Oxford handbook for the Foundation Programme. / Tim Raine, George Collins, Catriona Hall, Nina Hjelde

The Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme returns in a new edition to keep junior doctors, as well as their supervisors and senior medical students, up-to-date and give them the information and confidence they need to excel during and beyond the Foundation Programme. This new edition has been fully revised to take in the latest guidelines, the new junior doctors' contract, and the most recent Foundation Programme curriculum. It has new sections to demystify the NHS structure and explore key changes in social care and the interface with the NHS, and revised key information on the medical certificate of the cause of death, the role of the medical examiner, and changes to interactions with the coroner, as well as a new standalone chapter on Psychiatry. The junior doctor's pocket mentor, this handbook distils the knowledge of four authors across multiple NHS environments in an easy access format, covering everything from practical guidance at the patient's bedside to aspects of adapting to day-to-day life as a junior doctor that are rarely covered in medical school. With this indispensable survival guide to the Foundation Programme, you need never be alone on the wards again. The best-selling guide to surviving the first two years as a doctor Features the things that medical school doesn't teach you, such as administrative tasks, communication, ethics, and impact of social media Includes the latest changes to the curriculum and junior doctor contracts New to this Edition: Updated in line with new guidelines from NICE, the British Thoracic Society, Resuscitation Council UK, and MHRA Includes the latest changes to the Foundation Programme curriculum and junior doctor contracts, and a new section to demystify the NHS structure for Foundation Programme doctors Updated key information on the medical certificate of the cause of death, the role of the medical examiner, and changes to interactions with the coroner Includes a new, standalone chapter on psychiatry for the Foundation Programme doctor Streamlined design that maintains strong use of colour for a user-friendly reading experience Chapter 1 Being a doctor Chapter 2 Life on the wards Chapter 3 History and examination Chapter 4 Prescribing Chapter 5 Pharmacopoeia Chapter 6 Resuscitation Chapter 7 Cardiovascular Chapter 8 Respiratory Chapter 9 Gastroenterology Chapter 10 Endocrinology Chapter 11 Neurology Chapter 12 Psychiatry Chapter 13 Fluids and renal Chapter 14 Haematology Chapter 15 Skin and eyes Chapter 16 Emergency department Chapter 17 Procedures Chapter 18 Interpreting results Everything You Ever Needed To Know About Life On The Wards That Medical School Didn't Tell You. Includes Practical Advice Coming Direct From The Authors' Experience With Topics From Applying To The Foundation Programme To Planning Your Career, And From Interpreting Results To Performing Practical Procedures.