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Titles in This Set:
In Stitches: The Highs and Lows of Life as an A&E Doctor
Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor
The Prison Doctor
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
Condition: New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: The Friday Project, Hodder Paperbacks, HQ, Profile Books
Age Range: Adult
Overview
Step behind the scrubs and into the wards, cells and operating theatres of the British healthcare and justice systems with this collection of four unflinching true-life medical memoirs. From frantic A&E shifts and a junior doctor's baptism of fire, to a prison doctor's encounters with vulnerable inmates and a world-renowned surgeon's quest for excellence, this set offers an honest, often darkly funny look at life on medicine's front line.
About the Books
Each title brings a distinct, first-hand perspective on modern medicine. In Stitches pulls back the curtain on a busy accident and emergency department, capturing the chaos, humour and heartbreak of treating everyone from cardiac arrest patients to those who somehow missed the giant red A&E sign. Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor follows Max Pemberton from his nervous first shift through a whirlwind first year in the NHS, as youthful idealism gives way to the messy, paperwork-heavy reality of hospital life. The Prison Doctor takes readers somewhere few will ever go: inside young offenders' institutions, the notorious Wormwood Scrubs, and Europe's largest women-only prison, Bronzefield, where Dr Amanda Brown treats patients whose stories range from miraculous to devastating. Finally, in Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance, celebrated surgeon and writer Atul Gawande examines what it takes for doctors to close the gap between good intentions and genuine excellence, even when obstacles feel insurmountable. Together, these four books form a rich, varied portrait of medicine as it is actually practised — messy, moving, occasionally hilarious, and always human, ideal for fans of NHS non-fiction and true stories from the front line of care.
About the Authors
This set brings together four distinguished voices in medical writing. Nick Edwards is the pseudonym of a practising A&E doctor known for his candid accounts of emergency medicine. Max Pemberton is a doctor, journalist and columnist celebrated for his witty, honest writing on the NHS. Dr Amanda Brown spent over a decade working within the British prison system, treating some of society's most overlooked patients. Atul Gawande is a practising surgeon, Harvard professor and bestselling author whose work on medicine and performance has been globally influential.
Why You'll Love This Collection
If you love true stories from the medical front line, this set delivers four gripping, thought-provoking reads in one go — funny, moving and eye-opening, from busy hospital wards to prison cells and the operating theatre.
Please Note: Book cover may vary slightly from the image shown, and ISBN reflects the UK edition as supplied.
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