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As the mother passed away with the baby in her arms she said: “O my love it’s...
Nigella: “Love in a mist” India 1928. An English man, working for the British Government, and his wife in labour with thier first child. The child is born and mother suffers profuse bleeding. As she...
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The Poets’ Praise…for Lavendar Gynae
A Poem written for Lavendar Gynae (click to enlarge) Who can forget the Great Poets and their use of metaphor to describe things that literal speech can only sum up in an inflexible way. So the beauty...
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Do you wear glasses and have a history in teaching? This might be you!
Emma Thouard speaks of her good treatment at Kidderminster Emma emailed me to pass on her thanks to the team at Kidderminster Hospital. So if you know the mystery person, pass this onto her. It might...
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TRUE CARE & NURSING on Ward 1 at Kidderminster: The NHS at its best!
Zoe’s experience was first class Imagine yourself in a hospital bed after surgery. What do you want? Well, I of course want people who know what they are doing and can fix me. But I want more. I want...
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Another Fan of the Bed Co-ordinator Kerry
Bed co-ordinator Fan writes in My last post was in praise of Bed Co-ordinator Kerri Minnis. http://revdavidsouthall.com/2013/09/19/whod-be-a-bed-co-ordinator-in-praise-of-kerry-minis/ Dr. Forde took...
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“PATIENTS ALWAYS TEACH YOU NEW THINGS”: A Story from Dr. Ana Garcia
It’s so easy to stereotype isn’t it? And nowhere more so than in the NHS. The officious Matron (a la Hatty Jaques); the Nursing Angel; the arrogant know-it-all Consultant with no bedside manner. The...
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Enough Already! This is getting ridiculous! It’s praise Kerry Minnis Month!!!
Kerry Minnis: Bed Co-ordinator at Worcestershire Royal Hospital OK, enough already. You will have seen my two posts about the Bed Co-ordinator Here:...
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Rant over!! Back to Business! Praise for… Audiology, Chestnut, Postnatal,...
Lot’s of thanks coming in…read on! Ok. I’ve had my rant about “psycho” costumes…everyone deserves a rant sometimes! But now it is back to the business of GOOD NEWS. And because it has come in thick and...
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David Savaged by a Collie: Halloween Weekend Horror!
Teeth bared and ready to bite! I left the house at 7:40am on Sunday morning. No time to be up, especially on my 23rd Wedding Anniversary. The streets were quiet, it was a bright, crisp autumnal morning...
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Innundated with Praise: Friday CatchUp
Talented cartoonist captures life on one of the wards at the Royal (click to enlarge) Well the good news keeps rolling in…and I am behind myself again. So if you have sent me something and it has not...
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AVON 4: “Patients so well cared for!” An unannounced Visit
Robin Walker on an vist to AVON 4 I haven’t blogged for a while because my last post was so emotional that I had to take some time. And now here we are. In case you haven’t kept up, Avon 4 is in the...
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Hope in the Face of Adversity: A Christmas Baby
Baby SOPHIA with Mum Alice and Dad Ben (used with permission) In May I will have been at Worcestershire Royal Hospital as Chaplain for 5 years. And so every now and then I bump into people who I have...
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Christmas @ The Royal: AMU, BEECH & MATERNITY
From Worcester News. 30th December 2013 I had great fun putting this article together with my friends and colleagues and want to thank Tarik Al Rasheed from the Worcester News for widening its focus....
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I Just Can’t Imagine It…On the Loss of a Baby
No footprint is to small to leave its impact on the world I JUST CAN’T IMAGINE IT…I’VE TRIED BUT I CAN’T! I have three teenage children and life is often chaotic, but I wouldn’t be without them – even...
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Treading in the Footsteps of Others: A Chaplain’s Compassion
Others will follow your footsteps easier than they will your advice. I used to play a game on the beach with my daughter when she was younger. I would walk along the shoreline, barefooted in the wet...
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A Woman’s Courage: Patient’s Teach Lessons about the 6C’s Too!
Courage comes in many guises Courage comes in many guises. Immediately one thinks of the courage of our armed services in the theatre of battle. Or indeed the courage of those who face victimisation...
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SO INSPIRATIONAL THAT I GOT THE WRONG TRAIN HOME: #IND2014
Ooops…Wrong Train Home! Today is International Nurses Day 2014, so here is my tribute to all the dedicated nurses, past, present and future. It had been an exhilarating and inspirational day. So at...
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Faith, hope and dementia: ‘Why did God give me Dementia?’
Lucy Frost, Guest Blogger, speaks about #Dementia and Spirituality Sometimes I invite guest bloggers, from other specialities, to post on the Blog. The only trouble is that they do it so much better...
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