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.

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  • Pay restoration for doctors… and pay erosion for nurses: two curves, one crisis (2008–2025)

    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

  • Plot Twist: How to Hack Your NHS Nursing Career (Without Losing Your Scrubs)

    “Plan like a grandmaster, hustle like a student nurse on free pizza day.” Disclaimer Opinions expressed here are my own and do not represent my employer or the NMC. Everyone loves asking how I keep tripping over jobs I like. Spoiler: there’s no enchanted stethoscope—just a very un‑glam combo of long‑game plotting and downright sweaty Read more

  • The day off wasn’t worth it

    I’ve had a day off yesterday which is normal for me during the week. It does tends to be Wednesdays however depending on how my wife works it could be any of the other weekdays. Dropping our son off to school this morning a text message arrived explaining that our cover F1 is off sick. Read more