{"title":"Kelly Critcher","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"a-matter-of-life-and-death-kelly-critcher-paperback","title":"A Matter of Life and Death by Kelly Critcher - NHS Nurse Memoir - Non Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781789464412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Blake Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Range:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adult\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Matter of Life and Death is a powerful, first-hand memoir from palliative care nurse Kelly Critcher, who spent the height of the coronavirus crisis working on the Covid wards and High Dependency Unit at Northwick Park Hospital. Honest and unflinching, it captures the courage, exhaustion and compassion of NHS staff during the UK's darkest pandemic months, offering a deeply human account of caring for the dying when the health service was pushed to breaking point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn early 2020, life changed overnight for nurses across the NHS front line. Kelly Critcher, an experienced palliative care nurse, found herself at Northwick Park Hospital, one of the UK facilities hit hardest by coronavirus, as wards were repurposed and beds filled faster than staff could cope. A Matter of Life and Death takes readers inside those unprecedented months, following Kelly as she balances clinical duty with raw human emotion: breaking devastating news to families unable to visit, comforting dying patients when no loved one could hold their hand, and supporting exhausted colleagues through fear and grief. Critcher writes with the precision of a clinician and the warmth of someone who has sat beside hundreds of patients in their final hours, describing symptom control and end-of-life care alongside the quieter, profoundly human moments that defined her work. This is an intimate portrait of a critical care unit pushed to its limits, and of the ordinary people who turned up, day after day, to fight for life and offer dignity in death. Readers gain genuine insight into the pressures facing frontline staff and the resilience and camaraderie that helped healthcare workers endure, in a book that is both a tribute to NHS staff and a piece of social history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthentic, first-hand nursing memoir written during the UK's Covid-19 crisis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet at Northwick Park Hospital, one of the hardest-hit NHS sites in the pandemic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHonest insight into palliative and end-of-life care under extreme pressure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccessible, jargon-free writing suitable for general readers and healthcare professionals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA meaningful gift for NHS staff, carers, nurses and healthcare students\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImportant social history capturing a defining moment in modern Britain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKelly Critcher is a palliative care nurse who worked throughout the coronavirus pandemic at Northwick Park Hospital, one of the UK hospitals most severely affected by the virus. Drawing on her direct frontline experience across Covid wards and the High Dependency Unit, she brings a rare, authentic perspective to the realities of nursing under extraordinary pressure. A Matter of Life and Death is her memoir, blending clinical insight with personal storytelling to honour colleagues, patients and families during one of the NHS's most testing periods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Memoir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHonest, humane and impossible to put down, this book offers a rare window into frontline nursing during Covid-19. It's a moving tribute to courage and compassion that will resonate with healthcare workers and general readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: Book dispatched will match the UK ISBN and UK edition cover as shown.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelly Critcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58307082387838,"sku":"SNG12574","price":5.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4549\/8093\/files\/a-matter-of-life-and-death-kelly-critcher-paperback.webp?v=1793537546"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.letsbuybooks.com\/collections\/kelly-critcher.oembed","provider":"Lets Buy Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}