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Taylor & Francis Ltd The GP Contract Made Easy: Getting Paid
Book SynopsisThe concepts and terminology of the new General Medical Services Contract can be confusing and daunting. The GP Contract Made Easy – Getting Paid summarises and simplifies a complex contract with many practical points to maximise a practice’s income and make the lives of doctors and managers easier. This book shows how the new Contract differs from the 1990 GP Contract, resulting in a change in the services that GPs provide and a change in their remuneration. This book provides advice on how GPs can maximise their income under the new regulations for the Global Sum, Enhanced Services and the quality indicators of the Quality and Outcomes Framework. General practitioners, primary care managers, and their professional advisers will find this book essential and invaluable reading.Table of ContentsGetting paid under the 1990 contract. The Global Sum. Enhanced services and directed advanced services. National advanced services. Local advanced services.Quality and outcomes framework - background, the clinical domain and exception reporting. Quality and outcomes framework - the other domains. Additional financial issues. Summary.
£35.14
Taylor & Francis Ltd Coaching for Effective Learning: A Practical
Book SynopsisCoaching for Effective Learning adopts a practical, how-to-do-it approach based on the real-life training experience of the authors. The methodology can be applied to a wide range of learning environments such as one on one, apprenticeships, mentoring, supervision, small group work and lecturing. The book considers the adult learning process and recognises different individuals’ learning patterns, adapting participants’ current skills to address new challenges. Undergraduate and postgraduate health and social care teachers and lecturers will find this book a very useful resource, as will general practice trainers, mentors, appraisers and supervisors. It will also be of interest to healthcare professionals interested in self development.Trade Review"'Why have we chosen to write a book about coaching and how its methods can be used to help others learn? Fundamentally, it is because we are passionate about the value of coaching in developing the skills of lifelong learning. We have used these techniques and we have witnessed the impact they have on the learner, the teacher and their relationship.' Maria-Teresa Claridge and Tony Lewis, in the Preface"Table of ContentsCuriosity- coaching for learning…a different state to learn from. Building the relationship between coach and learner – designing the alliance. What do you want? … and how will you get it. Feedback – the foundation for learning. Coaching tools. Meta-models and meta-programmes: why do people always…. Beliefs and values. The secrets of success – the art of modeling. And finally.
£35.14
Taylor & Francis Ltd The A-Z of Loss: The Handbook for Health Care
Book Synopsis'Loss, or rather the sense of loss, has to be one of the hardest psychological problems that face human beings.' We live in aspirational times. It is all too easy for people who have more to believe they are more, and by identifying ourselves by what we have, we are increasingly vulnerable to loss. This unusual and engaging book is designed for all health care professionals as a reminder of the need for sensitivity in the clinical encounter and to encourage the application of an holistic approach to medicine in everyday practice. The A-Z of Loss comprises twenty-six varied clinical scenarios arranged alphabetically to stimulate thought and consideration. Each is followed by a psychological analysis of loss and questions for personal development. This highly practical guide is suitable for all professionals who encounter grieving people. '… should be on every healthcare professional’s shelf. Health care education now includes training in communication skills. This is even more essential as we deal with an increasingly well-informed and sophisticated public.Table of ContentsA-Z of scenarios: Anxiety. Baby. Child. Dignity. Energy. Fear. Guilt. Husband. Independence. Job. Kids. Love. Memory. Nurse. Opportunities. Power. Questions. Reason. Status. Trust. Understanding. Voice. Wife. Xmas. Y Chromosome. Zest.
£21.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Demonstrating Your Clinical Competence in
Book SynopsisEvidence-based medicine draws on terminology used in biostatistics epidemiology health economics philosophy ethics logic and the social sciences. In this unique compendium the author defines the common terms used in evidence-based medicine and provides useful notes and references to help the reader understand this terminology and explore further if necessary. The book explains statistical formulae commonly used in evidence-based medicine. It is ideal for doctors nurses and pharmacists who are not familiar with statistical terms and statisticians and health economists who are not familiar with pharmaceutical or clinical terminology. The definitions explanatory notes and references are clear and easily understandable.Table of ContentsMaking the link: personal development plans, PREP and portfolios. Practical ways to identify your learning and service needs. Demonstrating common componenets of good quality health care. Asthma. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Diabetes. Thyroid disease. Dermatology And finally.
£161.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd B.A.R.D. in the Practice: A Guide for Family
Book SynopsisForewords by Mayur Lakhani, Mike Pringle and Philip R Evans Respectively Chairman of Communications and Publishing, Royal College of General Practitioners, London; Head of School and Professor of General Practice, University of Nottingham; Former President of WONCA Region Europe This groundbreaking book describes a completely new approach to the medical consultation, focusing on four key points: Behaviour, Aims, Room and Dialogue (B.A.R.D.). This practical approach has gained support from the Royal College of General Practitioners and reflects the way real family doctors consult in the real world, to the benefit of both the practitioner and the patient. Practical suggestions are made throughout the guide, with training exercises to aid in application. B.A.R.D in the Practice provides important reading for all general practitioners and general practitioner registrars.Trade Review"'A novel approach that is nonetheless practical, achievable and realistic. A valuable resource for GPs to achieve better doctor-patient relationships.' Mayur Lakhani, in his Foreword 'This excellent book with its easy-to-assimilate method will help us all to be more effective.' Mike Pringle in his Foreword 'Reaffirms the important values of family medicine.' Philip R Evans, in his Foreword"Table of ContentsThe role of a family doctor. Behaviour. Aims. Room. Dialogue. Training for BARD. The ethics of BARD.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Practice Examination Papers for the MRCPsych:
Book SynopsisThis practical guide provides GPs practice managers and members of the primary care team with the tools to manage the stresses and conflict in general practice. All the necessary skills are covered including negotiating dealing with anger handling criticism and change management. Filled with practical examples and exercises referenced throughout and with recommended reading lists at the end of each chapter it encourages the reader to invest in their own personal and professional development.Trade Review"This book by four psychiatrists in training is based on their first-hand experience of preparing for (and passing!) their membership exams. In producing a comprehensive collection of questions and covering the full range of topics encountered in the MRCPsych they have produced a book that will be of great value to all those preparing for postgraduate examinations in psychiatry. I am pleased to have the opportunity to recommend it as a revision aid for psychiatrists in training." Mike Crawford, in the foreword"Table of ContentsFour practice examination papers and answers.
£31.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Extended Matching Items for the MRCPsych: Part 1
Book SynopsisExtended Matching Items (EMIs) are becoming increasingly important part of the MRCPsych written examinationThis book prepares candidates by describing the format of EMIs, followed by numerous examples of typical examination questions. It covers the four main subject areas of the examination: psychology and human development; psychopharmacology; descriptive and psychodynamic psychopathology; and clinical theory and skills. Questions are ordered in increasing difficulty so that candidates not familiar with the format of EMIs can progressively test their examination preparation. Full answers, explanations and references are provided.Table of ContentsExtended Matching Questions. Psychology and human development. Psychopharmacology. Descriptive and Psychodynamic Psychopathology. Clinical theory and skills. Answers to Extended Matching Questions. Psychology and human development. Psychopharmacology. Descriptive and psychodynamic psychopathology. Clinical theory and skills. References.
£21.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Change and Development in Specialist Public
Book SynopsisBased on the popular courses run by the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine in Oxford, and written by leading figures working in the field of evidence-based medicine, this workbook provides papers appropriate for the study of mental health.Trade Review"'This book provides a timely and welcome addition to the public health literature. It's approach demonstrates the ways in which the development of public health practice and delivery have evolved to ensure we have high-quality health improvement and health protection services through a period of dynamic change. It recognises the enormous contribution of our specialist workforce in providing leadership, direction and working with others to improve people's health. I believe that the public health system, in its broadest sense, will find this a useful resource to develop their links into the specialist workforce and their thinking on their own, and colleagues', potential roles in taking forward our challenging public health agenda.' Fiona Adshead, in the Foreword"Table of ContentsIntroduction. What, who and where. Developing a modernised and multidisciplinary public health specialist workforce. Public health specialist practice in community settings: primary care and local government. Health protection. Public health in the acute setting. Tools for specialist practice. Looking to the future.
