Alex Munro is a registered nurse with a background in unscheduled care as a nurse practitioner. He is the co-founder and clinical director of Hallam Medical, the primary care recruitment specialist.

It’s been a great summer for many reasons — lovely weather and fun holidays along with sporting triumphs in the worlds of athletics, cricket and tennis. And England and Wales are the proud hosts of the Rugby World Cup with expectations high for the home nations (let’s not mention England!). However, for me personally this summer took a rather dark turn when I became ill and needed hospital treatment.