Medical study and revision guides and reference material

Relevant practice MCQs and EMQs written at the standard required for the FRCS (Tr and Orth) examination.

A question-and-answer approach makes this MRCS examination revision guide ideal for surgeons studying in a busy clinical environment.

High quality images with clear and concise explanations make this a must for radiology trainees preparing for FRCR viva exams.

High quality images with clear and concise explanations make this a must for radiology trainees preparing for FRCR viva exams.

A comprehensive, authoritative anesthesia text for trainees at all levels and faculty - perfect for preparing for board review and recertification exams.

A comprehensive, authoritative anesthesia text for trainees at all levels and faculty - perfect for preparing for board review and recertification exams.

A must-have revision resource for the new format Part 1 FRCR exam, covering the complete curriculum including ultrasound and MRI.

A must-have revision resource for the new format Part 1 FRCR exam, covering the complete curriculum including ultrasound and MRI.

'In these pages you will find a rich mixture of the best in leadership and organisation development practice and theory, based on a lifetime of studying and applying the principles of why some healthcare organisations succeed and why some fail.

Sharing the costs of ill health is the mark of a civilised society.

This book examines how nurses will provide a first-point-of-contact consultation service as an alternative to going to see the doctor.

This guide for practice managers, in a question-and-answer format, explains accounting procedures and describes GMS, health authority and other sources of income.

This book provides an important contribution to the new and growing field of 'narrative-based medicine'.

Statutory and mandatory training is an area that all healthcare organisations are required to tackle, yet it is commonly undertaken as a tick-box exercise without flair or creativity.

This book is for users of comparisons in health care and for researchers.

As medical litigation continues to increase, the best defence for doctors is to be aware of, and avoid, medical errors.

Medics need well informed careers advice information guidance and counselling throughout their careers and not just while they are students or newly qualified doctors.

This book contains a foreword by Elliot G Mishler - professor of Social Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.

This book contains a forword by Ron Pust, Professor of Family Medicine, University of Arizona, USA.

This work contains a Foreword by Baroness Susan Greenfield, Director, Royal Institution of Great Britain, Fullerian Professor of Physiology, Senior Research Fellow Lincoln College and Honorary Fellow, St.

This book contains a Foreword by Allyson Pollock, Professor and Head, Centre for International Public Health Policy, University of Edinburgh.

Information is vital for healthcare professionals striving to keep their practice current and based on the best available evidence.

This work contains forewords by Richard Mcdonough and Mari Robbins, respectively, a Member of Council, The Association of Medical Secretaries, Practice Managers, Administrators and Receptionists (AMSPAR); and, a former college lecturer in health studies, and a management and training consultant.

This work includes a foreword by John D Morgan, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Coordinator for Kings College Center for Education about Death and Bereavement, Ontario, Canada.

The previous editions of this book have proved to be immensely popular with all members of the primary care team.

This pioneering work addresses a key issue that confronts all industrialised nations: How do we organise healthcare services in accordance with fundamental human rights, whilst competing with scientific and technological advances, powerful commercial interests and widespread public ignorance?

This won't hurt a bit.

Those at the grassroots of primary care have been provided with a unique opportunity to plan and shape the modern NHS.

This is a creative, comprehensive and user-friendly manual comprising a curriculum for residencies and medical schools looking to implement new, or enhance existing, curricula in culturally responsive care.

Medical research and global awareness of health inequalities continue to grow apace.

For most biomedical researchers and academics, preparing conference abstracts and posters is an important part of professional life.

Health professionals provide care to patients of differing religions and cultures, and knowledge of their cultural and religious background, way of life and beliefs and practices is vital to delivering sensitive and responsive care.

This is a practical and comprehensive guide to communication in family medicine for doctors nurses and staff in the primary healthcare team.

Medical practitioners are key actors in many well-known works of fiction and literature, presenting a vital insight into the social, medical, scientific and ethical concerns of their authors and readers.

Clinical Responsibility provides practical legal advice by highlighting real-life healthcare case studies and workplace examples.

Designed for survey courses in the field A History of Medicine presents a wide-ranging overview for those seeking a solid grounding in the medical history of Western and non-Western cultures.

The ultimate enrichment and survival guide for Foundation Programme doctors, Staying Human During the Foundation Programme and Beyond provides time-tested advice and the latest information on every aspect of a junior doctor's life - from clinical transitions, to coping with stress, enhancing self-care and protecting personal and professional relationships.

When Janet Rhys Dent is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, she decides to try to be a "e;good patient"e;.

Health promotion has been a relatively overlooked area in modern medical and health professional vocational curricula.

This book offers a practical approach to guide nurses in the art and science of renal care.

This extraordinary and practical book examines neuro linguistic programming (NLP) - the knowledge and skills to detect and affect thinking patterns - and applies it to each phase of the medical consultation.

This book and its companion, Skills for Communicating with Patients, Second Edition, provide a comprehensive approach to improving communication in medicine.

The capacity of professional medicine to resist change - and also concordance - is impressive, but perplexing.

Patients' perspectives on their experiences of illness and treatment are increasingly valued by the medical profession as a source of information to enhance professional development, peer support and the quality of care provided.

Health professionals often take on managerial roles at short notice and with little or no preparation.

This book makes the case for 'ordinary' people to get the health and social care which the state has promised them for over 60 years but which has not been delivered.

This work includes Foreword by David Nicholson - Chief Executive, National Health Service of England.

It has been claimed by fertility experts that embryos can be screened for 6,000 diseases, thereby the risk of x-linked diseases can be minimised by 'cherry-picking' male embryos that do not carry the abnormal gene.

This guide contains a foreword by Simon Gregory, Dean of Postgraduate GP Education, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland and General Practitioner, Northampton.

This work includes a Foreword by Mayur Lakhani, Chairman of Council, Royal College of General Practitioners.