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  • A modern operating theatre in a high-end London trauma centre
    The Iron Horse Spills The Beans

    St George’s Hospital Tooting: What It’s Really Like to Work at One of South London’s Biggest Trauma Centres as an Overseas Nurse

    January 30, 2026 - By Russell

    You step off the Northern Line at Tooting Broadway, weave past the market stalls and the smell of freshly ground spices, turn a corner, and within five minutes you’re standing...

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  • A crowded hospital emergency ward in the UK, a busy hallway filled with patients
    The Iron Horse Spills The Beans

    Staffing Ratios, Bed Pressure, and Winter Crises: What Australian Nurses Don’t Expect When They Join the NHS

    January 8, 2026 - By Russell

    I thought I’d done my homework before I started nursing in the UK. I’d watched the YouTube videos, read the Reddit threads, spoken to a couple of mates who’d already...

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  • a slightly confused young woman in her late 20s sitting at a wooden desk covered in a messy pile of administrative forms and paperwork
    The Iron Horse Spills The Beans

    From AHPRA to NMC: A Step-by-Step Guide to Transferring Your Australian Nursing Registration to the UK

    December 19, 2025 - By Russell

    So you’re an Australian nurse thinking about making the move to the UK. Maybe you’ve already started browsing flats in London, or maybe you’re still in the daydreaming phase, scrolling...

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  • A portrait shot of a 25-year-old, confident, playfully smirking Aussie male nurse in the ward of London hospital during a night shift.
    The Iron Horse Spills The Beans

    How I Got My Nickname – The Iron Horse

    December 6, 2025 - By Russell

    I still laugh when I hear someone shout it across the ward. Iron Horse. Sounds like I should be galloping across the outback or pulling a steam train through the...

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Recent Posts

  • St George’s Hospital Tooting: What It’s Really Like to Work at One of South London’s Biggest Trauma Centres as an Overseas Nurse
  • Staffing Ratios, Bed Pressure, and Winter Crises: What Australian Nurses Don’t Expect When They Join the NHS
  • From AHPRA to NMC: A Step-by-Step Guide to Transferring Your Australian Nursing Registration to the UK
  • How I Got My Nickname – The Iron Horse
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