£21.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Public Private Mix for Health
Book SynopsisThis book brings together an international group of distinguished researchers and practitioners in health economics and health services who are national experts on the funding and provision of health care. Despite the great differences in the structures and cultures of their national systems they identify common issues and expound the policy debate about healthcare reform. Providing radical insights, scepticism towards simple solutions and an international perspective on the inequity, inefficiency and expense of health care systems, The Public-Private Mix for Health is vital reading for healthcare managers, policy makers and shapers, academics and researchers in health, society, politics and international studies.Table of ContentsInternational health care reform: what goes round, comes round. The pervasive role of ideology in the optimism of the public-private mix in the public healthcare system. Efficient purchasing in public and private healthcare systems: mission impossible? The public-private mix in the UK. UK health care reform: continuity and change. The mix of public and private payers in the American health system. Political wolves and economic sheep: the sustainability of public health insurance in Canada. Public-private mix for health in France. The public-private mix in Scandinavia. Public-private mix for health care in Germany. The public-private mix in health services: New Zealand. The role of the private sector in the Australian health care system. Common challenges in health care markets. Enduring problems in health care delivery.
£49.39
Taylor & Francis Ltd Chronic Disease Management in Primary Care:
Book SynopsisDomiciliary care is a sensitive and complex subject. Can I obtain suitable care workers? Which organisations can I call on for support? What are the obligations placed on homeowners? If a relative wishes to remain at home do you know what to do? These are questions often asked by health professionals social workers and service users. This book answers such questions gives choices and shows how to implement decisions. It is essential reading for the new primary care organisations community practitioners primary healthcare teams practitioners in palliative care and geriatrics charities and volunteer groups.Table of ContentsProblem based learning: how to do it. Team working and learning. Assess your learning and service development needs: effective chronic disease management. Organising chronic disease management to match quality and outcomes framework. Diabetes. Hypertension. Hypothyroid disease. Asthma. Mental Health. Coronary Heart Disease. Stroke and transient ischaemic attack. Medicines management. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Epilepsy. Cancer and palliative care. Patient safety.
£42.74
Taylor & Francis Ltd Primary Care in the Twenty-First Century: An
Book SynopsisQuality is at the heart of the government's strategy for NHS development, and which is to be delivered through clinical governance. This book explores accreditation through practical case studies and research findings, and outlines how it can assure the quality of care. Systems of accreditation for measuring and improving quality are described, and show how they can be used easily and effectively to meet the challenges of the new NHS. It is clear, concise and relevant to all the current changes in healthcare provision. All those responsible for delivering a service based on clinical and cost effectiveness will find it essential reading. 'In the United Kingdom primary health care is based almost wholly on general practice. From April 1999 all general practices will belong to primary care groups. Questions of quality and accountability will be high on their agenda as part of the new arrangements for clinical governance. This book on accreditation in primary care is therefore most timely.' Sir Donald Irvine, President, General Medical Council, in the IntroductionTrade Review"'This book is a welcome addition to the literature on international primary care. It illuminates the importance of comparative models in different healthcare systems and deals systematically with the subject. Understanding the issues that face primary care teams around the world is an important concept in preparing for future challenges and this book clearly, concisely and very readably summarises the global story.' Yvonne Carter, in the Foreword"Table of ContentsInternational Approach. Future options for family medicine. The extended general practice. The managed care enterprise. The reformed polyclinic. The district health system. The community development system. The outreach franchise. Transferable learning.
£24.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Making Sense of Risk Management: A Workbook for
Book SynopsisWhat you really need to know about risk management, clinical governance, law and ethics… Now completely revised and updated Making Sense of Risk Management: a workbook for primary care breaks down complex issues and presents them in an easily comprehensible manner. Addressing current issues such as the new GP Contract and the rapid rise in litigation, this new edition takes on a more rigorous approach but maintains the same light-hearted style with more detailed and definitive guidance. The format makes use of tips, warnings, tables, exercises and think boxes providing an informative, interesting and engaging read. All primary care staff including General Practitioners, managers, nurses, health visitors, administrative staff and receptionists will find this book invaluable.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Risk Management. The duties of a general practitioner. Professional indemnity requirements. Handling complaints. The General Medical Council. Competence and continuing professional development. Clinical negligence. The telephone: getting wired. Examining and treating a patient. Cutting the risk out of surgery. Dealing with difficult patients. Consent. Confidentiality. Patient records and the law. Medical records. Personal relationship with patients. Whistleblowing. Chaperones. Domiciliary visiting. Locums and risk. Managing patient expectations. Risk and finance. Getting to grips with communication. Information technology and risk management. Reviewing the practice. Health and safety. Health and safety: disability. Employment issues and risk. Risk and the media. Conclusion.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Assessing the Nursing and Care Needs of Older
Book SynopsisHealth resources are becoming increasingly constrained. So it is essential that professionals, and the public, recognise the need to work together in establishing local priorities and collaborate in their implementation. Priority Setting and The Public challenges many widely accepted beliefs and perceptions. It links together academic literature, critical overviews of methods and approaches with practical applications and original research. It shows the different approaches to engaging the public, challenges and how progress can be achieved. A wide number of methods, from a range of disciplines are described, reviewed and guidance is given on factors to consider for selection. This book is essential reading for all health service and primary care organisations, especially those responsible for resource allocation, clinical governance and public health.Trade Review"'Excellent. This book is a welcome relief. It provides a robust, common-sense approach to a complex but highly important set of themes. Those wanting a basic 'how to' guide will not be disappointed, but nor will readers who want to examine the theoretical underpinnings of a particular topic. The academic work is there aplenty, but it is made to serve real life experience, which in this instance is how it should be.' Ian Stuart-Hamilton, in the Foreword"Table of ContentsThe assessment of older adults. Defining ‘registered nursing care’ and ‘nursing needs’. The role of decisions and judgements as part of the assessment process. Making an accurate assessment. Sources of information in the assessment process. Ethical, professional and legal requirements to involve older adults in decisions about their care.
£31.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Humane Prisons
Book SynopsisBased on the popular courses run by the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine in Oxford, and written by leading figures working in the field of evidence-based medicine, this workbook provides papers appropriate for the study of child health.Table of ContentsIs there a future for humane imprisonment? First impressions. Life inside. Psychopathological considerations of prison systems. How to create madness in prison. Resolving prisoners conflicts before they escalate into violence. Can there be ‘best practices’ in supermax? The UK prison service close supervision centres. Creating the elements of a humane prison system. Women’s imprisonment: how getting better is getting worse. Governing a humane prison. Clinical supervision for staff in a therapeutic community prison. Psychotherapy in prisons — a supervisor’s view. Peer-review and accreditation. Independent inspection of prisons. Humane prisons — are they worth it?
£28.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Counselling Victims of Warfare: Person-Centred
Book SynopsisIn the United Kingdom since 1987 38,000 people have been referred to The Medical Foundation for specialist psychological treatment relating to warfare, and in the past 80 years 75,000 military personnel have received counselling from the Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society. The topic of warfare induced psychological stress and trauma is a vast one.This book gives an unique, person-centred insight into counselling victims of warfare (either civilians or military personnel) whose trauma is physical or psychological. It covers such topics as anger, death, nightmares, recovered memories, emotional and physical pain, and alcohol use. It also contains a list of useful contacts for further support and helpful tips. Counsellors, trainees and other healthcare and social care professionals dealing with civilian or military victims of warfare will find this guide invaluable.Trade Review"I don't often finish books about counselling… This book is different…I was immediately engaged by the narra tive style, engrossed by the personal stories, and both moved and enlightened by the heartfelt reflections."—Steve Burchell, counsellor, West London in Healthcare Counselling & Psychotherapy Journal "…will appeal to the professional counsellor and scores highly in its attempt to address problem issues for the therapist – such as clients' concerns that counselling will be seen to damage their career prospects, racism, and when the counselling dialogue becomes disconnected."—Occupational Health at Work"I trust that this book will reach a wide audience of all those who are interested in and committed to the welfare and development of young people."—Primary Care PartnershipsTable of ContentsIntroduction. Supervision. The person-centred approach. Responding to trauma. The military experience. Further thoughts. Silence and a focus on Ania's daughter, Maria. Sadness and anger at the death of her parents. Client cancels as her daughter is unwell. When the counsellor has knowledge that the client has not disclosed. The counsellor's congruence is challenged. Ania tells her story. Maria attends the session with Ania. Sympathy, empathy, healing and 'not-for healing. Bad dreams and more emotional release. Recovered memories - 'can I ever be clean? Tired of struggling, tired of living. Reflections on the process. Accepting the need to talk. Memories of a violent and personal death. A positive shift as Graham releases feelings from his experiences in Bosnia. Pain and compassion. A deeper cathartic release and a more conversational exchange. An act of unlawful killing? And alcohol use is addressed. Alcohol use and controlling intrusive memories. Reflections on the process. Epilogue.
