Waking
Poignant narrative about a wife waking up next to frail and incapacitated husband
U.B.H.T Lost Property
A hospital-gowned patient at hospital desk – seeking his identity
The Patient
A bleak experience visiting a hospitalized friend – the complexities of mental health care
Broken Machine
Long-term in-patient relationship with their healthcare team – the challenge of preserving the individuality of the patient.
Doctor – Patient
The poet’s father, as a doctor finds a stay in hospital enlightening and determines to make positive changes as regards how he interacts his patients
I Have An Interest In Your Heart
A graphic and reflective response to the opt-out policy within organ donation
Patient X
This image and text raises complex issues around dis-empowerment and the quality of the patient’s individual lived experience
Life?
Concern regarding holistic care – review of a cocktail of medications and patient’s well-being and happiness in general
The Patient
A traumatic experience of de-humamizing psychiatric care for a medical student in the 1960’s
Targets
Humorous response to government guidelines in general practice
Christmas Decorations
Narrative based on an encounter with an elderly lady in hospital ward not wanting to return home to her isolated existence
Make a Difference
An insight into social deprivation through a chance encounter with a local resident