Ten books

Choosing ten books you would take to a desert island as your sole companions is not that difficult a task for a consultant psychiatrist working in the National Health Service. This is because current working conditions remarkably resemble eking out an existence in a desolate place. You have to make do with whatever detritus you find washed up on the shore as resources, and after a long while, you might find a footprint in the sand indicating that a manager once passed by. This discovery produces a mixture of emotions, including fear, because you aren't sure if you ever meet whether you will be able to communicate, and also whether you might not be eaten alive.

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West, Prof. Donald James, (born 9 June 1924), Professor of Clinical Criminology 1979–84, now Emeritus, and Director 1981–84, University of Cambridge Institute of Criminology; Fellow of Darwin College, Cambridge, 1967–91, now Emeritus; Hon. Consultant Psychiatrist, National Health Service, 1961–86, retired

10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.39365 ◽

2007 ◽

Keyword(s):

National Health Service ◽

Health Service ◽

National Health ◽

Consultant Psychiatrist ◽

University Of Cambridge

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West, Prof. Donald James, (born 9 June 1924), Professor of Clinical Criminology 1979–84, now Emeritus, and Director 1981–84, University of Cambridge Institute of Criminology; Fellow of Darwin College, Cambridge, 1967–91, now Emeritus; Hon. Consultant Psychiatrist, National Health Service, 1961–86, retired

10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u39365 ◽

2007 ◽

Keyword(s):

National Health Service ◽

Health Service ◽

National Health ◽

Consultant Psychiatrist ◽

University Of Cambridge

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‘You are instructed to prepare a report …’ How to make sound decisions about whether to accept or decline medico-legal work

The Psychiatrist ◽

10.1192/pb.bp.110.032086 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 35 (7) ◽

pp. 269-272 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Anne E. Thompson

Keyword(s):

National Health Service ◽

Health Service ◽

National Health ◽

Specialist Training ◽

Consultant Psychiatrist ◽

Legal Training

SummaryMedico-legal training received during core and specialist training in psychiatry may not equip a consultant psychiatrist newly appointed in the National Health Service with an ability to decide whether to accept or decline requests to prepare medico-legal reports. This paper draws together some of the key principles, legislation and knowledge which will help guide such decisions.

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Silvio Benaim: Formerly Consultant Psychiatrist at the Royal Free Hospital, London

Psychiatric Bulletin ◽

10.1192/pb.bp.108.021980 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 32 (8) ◽

pp. 318-319 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gerald Russell

Keyword(s):

Nursing Home ◽

National Health Service ◽

Health Service ◽

National Health ◽

Private Practice ◽

Royal Free Hospital ◽

Consultant Psychiatrist ◽

Senior Consultant

Silvio Benaim died on 10 January 2008 at Highgate Nursing Home, London, after a long illness. He was a senior consultant psychiatrist at the Royal Free Hospital since 1968, having been a consultant at Halliwick Hospital from 1959. He retired from the National Health Service (NHS) in 1983 but continued his private practice at the Charter Nightingale Clinic until 2004.

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MEDIA REVIEWS. Health Policy in Britain: the Politics and Organization of the National Health Service 4th Edition, by Christopher Ham. Macmillan, London, 1999, 237 pages, f45.00 (hardback) ISBN 0 333 71705 8, f14.99 paperback, ISBN 0 333 69349 3.

Journal of Advanced Nursing ◽

10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.1210l.x ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 1037-1037

Author(s):

Andy Alaszewski

Keyword(s):

Health Policy ◽

National Health Service ◽

Health Service ◽

National Health

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Advanced Nursing Practice in Großbritannien – eine persönliche Schilderung

Pflege ◽

10.1024/1012-5302/a000081 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 23 (6) ◽

pp. 417-423

Author(s):

Elke Keinath

Keyword(s):

National Health Service ◽

Health Service ◽

National Health ◽

Nurse Practitioner ◽

Nursing Practice ◽

Advanced Nursing Practice

Im Artikel werden persönliche Erfahrungen als Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) in der Thoraxchirurgie im National Health Service (NHS) in Großbritannien geschildert. Die tägliche Routine wurde von sieben Kompetenzdomänen bestimmt, nämlich: Management des Gesundheits- und Krankheitszustandes des Patienten, Beziehungen zwischen Pflegeperson und Patient, Lehren und Unterrichten, professionelle Rolle, Leitung und Führung innerhalb der Patientenversorgung, Qualitätsmanagement sowie kulturelle und spirituelle Kompetenzen. Diese Elemente wurden durch die Zusatzqualifikation, selbstständig Medikamente verschreiben und verordnen zu dürfen, erweitert, was dazu beitrug, eine nahtlose Erbringung von Pflege- und Serviceleistungen zu gewähren. Die Position wurde zur zentralen Anlaufstelle im multi-professionellen Team und stellte eine kontinuierliche Weiterführung der Pflege von Patienten und ihren Familien sicher – auch über Krankenhausgrenzen hinweg.

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