The Situational Judgement Test at a GlanceThe at a Glance series is popular among medical students and junior doctors for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations.Each bite-sized chapter features colour diagrams and tip boxes, accompanied by explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory subject texts or for revision purposes, and are useful throughout medical...

The true story of an A&E doctor that became a huge word-of-mouth hit.Forget what you have seen on Casualty or Holby City, this is what it is really like to be working in A&E.Dr Nick Edwards writes with shocking honesty about life as an A&E doctor. He lifts the lid on government targets that led to poor patient care. He reveals the level of alcohol-related injuries that often bring the service to a near standstill. He shows just how bloody hard it is to look after the people...

The Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) has become the preferred interview format at many health professions programs and medical schools. Applicants seeking admission to these schools face considerable anxiety preparing for these interviews because of a lack of resources available for guidance. Our detailed advice, based on evidence from research in the field and perspectives of admissions faculty, will provide you with the insiders' perspective. Inside: How can you best pr...

We put much store in freedom of choice, but when it comes to our own medical diagnosis and treatment, are we equipped to make the best decisions? And are healthcare professionals properly prepared to guide us? Alarmingly, oncologist and award-winning writer Ranjana Srivastava says they're not, and people are suffering — even dying — as a result.The internet encourages people to self-diagnose and browse for expensive and often unnecessary specialist attention, while healthcare worke...

Oxford Assess and Progress: Situational Judgement Test is THE definitive guide for students preparing to sit the new Situational Judgement Test for entry into the UK Foundation Programme. This authoritative book, mapped to the foundation programme curriculum and GMC guidance, includes over 230 practice questions to help readers maximize their SJT score. This essential guide demystifies the SJT and provides a structure for identifying 'correct' answers. All scenarios are based on real exper...

No More Lethal Waits is a concise and compelling step-by-step guide to transform emergency departments in Canada and anywhere patients wait unconscionable times for their needs to be met. Dr. Shawn Whatley – who knows whereof he speaks, having led and participated in radical change to a large emergency department – summarizes the steps as:Revamp Triage.Close the Waiting Room.Redefine Nurse-to-Patient Ratios.Use Chairs and Exam Tables, No...

The modern hospital represents a complex community in which life and death decisions are made on the front lines of patient care, and difficult operational and strategic initiatives are developed in the offices of institutional leaders. Effective Medical Leadership describes the unusual position of a medical leader in an organization often administered by non-medical managers.Through extensive and situational examples in the complex hospital setting, Dr. Bryce Taylor illum...

This book has been prepared by professionals working in the UK. It is not a primer on clinical skills but an indispensable handbook and resource for the new nurses who are about to embark on their first job and need to develop nursing judgment and the ability to organise and deliver care. It is about learning how to think like a nurse - developing the judgment and behaviour that is essential in competent practice. With an immensely readable style this book uses a friendly, conversational m...

This is a hilarious new book by the best-selling author of "Medicine Balls".Dr Phil has been a doctor and whistleblower for twenty one years, and still hasn't been struck off. As "Private Eye's" medical correspondent and presenter of BBC's "Trust Me, I'm a Doctor", he's exposed too many scandals and upset too many surgeons. Now aged 46, with varifocals, a swelling prostate and a black bit on his toe that could be a melanoma, he's paranoid about becoming a patient. What will the bastards do...

By one estimate, the U.S. wastes $480 billion annually on healthcare expenditures that don’t improve care. Worse, because of faulty systems – not personnel – up to 98,000 people die every year due to preventable medical errors – and that doesn’t count non-terminal events such as hospital-acquired infections. In Hospital Operations, two leading operations management experts and four senior physicians demonstrate how to apply new OM advances to substantially improve any hospital’s o...

Excellent resource, this book has been written for clinical practitioners and aims to provide a pragmatic insight regarding complex issues in hospitals underpinning facilitated discharges from hospital settings. It is compiled and edited by Liz Lees. Contributors included are from Education, Senior Management, Pharmacy, Medicine, Allied Health Professionals and a range of senior nursing roles.

Covering the whole preparation process for your consultant interview, this is the only book you will need to succeed. Becoming a consultant is the key moment of your career and getting a position can be a difficult, competitive and stressful process. This book presents a medically focused guide on how to prepare for the interview, how to behave in the interview and finally how to put yourself in the best possible position to be appointed in a consultant job. Starting from acquiring the rig...