Receiving Consent

I was really interested in reading Fergal Walsh's article today entitled "Coronavirus: Call to infect volunteers in Covid-19 vaccine hunt"; not least because I myself volunteered for a vaccine study 20 years ago and was subsequently (and intentionally) infected with Falciparum malaria in order to test the vaccine's efficacy. The consent process was good and… Continue reading So-called “challenge studies” – to infect or not to infect, that is the question?

The millennium centre in Cardiff is a particularly impressive building. Every step of it's design has been thought through in forensic detail and even the slate used comes from 6 different quarries, each situated in North Wales. Poet Gwyneth Lewis wrote the now famous words that adorn the outside of the building; words that pierce… Continue reading Inspiration’s furnace – my July 2020 #YearOfTheNurseAndMidwife #NurseBloggers2020 blogpost

Me at The Kilns 2002 Many years ago I had an amazing experience. I lived in C.S.Lewis's old house in Oxford. It was as incredible as it sounds. Of course, it was a bit like living in a tourist attraction. We would regularly welcome visitors to show them around the public areas giving them a… Continue reading Learning from Jack – navigating relationships on social media

1994. Not even a registered nurse yet but a day that is burrowed deep in my soul as a memory that I hope I never forget. Mr Jones (obvs not his real name) - a kindly man who often looked worried. Dementia had stolen his day to day memories but there was a depth to… Continue reading My Best Day in Nursing: Part 1 (One of my #NurseBloggers2020 #YearOfTheNurseAndMidwife2020 #NursingNow June Blogs… there will be more!)