Don’t get frustrated, get involved, say Peter Brindley and Matt Morgan […]
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Moral distress—easier said than solved
We have all had times when working in healthcare was difficult and distressing, and it feels good sometimes to admit it. We need to share responsibility and look out for […]
I’m dreaming of a green Christmas
Most of us see the Christmas holiday season as an opportunity to slow down, take stock, and “just be.” Accordingly, we had planned a predictable article about recommitting to old-fashioned […]
Please don’t reply all—why we need to learn e-tiquette
The aeroplane touches down and your holiday begins. “This time I’ll relax” you promise yourself while nervously pacing around the luggage carousal. You finally check-in to your modestly priced hotel […]
Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley: Meetings—where minutes are kept and hours lost
It is estimated that meetings add less than 5% to productivity, are mostly about status management, and contribute to 70% of workers feeling disengaged. [1] Oh well, no time for […]
Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley: Why it’s time we all woke up to the importance of sleep
For too long, medicine has been a cult that deifies workaholism and mocks those who “fuss” about sleep, say Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley […]
Expanding neverland—applying never events management to hospital infrastructure
It had been a tough weekend for our colleagues. They had to deal with a complex patient in cardiac arrest. Yet the response team took days to get to them. […]
Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley: The car seat of life
While stuck in an angry snarl of traffic during another grey morning commute, I had time to contemplate the view from the car’s rear-view mirror. If this was the “family […]
Matt Morgan: Why you should #SqueezeTheSponge
As I come to the end of a busy run of shifts in the intensive care unit, I manage to get home in time to bath my children. My special […]
Matt Morgan: Hello from the other side
It’s that strangely timed phone call while you are at work. Too early in the day to be a simple hello, too late to be telling you that you have […]