My week
A healthcare professional talks us through their working week
My week: Michael Polkey, consultant respiratory physician at a sleep clinic
Problems with breathing often lead to sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnoea, and there is much research being done with patients
My week: Emily Wigglesworth, district nurse
We get so much thanks for going to see people at home. A lot of people don't realise there is such a service if they can't come into the surgery
My week: Natalie O'Keefe, play specialist at the Royal Free hospital in London
Play can help to keep children amused, and to prepare them for surgery
My week: Peter Carey, consultant in genitourinary medicine
The impact of HIV since the 1980s has been huge, and no matter how great the leaps forward in treatment, it's still a difficult diagnosis for people to deal with
My week: Mel Markwick, domestic violence adviser
For a victim, Fridays can be hard: the kids are back from school and the abuser may be on the way home from work or the pub
My week: Dr Stuart Hamilton, forensic pathologist
On Wednesday, I had to tell a doctor that his diagnosis was not up to scratch. He was heartbroken
My week: Pharmacist Eric Norgbey
Admin, home deliveries to patients and a visit to a doctor's surgery
My week: Jenny Blackshaw, mental health matron
Illnesses can be anything from schizophrenia and psychotic depression to bipolar disorder and severe anxiety
My week: Myles Black, head and neck surgeon
Operations can take around five hours, but it's never a problem to stay focused
My week: hypnotherapist Dominic Knight
Dominic Knight sees a girl whose fear of vomiting led to agoraphobia and a man with a dread of flying
My week: Scott Haines, drug and alcohol worker
Scott Haines on training counsellors, working on a needle exchange project and trying to get a young binge drinker to communicate with his parents
My week: Dr Manu Vatish, obstetrician
My week: Ward rounds, teaching students – and a call-out at 4am on Saturday
My week: Stephen Harrison, emergency services call handler
What is it like to be on the other end of a 999 call?
My week: Funmi Sulaiman, NHS dentist
One man who came in with broken front teeth never liked smiling. The fact that I could do something about it made him happy
My week: Catherine Le Roy, Marie Curie nurse, Bristol
It can be chaotic when you go in and everyone's bewildered. You have to get the trust of everyone, including the dog
My week: Cyrus Kerawala, maxillofacial and facial plastic surgeon
Cancer is an insult to the body, but I'm happy when I see people free of disease, returning to their job, interacting with other people
My week: Dr Bav Shergill, consultant dermatologist
I had to break bad news to patients on Tuesday. That's always a very difficult part of my job
My week: Physiotherapist Jane Mason
Physiotherapist Jane Mason on looking after soldiers back from the war – amputees, blast injuries and gunshot wounds
My week: paramedic Brian Kellett
An aggressive alcoholic, a hoax call, pregnant women in a hurry and falling-down grans
My week: anaesthetist Andrew Hartle
You and the surgeon are in the same place – the patient's head
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