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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

As is often said of critical care teams, radiologists are another group who can be considered in the small cohort of the last few “true generalists”.

Written by: Derek Smith

I think I speak for myself and fellow doctors who graduated in 2020, when I say “it was not what we were expecting”!

Written by: Sarafina Bailey

Outside of medicine my passion has always been in the arts, ever since I was a young girl and learnt various art forms from my Grandmother. Ever since then, art has become my escape and my solace outside of my day job.

Written by: Sneha Narayan

I love Emergency Medicine, possibly not the most appropriate start to a FICM blog, but it is true. I love the variety, the pace, but most of all I love the people, be they patients or staff, and the teamwork.

Written by: Sara Robinson

We’re thrilled to be able to run WICMEL again for 2021 (application window closes 30 May.) We had 4 fabulous WICMEL fellows from our 2019 programme and we wanted to share their thoughts on the programme. In part one we’ll hear from Dr Caroline Ferguson and Dr Debbie Kerr.

Written by: Caroline Ferguson & Debbie Kerr

“I could take a look at that!” were the fateful words I uttered which led me and my colleagues on a journey of discovery into ICU follow-up and ultimately in us establishing a new service in our hospital.

Written by: Lucy Hogg

I perhaps haven’t chosen to take the most straightforward route through training by having three children during the latter half but as I come into the home straight before CCT, I also don’t have any regrets.

Written by: Catriona Felderhof