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!!!
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A small household dilemma with surprisingly large developmental implications Disclaimer This article reflects personal observations as a parent navigating junior tennis alongside academic research on youth athlete development.…
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Disclaimer The following blog post contains scenes of excessive youth sport, parental sideline analysis, and at least one adult abandoning tennis training for board games. No Somerset players…
Disclaimer This blog reflects personal experiences, mild exaggerations, and the coping mechanisms of an NHS household during half term. No Upper GI colleagues were intentionally ignored (well… not…
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Disclaimer All observations are subjective, occasionally informed by anonymous but reliable courtside sources, and heavily influenced by coffee. No children were psychologically analysed beyond what is standard for…
Disclaimer This blog reflects personal views from an Upper GI clinician and parent, written while mildly hypoxic, heavily congested, and fuelled by Lemsip. No patients were harmed, no…