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This definitive textbook on Practitioner Health mixes academic rigour with practitioner and patient experiences. The book covers all aspects of care relevant to any regulated health professional, focusing on the care of doctors and nurses with mental illness. The book builds on themes introduced in the award-winning publication Beneath the White Coat: Doctors, Their Minds and Mental Health from the same author. It provides an invaluable ‘how to manage’ companion to supplement and enhance the broader issues relating to doctors and mental illness addressed in that first book.Drawing together 15 years of expertise in caring for more than 30,000 doctors with mental illness, the book is relevant to any health professional working in clinical practice and will be essential reading for those who regulate, appraise, train and support health practitioners across various disciplines.

This definitive textbook on Practitioner Health mixes academic rigour with practitioner and patient experiences. The book covers all aspects of care relevant to any regulated health professional, focusing on the care of doctors and nurses with mental illness. The book builds on themes introduced in the award-winning publication Beneath the White Coat: Doctors, Their Minds and Mental Health from the same author. It provides an invaluable ‘how to manage’ companion to supplement and enhance the broader issues relating to doctors and mental illness addressed in that first book.Drawing together 15 years of expertise in caring for more than 30,000 doctors with mental illness, the book is relevant to any health professional working in clinical practice and will be essential reading for those who regulate, appraise, train and support health practitioners across various disciplines.

Gambling-related harm remains largely invisible in clinical settings, often presenting as insomnia, anxiety, depression, relationship breakdown, or debt without the underlying cause being identified or addressed. Patients rarely mention gambling, and all too often, their doctors do not ask.This practical, evidence-based guide equips general practitioners and the wider primary care team with the knowledge and tools to identify and manage gambling-related harm effectively. Understanding and Addressing Gambling-related Harms explores the full landscape of gambling harm across financial, emotional, relational, physical, and occupational domains, providing detailed information on prevalence, psychology, and pathways to harm. It offers practical strategies for brief and extended interventions, incorporates the latest NICE guidance (NG248, 2025), and reflects the rapidly evolving UK and international policy landscape. The book also documents the vital work of third-sector organisations at the front line of gambling harm support, from helpline staff and peer support groups to specialist counsellors and advisers.An essential resource for general practitioners, primary care professionals, third-sector workers, and anyone supporting individuals affected by gambling, this book addresses a condition that has remained too long in the shadows of public health. It will also be of interest to policymakers, public health professionals, and researchers working in addiction, mental health, and social care.

Gambling-related harm remains largely invisible in clinical settings, often presenting as insomnia, anxiety, depression, relationship breakdown, or debt without the underlying cause being identified or addressed. Patients rarely mention gambling, and all too often, their doctors do not ask.This practical, evidence-based guide equips general practitioners and the wider primary care team with the knowledge and tools to identify and manage gambling-related harm effectively. Understanding and Addressing Gambling-related Harms explores the full landscape of gambling harm across financial, emotional, relational, physical, and occupational domains, providing detailed information on prevalence, psychology, and pathways to harm. It offers practical strategies for brief and extended interventions, incorporates the latest NICE guidance (NG248, 2025), and reflects the rapidly evolving UK and international policy landscape. The book also documents the vital work of third-sector organisations at the front line of gambling harm support, from helpline staff and peer support groups to specialist counsellors and advisers.An essential resource for general practitioners, primary care professionals, third-sector workers, and anyone supporting individuals affected by gambling, this book addresses a condition that has remained too long in the shadows of public health. It will also be of interest to policymakers, public health professionals, and researchers working in addiction, mental health, and social care.

Doctors and Their Crimes is a compelling and meticulously researched exploration of doctors who commit criminal acts. Written by two experienced general practitioners, the book examines high-profile cases of medical malpractice, fraud, manslaughter, sexual misconduct, and abuse of power. Combining forensic analysis with professional insight, it reveals how these crimes unfold within the trusted structures of healthcare, where authority and access can be misused.Drawing on real-world cases and insights from the authors’ clinical experience, the book examines the ethical dilemmas, legal consequences, and societal impact of these betrayals of trust. It explores how systemic failures within healthcare and legal frameworks can enable such crimes, while also addressing sensitive issues like racism, justice, and professional accountability. Through expert analysis, it provides a nuanced understanding of the pressures and vulnerabilities that contribute to these breaches, offering valuable reflections on how trust in the profession can be restored.Going beyond individual stories to consider the wider consequences of these crimes, including their impact on public trust, healthcare policy, and the relationship between medicine and the law, this book highlights the growing importance of trusted, independent sources of knowledge in addressing these challenges. By confronting medicine’s darkest moments, Doctors and Their Crimes sheds light on how established systems can fail and how understanding these failures is essential to restoring trust in the profession. An essential resource for healthcare professionals, academics, and general readers alike, the book delivers a thought-provoking and nuanced examination of the ethical complexities and societal implications of professional misconduct in medicine.

