Reflections on Salt Water

The start of this new year marks a turbulent time in health care and brings particular uncertainty and challenges . The end of one year and the beginning of the next is a time when we often find ourselves looking back at what has happened and looking forward to what is to come.  Round ups of the year fill our television and our socials - photos, montages, lists and clips of what was best, most surprising or most shocking. These are reflections on the year and summarise the ups and downs that we all experience - twelve months is a long time. Silver balls (Anish Kapoor, Guggenheim Bilbao)  Reflecting back on something that has happened is a way of looking at what can be learned, of celebrating things that went well so they can hopefully be repeated and finding out if things could be done better. Many professions, such as nursing, rely on this type of exploration or introspection of events in order to continually develop and improve the care provided.  As part of revalidatio...