Ruth Chambers: 15 books

Back pain can destroy lives. Often people learn just to live with it, relying on painkillers to get them through the day. As a practising doctor who deals with back injuries every day, Dr Ruth Chambers draws on her years of experience to help you understand what triggers back problems and what may alleviate...

Heart disease and stroke kill about 17 million people every year, and it's not just the stereotypical over-worked, over-weight, middle-aged and middle income man who needs to worry. Cardiovascular disease can affect anyone. Dr Ruth Chambers reveals 52 brilliant and practical ideas to keep you and your ticker fighting fit. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to keep your heart strong and happy.

Look after your heart is the indispensable guide to taking care of our tickers, from diet to exercise, lifestyle to leisure. Packed with down-to-earth, simple and effective advice, Look after your heart will help you make the small changes that will make a big difference to your hearts and your health. Look after your heart is compact, inspiring to read and fantastic value.

This won't hurt a bit...How do you show that you consistently provide high quality clinical care both as an individual doctor and member of a team? How do you provide convincing evidence of your performance that justifies you as being fit to practise? And how do you achieve this in a way that is not...

This book compares the methods of surveillance prevention and control of communicable diseases in countries selected for their different situations and approaches. Based on a comprehensive study including local interviews with key individuals supported by relevant reports and documents it highlights...

The fundholding concept is now an established component of the NHS and is responsible for the growing influence of general practice in the delivery of health care. This book is comprehensive and authoritative, and a reference for GPs, practice managers and all those industries and professions providing services to general practice.

The Third Edition of this highly respected book has been further refined following feedback and consultation; it continues to provide essential structure, support, guidance and tips for both beginning and experienced teachers and their managers. The new edition has been developed for use by both UK...

This book examines how nurses will provide a first-point-of-contact consultation service as an alternative to going to see the doctor. It analyses the different nurse practitioner models around the world and presents a proposal for the UK, using research material to describe the impact of this kind...

This work includes Foreword by David Nicholson - Chief Executive, National Health Service of England. In the past, there has been too little emphasis and investment made in developing leaders in healthcare. People have become leaders without being prepared or trained or supported in the role. Individuals...

This extraordinary and practical book examines neuro linguistic programming (NLP) - the knowledge and skills to detect and affect thinking patterns - and applies it to each phase of the medical consultation. It outlines the NLP tools most useful to physicians who wish to understand and utilise the...

This working manual has been developed to ensure that all health professionals involved in immunization will be both knowledgable about procedures and confident about their benefits. It shows the practitioner how to give vaccines safely and how to inform parents. The book is line with the new and...

Clinical audit is essential for demonstrating performance for the quality and outcomes framework of the GP Contract. This completely up to date manual uses a practical ‘how-to-do-it’ approach, linked directly to the GP Contract, to make the undertaking of clinical audit a positive and rewarding...

Ten of the greatest authors of all time present their great works in the short story genre. A great compilation of tales for all tastes with the great geniuses of literature in his most acclaimed works.  This selection specially chosen by the literary critic August Nemo, contains the following stories: ...

• Women of all ages represent the majority of buyers of fiction, especially fiction that sparkles with romance and hope. • Book Clubs would find this novel appealing to its large feminine /diverse audience. • Libraries are ripe for books of a paranormal nature that depart from those that have...