The Patient Paradox: Why Sexed-Up Medicine Is Bad For Your Health
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (515 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1780660006 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Margaret McCartney is a GP in Glasgow, and has three children. She has a strong interest in evidence, professionalism, screening and risk. Since then she has written for most UK newspapers, as well as the British Medical Journal (BMJ), other magazines such as Vogue and Prospect, has had columns in the Guardian and the FT Weekend, and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Inside Health. She has won prizes from the Medical Journalists' Association and the European School of Oncology, as well as the Healthwatch award. She blogs and tweets. She started writing for the press after being infuriated by an article in a newspaper which claimed t
She blogs and tweets. She started writing for the press after being infuriated by an article in a newspaper which claimed that CT body screening was the way to stay well. Margaret McCartney is a GP in Glasgow, and has three children. Since then she has written for most UK newspapers, as well as the British Medical Journal (BMJ), other magazines such as V
Damaskcat said First do no harm. I found this compulsive reading and it raised some interesting questions in my mind about healthcare today. Do screening programmes really work? It almost seems heresy to question whether they are really a good thing but this is what this book does. The disadvantages and risks of taking part in screening programmes are detailed in this fascinating book and you can compare those with the bright and cheerful leaflets you receive when your latest appointment appears in the post.For many years I have not even thought to question why I am attending these appointments. In the last couple of years I have started to wonder. The Patient Paradox didn’t just make good sense, it dramatically changed my way of thinking As a retired health professional, The Patient Paradox didn’t just make good sense, it dramatically changed my way of thinking.Dr Margaret McCartney, a highly experienced and award winning writer and General Practitioner has produced a significant contribution to understanding problems in modern medicine practice. It will be of value to doctors and the lay public.A cornerstone Dr McCartney’s book is the extent to which evidence based research is guiding current medical practice. She takes us into a world where patients are encouraged to become customers; those with vested interests are such as pharmaceut. A MUST read! Amazon Customer A really important book for all of us in healthcare, especially in outpatient services. A return to the basics, but with all the modernness of evidence-based practice!
Explaining the truth behind the screening statistics and investigating the evidence behind the hype, Margaret McCartney, an award-winning writer and doctor, argues that this patient paradox of too much testing of well people and not enough care for the sick often worsens health inequalities and drains professionalism, harming both those who need treatment and those who don't.