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Contents

Title Page

Copyright

Disclaimer

Dedication

Who am I?

Introduction

I

Slippery beginnings

Sharon’s law

The scapegoat

This little piggy

II

A glimmer of hope

Who’s to blame?

The meaning of teamwork

Big man, big heart

Beware of toilet

Heartless

Making a difference

Helpless, but that’s okay

Golden years

The veteran

Dr Baker

III

London calling

Filling in

The ego

Bad news, good porn

Magic medicine

A different world

Highs and lows of temp nursing

Mrs Olsen

MRSA where?

Deep shit

Tough love

How hospitals kill

Gotta get out of this place

IV

Reality check

Spotter

Mr Townsend

Dan’s demons

Mr Brown

Food for thought

Catherine, meet your new neighbours

V

Family man of steel

Dumb as they come

Don’t believe all you read

Confidential dilemmas

The perfect match

No chance

Saturday night shift

Full moon

Russell

All for a plate of sandwiches

VI

The nice drunk

The regular drunk

The unconscious drunk

The lucky drunk

The mean drunk

The changed drunk

The final draught

Epilogue: Reflections on a life of nursing

The dos and don’ts of being a patient

The big difference

How we do it

The best of the NHS

Where am I now?

Acknowledgements

About the Author

About the Publisher