As I write this, the baby is finally sleeping upstairs and I have a small window before setting off for the school and nursery run. Ah, the peace and quiet.
This time my maternity leave was quite different…I was much less anxious about how to look after the tiny human and could enjoy the experience far more.
August in medicine is a time for new beginnings: new medical school graduates, now fully fledged foundation doctors, are taking their first steps onto the wards, as are those embarking on specialty training, or even making the jump to starting consultant life.
The time has come; Striking the Balance our first ever WICM meeting on 27 September 2019, on a rather wet Friday at the Royal College of Anaesthetists.