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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Life, death and pressure in the ICU – Leader’s Questions with Stuart Lancaster
A massive thanks to Ger Gilroy and Stuart Lancaster for inviting me onto Episode Three of the second season of Leader’s Questions.
A day in the life of a coronavirus doctor.
Thanks to Miranda Levy for listening to me speak to her about my day. Read the full article here.
“We have not forgotten about you.”
I read out the letter that I wrote to people in those vulnerable groups. I really wrote this thinking about close members of my own family who […]
The extraordinary mobilisation of staff in one Welsh hospital.
The Channel 4 journalist Andy Davies visited us in Cardiff to see for himself the extraordinary efforts staff are going to. View the report here.
A day in the life of a coronavirus doctor.
Thanks to Miranda Levy for listening to me speak to her about my day. Read the full article here.
BBC news
Thanks to the BBC for carrying this, full story here.
Wales Online – A letter from ICU
Have a read here.
Article in the Guardian
Read the full piece here.
New large print edition of “Critical”
I’d love to show you the new cover of “Critical” for the large print edition. It makes me want to open up those theatre doors and feel […]
It’s time to be super heroes for scientific truth.
Here is a BMJ blog about science and “truth” https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/category/columnists/matt-morgan/
New podcast
Here is a podcast I did on “resilience” whether you believe in the concept or not . . . https://ficmlearning.org/podcast-resilience/#more-914
Meetings without meat
“As I fly home from another overseas conference it’s embarrassing that my talk about respiratory disease was powered by jet fuel, while the calories provided by the […]
Cardiff hospital trials cooling patients after cardiac arrest
A year ago, Andrew Barnett collapsed and his heart stopped beating, as he played football with his young son. Luckily, it was at on a pitch at […]
Moral distress—easier said than solved
To quote Woody Allen: “Life is full of misery, loneliness and suffering, and it’s over much too soon.” The point, presumably, is that everyone is living their […]
Guardian article
I was very pleased to have this article published in the Guardian newspaper in early January. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/09/who-do-i-treat-first-a-cancer-patient-or-the-woman-with-a-bleed-on-her-brain?CMP=share_btn_tw
Matt Morgan: We should encourage short service awards
BMJ 2019; 367 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6372 (Published 12 November 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;367:l6372 Follow Matt on Twitter: @dr_mattmorgan As I walk towards the sound of 1970s music, […]
Life, death and pressure in the ICU – Leader’s Questions with Stuart Lancaster
A massive thanks to Ger Gilroy and Stuart Lancaster for inviting me onto Episode Three of the second season of Leader’s Questions.
BMJ: Those three little words
https://www.bmj.com/content/367/bmj.l5918 I still remember the first time I said those three little words. Growing up in a loving Welsh family, I’d heard them said many times. But […]
Mastering Intensive Care Podcast
It was a pleasure to speka with Dr Andrew Davies on his podcast Mastering Intensive Care. Have a listen here https://masteringintensivecare.libsyn.com/episode-47-matt-morgan-mixing-science-history-emotion-and-humanity-in-telling-critical-stories

Radio New Zealand Interview
Great to be interviewed by Radio New Zealnd’s Nine til Noon slot. Have a listen here.
Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley: Meetings—where minutes are kept and hours lost
It is estimated that meetings add less than 5% to productivity, are mostly about status management, and contribute to 70% of workers feeling disengaged. [1] Oh well, […]
Hospital doctors should step outside BMJ 2019
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l4914 (Published 06 August 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;366:l4914 Last year I did something I found difficult, unsettling, and risky. Yet, in many ways, it was […]