£31.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Neurology Update: Reviews for Continuing
Book SynopsisThis is a companion to the highly successful GP Quiz Book 1. It enables interactive learning and rapid identification of new areas of knowledge. Questions and answers on a range of disease management topics are covered with material sourced from the British Medical Journal and the British Journal of General Practice. The practical application of research findings and advisory statements is unique in presenting both fact and authoritative opinion. The book includes questions model answers and references for each question for those who wish to study that topic in more detail. It can stimulate discussion for individuals or those in a group setting. Students and all professionals working in healthcare will find it essential reading and reference.Trade Review"'Republishing in book format a series of outstanding review articles from the Postgraduate Medical Journal in the major specialities within medicine is to be warmly welcomed. It is entirely in line with the FPM's original objectives.' Gordon C Cook, in the Foreword"Table of ContentsEpilepsy and syncope. Infectious and para-infectious disease. Neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation. Stroke.
£42.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Integrated Contraceptive and Sexual Healthcare: A
Book SynopsisForewords by Kathy French and Kevin Miles Respectively Sexual Health Advisor, Royal College of Nursing; Nurse Specialist, Margaret Pyke Centre, London, Hon. Lecturer in Sexual Health, University College London This book is an essential resource for use in day to day practice. It is user-friendly and ideal as a quick reference guide, bringing together all the basic information required for a practitioner working in sexual and reproductive health. A helpful formulary and glossary of terms is included along with web links and suggestions for further reading. 'This timely publication will go a long way in helping the many professionals in the field to deliver care as part of a team. Essential reading for pre- and post-registration students in sexual health.' Kate French, in her Foreword 'This book paves the way forward in terms of providing the first truly integrated educational resource for nurses. Such a significant contribution to the evolving specialty of integrated contraceptive and sexual healthcare will also enhance career pathways and opportunities for nurses. It also highlights the growing need for training and education programmes to be developed with the concept of integrated care in mind. [The] book will be welcome, not only to nurses currently providing integrated models of contraceptive and sexual healthcare, but also to a much wider range of healthcare workers who provide care in either of the contraception or GUM specialities, as well as educationalists who will provide programmes of training to these practitioners.' Kevin Miles, in his ForewordTrade Review"'This book aims to equip health practitioners with the knowledge they require to provide contraception and sexual health services; giving an overview of assessment for contraception and contraceptive methods, how to take a sexual health history, how to assess which swabs to take and how to take them, diagnosis and treatment regimes. It also gives an overview of other issues that can arise in this setting such as confidentiality issues, sexual assault, and contact tracing.' Sarah Bekaert and Alison White"Table of ContentsSection 1: Contraception. Section 2: Sexual Health.
£24.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Workplace Counselling in the NHS: Person-Centred
Book SynopsisThis book has been written specifically to meet the needs of counsellors and trainers working with the National Health Service. It will also provide useful insights for doctors, nurses, and managers within the healthcare sector. The book covers topics such as, difference and diversity, colour, language barriers, oppressed nurses, stressed managers, changes in the NHS, exhaustion and late cancellations. Adopting the unique approach of the Living Therapy series, this book uses fictitious dialogues to enable the reader to directly experience the therapeutic process, providing real insight into the experience of workplace counselling in the NHS and also in other work settings.Table of ContentsIntroduction. The oppressed nurse. Disclosing a bereavement and an unsupportive manager. A late cancellation. Motives demands and exhaustion. The client is seeking her own voice. Colour, oppression and language. Client feels overwhelmed, counsellor feels disconnected. A fresh determination. Difference and diversity. Conversational counselling. Processing therapist incongruence. Endings and preparing for new beginnings. Reflections. The manager under stress. A client overwhelmed and desperate for control. Supervision session - the significance of contact. Making changes, NHS stresses. Priorities and prioritising * Stress? A heartfelt necessity? Supervision session 2. Moving on. Reflections. Epilogue. Contacts
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The NHS IT Project: The Biggest Computer
Book SynopsisThe emphasis on primary care in health service development requires both academics and professionals involved in research to apply the highest standards in qualitative and quantitative methodology. This book provides accurate and up to date information in an easy to follow and clear way. Guidance is given on appropriate methods specialist advice and where to find it. All chapters include exercises to relate the reader's own experiences and review understanding. Primary Care Research series is aimed at developing the knowledge expertise and skills of all practitioners in primary care. Each book is based on contributions from experts in their field and is supported by practical facts personal insight support and advice. They enable all primary care practitioners to realise the potential of exploring information used in everyday working practice.Table of ContentsSomewhere in the fog. Modernising the service. How is the NHS organised? Doesn't the NHS have computers already? The legacy. Learning from history. NHS IT policies and strategies. Infrastructure. The shape of the fog. The NCRS clusters. NPFIT: Selecting the solutions. So what have the clusters bought? The software. Security and confidentiality. Will the NPFIT succeed?
£42.74
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Problem-Based Learning Workbook: Medicine and
Book SynopsisGeneral practitioners need to know more and more about the complicated tests performed in hospitals. For most patients the GP is an accessible trusted and reliable source of information and advice. So when patients under hospital follow-up are confused about their treatment they often turn to their GP. In addition general practitioners have open access to an increasing array of hospital-based investigations and in the context of clinical governance they have a greater responsibility to understand and use them properly. This guide provides a compendium of all those hospital-based tests which the GP is likely to encounter organised according to specialty. It also includes the rather more specialised tests available only to the relevant consultant but which GPs might end up having to explain to perplexed patients. Each chapter is written by a specialist in the field and the book is edited by a general practitioner to be presented in a uniform digestible way. This essential resource enables GPs to order secondary care investigations confidently and rationally and to answer patients' queries with authority.Table of ContentsA student with a ‘hangover’. A woman found slumped in a chair by her husband. A worrying lump. A busy haematuria clinic. A wheezy student. An unrousable patient in the recovery room. A lawyer with a drink problem. A junior SHO’s experience on the surgical admission unit. A diabetic patient with a leg ulcer. A lorry driver with chest pain. A teacher with intermittent rectal bleeding. A pensioner with ‘waterworks’ problems. A woman found on the floor by her warden. A 32-year old with pain and urinary frequency. An overweight patient with epigastric pain. A history of blackouts. A problem swallowing. A motorcycle accident. An Asian woman with blurred vision. A patient with calf pain. A 19-year old with a 3 week history of diarrhea. An immigrant from Thailand with a cough. An anxious insomniac. A lady with abdominal cramps. An unsteady pensioner. A diabetic with diarrhea. A builder with back pain. A breathless pensioner. High blood pressure. Tired all the time.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Demonstrating Your Clinical Competence:
Book SynopsisThis work is intended for those already in working in community care, including nurses, nursing students and social workers. It is aimed at those who have to provide palliative care from time to time, and at those who are considering a career shift into this field.Table of ContentsMaking the link: personal development plans, post-registration education and practice (PREP) and portfolios. Practical ways to identify your learning and service needs as part of your portfolio. Demonstrating common components of good quality health care. Depression. Dementia. Alcohol problems. Palliative care. Osteoporosis.
