The Prison Doctor - My Time on the Wards of Britain's Most Notorious Jails

SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER As seen on BBC Breakfast Horrifying, heartbreaking and eye-opening, these are the stories, the patients and the cases that have characterised a career spent being a doctor behind bars. Violence. Drugs. Suicide. Welcome to the world of a Prison Doctor. Dr Amanda Brown has treated inmates in the UK''s most infamous prisons - first in young offenders'' institutions, then at the notorious Wormwood Scrubs and finally at Europe''s largest women-only prison in Europe, Bronzefield. From miraculous pregnancies to dirty protests, and from violent attacks on prisoners to heartbreaking acts of self-harm, she has witnessed it all. In this eye-opening, inspirational memoir, Amanda reveals the stories, the patients and the cases that have shaped a career helping those most of us would rather forget. Despite their crimes, she is still their doctor.

Product details

• Authors: Amanda Brown, Dr Amanda Brown, Dr. Amanda Brown
• Publisher: Harlequin (UK)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9780008311445
• ISBN: 978-0-00-831144-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; HEALTH & FITNESS / Health Care Issues, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / Domestic Partner Abuse, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, MEDICAL / Physician & Patient, Memoirs, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, United Kingdom, Great Britain, doctor/patient relationship, Penology and punishment, Prisons, Doctor / patient relationship, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical (inc Patients)