IN STITCHES EPUB ED EB
eBook - ePub

IN STITCHES EPUB ED EB

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

IN STITCHES EPUB ED EB

About this book

The true story of an A&E doctor that became a huge word-of-mouth hit.

Forget what you have seen on Casualty or Holby City, this is what it is really like to be working in A&E.

Dr Nick Edwards writes with shocking honesty about life as an A&E doctor. He lifts the lid on government targets that led to poor patient care. He reveals the level of alcohol-related injuries that often bring the service to a near standstill. He shows just how bloody hard it is to look after the people who turn up at the hospital door.

But he also shares the funny side – the unusual 'accidents' that result in with weird objects inserted in places they really should have ended up – and also the moving, tragic and heartbreaking.

It really is an unforgettable read.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access IN STITCHES EPUB ED EB by Nick Edwards in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Medicine Biographies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Disclaimer
  6. Contents
  7. Introduction
  8. A sign the world has gone mad?
  9. Management madness
  10. Treating your own family
  11. Dealing with threatening patients
  12. No notes
  13. Off duty?
  14. An upsetting day
  15. Right and left problems
  16. What a waste of talent
  17. MMC – mangling medical careers
  18. Still off duty?
  19. I want muffins
  20. Bloody trains
  21. GP receptionists
  22. Why I love going to work
  23. This is how it feels like the NHS has been run the last few years
  24. And this is how I would like the NHS to be managed
  25. Ooops
  26. Where have all the dentists gone?
  27. Should he have called an ambulance?
  28. A different type of health visitor
  29. How targets can hurt patients and staff
  30. At work on New Year’s Eve
  31. Why bother coming?
  32. I am so glad I am tired
  33. People we refer to
  34. Why patients are more important than budgets
  35. An occupational hazard
  36. I don’t understand some patients
  37. A trip round A&E
  38. A&E Room 101
  39. How to be a good patient
  40. The effects of bloody accounting rules
  41. Please come to A&E
  42. We have gone drug crazy
  43. Coming home for Christmas
  44. The joys of shift work
  45. Careful with your notes and coffee room chats
  46. An embarrassed husband
  47. The human effect of reconfiguration and lack of beds
  48. Unexpected laughter
  49. Repeat attenders
  50. This job is hard
  51. Another sad case
  52. The importance of banter at work
  53. The wonders of the Internet
  54. Just a little small moan
  55. The joys of A&E
  56. Smoking yourself to death
  57. Patient choice or patient confusion?
  58. Putting yourself at risk
  59. The anger of chess
  60. Training to be a consultant
  61. The last straw
  62. Missed fractures
  63. Things have improved … but they need to be better still
  64. Harming yourself
  65. Factitious behaviour
  66. People who work in the A&E department
  67. Too posh to wash?
  68. How to lose a friend
  69. Hero to heroin
  70. Taking the piss
  71. Off on holiday
  72. Hospital inefficiencies
  73. Crying wolf
  74. Blind to the problems
  75. When patients make jokes
  76. Ooops again
  77. More inefficiencies of hospital care
  78. Sad request for a MAP
  79. Teaching
  80. Even more hospital inefficiencies
  81. A weird rash
  82. Feeling guilty
  83. Being called at home
  84. Complaint letters
  85. Why I am glad I am an A&E doctor
  86. Not enough beds
  87. Satisfied doctor and patient
  88. Mad bureaucracy
  89. NHS Direct … to A&E
  90. Why I hate laziness
  91. MRSA: the good, bad and ugly
  92. Errr, I think he has vffxyeez syndrome
  93. What’s wrong with me?
  94. When not to get ill
  95. Out-of-hours GPs
  96. Sick outside 9–5, Monday to Friday?
  97. A sick man
  98. Why I love A&E
  99. Patients’ wrong priorities
  100. How to be seen quickly
  101. The dangers of cannabis
  102. For fit’s sake
  103. The state of some nursing homes
  104. The best year for the NHS?
  105. Hoping that the ground will swallow you up
  106. Two similar patients, but two different outcomes
  107. An amusing patient
  108. Closing your A&E, are they?
  109. Nasty walls
  110. Tired again
  111. Changing emotions
  112. Career stresses
  113. Bloody Jobsworth
  114. Lack of staff
  115. Am I becoming sick?
  116. Why do we all lie?
  117. A typical day
  118. JFWDI
  119. Male menstrual syndrome
  120. Delivering oranges
  121. The problems of alcohol
  122. Upset at work
  123. My last thoughts
  124. Apologies, acknowledgments, thank yous and hopes
  125. Glossary
  126. About the Author
  127. About the Publisher