£34.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Transcultural Geriatrics: Caring for the Elderly
Book SynopsisIncludes colour illustrations This practical reference draws together the combined expertise of a wide range of health professionals in managing this condition. Their work is soundly based on recent research into its pathology manifestations and treatment to develop appropriate management strategies. Part of the value in this book lies in its reference to patient perspectives and how they can contribute to the most effective care.Table of ContentsTrans-cultural gerontology and the Indo-Asians. Ageing in the developed world. Definition of old age. The future. Historical perspective of immigration: the Indo-Asians abroad. Who are the 'Indo-Asians'? Indo-Asian ethnic groups in the UK. Geographical background. Diet and food. Lifestyle changes. Psychiatric problems in Indo-Asians. Religion and country. Ayurvedic medicine. Tibb-i-Unnani. Homeopathy. Indo-Asian elders and alternative medicine. Organisations and contacts.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Handbook of General Surgical Emergencies
Book SynopsisThis is a quick and easy portal of vital information for medical students and clinicians working in accident and emergency departments and surgical admissions units. It is also recommended as a revision aid for surgical exams. Written in an engaging, no-fuss style with helpful overviews and tips, Handbook of General Surgical Emergencies covers the most important of potential problems, including management of the acute surgical patient.Trade Review"'This book is intended as a pocket-sized resource for medical students and professionals working either in the Accident and Emergency department or in Surgical admissions units. We decided to write it because we felt that the handbooks currently available do not comprehensively cover the management of the acute surgical patient. Our handbook has been designed to provide an easy and quick portal of information for clinicians. It will also be useful as a revision aid for surgical examinations. Each chapter is spread over 2 to 4 pages and provides what you need to know to diagnose and treat patients when they first come into hospital.' Sam Mehta, Andrew Hindmarsh and Leila Rees, in the Preface"Table of ContentsSurviving ‘on take’. Working with the nursing staff. Working with the casualty department. Working with the radiology department. Working with anaesthetists. Communication with patients and relatives. Good surgical practice. Consent. Breaking bad news. Dealing with children. Evidence-based surgery. Clinical guidelines. Blood-borne diseases / universal precautions. Assessment of the general surgical patient. Fluid balance. Blood transfusion. Analgesia. Antibiotics and emergency general surgery. MRSA (Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus). Deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis. Preparing the patient for theatre. Preparing special patient groups for theatre. Critical care. Shock. SIRS and sepsis. The critically ill patient. Nutrition. Death and organ donation. Trauma. Abdominal trauma. Urological trauma. Vascular trauma. Spinal Trauma. Assessment of head injuries. Management of head injury. Burns. Hernias. Incarcerated / strangulated hernia. Breast disorders. Breast abscesses. Breast haematoma. Abdominal emergencies. The Acute Abdomen. Abdominal masses. Peritonitis. Gall stones. Biliary colic. Acute cholecystitis. Acute cholangitis. Jaundice. Dyspepsia. Perforated peptic ulcer. Oesophageal perforation. Acute pancreatitis. Chronic pancreatitis. Acute appendicitis. Meckel’s diverticulum. Diverticular disease. Emergencies in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Abscesses. Gastrointestinal fistulae. Small bowel obstruction. Large bowel obstruction. Pseudo-obstruction. Volvulus. Gynaecological causes of the acute abdomen. Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Clostridium difficile diarrhoea and pseudomembranous colitis. Stomas. Abdominal compartment syndrome. Swallowed foreign body. Anorectal sepsis. Prolapsed strangulated haemorrhoids. Thrombosed perianal varix (perianal haematoma). Rectal prolapse. Pilonidal abscess. Deep venous thrombosis. Lower limb ulceration. Acute lower limb ischaemia. Acute upper limb ischaemia. Aortic dissection. Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Other aneurysms. Aorto-enteric fistula. Acute intestinal ischaemia. Acute retention of urine. Haematuria. Urinary tract infection (UTI). Acute pyelonephritis. Renal stones and colic. The obstructed kidney. The acute scrotum. Torsion of the testis. Torsion of the appendages of the testis. Acute epididymitis/epididymo-orchitis. Idiopathic scrotal oedema. Necrotising fasciitis. Paraphimosis. Priapism. Intussusception. Hernias. Pyloric stenosis. Necrotising enterocolitis. Malrotation of the gut. Pre-operative considerations.
£35.14
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Inner World of Medical Students: Listening to
Book Synopsis"A passerby may marvel And admire my molded form. My every branch and twig and leaf Has learned how to conform". Why are some medical students drawn to creative writing? What issues does this writing address, and what needs, fears and experiences does it give expression to? What can we learn about the future generation of physicians from examining their writing? Until now, no systematic examination of the links between medical education, the students, their poetry and the meanings that can be gleaned from these writings has been published. In this comprehensive, clearly argued book, Shapiro explores contemporary academic thought on the topic and offers new insights on the medical education system. It is a critical appraisal which independently explores the positive and negative aspects of medical culture, student life, socialisation and learning through the unique expressive medium of medical student poetry. It sheds light on issues such as patient relationships that have become obscured over time, and offers fresh insight on fundamental, universal concerns such as mortality, suffering, acceptance and identity. This book provides a practical, comprehensive analysis of medical student poetry and is an invaluable resource for medical educators, those with an interest in the medical humanities, and medical students themselves.Trade Review'Johanna Shapiro has made a unique contribution to medical humanities and to medical education. As a medical educator that has been close to medical students for over 30 years, I found it shocking to see how deeply students are affected by common encounters of patient care. We think we remember what it was like to be a medical student. These poems, laid out with an incredible taxonomy by Shapiro, reveal that we have forgotten the intensity of the emotions of first difficult experiences with patients, and the abuse sometimes rendered by arrogant faculty. This book makes a major contribution to literature in medicine, but more importantly, it should be read by every medical educator that has the privilege of teaching medical students. This book will change how you look at students and make you a better faculty.' Joseph E Scherger, MD, MPH, Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego and Medical Director, AmeriChoice, USA 'Johanna Shapiro writes from the heart of medical education with an abiding belief in the transformative, healing power of language. Her thoughtful analysis of these extraordinary poems written by medical students gives us greater clarity and compassion for what they experience on the way to becoming doctors, and urges all of us to create a more healing environment for that journey.' Delese Wear, PhD, Professor of Behavioral Sciences, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, USA 'Excellent - meaningful - fascinating - wonderful stuff! Love it! I have longed for such a book. The poems are stunning, revealing, and even shocking. Much to discuss and argue in each and every chapter.' Judy Schaefer, RNC, MA, East Coast Poetry Editor, Pulse and Poetry Editor, International Journal of Healthcare And Humanities 'Rarely heard are the raw voices of medical students who are beginning to confront the emotional challenges of their curriculum. Their words have much to teach their professors, their mentors in the medical profession, their families who sent them off to medical school, and the public who will be treated by them in the coming years. Shapiro's sensitive and thoughtful analysis guides and inspires us to better respond to the needs of our students.' Robert Leonard, PhD, Adjunct Professor Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, USA 'A fascinating insight into the ways in which writing poetry can promote reflective practice...an essential addition to the growing scholarship on the role of the humanities within professional health care practice. It is to be warmly recommended.' NURSING ETHICS 'This book is a unique addition to medical education literature - 4 Stars!' Doody Book ReviewsTable of ContentsMedical Education as a Rite of Passage. Functions of writing for medical students. Why Study Medical Student Poetry? Living Anatomy: The Experience of Cadaver Dissection. Am I a doctor Yet? Becoming a Physician. It’s not only what’s in your brain, it’s what’s in your heart: becoming a physician part II. Oh Doctor, doctor, what can I do? You are my patient…let us take flight! If they don’t care, why should I? Student-patient relationships II. Tickling the conscience: the intersection of medicine and social justice. I am afraid as I ponder that inevitable end: death and dying. Is this the way of life? Reflections on love and life. Strangers in a strange land: what matters to medical students on their journey and how they tell about it. Postscript: writing rings around death.
£42.74
Taylor & Francis Ltd Concise Notes in Oncology for MRCP and MRCS
Book SynopsisThis new updated and expanded edition challenges many widely held views on the links between poverty and child health. It brings together new evidence, both historical and current, and considers the practical implications for health and social policy, outlining innovative approaches to future development. Poverty and Child Health is vital reading for paediatricians and child health workers, doctors and health service managers, social service professionals, social scientists and everyone with an interest in shaping health and social policy.Table of ContentsOncogenesis. Growth and metastases. Principles of chemotherapy. Principles of radiotherapy. Cancer of the lip. Oral cancer. Salivary glands. Retinoblastoma. Laryngeal cancer. Lung cancer. Breast cancer. Oesophageal cancer. Gastric cancer. Gastrointestinal lymphoma. Small bowel carcinoma. Colorectal carcinoma. Anal cancer. Gall bladder cancer. Cholangiocarcinoma. Hepatocellular carcinoma. Carcinoma of the pancreas. Multiple endocrine neoplasia. Insulinom. Gastrinoma. Thyroid cancer. Cerebral metastases. Acute leukaemia. Chronic leukaemia. Cutaneous T-Cell lymphoma. Merkel cell tumour. Neuroblastoma. Long-term venous access. Indications. Catheters. Insertion techniques. Complications. Principles of catheter care. Pain control in advanced cancer. Symptom control in advanced cancer.
