The Prison Doctor

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Dr Amanda Brown has treated inmates in the UK s most infamous prisons first in young offenders institutions, then at the notorious Wormwood Scrubs and finally at Europe s largest women only prison in Europe, Bronzefield From miraculous pregnancies to dirty protests, and from violent attacks on prisoners to heartbreaking acts of self harm, she has witnessed it all In this memoir, Amanda reveals the stories, the patients and the cases that have shaped a career helping those most of us would rather forget. Download The Prison Doctor – kino-fada.fr Sucked in by the hype, view spoiler SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER, As seen on BBC Breakfast TV Horrifying, heartbreaking and eye opening, these are the stories, the patients and the cases that have characterised a career spent being a doctor behind bars Violence Drugs Suicide Welcome to the world of a Prison Doctor, hide spoiler I bought the book The writing is pedestrian, the stories mundane Despite the advance publicity there is nothing eye opening or extraordinary about the st Sucked in by the hype, view spoiler SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER, As seen on BBC Breakfast TV Horrifying, heartbreaking and eye opening, these are the stories, the patients and the cases that have characterised a career spent being a doctor behind bars Violence Drugs Suicide Welcome to the world of a Prison Doctor, hide spoiler I bought the book The writing is pedestrian, the stories mundane Despite the advance publicity there is nothing eye opening or extraordinary about the stories related attempted suicides, getting into trouble for having chewing gum in her purse, young boys pretending they have VD so they can show her their willies The last quarter of the book where she a prison doctor in Bronzefield, a women s prison, is much better The author feels that the men did not relate or open up to her in the same way the women do That may be so, b...I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review I ve never really thought about healthcare in prisons For someone like myself, with a pretty privileged background, I ve never really needed to think about it The Prison Doctor has opened my eyes to some of the tasks medical professionals undertake in such an environment, and some of the struggles they encounter in order to try and help their patients.One of the main feelings I got while reading this was the large amount of compa I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review I ve never really thought about healthcare in prisons For someone like myself, with a pretty privileged background, I ve never really needed to think about it The Prison Doctor has opened my eyes to some of the tasks medical professionals undertake in such an environment, and some of the struggles they encounter in order to try and help their patients.One of the main feelings I got while reading this was the large amount of compassion Dr Amanda Brown has for her patients, and the sometimes truly awful situations that have led to them being in prison We follow Brown as she leaves her job as a community ...This medical memoir was eye opening, gripping and at times, very hard hitting to read Following Amanda s experiences of working as a doctor first in a GP Surgery, then a Male Youth Offenders Unit, a male prison and finally a women s prison over many years, she sees first hand incidents that occur within the prison walls and learnsabout most of their backgrounds There are triggers in this for self harm, suicide and blood However, I can t recommend this book highly enough The stories of This medical memoir was eye opening, gripping and at times, very hard hitting to read Following Amanda s experiences of working as a doctor first in a GP Surgery, then a Male Youth Offenders Unit, a male prison and finally a women s prison over many years, she sees first hand incidents that occur within the prison walls and learnsabout most of their backgrounds There are triggers in this for self ...An unsentimental yet very humane account about life as a prison Doctor.A moving and insightful book which allows the reader glimpses of the human beings who are serving time in prison It is, at times, tragic, tear jerking, moving and sometimes even funny enc...This is a non fiction book about the life of a prison doctor, Amanda Brown There have been a lot of this kind of book lately, and I wasn t interested in them to be honest, but I saw this and thought that I would give it a go I am so glad I did This was a wonderful read, and I think it will stay with me for a long time The book is written with humility, honesty and such compassion, that I found it easy to read and I feel like it taught me such a lot I will not be so judgemental in the future This is a non fiction book about the life of a prison doctor, Amanda Brown There have been a lot of this kind of book lately, and I wasn t interested in them to be honest, but I saw this and thought that I would give it a go I am so glad I did This was a wonderful read, and I think it will stay with me for a long time The book is written with humility, hone...The writer is extremely irritating throughout the whole book She loves to shout about how much she cares for her patients and how they all entirely depend on her to survive It s very poorly written and so full of cliches Not worth the money at allWhat an absolute eye opener Dr Amanda Brown, thank you so much for sharing some of yours and your patient s stories The world is a better place because of people like you I can not recommend this book enough.Doctor Amanda Brown trained and worked as a general practitioner for many years but became somewhat disillusioned when the government introduced many changes all to the detriment of doctors and ultimately patients She took a great leap of faith moved to the prison service and worked at HMP Huntercombe, Wormwood Scrubs,and Bronzefield which incarcerated high profile women offenders and as such was rated the biggest prison of its type in the whole of Europe.In short this is a wonderful read It i Doctor Amanda Brown trained and worked as a general practitioner for many years but became somewhat disillusioned when the government introduced many changes all to the detriment of doctors and ultimately patients She took a great leap of faith moved to the prison service and worked at HMP Huntercombe, Wormwood Scrubs,and Bronzefield ...Doctor Amanda Brown trained and worked as a general practitioner for many years but became somewhat disillusioned when the government introduced many changes all to the detriment of doctors and ultimately patients She took a great leap of faith moved to the prison service and worked at HMP Huntercombe, Wormwood Scrubs,and Bronzefield which incarcerated high profile women offenders and as such was rated the biggest prison of its type in the whole of Europe.In short this is a wonderful read It i Doctor Amanda Brown trained and worked as a general practitioner for many years but became somewhat disillusioned when the government introduced many changes all to the detriment of doctors and ultimately patients She took a great leap of faith moved to the prison service and worked at HMP Huntercombe, Wormwood Scrubs,and Bronzefield which incarcerated high profile women offend...A thoughtfully written memoir detailing the authors experience of giving up her successful GP practice to work in the world of prison medicine There are some really intriguing stories to be told but some lack the detail I craved The authors writing comes across very much as a novice writer, however she is undoubtedly committed to her role as a doctor and strives to ensure healthcare is provided for all her patients regardless of their crimes.An easy read despite its hard subject matter If you A thoughtfully written memoir detailing the authors experience of giving up her successful GP practice to work in the world of prison medicine There are some really intriguing stories to be told but some lack the detail I craved The authors writing comes across very much as a novice writer, however she is undoubtedly committed to her role as a docto...This book made interesting reading Was an eye opener in parts I hope that some of the stories did turn out as successes as Dr Brown hoped She sounds like a really caring and kind approachable person They r lucky to have her.I really enjoyed this book It was well written, interesting and thought provoking It really opened my eyes and made me think differently about offenders, prisons, drugs and mental health I m really glad Dr Brown wrote this book ...What an excellent thought provoking book.Dr Brown sounds like a thoughtful, caring and non judgemental person, and just what inmates needed Some of the things that she came up against sounded harrowing and heartbreaking, but she dealt with them with such professionalism as did her colleagues.I think that we forget about front line staff in prisons and how they face angry, corrupt but also fragile and broken people every day.Thanks to Netgalley, Dr Amanda Brown and HQ publishers for the opport What an excellent thought provoking book.Dr Brown sounds like a thoughtful, caring and non judgemental person, and just what inmates needed Some of the things that she came up against sounded harrowing and heartbreaking, but she dealt with them with such professionalism as did her colleagues.I think that we forget about front line staff in prisons and how they face angry, corrupt but also fragile and broken people every day.Thanks to Netgalley, Dr Amanda Brown and HQ publ...

The Prison Doctor
  • 01 June 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 288 pages
  • Amanda Brown
  • The Prison Doctor