Like the 1930’s comedy brothers Groucho, Chicho and Harpo, the political theorist Karl Marx was a funny old chap. The man who penned Das Kapital and the […]
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London Calling
I’m delighted that I’ve been asked to speak at Waterstones in Hampstead in early June all about my book “Critical”. For more info sign-up to my mailing […]
Matt Morgan: Life and how to live it
I still remember the first time I heard the haunting American sound of Michael Stipe, the lead singer of the band R.E.M. I was 10 years old […]

Talking in the Bath
I’m delighted that I’ve been asked to speak at Waterstones in Bath in early June all about my book “Critical”. More info sign-up to my mailing list […]

Talk at Hay
After visiting the Hay book festival for years with my family, I am delighted to be able to speak there this year. Look out for tickets coming […]

Book launch
We will be officially launching “Critical” on 30th May 2019 with the wonderful Griffin Books in Penarth near Cardiff. It will be an evening event in the beautiful […]
The robot needs a human heart—why AI in medicine brings moral choices into focus
In a crisp, white building deep in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley, teams of people make moral choices on your behalf. The development of self-driving cars […]
Is TED dead?—a return to good-old fashioned conversation
We two authors used to attend medical conferences that felt more like pathetic gladiator battles. Weapons included poison-tipped USB sticks, monotone delivery, and a complete lack of […]
Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley: Some Christmas words of wisdom for today’s medical students
In the seasonal spirit of giving, Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley share what they’ve learnt from their time in medicine When these authors were medical students—several millennia […]
Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley: Some Christmas words of cheer for today’s trainees
In the seasonal spirit of giving, Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley share what they’ve learnt from their time in medicine When these authors were medical students—several millennia […]
Matt Morgan: What can Bridget Jones do for medicine?
As we enter Christmas party season, solving the mystery of an unconscious patient will be repeated across emergency departments around the country on countless occasions. The Holy […]
Matt Morgan: What can Bridget Jones can do for medicine?
As we enter Christmas party season, solving the mystery of an unconscious patient will be repeated across emergency departments around the country on countless occasions. The Holy […]
Matt Morgan: Buying toilet rolls and writing rotas—is this really the best use of clinicians’ time?
Quality improvement schemes have so far been aimed at solving clinical and logistical problems, but have forgotten about the most important asset—staff I’m staring at a […]
Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley: Doctors are not d**kheads, but they are human beings
Mean spirited insults close off the necessary wisdom, communication, and relationships so necessary in complex healthcare The recent trending Twitter hashtag, #DoctorsAreDickheads, started after Stevie Boebi posted […]
Matt Morgan: Health is not the lack of disease
Do we need a new breed of doctor to concentrate on function rather than malfunction? I am standing in my pyjamas looking into the bright white interior […]
Matt Morgan: Time to stop serving the “shit sandwich”
If you have attended an Advanced Life Support course, you will be familiar with the so-called “shit sandwich.” Despite electrocuting yourself with the defibrillator, tripping over the […]
Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley: Time for tough talk with the NHS—equality or longevity?
It may be time for different salaries for different specialties in different locations to plug extreme rota gaps, say Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley Happy 70th Birthday, […]
Peter Brindley and Matt Morgan: Burnout in healthcare workers—are we surprised?
There is a picture of a vending machine that went viral. This is because a note was placed on the glass that describes how many of us […]
Nick Wilson and Matt Morgan: Is the “bench to bedside” broken?
Over recent decades, the UK has been a key innovator in medicine. The UK ranked 2nd overall between 1996-2017 in the number of medical publications (1,059,287). [1] The […]
Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley: Doctor does not always know best
For centuries, old white men have argued about whether medicine is more of a science or an art. That is until, belatedly, some smart Alec—or some smart […]
Matt Morgan and Paul Twose: Efficient, fragmented holistic care
It is a familiar situation—sitting on the ward, long after your shift has finished, waiting for the phone to ring so you can clarify a patient treatment […]
Matt Morgan and Jade Cole: Research matters
It has been a very long, unforgiving winter. Although the Welsh daffodils outside of the window are blooming, hospital beds around the country remain full to the […]
Peter Brindley and Matt Morgan: Advice to medical school applicants—be average
Despite a darn cold winter, well-scrubbed medical school applicants in Canada are currently sweating in interview chairs. This is despite knowing most of the questions they will […]
Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley: Medicine in the “Age of Anger”
Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley encourage us to take a deep breath Anger rarely solves anything, it builds virtually nothing, and can destroy almost everything. With […]
Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley: Medical conference emojis—which one are you?
Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley have been studying human doctors in their native conference environment While there is always a medical conference on the horizon, this fallow […]
Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley: Why negative trials are usually positive
There are many benefits to patients from negative trial results We’re going to let you in on a secret. Although intensive care medicine often looks complex, usually […]
Matt Morgan: “Running a hospital is a bit like running a . . .”
Medicine needs to make, adapt, and find its own strategies Anyone who has listened in on hospital boardroom meetings will be familiar with the increasing number of […]
Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley: Everybody’s Free (To Be Kind)
The commencement address that nobody asked for These two middling authors have long hoped somebody would ask them to deliver a commencement. The fact that this is […]
Peter Brindley and Matt Morgan: All I want for Christmas…is to slow down
Digital addiction is a real barrier to patient centred care As another frantic holiday season approaches, we are reminded of the three stages of life: First you […]
Matt Morgan: WhatsApp Doc?
Restricting the use of WhatsApp is fine, but there must be a viable alternative provided The pager buzzes in my pocket. It’s lucky I noticed because the […]
Matt Morgan: Poor hospital design has an impact on staff, patients, and healthcare
Simply the presence of a good physical environment signals organisational respect and care I try my best to indoctrinate my children into liking the things that I […]
Matt Morgan: Medical notes are broken
Matt Morgan discusses how patient notes could be improved One day, you decide to help your daughter with her physics homework. You open a textbook that claims […]
Matt Morgan: “Just to let you know”—flattened hierarchy brings steep demands
Matt Morgan discusses the gradual increase in volume of mental workload that doctors have to deal with “I just wanted to let you know that you may […]
Matt Morgan: The ward round is broken
We need a new way of working, argues Matt Morgan You are the director of a multi-million-pound coffee business. The working lives of your employees, not to […]
Matt Morgan: Medical assessment in the age of the robot
The ability for doctors to ask the right questions and deal with uncertainty is becoming more important than ever “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers […]
Becoming An Expert In Your Field
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Matt Morgan: Sin-drome—the phenomenon of missing-diagnosis
“We’ve had a new admission into bed 3” “Great, I’ll be right there, what’s wrong with them?” “He’s got multiorgan failure but was intubated mainly for respiratory […]
Matt Morgan: The (free) elephant in the burnout room
As an intensive care consultant, the risk of “burnout” is ever present. Everyday, I will deliver devastating news to families when they least expect it. I will […]
Just Some Light Reading Material
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Prepping For Client Work And Meetings
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