£31.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Professionalism in Medicine
Book SynopsisThose at the grassroots of primary care have been provided with a unique opportunity to plan and shape the modern NHS. This book describes the work of primary care groups in their first months and describes everything from the initial aims of PCGs through to primary care trusts and the future. The excellent panel of contributors who are practised members of PCGs describe their experiences and the lessons they have learnt. The book explores how organisations will evolve and provides guidance on theory people and functions. It is essential reading for members of PCG teams and those with or aspiring to PCT status.Trade Review'Doctors' professionalism has come under challenge from all directions. As medicine has had to redefine what it means by professionalism, medical education has had to dissect the components of this newly defined entity and consider how best to incorporate it into the curriculum and - a greater challenge - how to assess it in developmental and supportive ways. This book is both welcome and timely. It is an important addition to the field and will be of value to all those involved in medical and healthcare education, and to a wider audience interested in the development of those nascent professionals to whom we will be entrusting the future of medicine.' Sean Hilton in the Foreword 'A book that is well worth reading...can be read profitably by medical students, residents, practitioners of all specialties, and faculty in medical schools...4 Stars.' DOODY'S REVIEW SERVICETable of ContentsThe context. Learning from history. The code of conduct: professionalism, law and ethics. Professional-patient relationships. Communication and its relationship to professionalism. Cultural diversity and competence. Professional knowledge and development: keeping up-to-date. Personal development and self-care. The nature of autonomy — for the professional and the patient. Learning and teaching professionalism. Assessing professionalism. Professionalism and social justice — the next step?
£44.64
Taylor & Francis Ltd Severe Mental Illness in Primary Care: A
Book SynopsisManaging patients with severe mental illness in the primary care setting is often a daunting prospect to even the most experienced of healthcare professionals. The stigma associated with mental illness can be difficult to overcome, and many practitioners are unprepared for dealing with the mentally ill. Even counsellors can be left without proper training in severe mental health matters. This is a practical guide to managing mentally ill patients, focusing on the role between general practitioners and counsellors within the primary care setting. The proactive approach encourages a positive outlook and a ‘can do’ approach. This guide is ideal for general practitioners and all primary healthcare professionals, particularly counsellors and therapists.Table of ContentsLiving with schizophrenia. Counselling individuals with severe and enduring mental illness. Understanding mental health and mental illness. Individuals with severe and enduring mental illness and the role of primary care. Filling the gap; creating models of care for people with long-term, complex, non-psychotic mental health problems. Severe and enduring mental illness in relation to discrimination, racism, prejudice, ethnicity and culture. Political and philosophical dimensions of severe and enduring mental illness. The association between pain and mental ill health. Serious mental illness and dual diagnosis. Critical appraisal; how to find the evidence on severe and enduring mental illness. End piece and last word.
£21.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Learning from Medical Errors: Legal Issues
Book SynopsisAs medical litigation continues to increase, the best defence for doctors is to be aware of, and avoid, medical errors. This book focuses on the key legal issues including medical documentation, which reduce risk and liability when handled correctly. It contains chapters on difficult patients and special issues for emergency physicians. The case-based format demonstrates clinical relevance and useful examples are drawn from office, hospital and community settings. This book is the companion volume to Learning from Medical Errors: Clinical Problems which focuses on the most common clinical situations resulting in malpractice litigation. Learning from Medical Errors: Legal Issues is vital reading for all doctors, medical lecturers and teachers and medical lawyers.Trade Review"'Today's physician is under pressures that physicians of prior generations would find hard to imagine. In Learning from Medical Errors: legal issues [the authors] deal systematically with the causes and effects of medical errors that have a disturbing tendency to creep into our medical practices unless we take positive steps to prevent them. All of us can benefit from a review of our clinical practices through the eyes of the authors' text, and their work brings a rigor and thoroughness to the analysis that satisfies our sense of professionalism. Their many examples...are well chosen and instructive. I recommend this text to physicians who are seeking a comprehensive text to help them avoid litigation and improve their quality of care.' David S Starr, in the Foreword"Table of ContentsThe progress note. Good progress note, putting it all together. What you should not place in a progress note. Things to avoid doing clinically. Dealing with the difficult patient. Clinical tips to decrease liability in your practice Part 1. Clinical tips to decrease liability in your practice Part 2. Things that may go wrong (but are out of your control). Other legal issues involving emergency physicians. What to do after you are sued.
£56.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Learning from Medical Errors: Clinical Problems
Book SynopsisThe upheavals of the NHS reforms have caused a great deal of stress and uncertainty in primary care, and professional development and support for general practitioners needs to take account of this. This book offers a group supervision model which can be used to develop the core competencies needed for GPs to make the new primary care organisations work. The book analyses how primary care professionals have dealt with the various reforms of the past decade, and picks apart the paralysing culture of politeness, conflict avoidance and rivalry for power, to reveal how at the core of reform is the struggle for each GP to construct a new professional identity which integrates medicine, management and politics.It proposes ways GPs can benefit from these experiences to become equipped with the necessary competencies to be active members or dynamic leaders in the new primary care organisations. The doctor-patient relationship is no longer one-to-one, but located within a group matrix, in the same way that a GP is now required to work within a group framework. This book enables GPs to develop the essential group skills they now need, and on which the success of the healthcare reforms ultimately depends. 'A challenging approach to understanding and supporting the individuals who make up the primary care workforce. Gerhard Wilke has drawn on his experiences to identify the reasons behind the 'dis-ease' felt by many practitioners, and to suggest models for improving their morale. This book will be of interest to practitioners working through the challenges of continuing 'top down' reorganisation of the NHS and responding to the reconfiguration of general practice partnerships into PCGs and PCTs.'Trade Review"'There probably wouldn't be much need for a book like this if medicine could be practiced at a leisurely pace with patients well known to the physician in a setting of abundant resources and willing consultants and if all diseases presented the way they're supposed to. But in the real world, of course opposite of this holds true and the potential for good clinicians to commit diagnostic and therapeutic misadventures is very real. Unfortunately, our standard medical education doesn't prepare us very well to avoid the traps and pitfalls. This book by the Nguyen brothers represents a major training contribution. It not only reviews the basic steps involved in evaluating those major complaint categories we face every day but supplements each section by relevant case examples that are always interesting and enlightening. There is something of value here for everyone from medical students interested in the field to battle-scarred emergency physicians - veterans of a thousand shifts facing similar dilemmas in the middle of the night.' Frank J Edwards, in the Foreword"Table of ContentsAbdominal pain. Chest pain. Fever. Flank pain. Headache. Leg pain. Musculoskeletal injuries. Shortness of breath. Syncope. Vaginal bleeding. Legal issues involving radiology.
£54.14
Taylor & Francis Ltd Weight Matters for Children: A Complete Guide to
Book SynopsisThis work provides a concise and up-to-date account of endocrine therapy for breast cancer. It covers historical development, basic physiology of female sex hormones, role of hormones in breast cancer aetiology, selective oestrogen receptor modules, ovarian ablation and chemoprevention. The book aims to provide a concise and up-to-date medical guide to medical and surgical oncologist working in the field of breast cancer and reflects recent advances in molecular biology of the oestrogen receptor including descriptions of ongoing trials involving hormonal manipulation.Trade Review"'At last an enlightening well researched and practical book on keeping our children fit and healthy in today's society. With so much conflicting advice in all forms of today's media it has become almost impossible to split fact from fiction. This book helps us to do just that by examining the latest evidence based research and putting it together in a clear and easy to read book that is made up of both facts and common sense. An absolute must for all caring parents and health care professionals alike.' Jane DeVille-Almond, Independent Nurse Consultant and a Director of the NOF"Table of ContentsChildren and choice: Children, choices and the Balance of Good Health. Flavours and fullness. Measuring a child’s size and boosting activity. Preschool children: Milk, weaning and promoting healthy foods. Developing a taste for the healthy things in life. Understanding problem eaters. Focus on fitness for preschool children. Junior children from five to twelve: The healthy body jigsaw. How does parenting style influence children’s behaviour? Helping an overweight child. Kids will be active if they can. Nutrition and health problems: Nutritional nuts and bolts. The Food Frequency Framework. Vegetarian and Vegan eating. An A-Z of conditions that affect weight and eating. Abdominal pain. Colic. Abdominal migraine. Swollen abdominal glands. Urine infection. Allergies. Peanut allergy. Milk allergy. Egg allergy. Anorexia or loss of appetite. Appendicitis. Asthma. Coeliac disease. Constipation. Cow’s milk intolerance. Cystic fibrosis. Depression. Diabetes. Diarrhoea. Gastro-oesophageal reflux. Inflammatory conditions of the gut. Phenylketonuria. Pyloric stenosis. Thyroid disorders. Tooth decay. Worms.
