In the past couple of weeks I have been feeling a lot more positive about stuff. I think this is mainly due to winter being over, and being able to sit outside and chill in the sunshine ( Read more... )

Hi all,
Nothing exciting has happened in the past few weeks, but I thought I should just put a brief update post up.

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I have passed everything from year one, and am very pleased with my exam results, and one of the assignments. The other assignment wasn't a bad mark (average) but I have learned that I always get higher marks for the ones that I genuinely find interesting. My essay on the smoking ban in psychiatric hospitals got my highest essay mark for the ( Read more... )

Yesterday I had two exams, and all of the assesments for this semester are now done :-)
Only two more weeks of lectures (don't ask why we have lectures after exams) to go, and then a few days break. This academic year has gone really quickly, and the idea of being a second year on the wards does both scare me, and make me happy.

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Hi all. I have officially passed my current placement :-) The staff and patients are all lovely, and I will miss them when I leave in December. Just two assignments and two exams to go before I embark on being a second year. This year has gone so quick ( Read more... )

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Since I last posted I have completed my first placement in an acute ward, been on two short holidays, and now enjoying some time off to completely unwind and get the house unpacked. ( Read more... )

Hello,
This week I went back to my placement following 4 weeks back at uni doing assignment, exams etc (same ward as before). ( Read more... )

Glastonbury was predictably muddy, and I am still surprised by the sheer amount of people who do not bring the appropriate kit i.e. waterproofs, sunscreen (not that we needed it more than once) and wellies! ( Read more... )

Today I had a lot more adventure than I expected getting our take-away. Please find below a rough time-line of the excitement ( Read more... )