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Titles in this set: in stitches: the highs and lows of life as an a&e doctor trust me, i'm a junior doctor the prison doctor better: a surgeon's notes on performance condition: new format: paperback publisher: the friday project, hodder paperbacks, hq, profile books age range: adult overview step behind the scrubs and into the wards, cells and operating theatres of the british healthcare and justice systems with this collection of four unflinching true-life medical memoirs. From frantic a&e shifts and a junior doctor's baptism of fire, to a prison doctor's encounters with vulnerable inmates and a world-renowned surgeon's quest for excellence, this set offers an honest, often darkly funny look at life on medicine's front line. About the books each title brings a distinct, first-hand perspective on modern medicine. In stitches pulls back the curtain on a busy accident and emergency department, capturing the chaos, humour and heartbreak of treating everyone from cardiac arrest patients to those who somehow missed the giant red a&e sign. Trust me, i'm a junior doctor follows max pemberton from his nervous first shift through a whirlwind first year in the nhs, as youthful idealism gives way to the messy, paperwork-heavy reality of hospital life. The prison doctor takes readers somewhere few will ever go: inside young offenders' institutions, the notorious wormwood scrubs, and europe's largest women-only prison, bronzefield, where dr amanda brown treats patients whos...