So often we hear that the causes of workplace stress in healthcare are due to unrealistic overworks, staff shortages, organisational...

As senior nurses and AHP’s you know that successful professional relationships in healthcare are pivotal to safe, effective, patient...

This month I’m focusing on the subject of conversation. This is a huge subject, so I’m just providing a brief overview. Having completed...

Something I’ve been thinking about a lot recently is preparation. As senior nurses and AHP’s, how do you prepare for something? Whether...

What does it mean? I touched briefly on the subject of empowerment in my last newsletter and thought it was worthy of a more in-depth...

You may be at a stage in your clinical career where you’ve seen it all, staff come and go, your work load and responsibilities increase...

Modern day health care consists of a plethora of different professions. Some old, some new, some very old! Interdisciplinary healthcare...

In yesterdays post I talked about compassion, the impact on healthcare staff when is there is a lack of it, and the benefits of...

Compassion. (Part 1) of 2 Developing compassion for my patients was something that came very naturally in my early nursing career days,...

An afternoons weeding in the garden this week reminded me of the reasons why we do this activity. Essentially its to make way for the...

Have you ever been in a situation at work when you have tried to have a constructive conversation either in a meeting, or with an...

Positivity is a habit that can be developed with practice. Just like any other habit, it takes time and effort to cultivate a positive...

Spring is upon us and it is a time of creation and rebirth. Looking around our garden I’m never quite sure what is under the surface (or...

Sometimes it’s difficult to verbalise your thoughts and emotions. Drawing however, encourages a deeper level or self-awareness and...

Yesterday, the sun was shining and the temperature reached the dizzy heights of 8 degrees. We were at last able to get into the garden to...

What triggers a reinvention? What has happened in your life that has caused you to think in a more inventive way? what have you already...

Taking some time out this afternoon from the business, a friend and I were drawing a dried seed head picked up from the beach. My friend...

Earlier in the year I had the pleasure of coaching a client that told me she was a perfectionist. This blog comes from my personal...

It’s well known that we can have a psychological or emotional response to colours. But have you ever thought about how understanding your...