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What a roller coaster the last 2 years have been. But despite many awful moments, the pandemic has provided us with an opportunity to rethink how we approach many aspects of our lives and what is possible with a little flexibility and forward thinking.

Written by Dr Sarah Marsh

Last year I had the privilege of being an ICM clinical fellow at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, and I absolutely loved it. The city, the patients and the staff made it a year I’ll never forget.

Written by Dr Fiona Walker

I have sung in choirs since I was 10 years old. I remember my first concert – singing treble in some choruses of Messiah with the senior school choir, from that concert on I realised that singing was important to me.

Written by Dr Liz Thomas

Leaving school I had little idea of what I wanted to be “when I grow up,” so I pursued my interests and choose to study BSc Biochemistry at the University of Birmingham.  Fast forward to my final year of study and I was little the wiser as to where I wanted my career to take me. 

Written By Samantha Cook

WICM - Dr Ingi Elsayed - The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant and mostly devastating effects on many aspects of life in general and on healthcare services in particular. In this blog Ingi discusses the ways teaching has had to adapt.

Written by Dr Ingi Elsayed

Previously through the SSUAG website, I’ve detailed some of the pros and cons of an electronic clinical information system (CIS). In North Cumbria we use such a system in both ICUs (38 miles apart!), the chosen system being IMDSoft’s “Metavision” system.

Written by: Jon Sturman

When I first started my trainee ACCP journey, I had not idea what was in store for me.

Written by: Stevie Park

Climate change is now considered to be a climate crisis because of the health emergency occurring from increasing carbon dioxide levels, rising temperatures, climbing sea levels, more frequent extreme weather events, worsening air pollution and loss of biodiversity.

Written by: Heather Baid

My mind is consumed with thoughts that I am unable to filter appropriately without entering a rabbit hole that I can’t see an end to.

Written by: Hafsa Abdulle

There is an awful lot written about the benefits of having a mentor and being mentored but I have seen less about the pros and benefits of being a mentor.

Written by: Liz Thomas