Doctor, Doctor: Incredible True Tales From a GP's Surgery - Softcover

Rosemary Leonard, Dr

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0755362063 ISBN 13: 9780755362066

Publisher: Headline, 2013

Synopsis

BBC Breakfast's Dr Rosemary Leonard shares a collection of incredible true tales from her twenty years as a south London GP.

'Hello, this is the emergency services. Do you require fire, police or ambulance?' asked the female switchboard operator with brisk professionalism. I thought fast. 'I actually need all three,' I answered .

It's not every day that a home visit turns out to be an eco-protestor with appendicitis stuck up a tree. But as Dr Rosemary shares in this book, it's all part of a day's work for a south London GP. From an octogenarian nymphomaniac to a teenager in labour with a baby she didn't know about, when Dr Rosemary opens her surgery door she doesn't know who's going to walk in...

About this title

Review:

'a riveting read' (Daily Express)

'She has a breezy, confident style that makes this an entertaining glimpse into the sharp end of medicine.' (The Lady)

'Funny, heartwarming - and you can skip the gory bits.' (Yours Magazine)

'[A] funny and heartwarming collection of anecdotes' (Inside Soap )

'Warm, humorous' (Choice)

Book Description:

Dr Rosemary Leonard shares her incredible stories from a 25-year career as a GP

About this edition

• Publisher: Headline
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0755362063
• ISBN 13: 9780755362066
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304