Pig Wrestling: The Brilliantly Simple Way to Solve Any Problem… and Create the Change You Need

Written by admin on 11 May 2019. Posted in Next Gen +, Next Gen +: books.

by Pete Lindsay

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Pig wrestling is another book written as a simple narrative but with some really key points underlying.

From a personal experience it helped me look at problems in different ways, particularly reframing how I “see” the problem. It also helps you to understand how to find the strengths in the challenge you face from the resources present – something that I’ve not done before.

It’s helped me develop trust and bottom out some of the challenges I’ve faced in my developing primary care network (particularly around people and patterns of behaviour).

Frames, sponges, bungee cords, gold in the mud and crystal balls – have a read and you’ll see what I mean!

Tim Cooper Next Gen GP Wessex

This is Going to Hurt

Written by admin on 12 March 2019. Posted in Next Gen +: books.

by Adam Kay

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‘This is Going to Hurt’ is a truly hilarious read that I would recommend to all.

For non medics, it gives a glimpse into the true reality of our profession and, for us medics, it gives a realistic narrative of the highs and lows of our profession.

Adam Kay takes the reader on an insightful journey of what our profession entails; he eloquently describes the rollercoaster of emotions we can encounter on a day to day if not minute to minute basis; the complexity of the decisions we make and the true joy that being a doctor can bring. Kay also maturely describes the pain and vulnerability that we doctors can feel when clinical situations go badly.

This book is relatable to all medics on so many levels as we can all align our own experiences with those that Kay so hilariously describes.

An excellent read and hard to put down.

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Ami Mukherjee, Next Gen GP London

The Health Gap

Written by admin on 12 March 2019. Posted in Next Gen +: books.

by Michael Marmot

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​Written from a public health and health economics point of view, this raised an interesting perspective of the effects of not only absolute but relative deprivation on health outcomes, something I think we all have a vague idea of but I was surprised by the degree of gradient seen in the different populations discussed and the author’s take on improving population health.

It has definitely made me more aware of the issues affecting my patient population and potential differences I can expect on moving to a city practice from my current relatively rural setting.

Jennie Cox, Next Gen GP Bristol