In this series of workbooks

We will be working under the clock, recognising that there are boxes to tick and targets to hit. No doubt you don’t just need to keep up to date, you need to prove you are keeping up to date too, for appraisal, or for review, or for revalidation. What’s more, we will even be providing appraisal certificates, so our appraisers, line managers and bosses will stay happy too! Justin Amery

This extraordinary new series

Fills a void in practitioner development and well-being. The books take a reflective step back from the tick-box, target-driven and increasingly regulated world of 21st century health practice; and invite us to revisit what health and health practice actually are. Building carefully on the science and philosophy of health, each book addresses the messy, complex and often chaotic world of real-life health practice and offers an ancient but now almost revolutionary understanding for students and experienced practitioners alike: that health practice is a fundamentally creative and compassionate activity.

The series as a whole

Helps practitioners to redefine and recreate their daily practice in ways that are healthier for both patients and practitioners. The books provide a welcome antidote to demoralisation and burn-out amongst practitioners, reversing cynicism and reviving our feeling of pride in, and our understanding of, health practice. By observing practice life through different lenses, they encourage the development of efficiency, effectiveness and, above all, satisfaction.

The first book in this series

The Integrated Practitioner: Surviving and Thriving in Health Practice encourages practitioners to consider the importance of their personal position as the foundation of health practice. It inspires practitioners to consider themselves as their own most important tool, encouraging them to take better care of themselves, and provides numerous opportunities for reflection through case studies and activities.

Brilliantly written, practitioners, students and trainees and GP trainers will find the enlightening, witty, conversational style a joy to read.