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34 Patients

The profound and uplifting memoir about the patients who changed one doctor’s life
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34 Patients by Tom Templeton offers a compelling glimpse into the world of medicine through the author's experiences as a doctor. It showcases the profound and often emotional encounters with a variety of patients, each with their unique story. The memoir is a reflective journey that highlights the human side of healthcare, blending personal insights with medical challenges.
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You might enjoy this book if you are intrigued by deeply personal accounts from a doctor's perspective that weave together stories of patients, life lessons, and the intricacies of the human condition. This memoir offers a compassionate and insightful journey, providing a unique blend of medical anecdotes, emotional depth, and philosophical reflections.

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34 Patients

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A profoundly moving portrait of one doctor's life and work in the NHS, told with vivid compassion through 34 of his most memorable cases.

We ask so much of our doctors. To heal. To trust. To care. To listen. To tell a man he'll die tomorrow. To help a man who doesn't want to live. To look into a parent's panicked eyes as their daughter fights for breath. To watch a 103-year-old woman slip away.

Doctors know our deepest secrets, our private worries, and our most vulnerable moments. In this breathtaking memoir of patients he has helped, lost, and those who have changed him forever, Dr Tom Templeton weaves a profound and moving portrait of humanity, asking us to treat all with compassion.

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34 Patients by Tom Templeton has been praised as insightful and compassionate, and it is admired for its storytelling. Reviews highlight the book's informative yet personal nature, describing it as both humbling and healing.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405944670

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 March 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 255g

Pages: 368

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About the Author

Tom Templeton worked as a journalist at the Observer. Aged thirty he retrained as a doctor working across eight different specialties (paediatrics, geriatrics, psychiatry, orthopaedics, general medicine, general practice). He now works as a GP.

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