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The Doctor Will See You Now: The highs and lows of my life as an NHS GP

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There's a chapter on the Covid experience, providing a different and much needed perspective from primary care. I chose the peaceful way to acquire bone forceps for him. Not sure what would have happened the other way. There is a slightly odd false vibe which arises from the whole confidentiality protecting metric of 'I'm not describing an actual patient here', by no means specific to his memoir. But he's chosen what to put in here, what he wants to highlight about his working life. This is Max's third autobiographical book about life as a junior doctor in the NHS. I really enjoyed the first two, so my Mum send it to me as a present after I handed in my dissertation. You do not need to read the first books to enjoy this one, though I can recommend them anyway. This is an interesting read, part laugh out loud funny, part serious. It gives you insight into the NHS, and particularly care of elderly people without being in the least bit preachy or overbearing. Max has a real gift for comedy writing, which shines through, and his serious points give you pause to think. Max Pemberton is a doctor, journalist and writer. He is based in London and works in mental health.

I’ll be interested to see what Max does next. He is an excellent writer who always makes reading about medicine a fascinating subject. If only he could rewrite some of my textbooks! We’re actively working on robots that can help provide care to maximize the safety of both the patient and the health care workforce. The results of this study give us some confidence that people are ready and willing to engage with us on those fronts,” says Giovanni Traverso, an MIT assistant professor of mechanical engineering, a gastroenterologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the senior author of the study. Surprisingly, people were pretty accepting of the idea of having a robot do a nasal swab, which suggests that potential engineering efforts could go into thinking about building some of these systems,” Chai says. The MIT team is continuing to develop sensors that can obtain vital sign data from patients remotely, and they are working on integrating these systems into smaller robots that could operate in a variety of environments, such as field hospitals or ambulances. Each year features a new practice, and last year we were introduced to the very lovely Dr Amir Khan.This book definitely touched a lot more on homosexuality. I LOVED the story about Anthony and Geoff's wedding and I was devastated when Geoff died near the end despite Anthony being the one with cancer. Lewis' story (where his family disowned him when he came out) was also heartbreaking and it was all the more heartbreaking that he never shared it with his friends; his partner Mark ended up revealing what had gone down. This book was a real insight into the life of an NHS GP and helped me realise that life is tough for them. If you had chosen to get bone forceps, it’s located up to 100 meters away, but still inside the fort. It’s at the other end. Anyone familiar with Dr Amir Khan from GPs Behind Closed Doors will know him for his friendly, ditzy demeanour, his patience and kindness with patients (especially children), his double act with partner-in-crime Debbie (called 'Alison' in the book) and his propensity for dressing up in costumes to help out the surgery's health educator (a banana, a camel, and a Mexican wrestler to date). He throws himself into various aspects of his work with great enthusiasm, and on social media he posts regularly about his love of animals, his garden, his nephews and nieces, food, dancing and, of course, the formidable Mama Khan! I'm sure Amir had help writing this book, but the writing style was really engaging and easy to read.

The poverty that I encounter in the UK sometimes surprises me, but it does not impact on the healthcare people receive. It has become something of a national pastime to criticise the NHS, perhaps because it provides a diversion from complaining about the weather. But the reality is that across the world there are millions of people without access to even basic medical care simply because they are poor. The UK is unique in providing world-class healthcare for free at the point of use. This kind of robot could reduce health care workers’ risk of exposure to Covid-19 and help to conserve the personal protective equipment that is needed for each interaction. However, the question still remained whether patients would be receptive to this type of interaction. Along the way, he introduces us to the patients that have taught him about love, loss and family - from the regulars to the rarities - giving him the most unbelievable highs and crushing lows, and often in just 10 minutes. There is the unsuspecting pregnant woman about to give birth at the surgery; the man offering to drop his trousers and take a urine sample there and then; the family who needs support through bereavement, the vulnerable child who will need continuing care for a long-term health condition; and, of course, the onset of COVID-19 that tested the surgery at every twist and turn. But, it's all in a day's work for Amir. One of my favourite genres of book at the moment. I have nothing but admiration for most NHS workers. I have to say his surgery seems to have far more of a human touch than most I have experienced! It was fascinating learning about his work and thoughts, and the short section about Covid-19 at the end is the first I’ve really read about it from a medic’s point of view.

