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BJGP Long Read/Book review

Time to Heal. But has that time gone? The spirited disaffection of a vocational doctor

"As this book progresses, its early playful, even comedic, lightness gives way to the author’s very substantial criticisms ... [that] attempts to metricise, micromanage, and proceduralise all medical consultations and services has led to the displacement and destructing of trusting relationships ...

28 January 2023
14 mins read
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Book review: reflections from Albert Camus’ “The plague”.

Amanda Howe reflects on Albert Camus’ 1947 novel “The plague” and finds it remarkably relevant for our time.

1 May 2021
5 mins read
Book review/Submitted

Book Review: Mental Health Survival Kit and Withdrawal from Psychiatric Drugs

Dr Dick Bijl reviews Peter C Gøtzsche's newest book, which claims to be able to "help patients with mental health issues survive and come back to a normal life", exploring in detail the harms of psychiatric medication.

24 April 2021
8 mins read
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Book review: The Living Sea of Waking Dreams. The challenges in withdrawing futile treatments

David Jeffrey reviews a novel that paints a picture of the challenges in withdrawing futile treatments.

27 March 2021
3 mins read
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Book review: Love Lives Here

Those suffering gender dysphoria may easily be caught up and crushed by controversy, only adding to their suffering. Peter Misselbrook reviews a book that that tells the story of one family's journey, and asks whether we may be part of the problem

27 March 2021
6 mins read
Book review

Book Review: Consulting in a Nutshell by Roger Neighbour.

The news is out - Roger Neighbour has written a new book that encourages us to consult with others in the way we would want others to consult with us. Peter Aird heartily recommends this book.

20 March 2021
5 mins read
Book review

Doctors Get Cancer Too: Book Review

All of us are likely to be a patient one day and yet doctors often consider themselves immune to cancer. Sarah Invine reviews "Doctors get cancer too" by Philippa Kaye.

13 March 2021
6 mins read
Book review

Review of Elite Migrants: South Asian Doctors in the UK

In recent times racism and xenophobia have blighted British life. Julian Simpson reviews "Elite Migrants", a book that reminds us of the true place of migrants: at the heart of some of the most essential aspects of our nation's life.

6 March 2021
6 mins read
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Book Review: Born to Run by Christopher McDougall

There’s some persuasive anatomical evidence to support the theory that we evolved to be runners. Maybe more of us should try it? Victoria Hodges review a classic.

6 February 2021
6 mins read
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Book review: ‘Such a Pretty Girl’ – A fiction to make us think about safeguarding

According to the NSPCC most child sexual abuse in the UK isn’t reported, recognised or prosecuted. In 2020 there have been fewer opportunities for the signs to be spotted. Katie Barnett helps us to understand the devastating consequences of child abuse in

30 January 2021
7 mins read
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Book review: The Leadership Hike — to a WISE destination?

"For those embarking on new fellowships, The Leadership Hike will provide a valuable reference source" — Prof Joanne Reeve reviews The Leadership Hike by Amar Rughani and Joanna Bircher, a new insightful book exploring the role of leadership in primary care, and

23 January 2021
6 mins read
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Book review. Sacred Lives: An account of the history, cultural associations and social impact of epilepsy

Patients do not experience epilepsy as "just another illness". Graham Cooper reviews a book by Professor Ian Bone that helps us to understand epilepsy both a disease, but also as a patient's lived experience.

16 January 2021
3 mins read
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Book review: Of Patient Bearing – A history of general practice in eight generations.

Raj Khanchandani reviews a book describing a family of eight generations of GPs. Quite a history, with some surprising parallels for us today.

13 January 2021
4 mins read
Book review

Book review: Island Dreams

Gavin Francis ia a GP and the best selling author of "Adventures in Human Being". Fiona Baskett reviews his latest book - just what we need to escape from the grim world of 2020.

28 December 2020
3 mins read
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Book Review: Sick Enough. A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating disorders.

On Boxing Day Serena Strickland reviews a book about the management of eating disorders.

26 December 2020
3 mins read
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Book review: Beneath the White Coat – Doctors, their minds and mental health. Clare Gerada

As doctors we know we are invincible and immortal, and if we're not we'd better hide it. John Spicer reviews Clare Gerada's important new book which looks underneath the white coat to examine what happens to human beings who happen to be

19 December 2020
5 mins read
Book review

Book Review: The Good Ancestor, by Roman Krznaric

Many of us worry about the world our children and grandchildren will grow up in. Dan Jones reviews a book that tells us that action is better than mere worry.

14 December 2020
7 mins read
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Book review: Emotions as Original Existences:  A Theory of Emotion, Motivation and the Self.

Our rationality is our core defining human characteristic - right? Maybe not! Christopher Dowrick reviews an important book on the central role of our emotions.

