
A Voyage into the Unknown. St.Emlyn’s
As my four months as an FY2 (SHO) in the ED at Virchester’s Southern Sister Hospital come to an end, the St Emlyns’ team asked me for a few thoughts about life as a junior …

Let’s Get This Party Started. Starting at St.Emlyn’s
It’s that time of year in the UK again, when the last strawberry at Wimbledon has been consumed, village fetes offer cream teas to a brass band accompaniment and children discard school uniforms for six …

Pain and Suffering in the ED – the talk and the inside story
The Talk The Audio The Inside Story It was in July 2013 when I first received an email from Chris Nickson at SMACC headquarters asking if I was going to SMACC Gold and would I …

Five Minutes from Car Park Five
If the general public were asked what subject causes the most “reply all” email traffic for hospital consultants I am sure they would come up with an admirable list: healing the sick; pleading for better …

What has Twitter ever done for us?
The following scene was recently filmed in a UK ED for a fly on the wall documentary. With more that a nod to the Monty Python team…. INT. ED SEMINAR ROOM. DAY (8.00) In a …

Do you walk past? St.Emlyn’s
Growing up in an age where the England cricket team was routinely beaten by opponents Down Under I have always had a grudging respect for the Australian people. Their attitude to work, and play, seemed …

#SMACCGold Reflections. @docib joins @St.Emlyn’s
A few days ago I returned home to the UK from Australia after a brief sojorn in Hong Kong and it’s time to think back and consider what SMACCGold meant to me and to ask …