In this extraordinary book, Iona Heath draws on her experience as a general practitioner to select and comment on a collection of passages concerning death and dying, and to consider the essential nature of general practice. In Ways of Dying Heath illuminates the process for professionals and lay readers, and stimulates consideration of approaches to improved care at end of life. Her renowned work The Mystery of General Practice (which has been unavailable for some time), considers the complex character of this field, its core values and changing roles. The two extended essays cover important issues on the role of the healthcare professional in the care of the dying, the idea of life and death, and the essential nature of general practice. Matters of Life and Death offers inspiration for all doctors, especially those with an interest in medical humanities. It will also be of great interest to general readers interested in end of life matters, and the nature and art of medicine.

About the Author
General Practitioner, Caversham Group Practice, Kentish Town, London

Reviews
"A confident statement of the values which will need to be recovered if we are to have personal doctors who know their patients well enough to be their advocates, interpreters of their experiences, guardians of their dignity and witnesses of their mortal humanity." MORTALITY



Book Information
ISBN 9781846190964
Author Iona Heath
Format Paperback
Page Count 120
Imprint Radcliffe Publishing Ltd
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 249g