Trust Me I'm a Doctor - Couverture souple

Hammond, Dr. Phil; Mosley, Michael; Moseley, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1900512602 ISBN 13 : 9781900512602

Editeur : Metro Books, London, 1999

Synopsis

How do you spot if your surgeon's a dud? Did you know that coffee-drinking lessens the risk of suicide? That amniocentesis is sometimes performed without ultrasound, putting unborn babies at risk? That one third of the 62 different sorts of artificial hip on the market have not been properly tested? That there are 15,000 practising doctors with alcohol or drug problems? That most cases of AIDS in babies are preventable? This tie-in book to the popular TV series examines health issues from a consumer's perspective, exposing the myths and the strange reluctance of the medical profession to pass on new findings to patients. Illustrated throughout with anecdotes and quotes from leading practitioners, and written in Phil Hammond's irreverent style, this is the health book that will ensure you'll never be bamboozled by the medical profession again.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

NEW UPDATED EDITION! Why is healthcare (still) no safer than bungee jumping? Dr Phil Hammond has spent 20 years as a health service whistleblower, exposing the dark side of medicine on stage and in the pages of Private Eye. Trust Me, I'm (Still) a Doctor is his story of the NHS and how we can all help to make it better. Dr Phil has done the rounds in hospital medicine, exposed the Bristol Heart Scandal, dabbed in sexual health and been threatened at a Public Inquiry for not revealing his sources. He still works as a GP, and tries to do more good than harm in under ten minutes. Dr Phil urges us all to help fix the NHS, stop mindless reform and start asking terribly un-British questions like: 'Have you done one like me before?', 'When did you last wash your hands?' and 'Where's all the money gone?' Only then will healthcare stop being dangerous and unaccountable. Trust me...

Présentation de l'éditeur

Phil Hammond has spent 16 1/2 years exposing the dark side of medicine in the pages of Private Eye, and suggesting ways to make the NHS safer. His columns nearly stopped the Bristol heart scandal and have helped make surgery safer for some children. But much of healthcare remains dangerous and unacceptable, thanks to the failure of successive governments, the medical establishment, managers and frontline staff to take safety seriously. Building on previous editions of Trust Me, Hammond provides compelling evidence that there is still much to be done, and issues a rallying cry for the NHS to ditch commercialisation and unite around safety. And he suggests questions that patients could ask to get better, safer care.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Metro Books, London
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1900512602
• ISBN 13: 9781900512602
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible