Integrated Practitioner

'In this series of workbooks, we will be working under the clock, recognising that there are boxes totick and targets to hit. No doubt you don't just need to keep up to date, you need to prove you arekeeping up to date too, for appraisal, or for review, or for revalidation What's more, we will evenbe providing appraisal certificates, so our appraisers, line managers and bosses will stay happy too!'Justin AmeryThis extraordinary new series fills a void in practitioner development and well-being. The bookstake a reflective step back from the tick-box, target-driven and increasingly regulated worldof 21st century health practice; and invite us to revisit what health and health practice actuallyare. 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 almostrevolutionary understanding for students and experienced practitioners alike: that health practice is afundamentally creative and compassionate activity. The series as a whole helps practitioners to redefine and recreate their daily practice in waysthat are healthier for both patients and practitioners. The books provide a welcome antidote todemoralisation and burn-out amongst practitioners, reversing cynicism and reviving our feelingof pride in, and our understanding of, health practice. By observing practice life through differentlenses, 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 ofhealth 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 forreflection 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.