The reason I wrote my book “Critical” was to talk with the public about intensive care. Yet, I have been completely humbled by the kind words in […]
Doctor to Author
I want to show you the backstory to my journey from a doctor to an author so you can benefit from the lessons I have learnt. Whether […]
“Just asking questions”
Have a read of my latest BMJ column here.
Your 1800 weeks of work
What are you going to do with your 1800 weeks of work? Thanks to Oliver Burkeman for his wonderful book and inspiration for this column. Read the […]
A letter to letter writers
Here are some wonderful letters of thanks. I wrote a letter saying thank you to the anonymous people who have written to me in the pandemic. Read […]
Radio 4 letter
Here is a letter to colleagues that read on Radio 4’s Today programs on 20th November 2021.
Sitting on the bins
“Do you regularly sit on a bin? Eat lunch on your lap? Speak to patients in a stock room? Or find that a lack of medical cover […]
A letter to Auntie Win
Recently, a very special member of our family died at the age of 97. I wanted to say something about her remarkable life during the funeral so […]
How watching Friends may prevent your next complaint
Read the full article here.
Bursting FOAM’s bubble
Read the whole article here.
Caring for unvaccinated patients
Read the full article here.
Medicine, the never ending video game
Have a read about why I think hospital medicine is a bit like a computer game here.
Whose leg is it anyway?
“In the complexity of modern healthcare we need an entire village of people to care for us, not one sole trader”Is it time to change the name […]
“Povid:” predictions for a post-corona world
POVID, or a “post-covid” world may still seem like a distant dream. Peter Brindley and Matt Morgan imagine what life might be like as we learn to […]
Less grit, more quit
Read the full article here.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes.
Read the full article here.
COVID has helped me travel
Read the full article here.
Sitting on a plastic chair
“I never expected to have a deeply emotional experience, with a tear in my eye, while sitting on a plastic chair in the middle of a basketball […]
New podcast – Brave Journeys
I’d love you to listen to this fab new podcast where we talk about a lot from science to COVID to dealing with stress. Thanks for great […]
Matt Morgan: A letter from ICU—one year on
A year on from the start of the pandemic, Matt Morgan writes another letter from ICU To the lucky ones, Many who read my first letter will […]
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes—what’s next on the NHS waiting list?
Even while ventilators continue to hiss and treat large numbers of inpatients with covid-19, attention has already turned to “what’s next.” The bulging NHS waiting list is […]
“The purpose of power is to give it away”—what covid can teach us about organ donation
Nye Bevan, the son of a coal miner and arguably the founder of the NHS, once said “The purpose of getting power is to be able to […]
Words Bruise Channel 4
Thanks to Channel 4 for coving this important topic with the artist Nathan Wyburn. See the piece here.
Hospital beds do not cure cancer.
One of the first hospital beds from 1874 . . . a lot has changed but a bed is still just a bed. Read why I think […]
The Times – the ‘worst house party in history’ is still raging
Thanks to The Times for printing this interview that covers issues from caring for staff to dealing with online abuse. Read it here.
Happy covid Christmas…it’s a dog’s life
We have likely spent too much of 2020 believing our own thoughts, and striving to prove ourselves right. This unscientific tik was also on display when one […]
Working from home during covid—whose TEAM(S)™ are you on?
Here is a lighthearted look at our new normal of working from home . . . read it here.
Working from home during covid—whose TEAM(S)™ are you on?
We have all been living La Vida Lockdown, but let’s face it, we have never seen more of our co-workers’ homes. Those who might never invite us […]
The start of a new – new normal?
Here are some articles and podcasts related to the vaccine roll out in Wales. Click the images for the full article.
COVID vaccination centre – before and after!
Come behind the scene when I have my COVID vaccine, exactly 38 weeks after we care for the first ICU patient with COVID.
Peter Brindley and Matt Morgan: So, doctor, what about the vaccine?
Doctoring is not that difficult: it requires a lot of patience and a dusting of skill. Regrettably, at the time of writing (November 2020) we might be […]
Walking the green five miles
Have a read of the new BMJ column here.
Sneak preview into book 2 . . .
Apart from the terrible freeze frame, here is a short video including a sneak preview into my second book, How Kissing a Frog Can Save Your Life.
A letter from ICU – lived experience of COVID from the brink of life
I wanted to share this short talk that I was asked to do in the outdoor Between the Trees event this year. Let’s hope 2021 will bring […]
BMJ: Why Dylan Thomas was wrong—and right
Writing the poem after his dad’s untimely death, Thomas was both right and wrong. As I turned 40, a surprise trip to a spa hotel sent me […]
The truth about the Second Wave
Thanks to Uncancelled for publishing this piece.
I wish I didn’t need to write this second letter.
I wish I didn’t need to write again, but the seas may be getting darker once more. Yet in their depths, there are glimmers of hope that break […]
Matt Morgan: Another letter from ICU
I wish I didn’t need to write again, but the seas may be getting darker once more. Yet in their depths, there are glimmers of hope that […]
Ethnic Minority Welsh Women Association talk
Thanks to the Ethnic Minority Welsh Women Association for asking me to speak about the experiences of COVID from ICU. Sadly, the disease touches those members they […]
BBC Radio Cornwall interview
A big thanks to Jack for asking me to chat with him on his show. Listen here.
A reunion
It was so fantastic to be reunited with one of the sickest patients I’ve cared for. Seeing him be a dad and a husband was pretty special. […]
Days of Decision
Here is my latest BMJ article broadly based on the amazing Song, “Days of Decision” by Phil Ochs, covered by the amazing Martyn Joseph.
Great podcast
Thanks to Lydia Wilson for asking me to speak on her great podcast. Have a listen here.
Matt Morgan: Changing global medical practice through a press release has put EBM into ICU
Releasing the results of the Recovery trial quickly, may have saved lives. But without the data available yet, the results cannot be scrutinised. Matt Morgan considers this […]
Esquire magazine article
Here is a piece in Esquire magazine helping to support the Intensive Care Society’s wellbeing campaign.
Lockdown book launch
Paperback book launch Explaining what intensive care can and cannot do is more important now than ever. So I’d love you to join me on Facebook for a live 20 […]
Covid-19: Intensive care and caring intensely
When we get through covid-19, and rest assured we will, these Intensive Care Unit (ICU) doctors, will march lockstep with others and argue for more beds, staff, […]
The Red Thread
In a strange coincidence, my BMJ column this month is about the same topic that I’m trying to teach my daughter in home schooling . . . […]
Giraffe based technology
Thanks to Dr Dean Burnett for asking me to talk on his new podcast. recorded before COVID19. Sorry about the ridiculous look on my face.
CNN message to Trump
Thanks to CNN for interviewing me about my letter to President Trump. Listen to the interview here.
A letter to the President
Here is a letter I have written to President Trump inspired by the writing of Nye Bevan and the song by Martin Joseph. If you enjoyed reading […]
“Why intensive care is like a concert”
Sorry this is behind a paywall but here is a free trial with The Telegraph. The most important bit for me is the last paragraph about Nye […]