Doctors and Their Crimes is a compelling and meticulously researched exploration of doctors who commit criminal acts. Written by two experienced general practitioners, the book examines high-profile cases of medical malpractice, fraud, manslaughter, sexual misconduct, and abuse of power. Combining forensic analysis with professional insight, it reveals how these crimes unfold within the trusted structures of healthcare, where authority and access can be misused.Drawing on real-world cases and insights from the authors’ clinical experience, the book examines the ethical dilemmas, legal consequences, and societal impact of these betrayals of trust. It explores how systemic failures within healthcare and legal frameworks can enable such crimes, while also addressing sensitive issues like racism, justice, and professional accountability. Through expert analysis, it provides a nuanced understanding of the pressures and vulnerabilities that contribute to these breaches, offering valuable reflections on how trust in the profession can be restored.Going beyond individual stories to consider the wider consequences of these crimes, including their impact on public trust, healthcare policy, and the relationship between medicine and the law, this book highlights the growing importance of trusted, independent sources of knowledge in addressing these challenges. By confronting medicine’s darkest moments, Doctors and Their Crimes sheds light on how established systems can fail and how understanding these failures is essential to restoring trust in the profession. An essential resource for healthcare professionals, academics, and general readers alike, the book delivers a thought-provoking and nuanced examination of the ethical complexities and societal implications of professional misconduct in medicine.

This timely book offers a balanced and thoughtful review of the current mental health emergency and its impact upon and among medical professionals, supported by the best available evidence and illustrated through real-life cases. Recognising the increasing stressors in the role including the impact of the environment in which doctors work, the book examines some of the key emotional drivers for this unhappiness among doctors at work – shame, stigma, suffering and sacrifice – and offers practical steps to emotional and physical recovery. Despite the obvious challenges and stresses of the role, with the right support in place the vast majority of doctors can thrive in their jobs. In reading this book, policy makers, politicians, educators, hospital managers will be reminded of the ethical duty to ensure that doctors are cared for and have access to the time, people and spaces to remain psychological healthy, while doctors will learn to recognize and seek actively the help that they need, and to support and guide one another.

This timely book offers a balanced and thoughtful review of the current mental health emergency and its impact upon and among medical professionals, supported by the best available evidence and illustrated through real-life cases. Recognising the increasing stressors in the role including the impact of the environment in which doctors work, the book examines some of the key emotional drivers for this unhappiness among doctors at work – shame, stigma, suffering and sacrifice – and offers practical steps to emotional and physical recovery. Despite the obvious challenges and stresses of the role, with the right support in place the vast majority of doctors can thrive in their jobs. In reading this book, policy makers, politicians, educators, hospital managers will be reminded of the ethical duty to ensure that doctors are cared for and have access to the time, people and spaces to remain psychological healthy, while doctors will learn to recognize and seek actively the help that they need, and to support and guide one another.

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 this field.

This volume, focusing on dermatology, 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 unavailable to them, the effectiveness of these services, and other perspectives in disease and service areas. This is the second series of needs assessment reviews.

This timely book offers a balanced and thoughtful review of the current mental health emergency and its impact upon and among medical professionals, supported by the best available evidence and illustrated through real-life cases. Recognising the increasing stressors in the role including the impact of the environment in which doctors work, the book examines some of the key emotional drivers for this unhappiness among doctors at work – shame, stigma, suffering and sacrifice – and offers practical steps to emotional and physical recovery. Despite the obvious challenges and stresses of the role, with the right support in place the vast majority of doctors can thrive in their jobs. In reading this book, policy makers, politicians, educators, hospital managers will be reminded of the ethical duty to ensure that doctors are cared for and have access to the time, people and spaces to remain psychological healthy, while doctors will learn to recognize and seek actively the help that they need, and to support and guide one another.

This timely book offers a balanced and thoughtful review of the current mental health emergency and its impact upon and among medical professionals, supported by the best available evidence and illustrated through real-life cases. Recognising the increasing stressors in the role including the impact of the environment in which doctors work, the book examines some of the key emotional drivers for this unhappiness among doctors at work – shame, stigma, suffering and sacrifice – and offers practical steps to emotional and physical recovery. Despite the obvious challenges and stresses of the role, with the right support in place the vast majority of doctors can thrive in their jobs. In reading this book, policy makers, politicians, educators, hospital managers will be reminded of the ethical duty to ensure that doctors are cared for and have access to the time, people and spaces to remain psychological healthy, while doctors will learn to recognize and seek actively the help that they need, and to support and guide one another.

This volume, focusing on dermatology, 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 unavailable to them, the effectiveness of these services, and other perspectives in disease and service areas. This is the second series of needs assessment reviews.

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 this field.