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This comprehensive book provides up-to-date information examining the breadth and depth of postgraduate general practice education at the outset of the 21st century. It includes many keynote contributions from representatives of the Department of Health,...

This updated edition of a standard text for general practitioners includes topics such as how pay is determined, cash flow, business planning, bookkeeping, insurance and VAT. It also contains guidance on tax and self-assessment.Reviews"We work in a...

This 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...

This book combines models, theory and practical advice that guides clinicians, managers and facilitators to lead integrated primary health care. Using case studies and real life examples, the practical sections are cross-referred to theoretical sections...

This book compares the methods of surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases in countries selected for their different situations and approaches. Based on a comprehensive study including local interviews with key individuals, supported...

The 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...

Higher Professional Education for General Practitioners is a practical guide on the best ways to plan educational and vocational training needs throughout professional practice. It clearly outlines the underlying issues surrounding the introduction of...

Key Topics in Urology gives a broad, up-to-date understanding of common urological conditions. Each topic addresses the mode of presentation, management and outcome of these conditions. As well as being relevant for specific examinations, the book...

This interactive workbook covers all the physiological and pharmacological aspects of pain and pain control. Each topic such as the central nervous system the human experience of pain and pain management is concisely covered in nine separate sessions...

What is disability? Why terminate a pregnancy when disabling traits are diagnosed in the foetus? Can disability be part of a person's identity? These are important questions in the current climate of increased pre-natal screening programmes designed to...

This book takes account of recent changes in the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR) Part 2A examination. It includes basic radiological science questions as well as the original clinical imaging component, and in particular it...

This book provides the best information available on the ways priorities are currently set for health care around the world. It describes the methods now used in the six countries leading the process, and contrasts the differences between them. It shows...

Models of Care for Drug Service Provision encourages a greater understanding of the Models of Care system, and how it can be used in the interest of clients' health and well-being. It describes the different range of treatment responses that can be...

The viva (oral examination) is part of postgraduate examinations in surgery. This book provides a revision guide for the viva examination and its replacement, the new membership (MRCS) examination. It covers the most common general surgical operations,...

This 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...

The shift of services from acute hospitals to general practice requires clinicians to become actively involved in the process of change. This book sets out to demonstrate that with careful planning, implementation and evaluation of this process, problems...

Interventional cardiology refers to the catheter-based treatment of cardiovascular diseases and is one of the fastest growing fields in medicine. This updated text addresses recent advances in structural heart interventions, in particular aortic and...

This new edition is a step by step guide to oral implantology for practising dental surgeons. Divided into sixteen chapters, the book begins with an overview of implantology, diagnosis and treatment planning. The following sections guide dentists...

Psychiatry and religion/spirituality (R/S) share an interest in human flourishing, a concern with beliefs and values, and an appreciation for community. Yet historical tensions between science and religion continue to impede dialogue, leaving clinicians...

Neurological Differential Diagnosis is a practical, comprehensive, and highly illustrated book covering all aspects of neurology, from clinical history taking and examination to management of neurological conditions, and their complications. This...

The shift to prevention and health promotion is an example of how policy makers aim to rationalise and organise both health systems and patients' health practices. By applying a perspective from empirical science & technology studies (STS), based on...

In 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...

What 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...

This volume, focusing on breast cancer, is part of a survey of health care needs for specific conditions, published on behalf of the Department of Health. This study overall considers questions such as the population's needs, the services available or...

Widespread recognition of the benefits of minimally invasive procedures in surgery and medicine is resulting in the rapid development of new advances and new techniques in every speciality. This series of books sets out to meet the needs of those...

Alzheimer's disease is becoming more common in Europe, with significant human, ethical, economic and professional challenges to society. This book examines clinical practice and service delivery, and identifies policy issues that could lead to improved...

This book provides practical guidelines for all those who in the course of their work are involved in the terminal care of children or supporting those affected by the death of a child. It sets out to provide the knowledge and reassurance to help them...

All GPs undertake the non-NHS work some of which can add substantially to practice income. This book describes a wide range of fee-paying work which GPs are uniquely qualified to undertake; it shows how opportunities for this work arise and how to...

In modern societies the functional differentiation of medicine and religion is the predominant paradigm. Contemporary therapeutic practices and concepts in healing systems, such as Transpersonal Psychology, Ayurveda, as well as Buddhist and...

Here is a careful selection of over 200 questions covering the basic sciences section of the MRCPsych Part 2 examination. Questions have been grouped in separate sections under the following headings: Human development Genetics Neurosciences...

This comprehensive easy-to-read compendium on renal drugs has been revised and updated with 200 additional drugs that affect renal function. It has been compiled by the UK Renal Pharmacy Group who have specific expertise in this field. It should be of...

This 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...

This 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...

This book explains how and why the Government's healthcare policies and modernisation programme have had and will continue to have a major impact on the lives of individual general medical practitioners. Eminent contributors examine critical features of...

The 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...

This 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...

A comprehensive selection of multiple-choice questions for the 'Part 1' of the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (England) examination and its Scottish equivalent the AFRCS. Questions have been chosen to reflect the structure of the examination...

This CD-ROM contains the full text of "The Red Book" and "Making Sense of The Red Book". It includes NHS regulations, amendments to the statutory instruments, terms of service, pharmaceutical regulations, health service circulars, and...

This working manual has been developed to ensure that all health professionals involved in immunization will be both knowledgable about procedures and confident about their benefits. It shows the practitioner how to give vaccines safely and how to inform...

All registered nurses are required to keep portfolios which demonstrate their competence in clinical practice in order to receive re-registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. In addition, they are encouraged to seek individual annual...