The Aching Soul
Chronic emotional trauma makes its mark
Under Pressure
Medical decision-making when personal health risks are high.
Behind the Wheel
A patient guides holistic practice
The Grip of Alcoholism
Turning the tide of addiction
Clinical Curiosity and Compassion
The balance of maintaining a patient-focus within clinical learnings
Green Space, Deep Breath
A patient’s belief in Nature’s healing makes a powerful impact
Deep Cleanse
A clinical conversation with positive impact
I Fixed his Clock
Pointillism used to consider eating disorders in the elderly
Inside the Obesity Crisis
Re-framing weight-management
Acupuncture and chronic pain relief
Alternative medicines and debilitating invisible illness
Patterns of Anxiety
Mental health issues across lockdowns
Tackling Menstruation Stigma
‘Natural’ bodily functions and Taboos
Virtual Fog
Reflections around the impact of Covid-19 on medical education reveals a surprising outcome.
Disconnected
The complexities of remote consultations
Beneath the Dura Mater
The balancing act of self-care and caring for others viewed from both physiological and psychological perspectives.
Beyond the patient – Little Girl’s Lullaby
Hearing and being cherished, both life-lines for a spirited young girl with multiple medical challenges, inspired a remarkable composition
The Fabric of Being Human
Learning alongside recovering amputees causes the artist to question the fundamentals of traditional embodiment
The Shadowed Carer
The huge contribution of home-carers to society and their well-being is highlighted during a GP consultation
Understanding the True Burden
Strong bonds of family love sustaining a mother living with a chronic and acute ill-health are explored through voice, music and movement
Reflecting on Grief
Recent family bereavement leads this artist to deeply process her hard-won philosophy around life and death – and that of patients
Giving and Receiving
Donorship – a circle of trust within medical education
The Role of Technology in Healthcare
When faced with the choice between traditional healthcare professionals and new artificial intelligence – who would you trust to be in charge of your care?
Hospital: A Living Architecture
Appreciation of hospital care by a close relative causes a student to consider this holistic clinical community
To be true to one another in the good times and in bad…
Hearts connect to maintain the pulse of recovery
The complex mind
A myriad of challenges to individualised, holistic care surface once mental stability is compromised
Curiosity
A student’s insight into the sensitive dialogue within consultation places due weight on the gifts of genuine authentic connection in healthcare
Organ Manufacture
Questions around the ethics of new technologies and a culture of throw-away organs
When Breath Becomes Air
A doctor’s transition to becoming a patient
A Bitter Pill
Young male suicide statistics triggered this joint exploration into the need for adequate support-systems to be in place – before crisis-points are reached
Love is Blinding: saving newborns’ sight
Global attitudes to sexual health under the microscope
Sleep
Does the doctor take their patients’ challenges home or close this door at the surgery?
Human to Human
The in-the-moment challenges of juggling clinical and individual readings of a patient whilst developing clinical insights and consultation skills
Can They Feel The Change?
A haiku about anxiety in the current coronavirus pandemic
The Hand
Disembodiment following a stroke and the patient’s physical and emotional journey to recovery sensitively recorded and interpreted
Hand in Hand
A celebration of both individual difference and universal connection – front cover of an exploratory illustrated booklet
Leaking Identity
How much of the clinician’s personality is it appropriate to reveal in professional practices? – coming to terms with integrating ‘new’ roles
Primum non nocere: first do no harm
Tension between the will to ‘cure’ and treatment impairing the patient’s health
The chair-shaped space
Triangulating perspectives in GP consultations
Surface Anatomy
Students proposed the development of an app allowing patients to visually connect with inner body structures and together with the clinician, observing specific areas in detail
They Are the Brave
A deeply reflective analysis of patients’ vulnerability and hope within clinical care. Hard-won personal insight has integrated this tension in a simple, poignant and artful poem
Lost to Dementia
The role of memory within dementia
Flowers
Exploring the intertwined role of clinical care and family support through flora