Books
Some books to stimulate reflection, thought and discussion with students
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
- Reflections on frailty, serious illness and impending death
This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay
- A humorous but insightful account of being a junior doctor
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
- A fascinating story about the woman who unwittingly became central to health research when her cells were the first to be used and cloned. The book explores Henrietta's life and legacy as a poor Black American woman in the 1950s
Also human: the inner lives of doctors by Caroline Elton
- A psychotherapist working with doctors in distress recounts her most memorable cases
The State of Medicine: Keeping the Promise of the NHS by Margaret McCartney
- Exploring the challenges and threats to our current NHS system
- The excitement and challenges of technology in healthcare
It's all in your head: stories from the frontline of psychosomatic illness by Suzanne O'Sullivan
Engleby by Sebastian Faulks
- An amazing story written from the perspective of a character with narcissistic personality disorder
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