title: We are the future.
abstract: Why did you choose to work in the NHS? As a teenager, I was unclear about my ambitions, and took a job as a theatre orderly after I deferred my degree. I found the environment fascinating, and the prospect of training to work in theatres felt extremely exciting. To care for a patient, who in many cases entrusts his or her life to a team, appeared to be the most rewarding career.
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lipley
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D007857:Leadership; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D011361:Professional Competence; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom