Captain

Reflection This poem was written in my FY1 year, after the first time I saw a patient die, which was […]

My Journey: From International Medical Graduate to Research Fellowship

Relocating to UK and starting work as an FY1 is an exciting and challenging process. I am a native of […]

Bulletin – November 2025

Remembrance Sunday – 9 November   Men’s Mental Health Month  National Self Care Week 17-23 November  Other national campaigns this month  […]

Bulletin – October 2025

Stoptober   Black History Month  Breast Cancer Awareness Month  Other national campaigns this month  Action for happiness calendar – ‘Optimistic October’  […]

What Have You Gained?

Description of poem: I wanted to write a reflective piece on my journey through the Foundation programme – highlighting with […]

Forged in Steel: Lessons from Port Talbot’s community

For me, the trenches of medical school revision were softened by an image I held in my mind: working in […]

Bulletin – September 2025

World Suicide Prevention Day – 10 September  World Sepsis Day – 13 September  Urology Awareness Month  Other national campaigns this […]

A Sharp Scratch

You’re going to feel a sharp scratch – don’t  Worry about a thing.  I’m a professional,  I do this every […]

The First Daffodils of Spring: Confirming Death as an FY1

When faced with death one enters this mental space of uninhabited neutrality; Perhaps it’s a form of protection or perhaps […]

Bulletin – August 2025

World Breastfeeding Awareness Week – 1-7 August  Other national campaigns this month  Action for happiness calendar – ‘Altruistic August’  Introduction […]