£21.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Doctor in Literature, Volume 2: Private Life
Book SynopsisFocusing on the personal lives of doctors, this annotated indexed anthology explores personality, behavior and doctor-patient relationships as portrayed in novels, short stories and plays. The Doctor in Literature, Volume 2 and its companion volume are unique among medical anthologies in that readers can look up medical topics as they appear in fiction. The choice of passages is based on clinical relevance, and the range of fully indexed subjects and quotations are generally not found in other texts. This work brings together an extraordinary array of passages from literature to provide a major reference source. It identifies and analyses recurring themes in the portrayal of medical doctors, and is sure to provide pleasure for readers who use it for browsing. Key reviews from The Doctor in Literature: satisfaction or resentment?Trade Review"'Impressive. An intriguing treatise on the strengths and weaknesses of the doctor-patient relationship. Full of dazzling literary excerpts and interesting facts.' JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 'An excellent book - learned and amusing' BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 'Written and printed in a wonderfully readable style, with charm and wisdom. It is, in truth, an encyclopedia. Breathtaking. This book will attract readers to open it and be enlightened and amused. I applaud the result, only feeling impatient for more.' EUROPEAN SCIENCE EDITING 'This is a delightful book which I have thoroughly enjoyed reading. Necessary reading for all doctors, nurses, paramedical professionals, as well as medial students and patients.' SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL 'The reader can trace a single topic through the cited literature. Many quotations allow comparison through time and among different authors. Many other books explore various aspects of the physician in literature. None of these is annotated as completely as Posen's book.' ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 'Whether the book is delved into on a whim or read from cover to cover it is a delightful read. Scholarly but amusing, informative but entertaining, and an accessible reference work that draws the reader to the references cited.' NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL JOURNAL 'Posen has clearly done his homework and has put together a rich catalogue. This is a great book: referenced, readable and replete with both obscure and well-known tales of fictional physicians.' CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL"Table of ContentsIntroduction. The Physician and his colleagues. The doctor and religion. Versatile scholars or ignorant boors? Frustration, boredom, burnout. The impaired doctor. Conclusions.
£49.39
Taylor & Francis Ltd Violence and Aggression in the Workplace: A
Book SynopsisThis book provides a much needed general introduction to one of the major challenges of modern healthcare service. It is the only book solely devoted to the ever-growing concern of violence and aggression in the healthcare environment. Violence and Aggression in the Workplace has been designed specifically for healthcare staff and is based on the national guidelines and current thinking around the management of violence and aggression within healthcare. Practical and easy to read, the book offers ways to reduce the risk of violence and aggression within the workplace through prevention and active management strategies. It contains a number of activities to help structure thinking around the topic and is perfect for use by individuals or teams. All healthcare staff, including those in healthcare administration, will find the guidance invaluable.Trade Review"'Aimed at all healthcare staff that may have cause to come into contact with the patient or their family, including reception staff and those that deal with complaints. It is designed to reflect good practice which is in use throughout the NHS and other organisations to help protect healthcare staff from the risk that is violence and aggression.' Paul Linsley, in the Preface"Table of ContentsViolence and aggression. Theories of aggression. Managing violence and aggression: risk reduction and prevention. Managing an aggressive incident. Staff support. Special considerations: care in the community. Special considerations: gender, violence, health and healthcare. Special considerations: legal issues.
£34.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Physicians as Leaders: Who, How, and Why Now?
Book SynopsisThis practical work has clinical guidelines, and advice on controlling symptoms, as well as showing doctors and carers how to provide physical and psychological comfort. It helps the clinician to develop a scientific approach to managing symptoms.Trade Review"'This is an excellent book for physicians at all stages of their careers. From practicing in clinical and community health settings to addressing the numerous problems with our healthcare system in academia, government, and private arenas, physicians are increasingly called upon to lead in greater circles of influence. Physicians as Leaders will guide novice leaders to develop the skills to succeed, and will help experienced leaders become truly excellent at mentoring the generation of physician leaders to follow. The book is filled with practical advice and insights from other physician leaders and presents the reader with practical tools for reflection and improvement.' Daniel J Van Durme, Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health, Florida State University College of Medicine"Table of ContentsExploring physician leadership. Good news: physicians can be well-suited to lead. Overcoming special challenges often faced by physician leaders. Leadership concepts and competencies. Our research findings about physician leadership. Physician leadership pathways and outcomes. Physicians as experts: leading clinical excellence. Physicians as executives: leading organizational excellence. Physicians as pioneers: leading innovations in healthcare. Physicians in congress: leading healthcare reform. Leading physicians in unique settings. Stepping stones for successful physician leadership. Credibility through competence and character. Clarity of vision and communication. Collaboration through commitment and teamwork. Coordination of decisions and actions. Change enabling resilience and renewal. Becoming a compelling physician leader. Being a leader: reflection, self-awareness, focus and goals. Learning about leading: self-study, training workshops and formal education. Learning by leading: on- job experience and volunteer leadership roles. Learning from leaders: relationships, mentors and teams. Launching other leaders: coaching, teaching, publishing and speaking.
£54.14
Taylor & Francis Ltd John Macalister's Other Vision: A History of the
Book SynopsisJohn MacAlister's Other Vision traces the history of The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine from its formation to the present day. It includes biographies and images of the major figures involved in the institution along with fascinating background information for those involved in postgraduate education. Members of the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine will find this book interesting and historically enlightening, as will members of The Royal College of Physicians, The Royal College of Surgeons and worldwide organisations and individuals with an interest in the history and development of postgraduate medical education.Table of ContentsBeginnings of Postgraduate Medicine Education in London. The London Post-graduate Association (LPA) and the Postgraduate Medical Association (PMA). The ‘Association for Co-operation in Medicine amongst English-speaking Nations’. The Emergency Post-graduate Courses Committee (EPGC), and the Inter-Allied Fellowship of Medicine. Amalgamation of the Fellowship of Medicine (FM) with the Post-Graduate Medical Association (PMA), and the death of Sir William Osler. The quest for a medical school in central London, and increased links with the Dominions and northern America. Involvement of the University of London, the Ministry of Health, and University Grants Committee. The ‘Athlone Report’ — May 1921 * The Fellowship of Medicine becomes well established (1923-1930). Report of the Government’s Postgraduate Medical Education Committee (April 1930), and the opening of the Postgraduate School. Disappointment - the 1930 report ignores the FM and its deliberations, and poor relations with the new Postgraduate School. The FM in ‘full swing’, but still no co-operation from the Postgraduate School. The War years — 1939-45, and a change of name. Does the Fellowship have a post-war, and post-National Health Service role? The scenario surrounding Postgraduate training after 1945. ‘Incorporation’, and a major change of tack. The Fellowship at the end of the twentieth and beginning of the twenty-first centuries. The Fellowship’s Publications (1919-2005).
£161.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Quest for Quality in the NHS: A Chartbook on
Book SynopsisPUBLISHED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NUFFIELD TRUST Quality is an issue of central importance in the NHS and yet, despite a considerable number of initiatives, programmes and organisation that have focussed on improving quality in the NHS over recent years, there's no comprehensive, reliable balance and rigorous account of the strengths and weaknesses in healthcare delivery. This book provides an authoritative and accessible account of the state of quality in the NHS. Unless information on quality is properly gathered, organised, analysed and used, the health service will continue to lack a foundation on which sustained and systemic improvement can be based. The Quest for Quality in the NHS: a chartbook on quality of care in the UK is a comprehensive, rigorous and robust account of healthcare quality and will inform the public, managers, researchers and policymakers about gaps between what is possible, and what is delivered by the healthcare system.Trade ReviewThe Quest for Quality in the NHS: a chartbook on quality care in the UK is a rigorous and robust foundation and will inform the public, managers, researchers and policy makers about gaps between what is possible and what is delivered in the health care system." John Wyn Owen, in the ForewordTable of ContentsIntroduction. Guide to the charts. Effectiveness. Access. Capacity. Safety. Patient-centredness. Disparities. Summary of charts. Technical appendix. Search strategy. Statistical glossary. Acronyms.
