
Sammy Matthews
Registered Nursing Associate at Phoenix Health Group, Gloucestershire; FdSc Nursing Associate (2026) with distinction; healthcare professional and podcast guest.
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Jul 17, 2026
Finding My Place in Healthcare
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17:33MartinHOST
So what's that experience kind of been like?

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The world of primary care compared to working in a care home environment is different.

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almost when you first joined for me felt like a completely different universe one of the things that i love about it is that it instigates so many why questions so for someone who can find curiosity out of anything.

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And I think when you join health and social care, one of the fundamental things I assume most people start to learn is phlebotomy.

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That is just like opening a can of worms of five million things that you could learn about.

Sammy MatthewsGUEST
And that's why I say every day is a school day, because it just takes You to have one appointment with a patient who, when you're gaining consent before taking their blood and you're going through the rationale for their blood test, making sure they know why they're invited in for a blood test and what test is being done.
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24:45MartinHOST
So what was your story around that moment, that light bulb moment of, oh, okay, maybe I do need to look into this a bit more.