On Friday 21st September 2018 I received a prestigious accolade: I was awarded an Honorary Degree of Master of the University from the Open University, for commitment to public services. What an incredible thing to receive, to be recognised in…
Well back to blogging but on my new website. I thought I’d do a post about a few awareness days/weeks/months that are current this month or fall this week. Sepsis Awareness Month First off, September is Sepsis Awareness Month. I’ve…
Happy 70 Birthday, NHS.Today we celebrate the NHS and all its successes and glory. An institution not only providing free healthcare for all, regardless of need or ability to pay, but one that is a national treasure. The NHS may…
#Hellomynameis Lucy Watts MBE. I’m a 24 year old young adult with a progressive, life-limiting condition that has caused very complex medical needs. This means I spend a lot of time in the company of healthcare professionals and far too…
Today I had an absolutely amazing day at the Patient Leadership Workshop Event run by Health Education East of England, East of England NHS Leadership Academy and The Eastern Academic Health Science Network. It was an event to bring together…
On Friday 10th November 2017 a very special event took place. Hosted by the Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI) with support from the Burdett Trust, the QNI Transition of Care Conference was a great success. It brought together nurses, healthcare professionals…
The #ANurse4TheJs fundraising page is located here: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/anurse4thejsHere is our campaign video: The J’s Hospice have been supporting me since April 2011, and within the first fortnight my hospice nurse saved my life. Since then they have supported us in a…
You see me at my worst. You see me stuck in a bed in hospital, in pain, struggling, fighting repeated bouts of sepsis, reliant on more IVs and pumps than I already am at home, covered in bags and tubes…
My poem about nursing and the loss of the bursary. I'm 22 years old, have a life-shortening form of a condition which is not usually life-shortening, but due to the complications I have, it sadly will be. As a result…
It’s no secret if you know me that I have a life-limiting/life-threatening form of a condition known as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Sadly, though some people with the condition can lead a normal (or relatively normal) life, for me it has caused…