Joy

Notewell

The quiet satisfaction of writing a set of notes so clear you know they will outlive you.

Chopperholics

Doctors and nurses obsessed by helicopters despite the lack of evidence. Submitted by Peter Brindley.

Birthfumble

The mild humiliation of realising you forgot to book your own birthday off work.

Trolleycreak

The uneven, rhythmic rattle of a square-wheeled trolley being pushed along a corridor.

Snappluck

Shiftmelt

The total surrender of body and mind collapsing into bed after a brutal night shift.

Scrubshade

Mealwheel

Cupburn

The sting of a too-hot coffee gulped between bleeps, knowing it is the only one you will get all shift.