Reflecting on his time as a member of the RCP Trainees Committee, Dr Andrew Spence looks back at the pandemic and its effect on medical education before considering the future of healthcare in Northern Ireland.

Dr Olwen Williams, RCP vice president for Wales, reflects on a difficult few months for the NHS and looks ahead to sunnier times in 2023. She flags our latest report which calls for investment in urgent cancer care and welcomes new committee members to the RCP Cymru Wales team.

Consultant thoracic surgeon, Michael Gooseman, talks about the inspiration that led him to pursue a career as a doctor.

Indeg James and Dr Sioned Richards work in the intermediate care team in Carmarthen in west Wales.

Mae myfyrio’n rhywbeth pwysig yn ein gallu i lunio cysyniadau, i wneud synnwyr ac i symud ymlaen, felly ar gyfer fy mlog olaf am 2022, rwyf wedi ailedrych ar fy myfyrdodau misol a phwysleisio pa mor gythryblus ac anodd ei darogan fu’r flwyddyn wrth i ‘normal newydd’ esblygu, gyda phob math o heri

Reflection is an important tool in our ability to conceptualise, sense-make and move forward, so for my final blog of 2022, I have revisited my monthly musings and noted that it’s been an unsettling and unpredictable year.

Dr Robin Ghosal is a consultant in respiratory medicine and clinical lead for lung cancer in Hywel Dda University Health Board.

In her first special bulletin to RCP fellows and members in Northern Ireland, Dr Sarah Clarke looks back at a successful RCP Update in Belfast.

Dr Nicholas Coles is a consultant in care of the elderly at Glangwili hospital (GGH) in Carmarthen.

Retired consultant, Dr Helen Newton, talks about her time as a locum consultant and her return to work post-retirement.