michael seres

The British Medical Journaljust came out with a heading that should have all patients jumping for joy -Let the patient revolution begin. As one of those patients who talks tirelessly about how important the role of the patient is in healthcare I was definitely one of those smiling when I heard about...
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Having been told I was a nutty blogger type by the doctors in Part 1 I have to admit that my confidence took a little knock. I have subsequently though met with the chair of that strategy group who has vowed to ensure that patients really are at the heart of decision making. His vision helped restor...
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It has been a little while I know. Sometimes though the patient in me rears its ugly head again and I have to get out of blogger mode and in to being a bowel transplant patient. That is kind of a long winded apology but The Churchill Hospital, Oxford has seem a little too much of me of late. Now don...
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I mentioned in my last bowel transplant blog that I would be introducing you to a guest blogger. Well I am delighted to introduce Laura Borland. Laura is a professional coach and trainer who I met when I gave a talk to the Scottish Health Council. Her work is inspiring many people including myself s...
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Today was a strange old day in my bowel transplant world. It started with 32 pin pricks in my arms as part of food allergy testing before continuing with two sets of blood tests covering only about a dozen test tubes. The morning then finished with an in depth discussion about my eosinphils at which...
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