Accident and emergency nursing involves managing and working with ever-shifting teams, with people joining temporarily who bring skill and knowledge, but aren’t familiar with the team’s inner workings. This is one of the challenges facing NHS nurse Andy Boocock.

Andy describes working, not only with his team in A&E, but when teams dovetail in emergency situations.

This conversation involves a discussion on and examples of gallows humour, involving stories of a medical nature.

Takeaways from Dan and Pia

• We can choose to help people or “mop around them”.
• Fear of embarrassment should not stand in the way of us helping someone in need.

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