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The Balancing Act in Healthcare: A Conversation with Dr. DiMarco
This is the last post in my Broomfield series. I wanted to end with a voice that reflects both the everyday reality of the NHS and its wider challenges. My conversation with Dr. DiMarco, a consultant cardiologist, brought together many of the themes that have run though this series: capacity, collaboration, and the delicate balance…
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Pioneering Change: A Conversation with Adam Langley
“I feel like I’m actually doing something really useful. Every day, there’s something to fix, improve, or keep moving on the pathway. And at the end of the day, you know it’s helping patients.” Adam Langley, a cardiac physiologist, understands the effort it takes for the NHS to meet the patient’s needs. He’s currently involved…
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Inside Cardiac Care: A Conversation with George Heath
Hi everyone! It’s been a little while since my last post, I’ve just been getting back into routine after my first week home from Sri Lanka. It definitely took a few days to settle back into life here in the UK. I actually wrote this post on the 8th of June and had it sitting…
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Remote Care, Real People: A Conversation with Syreeta Williams
When you think of healthcare, you might imagine hospital beds, machines beeping, and busy corridors. But what happens when patient care stretches beyond those walls, into people’s homes, their phones, and the data flowing quietly behind the scenes? That’s what I explored this week with Syreeta Williams, Head of Pacing and Invasive Cardiology at Broomfield…
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Behind the Scenes: A Conversation with Michelle Colton
After speaking with Fiona Robinson about the day-to-day realities of patient care, I wanted to zoom out and understand what it’s like to lead an entire department (especially when clinical work, admin pressure, and team wellbeing all collide.). That’s where Michelle Colton comes in. Michelle is the Principal Cardiac Physiologist at Broomfield Hospital, managing a…
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Listening to the System: A Conversation with Fiona Robinson
I want to begin this series of NHS reflections with someone who represents the heart of calm clinical leadership: Fiona Robinson, a senior cardiac nurse practitioner at Broomfield Hospital. Fiona has worked in the NHS for many years and currently runs clinics for patients with suspected stable angina. Her role is part clinical, part investigative,…
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What does a National Health System look like from the inside?
The NHS is often praised as one of the world’s largest publicly funded healthcare systems, but behind the headlines and statistics are real people doing demanding jobs, often under incredible pressure. It’s a system where things don’t always go perfectly, yet at its heart, there’s a steadfast commitment to providing safe, compassionate care. Healthcare is…
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Hi there!
My name’s Beatriz Batista, and I’ve started this space to explore some questions that have been bouncing around in my mind about healthcare: what truly makes it meaningful, and where we might be headed next. My journey into healthcare began with a bachelor’s degree in Medical Science here in the UK, and now working in…
Exploring Healthcare with Beatriz Batista 