Pseudocyst

The adventures and life of a Specialist Nurse in Upper GI and Bariatric surgery. If you then double and triple this by having a primary school age child AND being married to another Nurse then you have double the trouble….aehm I mean fun. Hobbies are playing chess, board games and being taxi for our son!!!

Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents in this blog are either the product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

  • Mental Health problems overdiagnoses?

    Wes Streeting’s comments earlier today on the overdiagnosis of mental health issues have ignited an important debate on the intersection of public health policy and welfare economics. While acknowledging the legitimacy of mental health conditions, Streeting warns against a growing tendency to diagnose individuals too readily, potentially leading to over-reliance on welfare benefits rather than… Read more

  • Closure of NHS England??!!??

    The NHS was established on July 5, 1948, as part of the post-World War II welfare state reforms led by the Labour government under Prime Minister Clement Attlee and Health Minister Aneurin Bevan. The foundation of the NHS was driven by the Beveridge Report of 1942, which identified the need to eliminate the “five giants”… Read more

  • Hiatus has ended

    Only when you attempt to have a blog like this or anything else similar you realize that it’s not easy to maintain. This is exactly what happened here: Life, work and other things get in the way of doing this and when you then not prioritize (i.e. writing thing blog) you just don’t do it.… Read more

  • My First IM norm

    I got my first IM norm in a tournament in 2019. I played in the Champions League in Division B on board 3. Before the tournament you look at the opponents and trying to figure out which game you might be able to push for a win. Looking at the players in the table above… Read more

  • I need more sleep

    Currently with long hours working (mostly 7 – 7) it does have an impact on your sleeping habits. Getting up early to be ready and leaving for 6.50am and then a full day ahead of problem solving is tiring. In all fairness it would help if I would go to bed at a sensible time… Read more

  • 3 0 blitz against GM

    I am small light in the world of chess. But on the rare occasion I can produce some great games. In a lichess tournament (Bundesliga tournament which is twice weekly) I produced a brilliant game against GM Parligras from Romania. In all fairness my opponent – who is over 500 points “heavier” – did not… Read more

  • Correspondence Chess

    I have – so far – written very little about my correspondence chess. I started playing correspondence chess (CC) when Somerset was looking for players for the national county championships. That was around 2010 and I thought it was a good idea to improve my opening knowledge whilst still playing regular over the board (otb)… Read more

  • Ark Nova

    When you look at my games, I have played this year one of the most games played so far for me is Ark Nova. I love Ark Nova – I am not good at it but I am usually happy to play it if it makes it to the table. Ark Nova is a game… Read more

  • County training

    The weekend off was quite nice. After the busy week we’ve had (more in my next entry) it was good to spend some time with the family. Well, my wife had to work on Saturday which meant daddy day care mode was initiated. Tennis, swimming, library, and some (board)games at home. The tennis session was… Read more

  • Through the Ages – A new story of Civilization (TtA)

    As people know I play board games as one of my hobbies. Over the years board games have come and gone, some made o very good impression on me – other not so much. Playing chess got me into board games. When still living in Germany I was part of the YMCA and we had… Read more