On the Couch this week meets Michael Conway, Production editor with the HealthSupplement
Personal/Family: Single
What figure from the world of medicine/health do you most admire?
Nurses.
What other career might you have chosen?
I've only ever wanted to work on the HealthSupplement.
If you were appointed Minister for Health, what would be your first priority?
Increase nurses' pay.
Do you have a phobia/what is your greatest fear?
Going to A&E.
Have you ever been a patient and were you a good one?
Not yet.
What three books would you bring to a desert island?
The Hanly report - it would leave little time for further reading.
Have you a fail-safe method of dealing with stress?
Holidays.
What is your favourite TV or radio programme?
Scrubs.
If you did not live in Ireland, where would you choose to spend the rest of your life?
Italy.
Summarise yourself in less than 12 words.
Monosyllabic.
Do you use alternative medicine/therapies?
Avoid them like the plague.
Who or what makes you laugh?
Consultants.