Health and Medicine
AbortionA Worldwide PerspectiveIn the year 2000 there were an estimated 67,800 maternal deaths due to unsafe abortions. In 2005 there were a reported 14,602 deaths by terrorist attacks. Yet while terrorism dominates the media, and billions are spent on its prevention, unsafe abortion remains a silent killer. In... Full review£19.99 
DrExam Part B MRCS OSCE Revision Guide: Book 1Applied Surgical Science & Critical Care, Anatomy & Surgical Pathology, Surgical Skills & Patient Safety"the most colourful, complete & structured MRCS OSCE revision guide" Professor David Sharpe OBE The DrExam series has been developed to comprehensively address the revised Part B MRCS OSCE syllabus. Material is presented in structured question–answer format throughout,... Full review£29.99 
DrExam Part B MRCS OSCE Revision Guide: Book 2Clinical Examination, Communication Skills & History Taking"the most colourful, complete & structured MRCS OSCE revision guide" Professor David Sharpe OBE The DrExam series has been developed to comprehensively address the revised Part B MRCS OSCE syllabus. Material is presented in structured question–answer format throughout,... Full review£29.99 
Female Genital MutilationTreating the TearsFemale Genital Mutilation: Treating the Tears deals with the topical and controversial issue of female circumcision. A thoroughly researched and academic work, it aims to raise awareness not only of the physical but also the psychological effects of this procedure. Female Genital Mutilation... Full review£15.99 
Health Policy ReformDriving the Wrong Way?Health Policy Reform: Driving the Wrong Way? addresses the dramatic changes that have been taking place within the world's healthcare systems since the early 1990s. It questions whether these major 'reforms' are driven primarily by the health needs of the wider population or, in... Full review£25.00 
The NHS After 60For Patients or Profits?Sixty years ago, in 1948, Aneurin Bevan’s bold nationalisation of private, voluntary and municipal hospitals swept away a failed market system, and created the most popular of all the public services, the NHS. New Labour reforms are reversing this historic modernisation, and spending more... Full review£25.00 |