shared in… Read more
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Disclaimer This blog post is written in a personal and professional capacity. The views expressed are my own and do not represent those of my employer, the NHS, or any professional body. The content is based on publicly available information at the time of writing and is intended to contribute constructively to informed discussion on… Read more
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Disclaimer No horns, tyres, boilers, neighbours, school-attendance officers, wizards or sautéed mushrooms were harmed in the writing of this blog. Any resemblance to real NHS admin piles is tragically accurate. There are weeks that glide along gently, offering moments of reflection, calm productivity, maybe even time for a proper cup of tea.And then there was… Read more
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Disclaimer The following reflections are entirely my own and do not represent Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, the Upper GI service, or the F1 who mistook potassium for paracetamol that one time. Any resemblance to real persons—living, rotating, or attempting to clerk on pace—is purely coincidental. No F1s were harmed in the making of this blog,… Read more
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Disclaimer The following Galactic Cruise review contains no clinical advice, no NG-tube placement guidance, no pathway for biliary sepsis, and absolutely no reference to whether the patient has passed stool today.Any resemblance between booking a cruise liner and booking an NHS theatre list is purely coincidental. Unlike our elective Upper GI lists, the ships in… Read more
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Disclaimer The following account is based on true events, questionable memory, and the standard level of sleep deprivation associated with both the NHS and board-gaming conventions. Names have not been changed because nobody involved has enough dignity at stake to require anonymity. Opinions are my own, scores are regrettably also my own, and any resemblance… Read more
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Disclaimer This blog contains scenes of mild board-game addiction, unsolicited excitement over cardboard, and casual name-dropping of board-game personalities. Viewer discretion advised, especially if you think Monopoly counts as a modern board game. It’s that time of year again — the annual migration of the cardboard-obsessed herds toward the sacred halls of the Taunton Holiday… Read more
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