£59.84
Taylor & Francis Ltd Consent in Clinical Practice
Book SynopsisIncreasing concern about clinical negligence demands the provision of more detailed patient information about the complications and risks of treatment, and the agreement of patients to any intervention, from a simple physical examination to the most complex surgical procedure. This concise, practical guide provides doctors and nurses with the appropriate information needed to ensure that the patients have the knowledge to give informed consent. It identifies ways in which accusations of negligence can be minimised and includes explanations of the new NHS consent procedures that have recently being implemented. All healthcare professionals will find this book valuable reading.Table of ContentsThe ethical concepts behind consent. Consent to investigation and treatment: who is competent to give consent? Consent to investigation and treatment: the need for information. Consent to investigation and treatment: the views of the government and professional organisations. Consent to investigation: the role of information in consent processes. Consent to investigation: an empirical study of information and consent processes in gastroscopy. Conclusions and recommendations.
£24.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Paediatrics: A Core Text on Child Health, Second
Book SynopsisIn times of rapid change experience is no longer a sufficient guide to practice. Taking the principles of evidence-based medicine this is the first guide to evidence-based management. It will help managers and clinicians to make a difference to their organisation. Illustrated with case studies designed for 'the reader in a hurry' the clear layout of this practical guide is based on a questioning approach of Why? When? Where? How? and Who? which demonstrates how to apply the best evidence in decision making and in assessing performance. Obstacles to practising evidence-based management in healthcare are described with explanations of how to overcome them. Health managers and clinicians with managerial responsibilities will find this book an essential guide. Leaders in health service organisations public health doctors and public sector managers will find it of great benefit in their work.Trade Review"This book provides a useful basis from which to view new perspectives in paediatrics, coupled with its more traditional underpinnings including holistic care for the child and family and teamwork to provide that care. It will be a valuable learning tool and reference point for the many professionals engaged in paediatric work, including nurses, midwives, health visitors, doctors, physiotherapists and social workers.' Jane Naish, in her Foreword 'If this is your first paediatrics textbook, you will find that it offers an admirable balance between many different perspectives of the problems and healthcare needs of children and young people. It shows how each illness has physical, psychological and social dimension - good paediatrics requires that all three be addressed and none be neglected. If you are already experienced in paediatrics, this book will give an excellent refresher course on topics in which you may have become just a little out of date (it does happen occasionally), and will be a valuable aid to planning a balanced curriculum for students.' David Hall, in his Foreword"Table of ContentsClinical skills. Causes of child death and ill-health. Infectious disease and immunisation. Gastrointestinal disorders and nutrition. Respiratory disorders. Ear, nose and throat problems. Eyes. Neurological disorders. Orthopaedic disorders. Development and disability. Genetics. Emotional and behavioural disorders. Accidents and poisoning. Child abuse and neglect. Growth and the endocrine disorders. Haematology and oncology. The newborn. General surgical conditions. Skin disorders. Renal disorders. Heart conditions. Prevention in children. Looking forward to adult life.
£36.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Music and Meaning: Opening Minds in the Caring
Book SynopsisThis fascinating and illuminating study brings together a wealth of information gained from individuals who reveal how music has had an effect on their lives. It unveils how music plays an important part in counselling and therapy and links the disciplines of the philosophy of music to neuroscience, developmental psychology and psychoanalysis. Psychotherapists, counsellors and therapists will find this book thought-provoking and invaluable reading; as well as doctors, nurses and those working with the elderly and people with developmental difficulties. All those with an interest in music and how it can affect their lives will also find this book interesting reading.Trade Review"'What a fantastic subject for a book! We have had so many books on the meaning of life and the meaning of love but few have attempted to unravel the meaning of music. Music, of course, like life and love, means many different things to many different people. Along with countless millions, my life has been immensely enriched by music and I can't imagine existing without it. By drawing attention to the immense power of music to literally transform people's lives, Music and Meaning could not have arrived with better timing' Julian Lloyd-Webber, in the Foreword"Table of ContentsPart One: What is music? Part Two: Interview with Maeve. Part Three: Commonalities and differences.
£35.14
Taylor & Francis Ltd Primary Healthcare and South Asian Populations:
Book SynopsisThe UK has the fastest growing rate of obesity in Europe with one in five adults classified as being obese. The increasing incidence of obese and overweight children is of equal concern where the rates mirror those of adults. This is a practical guide for GPs practice and community nurses and other health professionals in primary care. Illustrated with case scenarios examples of good practice and practice protocols it describes how to incorporate clinical governance with best practice in preventing and managing obesity and overweight problems. The book provides templates for personal practice and professional development plans that can be used as part of GPs' revalidation portfolios. Reflective exercises at the end of each chapter help to identify learning and service needs and useful data are included on the National Obesity Forum Guidelines together with sources of information and relevant websites. Topics include effective interventions motivation and influence adult and child diets myths and co-existing medical conditions. 'What we desperately need is a reliable evidence-based workshop manual for managing obesity. This book fits the bill. Ruth Chambers and Gill Wakley have long track records for highlighting important issues in general practice. In this book they team up with experts in obesity producing a book which I suspect will develop well-thumbed pages in a short space of time.' Ian Banks in the ForewordTable of ContentsPart One: Ethnicity and primary care. Part Two: Meeting the needs of the patients. Part Three: National service frameworks and primary care. Part Four: Conclusion.
£34.19
Taylor & Francis Ltd Concordance in Medical Consultations: A Critical
Book SynopsisLearning is most powerful when it is both hard work and fun. This usually means that it is interactive and based on experience challenging but at the same time possible. This book presents a wide variety of games activities and techniques that any teacher tutor or team leader can use to help others learn. Each of the chapters has a short introduction followed by several exercises that are interactive fun and will reinforce learning in knowledge skills and attitudes. The tools provided describe not only how to do an exercise but also when with whom what will make it work well what can go wrong and give insights into the impact it might make. The authors are experienced in leading teams planning and providing education and the tools are tried and tested in real teaching and learning situations. The ideas can be used in and across all disciplines and settings.Trade Review"'A truly patient centred - and concordant - medical practice needs to start from a genuine professional awareness and understanding of the patient perspective. In particular, it should acknowledge the central importance of attending to the patient's experience of illness as an arbitrary and capricious manifestation of misfortune, rather than an occasion for the attribution of blame and personal irresponsibility. Only then will there be a chance for the reorientation of the professional preoccupation with non-compliance as a technical problem of defective patient behaviour towards an acceptance of the radical shift in underlying philosophy and culture that is required for the development of a genuinely concordant medical practice.' Kristian Pollock"Table of ContentsThe medical construction of compliance. Evidence based medicine. The lay perspective. The doctor-patient relationship. The medical consultation. Patient participation and shared decision making in the consultation. The informed and expert patient. Satisfaction. Conclusion.
£35.14
Taylor & Francis Ltd Complexity in Healthcare and the Language of
Book SynopsisThis book provides an important contribution to the new and growing field of 'narrative-based medicine'. It specifically addresses the largest area of medical activity primary care. It provides both a theoretical framework and practical skills for dealing with individual consultations family work clinical supervision and teamwork and offers a comprehensive approach to the whole range of work in primary care. Using a wide range of clinical examples it shows how professionals in primary care can help clarify patients' existing stories and elucidate new stories. It can be used as a training resource and includes exercises and summaries of key points to consider. It is based on and describes an established evaluated training method and is of immediate and significant practical use to readers. It is essential reading for general practitioners practice nurses and others in the primary care team psychologists family therapists counsellors and other professionals attached to primary care. GP trainers tutors and course organisers will find it a valuable educational tool. Professionals elsewhere in primary care such as pharmacists dentists and optometrists and academics in medical sociology and medical anthropology will also find it very useful.Table of ContentsIntroduction: the three kinds of consultation. What are we talking about? The key to complexity: systems consultation. What seems to be the trouble? Why healthcare is complicated, and will get worse. Theory to practice: principles, guidelines and some rules. Consultation with working groups and organisations. Consultation as teaching and training. Consultation in assessing and managing clinical problems. Consultation as self-management: consulting with oneself. Consulting the client: the patient as specialist. Medicine as art, art as medicine: the humanities in healthcare. Systems consultation and the other side of common sense.
