Possible Clues:

• Conscious of fighting within hospital department
• Amazement about a Republican being enlightened ...
• Unlike AI, for now
• Turned in to On the Ball
• Plugged in, so to speak
• 'I'm well ___ of that'
• Having knowledge of
• Conscious of strife in hospital department
• 'I'm well ___'
• Knowing of conflict within hospital department