Get Through Postgraduate Medical Interviews aims to forearm junior doctors with practical advice on how to maximise their chances of success in the postgraduate medical interview.This book systematically and logically examines the entire interview process from start to finish.

This is an accessible and practical guide to clinical governance in healthcare, designed to help practitioners and students deliver better care to patients.

Clinical Governance: A Guide to Implementation for Healthcare Professionals provides a comprehensive overview of what is meant by clinical governance and how it can be implemented in practice. It explores the evolution of clinical governance, its key components, legal implications, the barriers to implementing it, and its impact.Clinical Governance provides step-by-step practical advice, facilitating better understanding of the key principles of clinical governanc...

How to Succeed at the Medical Interview provides candidates with a competitive edge. It reduces the likelihood of unexpected questions or situations and helps improve confidence before and during the medical interview.This new second edition includes updated content on changes to the structure of healthcare and how this affects both the application and interview process. It details the types of questions that will be asked at medical interviews and also provides improved g...

Now in its Third Edition, this best-selling textbook continues to support you on your journey from being an emerging registered healthcare professional through to becoming a competent care manager. Action points, case studies and strong practice guidelines enable you to understand how leadership and management theory applies to the care you deliver in a wide range of care settings.Fully updated throughout, the new edition includes:More case studies an...

Error Reduction in Health Care: A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Safety, 2nd EditionCompletely revised and updated this book offers a step-by-step guide for implementing the Institute of Medicine guidelines to reduce the frequency of errors in health care services and mitigate the impact of those errors that do occur. It explores the fundamental concepts and tools of error reduction, and shows how to design an effective error reduction initiative. T...

Confused and stressed by the latest round of Foundation Programme recruitment?Looking to bag that Specialty Training position?Applying for your first consultant’s post?This fully updated short guide covers recruitment at each step of the medical career, and helps you plan an effective strategy to get the job you want.The authors advise on the basics from choosing your ideal specialty, preparing a strong CV, ...

All you need to know about becoming a doctor in the UKThis book contains all the help you need to become a doctor. From applying to medical school through to choosing your specialty, you can find out:How to choose a medical schoolHow to get into medical schoolHow to survive as a medical studentAll about electivesWhat life is like as a doctorAs well as easy to follow information on choosing, gettin...

The central purpose of this handbook is to motivate clinical trainees and professionals involvement in clinical effectiveness and audit. Local small scale audits are the most feasible practical audits for undergraduates and trainees. This book aims to provide a good basic understanding of designing and completing such audits. However an overview of the whole range of possibilities is explained to understand the significance of clinical effectiveness, audit and quality improvement within he...

In a world in which healthcare systems are under immense strain – rising costs, clinician burnout, unequal patient outcomes – "Implementing Value-Based Healthcare: An insider’s guide to improving patient outcomes and creating sustainable systems" offers a pragmatic, deeply human and globally relevant solution. Written by Professor Sally Lewis, a frontline physician and transformative leader in the Welsh National Health Service, this book is a call to action for all healthcare policymakers,...

HOW TO REDUCE OVERUSE IN HEALTHCAREReduce low-value care with this practical guideLow-value care harms patients, overburdens healthcare professionals, threatens healthcare systems and damages the climate. How to Reduce Overuse in Healthcare: a practical guide is designed to provide practical guidance and tools for healthcare providers, their professional societies and policy makers developing programs to de-implement low-value or u...

Introduction to Health Care Quality explores the issues of quality management in today's health care environment, and provides clear guidance on new and perennial challenges in the field. The idea of 'quality' is examined in the context of a variety of health care situations, with practical emphasis on assessment, monitoring, analysis, and improvement. Students will learn how to utilize statistical tools, patient data, and more to understand new models of reimburs...