Lent and the MES Pancakes

 

Yesterday was that lovely British tradition of pancake day and like most of the country the MES team enjoyed making pancakes last night. While there were a few disasters and plenty ended up in the bin, the end results were worth it.  Like 63% of the country (yes there is even polling data about pancakes!) most of the MES team favoured the traditional lemon and sugar combination, with Andreas and I being the only one to opt for savoury options, he went for bacon and cheese while I opted for a French galette stuffed with ham, egg and cheese.

 

Pancake day of course marks the traditional start of Lent with people opting to give something up for the forty days until Easter.  While here at MES we might have enjoyed the pancakes, we're apparently not as good at giving things up.  When I surveyed the team only Rob in our Membership Services Team  was giving something up - he's giving up Beer and Lager.  Other responses ranged from "I am actually reverse-lenting. I am re-starting things I gave up" to "giving up chocolate last year just made me cranky so I’m making the decision that is best for everyone by giving up nothing."

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As we look ahead to 2013 there is a clear aim at the forefront of NHS trusts agendas – to build a membership that is representative of the local community. In advance of submitting reports and plans to Monitor, NHS trusts are reviewing the representation of their membership.