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From the very beginning he came across as being popular with the patients and staff alike, astute, thorough and very likeable. Hannah Fry tells the tale of this single sheet of A4 uncovered a dark pattern and a serial murderer hiding in plain sight. There is no such thing as a normal day for a GP, Amir relates with humour and wit, the medical issues and the lives of his patients, an emotional roller coaster of a ride that touches on both the highs and lows, from having difficult conversations, delivering the worst of news, the death and grief over losing patients he has got to know so well through the years to the relief when, against all the odds, things work out, as when a young girl whose life had comprised of continually being in and out of hospitals, gets a life saving heart transplant in time. Some of what happens makes the mind boggle as when a stranger in a garden centre pulls his trousers down in public, with Amir forced to diagnose his groin rash and the remedy, there are fears when a patient is seen with a hammer, and patients who bring their cats in with them for their appointments, triggering an allergic reaction in a trainee GP. Amongst the pus, blood, and bodily fluids that are the norm, there is domestic violence, alzheimer's dementia, STDs, and so much more in a practice serving a impoverished and deprived local community. Often as engineers, we think about different solutions, but sometimes they may not be adopted because people are not fully accepting of them,” Traverso says. “So, in this study we were trying to tease that out and understand if the population is receptive to a solution like this one.” Author, Dr Amir Khan first came to the attention of the British public, in a TV series entitled ‘GP’s Behind Closed Doors’, which followed a typical day in the lives of hard working GP’s in a busy NHS inner city practice. Dr Khan was popular with both patients and staff due to his kind, caring, charismatic and humorous personality. In his memoir, he lets us see how a busy inner city practice provides both opportunities, and huge challenges at the same time, whilst regaling us with some of the patients and medical cases that have arrived in his consulting room.

He is a columnist for The Daily Telegraph, writing weekly on news events concerning culture, social and ethical issues, the politics of health care and the NHS. He is also a columnist for Reader’s Digest and a regular contributor to the Mail On Sunday. I cried and I laughed reading this book. Some of the stories highlighted in this book were absolutely heart breaking while others were so funny. There were also plenty of heart warming moments too.We do have state funded hospitals (where no one wants to end up) and private hospitals paid by those with private medical aids. I had a chat with a friend who moved to the UK about 5 years ago and he expressed his frustrations at the waiting times to see a doctor at the NHS. In a larger online survey conducted nationwide, the researchers also found that a majority of respondents were open to having robots not only assist with patient triage but also perform minor procedures such as taking a nose swab. And then one day I stopped. I remember thinking that crying hadn't solved the problem and that it clearly wasn't going away, so I should focus on my studies and try and make something of my life. So in part, being gay made me a doctor. Okay, it's official. I need a fourth book in this series and not just because I desperately don't want to watch any more prerecorded lectures. Dr. Pemberton has so much faith in healthcare and in medicine as a profession. While reading, I couldn't help but feel buoyed by his passion to keep wading my way through the endless exams and content to be memorised.

Stuffy: Spots? (looks through Doc's doctor bag) Hmmm. Spots, spots, spots. Mnh-mnh, I don't see any spots in here.In this book I can see the doctor has gained confidence and is training in psychiatry. It is still an enjoyable and funny read however it was very touching indeed. Less humor and more reality for sure. You get to read about old people wasting away with dementia or living in nursing homes and how, in one's old age, having someone by enough caring enough to take care of you is a blessing. Amir also discusses how GPS and the NHS coped during the COVID-19 pandemic. These accounts were really eye opening and heart breaking. This is the first episode where Doc's real name, Dottie, is said. The receptionist at the doctor's office, Hattie, calls her by her name when she first comes into the office. Overall, this was a fantastic read and I would love to read more of Amir Khan's stories from being a GP One of the non-fiction books that actually touched my heart, made me feel glad that there are doctors out there that care, not that one really doubts that, but sometimes it gets easy to wonder.

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