I am a Jamaican-born British nurse, poet, blogger: http://nicholemcintosh.com, vlogger, podcaster, motivational speaker, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Editorial Advisor of the Royal College of Nursing Institute’s Nursing Management Journal.
I am also the Founder and Director of Maroon Mindset Unlimited Ltd, a consultancy company that works with the NHS and other systems to learn, think and behave differently.
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Like many people at this time of the year, I’m on a ‘summer break’ from work and studies so just a few lines to share with you really briefly. The ‘break’ has really reminded me that, if your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete. There are many ways to show compassion and we […]
The inspiration for this month’s post came during a conversation with my dad this week about how we approach life. He quoted Robert F Kennedy who said “there are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why…I dream of things that never were and ask why not?” This resulted in a […]
Thank you for the fantastic feedback on my previous posts! It has been heartening to connect with so many people from around the world in so many ways via this blog and even more so on Twitter! In my last post, I shared my views on the importance of a healthy work-study-life balance and having […]
Thank you to all who provided feedback on my first post in my blog in April. It has been a whirlwind of a month with lots of activity and critical choices to make. I continue on my journey as a health practitioner and researcher – my passion remains. I have taken a bold decision to […]
My name is Nichole McIntosh and this is my first blog. Although it is quite daunting, I now feel that I have something to share. I have been a registered nurse for 15 years with experience of working in the acute NHS sector in a range of clinical and management roles in the specialties of […]
Nichole McIntosh FRSA 