I Was Always Being Called Upon To

My Father Was An Engineer And My Mother Was A Social Worker, And They Met As Young Socialists. That Probably Tells You Everything You Need To Know About My Attitude To Money - I've Never Really Been Bothered About It.

School Was Great. There Were No Boys There, Which Didn't Really Bother Me At The Time Because I Had Two Brothers, So I Was Quite Pleased Not To Spend Any More Time With Boys.

Television Provokes Strong Opinions, And Sometimes We Try A Bit Too Hard To Appeal To Everyone.

I Do Say No To Lots Of Things, Actually! I Know It Doesn't Look Like It. But I Have A Tendency To A) Be Rubbish At Saying No, And B) Be Pushed By Some Kind Of Protestant Work Ethic.

A Good Culture In A Hospital Can Absorb And Manage A Few Bad Nurses, But Once The Culture Becomes Bad In Itself, Bad Nursing Practice Is Much Harder To Hide.