Book List for Junior doctors

Training

Developing the wise doctor: a resource for trainers and trainees
Fish, D. De Cossart, D.
Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd: London, 2007.
W18 FIS

Get through the foundation years: a handbook for junior doctors
Banerjee, A. (ed.)
RSM Press: London, 2005.
W 21 BAN

 Oxford handbook for the foundation programme
Hurley, N. Dawson, J. Sanders,S. Eccles, S.
Oxford UP: Oxford, 2008. 2nd ed.
WB39  HUR

A beginner’s guide to intensive care medicine : a handbook for junior doctors and allied professionals
Laha, S. Arora, N. (eds.)
Radcliffe Publishing: Oxon, 2011.
WX 218 LAH
 
Hospital doctors: training for the future – the report of the Working Group on Specialist Medical Training
NHS Executive.1994.
BOX. Reference only

Implementation of the Report of the Working Group on Specialist Medical Training – “Hospital Doctors: Training for the Future”
NHS Executive .1995.
BOX. Reference only

Junior doctors – The New Deal
NHS Management Executive. 1994.
W 76 NHS

A junior doctor’s guide to the NHS
McCay, L. Jonas, S.
Department of Health: London, 2009.
BOX. Reference only

Overseas Doctors Training Scheme
RoyalCollege of Physicians of London. 1997.
W20 ROY
 
Training to be a physician
RoyalCollege of Physicians of London. 1993
WB18 ROY

Careers

Guiding doctors in managing their careers: a toolkit for tutors, trainers, mentors and appraisers
Chambers, R. Mohanna, K. Thornett, A. Field, S.
Radcliffe Publishing: Oxon, 2006.
W21 CHA

Health and medical careers
Snook, D.I. D’orazio, L.P.
McGraw-Hill: New York, 2004.
W21 SNO
 
Know yourself : the individual’s guide to career development in healthcare
Houghton, A.
Radcliffe Publishing: Oxon, 2005.
W87 HOU

Oxford handbook of clinical specialties
Collier, J. Longmore, M. Turmezei, T. Mafi, A.R.
Oxford UP: Oxford, 2009. 8th ed.
COL
 
Making sense of your medical career: your strategic guide to success
Agha, R.
Hodder Arnold: London, 2005.
W21 AGH

Opportunities and options in medical careers
Chambers, R. Mohanna, K. Field, S.
Radcliffe Medical Press: Oxon, 2000.
W21 CHA

Planning your medical career: a guide to careers support
London Deanery.2008
BOX. Reference Only

So you want to be a brain surgeon? : a medical careers guide
Ward, C. Eccles, S. (eds.)
Oxford UP: Oxford, 2001. 2nd ed.
W21 WAR

Succeeding as a hospital doctor   : The experts share their secrets
Kirby, R.S. Mundy, T.
Health Press: Oxford, 2000.
W18 KIR

Planning your medical career: a guide to careers support
London Deanery.2008
BOX. Reference only
 
The foundation programme for doctors: getting in, getting on and getting out
Alwan, F. Francis, R. Smith, E.
Radcliffe Publishing: Oxon, 2007.
W21 ALW
 
The medical student career handbook
Cottrel, E. Williams, M. Rebora, C. (eds.)
Radcliffe Publishing: Oxon, 2006.
W21  COT
 
The roads to success: a practical approach to career planning for medical students, foundation trainees (and their supervisors)
Elton,C. Reid, J.
Postgraduate Deanery for Kent, Surrey and Sussex: London, 2007.
W21 ELT
 
CV

Writing the medical CV: effective professional communication
McErin, S.
Edukom: Manchester, 2004.
W21 MCE

Interviews

Get through postgraduate medical interviews
Sritharan, K. Standfield, N.
RSM Press: London, 2008.
W21 SRI
 
How to succeed at the medical interview
Smith, C. Meeking, D.
Blackwell Publishing: Oxford, 2008.
W21 SMI

Medical interviews and professional development: an essential handbook for the junior doctor
Maity, C.K.
Radcliffe: Oxon, 2006. 2nd ed.
WX 159 MAI

Medical job interview: secrets for success
Mumford, C.
Blackwell Publishing: Oxford: 2005 2nd ed.
W21 MUM

DVDs

Good practice DVD communication skills in english for the medical practitioner
McCullagh, M. Wright, R.
CambridgeUniversity Press: Cambridge, 2008.
W62 MCC – Overnight loan

Selection centres for speciality training DVD
Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services. 2008.
Overnight loan
***Check the library catalogue for more books.

To borrow books from the library, you need to fill the library joining form.

Library News & What’s new

Library Relocation and Book Sale Announcement

Later this year, the West Middlesex Hospital Library will be relocating to a smaller space within the Diagnostic, Treatment and Education Centre (DTEC). As a result of this move, the library will be selling a large portion of its book stock.

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Library Relocation: Print journal holdings available for free

 The Westmid Library will move to the new Diagnostic, Treatment and Education Centre (DTEC) building later this year. Because the new space is much smaller, we will be disposing of our print journal collection. Before that happens, we invite staff, teams, and departments to take any individual journals or entire sets from our holdings free of charge. For a complete list of available journals, please contact us. You are also welcome to visit the library in the Education Centre to browse our print collection. We are open Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Health & Wellbeing Collection

Our wellbeing collection has a range of self-help and mood-boosting-books for library members to borrow. Books includes:

  • Mindfulness
  • Stress and Anxiety Management
  • Emotional Resilience
  • Meditation
  • Yoga, Pilates & Tai Chi
  • Healthy Eating

Access full list of  Health & Wellbeing Book Collection

We also have a range of resources to help staff to relax and stay healthy, including on-going jigsaw puzzles, colouring books and colouring pencils to help staff to relax and de-stress, so feel free to pop in and do a bit of jigsaw and colouring.

Board Games

We have a collection of educational board games which can be used in training sessions and to gain CPD credits. Below board games recently added to our existing collection.

Menopause Game

Team resilience game

Dysphagia game

Hydration game

Mental health at work  Map game

Mental health awareness

LGBT+ in the workplace game

Safeguarding game

If you’re interested in borrowing these board games for your CPD or training or if you have any questions please email chelwest.library.infoservice@nhs.net

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