Phil Whitaker – författare

Of previous editions:'... breaks new ground in its readability … It is concise, wise, and firmly pragmatic'.British Medical Journal'Since it was first published in 1994, Peter Tate’s The Doctor’s Communication Handbook has been essential reading to improve GP registrars’ communication skills'.Practical Diabetes InternationalThis essential text for doctors in both general practice and hospital medicine has established itself as the ultimate guide to patient communication, whatever their experience and wherever they practice. Highly respected and acclaimed for its light, conversational tone, this ninth edition, completely updated and expanded by the current authors, is revised for a broader audience to include any allied health professionals consulting with patients across the NHS and other healthcare systems.Key features:Unique and accessible approach to this vital and frequently poorly practiced aspect of medicineCovers all types of consultation including telephone triage and both in-person and virtual consultation, with the associated risks and benefitsExplores the impact of AI, the internet and social media on the consultation - and why doctors need not feel phased by itAddresses the change in practice where traditional doctor consultations are increasingly undertaken by other health professionals, including nurse practitioners and paramedicsRetains all the features praised in previous editions − brevity, readability and humour - while reorganised and updated by the new author team for a fresh and current approachThe Doctor’s Communication Handbook continues to provide an invaluable 'one stop shop' to help students, practicing doctors, nurses and other healthcare practitioners value and improve their skills in this critical area of practice.

Of previous editions:'... breaks new ground in its readability … It is concise, wise, and firmly pragmatic'.British Medical Journal'Since it was first published in 1994, Peter Tate’s The Doctor’s Communication Handbook has been essential reading to improve GP registrars’ communication skills'.Practical Diabetes InternationalThis essential text for doctors in both general practice and hospital medicine has established itself as the ultimate guide to patient communication, whatever their experience and wherever they practice. Highly respected and acclaimed for its light, conversational tone, this ninth edition, completely updated and expanded by the current authors, is revised for a broader audience to include any allied health professionals consulting with patients across the NHS and other healthcare systems.Key features:Unique and accessible approach to this vital and frequently poorly practiced aspect of medicineCovers all types of consultation including telephone triage and both in-person and virtual consultation, with the associated risks and benefitsExplores the impact of AI, the internet and social media on the consultation - and why doctors need not feel phased by itAddresses the change in practice where traditional doctor consultations are increasingly undertaken by other health professionals, including nurse practitioners and paramedicsRetains all the features praised in previous editions − brevity, readability and humour - while reorganised and updated by the new author team for a fresh and current approachThe Doctor’s Communication Handbook continues to provide an invaluable 'one stop shop' to help students, practicing doctors, nurses and other healthcare practitioners value and improve their skills in this critical area of practice.

Big Issue in the North Summer Reading RecommendationA man boards a train, hoping to see the daughter he has heard nothing from for seven years. As he travels towards his destination, he restlessly revisits the events that blew apart their seemingly perfect world.With acute insight, sparkling imagination, and vividly arresting prose, Phil Whitaker explores the very best and worst that families can do, and asks: what are the forces that shape us; and, against powerful traumas reverberating down the generations, can true love prevail?

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: POPULAR SCIENCEWhat Is a Doctor? is a vital contribution to the ongoing debate about how we maintain an NHS that is both fit for purpose and free. Using stories and case studies from across his thirty-year career as a GP, Dr Phil Whitaker offers insight into the medical movements, political interference and societal changes that have transformed the role of doctor over the past three decades.Much has altered for the better but, even when based on good intentions, an equal or greater amount has been damaging and threatens the sustainability of the NHS. In examining what it means to be a doctor today, this book also answers an accompanying question 'what is a patient?' - and how we can all take a more active role in our healthcare. And, looking forward, Dr Whitaker describes what might yet be done to restore the NHS and its capacity for properly patient-centred care.