About the Author:
Chantal Simon, General Practitioner and Executive Editor of InnovAiT, Banks and Bearwood Medical Practice, Bournemouth, Dorset,Hazel Everitt, Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care, Southampton University, UK,Francoise van Dorp, General Practitioner, ,Matthew Burke, GP Registrar, Flansham Park Health Centre, Bognor Regis, UK
Chantal Simon is a General Practitioner at Banks and Bearwood Medical Practice, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK and the Executive Editor of InnovAiT.
Hazel Everitt is a Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care at Southampton University, UK
Francoise van Dorp is a General Practitioner in Brentford, Essex, UK. Having studied at Grenoble University, St. John's College, Cambridge, and St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, she has worked as a General Practitioner Registrar across a range of specialties, including palliative care, acute general psychiatry and paediatrics.
Matt Burkes is a GP Registrar at Flansham Park Health Centre, Bognor Regis, UK. Prior to moving into General Practice he was a Research Fellow at the School of Psychology, University of Reading. He has a wide range of clinical interest, including paediatrics, psychiatry dermatology, minor surgery and joint injection.
After completing her undergraduate training at Nottingham University Medical School, Julia Smedley subsequently spent several years in hospital medical specialties before embarking on higher specialist training in occupational medicine (a joint clinical/academic post at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust and the Medical Research Council Environmental Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton). She is currently the head of a large NHS occupational health department that also provides services to a range of local and global industries. Whilst she is primarily a practical clinician and service director, she has always maintained a strong interest in research and evidence-based practice in occupational medicine.
Finlay Dick is Senior Occupational Physician with Capita Health and Wellbeing - Energy in Aberdeen and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Occupational Medicine at Aberdeen University. He has worked in occupational medicine for 20 years in a number of sectors including the oil industry, shipping, local authority, and healthcare sectors.
Steve Sadhra has published over 50 book chapters, international reports and peer-reviewed publications in the field of Occupational Health. He has over 15 years experience in teaching occupational physicians, nurses and occupational hygienists and engineers and currently undertakes National and International Consultancy work in occupational health for over 30 organisations throughout the UK.
Review:
Review from previous edition An outstanding and useful text, de rigeur for young registrars. British Journal of General Practice At less than one quarter of the price of a QOF point (GBP29.95), this book is excellent value for money and...it should be on the shelves of every Director of Public Health, or public health professional working within primary care organisations. Public Health The best book by a country mile. I'd definitely recommend it! medicworld.co.uk This is a book that demands to be used. It is well built for the job... The book is hugely and surprisingly comprehensive, covering vast tracts of areas of knowledge that GPs need to possess. Clinical and non clinical areas are amply covered in really good detail. The style is factual yet helpful and accessible and a simple scan of the relevant section is likely to help a GP manage a situation... For GP trainers like myself, this is an excellent source of tutorial material. The clinical sections are just as good... it is a frontline recipe book for all GPs-busy or not so busy. Without doubt, in my mind this is the best available book for British general practice and it ideal for GP registrars, newly starting GPs, mid career GPs and GPs wanting to freshen up their knowledge... there is little excuse not to buy it. Dr Harry Brown What a treat - 1,100 pages of condensed knowledge and wisdom on everything from the new contract to what to do for obstetric shock... this is an essential - and I mean essential - piece of kit. The Sessional GP A comprehensive guide to nearly everything. It is the yellow book equivalent for general practice. If you only buy one book, make sure it is this one British Medical Journal Small yet perfectly formed! This book is small enough to fit into any bag, or a capacious pocket, yet covers almost anything (clinical, practical, administrative) that any doctor or undergraduate working in general practice needs to know...I am extremely pleased to have been able to use and review this book. I have no hesitation in recommending it to its target audience. BMA Medical Book Award Panel 2006 As a comfort blanket for the less experienced it remains unrivalled, but truly, it is a must-have book for all British Journal of General Practice This is an absolute gem of a book. I would not be without it for my general practice training...It is portable, comprehensive and relevant and the logical format covers practice management as well as medical conditions BMA Medical Book Competition 2010 I have no hesitation commending this as an essential reference to doctors and other health professionals new to occupational medicine... a comprehensive and concise text book that provides excellent reference support in a pocket sized guide... ideal for the student or generalist BMA Book Awards 2014. Winner in Primary Health Care category
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