£42.74
Taylor & Francis Ltd E-Communication Skills: A Guide for Primary Care
Book SynopsisThis is a practical, easy-to-use, patient-centred approach to e-communication that can be read from cover to cover, or dipped into as a quick reference guide. It covers potential issues both internally (patients and practice) and externally (the primary care trust and the wider community) and considers both clinical and non-clinical settings and is also a very useful teaching resource. e-Communication Skills adopts the approach that communication is the responsibility of everyone in the primary care team, and helps everyone to play their part. This is an important book for healthcare professionals in primary care, including administrators and communications managers. It is also vital for healthcare e-organisations such as web based information services and networks, and policy makers and shapers.Trade Review"'[An] excellent short guide to the new world of e-communication. As the technology surrounding health care becomes more all-pervasive, so the demands on health professionals will become more complex. The abilities to educate and support people in making choices with be highly prized. Above all, the ability to communicate in many media will be the hallmark of a skilled professional.' Mike Pringle in the Foreword"Table of ContentsDiagnosing the problem: about e-Communication skills. e-Communication skills in the clinical setting: teams working e-together. Practical matters: diagnosing the problem and finding a solution.
£35.14
Taylor & Francis Ltd Making it in British Medicine: Essential Guidance
Book SynopsisGone are the days when you present to colleagues with hand-drawn overheads. Presenting Health with PowerPoint shows how you can work through PowerPoint to create effective presentations. In an easy-to-use step-by-step format it takes you through the components of the European Computer Driving Licence the basic IT qualification and guides you through the text by showing what actually appears on the computer using screenshots toolbar icons mouse and keyboard actions. The accompanying CD-ROM provides downloadable resources and useful website links. Presenting Health with PowerPoint is designed for doctors nurses and managers at all levels throughout primary and secondary care who need not have prior knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint.Trade Review'This book specifically sets out to help international doctors consider options available here, both to train and to practise, within the British healthcare system. This practical guide is full of helpful information and good advice; the sort of help that might make the difference between a positive and negative experience'Table of ContentsBefore leaving home. Medicine in Britain. Career planning. General practice. Essential paperwork. Exams. Hard times. UK living.
£24.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Adolescents and Sex - The Handbook for
Book SynopsisWorking with young people can present many challenges. Sexual health and contraceptive issues with teenagers often raise legal, ethical and sometimes child protection concerns. This comprehensive and practical guide is packed with useful advice on contraceptive methods, sexually transmitted infections, adolescent, legal and ethical issues. It is presented in an easy to read format that can be dipped into when required and highlights how a young persons' clinic can be set up and how existing services can be made more approachable. This book will serve as a useful, quick reference and all those working with young people will find it valuable reading.Table of ContentsThe teenage sex years. Engaging young people. Legal issues pertaining to young people and sexual health. Teenage pregnancy. Young people and contraception. Young people and sexual health. Young people and sexually transmitted infections. Marginalised groups. Setting up a young person's clinic. Sexual health outreach in youth settings.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Difficult Consultations with Adolescents
Book SynopsisThis book will prove an invaluable resource for all those working in the field of primary healthcare and family medicine. Through case histories the reader will be introduced to adolescents who are depressed, to those who have been failed by the system, to those who cannot communicate their needs, and to those for whom issues of confidentiality have become critical.Trade Review"'This book will prove an invaluable resource for all those working in the field of primary healthcare and family medicine. Through case histories the reader will be introduced to adolescents who are depressed, to those who have been failed by the system, to those who cannot communicate their needs, and to those for whom issues of confidentiality have become critical. I have no doubt that this book will prove an exceptional resource over the coming years. It should be required reading for those in training, and should provide invaluable material for those designing training courses for health professionals working with young people' John Coleman, in the Foreword; 'This book offers ideas, insights and ways in which the different issues affecting young people can be discussed and dealt with. It is a book for anyone who cares for, and is interested in teenagers and who are also dedicated to delivering better services. What we want is for the troubled teenagers to be welcomed when they need help, to feel that general practice is approachable, and that their problems will not only be listened to, but taken seriously and dealt with in the most effective way possible. This book will help to do all those things' Ann McPherson, in the Foreword"Table of ContentsPart 1 - About the Difficult Consultations With Adolescents Project. Aim and methods of the project. Case A - 'Annie' - The adolescent who won't speak. Organising the material. Part 2 - The case presentations. Case 1 - Hidden agendas. Case 2 - Aggression. Case 3 - Depression. Case 4 - Getting it right. Case 5 - Confidentiality. Case 6 - A question of culture. Part 3 - Factors which can affect adolescent consultations. Parents. The effect of NHS structures. Lack of adequate training. Confusion over where responsibility lies. The doctor's feelings. The developmental process in adolescents. Adolescents' views of primary care. Part 4 - Professional perspectives. A GP's experience. A nurse's perspective. Reflections of a child and adolescent psychiatrist. What do young people tell Childline about their doctor?
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Communication for Doctors: How to Improve Patient
Book SynopsisWhat Makes a Good Health Care System? examines the various assumptions that underpin the different views of what makes a good health care system. The national systems in the UK, Australia and Canada are thoroughly examined. Each country has a different view of what a good health care system is trying to achieve, and the book elucidates these by highlighting key policy documents and comments from key stakeholders. Case studies emphasise the diverse needs and expectations of individuals, examining and comparing concepts of health needs, quality as a measure of 'good-ness' and the various ideas on Gold Standards. This book will be valuable reading for all healthcare managers and clinicians with management responsibilities, as well as policy makers and shapers and all those with a general interest in health.Table of ContentsPatients are a virtue. Watch your language. Physician heal thyself. Managing your practice. Minimizing risk. Quiz. Reading to keep up-to-date. How to avoid alienating patients. The future of medical publishing. How to respond to an angry complaint.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Presenting in Biomedicine: 500 Tips for Success
Book SynopsisThe growth in chemotherapy has led to a great need for all those involved to be familiar with safe procedures based on best evidence-based practice. Practical Chemotherapy: a multidisciplinary guide is a comprehensive and straightforward guide describing over 70 widely used chemotherapy regimens helping to make their prescription and administration safer and less problematic. Checklists throughout the book are specifically tailored for the needs of each professional group involved in treatment and are intended to help prevent potentially serious mistakes that can occur. This book is unique in its practical emphasis and will be invaluable for doctors pharmacists and nurses working in oncology and haematology.Table of ContentsBeing invited to speak. Choosing your medium. Researching your presentation. Outlining your presentation. Presentation structure: the body of the talk. Presentation structure: classy conclusion. Scripting your presentation. Choosing and using words. Learn from professional orators. Slides - basic principles. Slides – titles. Slides – text. Slides – tables. Sides - general hints for graphs and charts. Slides - Line graphs and scatter plots. Slides - bar charts. Slides - pie charts. Using flipcharts, whiteboards and blackboards effectively. Using the overhead projector. Using video effectively. Rehearsing your presentation. Keeping track. Arriving well prepared. Last-minute checks. Delivering your presentation: your voice. Delivering your presentation: body language. Keeping up appearances. Handling presentation nerves. Dealing with disaster. Answering questions. Handling difficult people in seminar groups.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Primary Care Training and Development: The Tool
Book SynopsisThis new edition of a classic text interprets normal and abnormal laboratory results for the wide range of tests that have become part of everyday clinical practice. Fully updated, it includes new tests, such as PSA velocity and free/total PSA and coeliac serology. New guidelines on specific clinical conditions such as heart failure, management of female infertility, specific lipid monitoring in diabetes and guidance for monitoring heart failure are also outlined.Table of ContentsUsing the tool kit; Training policies, strategies and procedures; Primary Care Practice Management Competetence Profile; Assessing strengths and development needs; Planning and training development; Implementing development plans; Evaluation and review
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