5 December 2020
6 mins read
Book review

Book (Graphic Novel) Review. From Hell: Master Edition

Sati Heer-Stavert reviews a somewhat graphic Graphic Novel and draws some surprising conclusions....

28 November 2020
7 mins read
Book review/Coronavirus

Book Review: Blinded by Covid

Martin Edwards and Anjna Harrar review this polemical but important book. It is devastatingly critical of the government, its advisors and Public Health England in its analysis of the early months of the COVID-19 crisis in Britain.

14 November 2020
7 mins read
BJGP Long Read/Book review

Long Read: The Doctor Who Fooled the World by Brian Deer

A New Indian Express editorial read “Can one person change the world? Ask Andrew Wakefield”. Peter Lindsay reviews "The Doctor who fooled the world" by Brian Deer Scribe, and reflects on the damage caused by Wakefield's career.

12 November 2020
13 mins read
Book review

Book Review: The Pandemic Century

Bill Reith reflects on a hundred years of "Panic, Hysteria and Hubris" as he reviews this timely book.

7 November 2020
6 mins read
Book review

Book review: The art of viral communication

"The Virus" sets out to provide answers to the key question, “It’s 15,000 times smaller than a flea and we can kill it with a bar of soap – so how did a tiny, fragile virus change the world?” Lesley Morrison reviews

7 November 2020
5 mins read
Book review

BOOK REVIEW. Beyond the Silence: The novel as a teaching tale

There has been an increasing awareness of the toll that medicine takes upon the mental health of NHS staff, especially GPs. general practitioners. Paul Main reflects on a novel that depicts mental illness - and healing.

31 October 2020
4 mins read
Book review

Book review: ‘Written in Bone’ by Professor Dame Sue Black

Fiona Baskett reviews a fascinating and highly acclaimed book by a forensic anthropologist.

31 October 2020
3 mins read
Book review

Book Review: Time to Heal

Richard Churchill reviews a remarkable memoir from a remarkable doctor. Don't expect comfortable nostalgia!

26 October 2020
3 mins read
Book review

Book Review: The Gynae Geek by Anita Mitra

Phanida Fung finds that "as a female GP, gynaecological problems are the number-one topic my non-medic friends seek advice for. However, help is here." Phanida reviews "The Gynae Geek" by Anita Mitra.

16 October 2020
3 mins read
Book review

Book review – Scattered Limbs: A Medical Dream-Book

Might a better understanding of the history of medicine and an evolutionary perspective of disease actually improve our medical practice? Pearce Cusack reviews "Scattered Limbs: A Medical Dream-Book" by Iain Bamforth.

15 October 2020
5 mins read
Book review/Opinion

Book Review: Learning following the toppling of Colston’s statue

Why is the injustice of racism still an open sore in western culture? Paul Main takes our exploration forward with his review of two forceful books.

13 October 2020
7 mins read
Book review

Book review: The Compassion Project: A case for hope & humankindness from the town that beat loneliness.

Loneliness is a serious public health challenge facing the UK. David Jeffrey reviews a book describing the impact of an innovative community project in Somerset.

8 October 2020
4 mins read
Book review

Psychiatrist in the Chair: The Official Biography of Anthony Clare by Brendan Kelly and Muiris Houston

Fiona Baskett reviews the soon to be released 'Psychiatrist in the Chair: The Official Biography of Anthony Clare', detailing the life of Anthony Clare (1942–2007), one of the leading psychiatrists of his generation.

28 September 2020
8 mins read
Book review

‘Mortality in the balance’. A book review of ‘Histories’ by Sam Guglani

The dedication and humility of NHS nurses, porters, doctors, switchboard operators, medical students and secretaries has never wavered for the past seventy-two years. This book review by Fiona Baskett reminds us that whether giving or receiving care we all have our vulnerabilities.

22 September 2020
3 mins read
Book review

Healthy individuals depend on healthy communities, a healthy society and a healthy planet

“Health is made at home, hospitals are for repairs: building a healthy and health-creating society” is a radical book from the global health leader and former chief executive of the NHS. Rather than “prescribing” or telling people what to do, we should

16 September 2020
6 mins read
Book review

Made Possible: Stories of success by people with learning disabilities

Made Possible details the appalling historical mistreatment of people with learning disabilities, as well as the challenges faced today. Salman reflects on the empowerment and the personal achievements she witnessed when her sister was well supported, and the uphill struggle to try

9 September 2020
6 mins read
Book review

Angel of Death: The Story of Smallpox by Gareth Williams

Angel of Death by Gareth Williams provides a very comprehensive history of smallpox and vaccine development, which has parallels with the current COVID-19 pandemic.

26 July 2020
2 mins read
Book review

The Prison Doctor by Dr Amanda Brown

Dr Amanda Brown traded her relatively comfortable life in a village surgery for life in some of Britain’s most notorious prisons. However, The Prison Doctor is not just a description of how her two worlds differed.

19 July 2020
3 mins read
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