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HQ has landed an "eye-opening" memoir by NHS GP Dr Laura Marshall-Andrews.
The publisher acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, for The Practice from Claire Paterson Conrad at Janklow & Nesbit. It will publish in hardback, audio and e-book in April 2022.
Its synopsis states: "When Dr Laura Marshall-Andrews left the frontline buzz of hospital medicine for an NHS GP surgery, she was overwhelmed by the number of patients that were being let down by our healthcare system. Having witnessed how box-ticking exercises were robbing patients of their happiness, and sometimes their lives, she started to envisage a new way to care that put individuals and community at its centre.
"In The Practice, Laura tells the incredible stories of the patients, doctors, artists and complementary health practitioners that have shaped her years as a GP, and the new, holistic way to care they helped her to create. From heartfelt stories of hope and healing, to the heart-breaking consequences of caring for a community in need, this is a powerful story about medicine at a time when we need it the most, and an urgent call for change."
Abigail Le Marquand-Brown, editor, said: "What Laura has achieved in her time as a GP is nothing short of revolutionary. Filled to the brim with heartfelt compassion and humour, The Practice will leave readers with so many questions about how we care for ourselves and others long after they turn the final page, and is essential reading at a time when our healthcare resources are so stretched."
Paterson Conrad described the book as "timely and important" adding: "The Practice is also an absolutely gripping story that stays with you long after you’ve finished reading. As moving and shocking as This is Going to Hurt (Picador) by Adam Kay but with the heart of a book such as Christie Watson’s The Language of Kindness (Chatto & Windus)."
Dr Marshall-Andrews said: "I am so grateful to HarperCollins and Claire Paterson Conrad for helping me get this book to publication. After nearly 30 years in the NHS, I have been humbled by the courage and humour of my patients. I have also sadly watched the fragmentation and dehumanisation of the health service and the effect that this has had on patients and doctors. I hope this book helps not only to bring these issues to life, but also to demonstrate a new ethos of care. We have never needed change more than we need it now."