Matt, here again, AKA professional blogger. I feel I have my nursing spark back!! I am going to put it down to all of the Nursing events I have been to of late and I feel energised and motivated to push on with my career, and quite possibly taking a different direction. It all started when I   took Flo on a trip to London for an overnight stay this week, it doesn’t take much to persuade my wife to have a little break away, with the promise of some sightseeing (London Eye, Tower Bridge and of course Selfridges) The main reason for our (my) trip; was so I could attend the RCN Foundation Care Home Summit . The full-day event was at the Royal College of Nursing in Marylebone, the programme consisted of some incredible speakers who gave a real insight into the issues surrounding the sector including the high rates of nursing vacancies and turnover. It was also aimed at supporting and strengthening nursing, and improving patient care. One thing that really struck a chord wi...

Hi everyone, Matt here.  I’m feeling more comfortable as a blog writer at the keyboard now, but it still feels strange to say that I have a wife, ‘wifey’, as I've been calling my darling Flo.  I’ve also got some exciting professional nursing events ahead of me, that I will tell you about in a minute.  Our wedding was the best day of my life!  My darling Flo took my breath away as she glided down the aisle. I will never forget that smile on her sweet face as she looked straight at me, with nothing but love and adoration at the altar. The highlight was the mother in law’s face when she saw the pork pie cake! Only kidding, that was just one of the many highlights.  Then again, I did have my doubts. No, I didn’t, that’s also rubbish. The only doubt I had was whether I would make it on time, as Ben aka ‘The Best Man’ decided to take me on a wild goose chase pub crawl the night before. It seemed like a good idea at the time but by about 6pm, I was ...

I am now officially Mrs Writingale-Roberts!!! What a feeling! Does that make me officially middle-aged at the age of 24, now that I’m married? Do I need to start wearing Mom jeans and driving a Nissan Micra?? If so, bring it on! I love being Matt’s official woman. He wants me – forever! It was the most fepic day ever – even with the interference of the Dragon Mother. Despite global warming and the recent flooding, the sun was shining on us. I woke up with a bit of a headache ( or a pain in the arse, as the Dragon Mother insisted on sleeping in the same bed as me the night before – I think she was frightened I’d change my mind and dump her at the altar…) The morning went swimmingly – we weren’t getting hitched til 2 o’clock so there was plenty of time to sort hair, make-up and champagne! I made Dragon Mother go first with make-up (miracles permitting) as the first slot was 7.30am and I wanted an extra snooze. It took a while, but the make-up artist was amazing and manage...