{"product_id":"behind-the-screens-at-the-peter-sykes-9781910053805","title":"Behind the Screens at the City General Hospital","description":"What really goes on 'behind the screens' of a busy hospital ward? \u003cbr\u003e The heroes of the novel are Paul Lambert and his girl friend Kate Meredith. \u003cbr\u003e Paul, a quiet and introspective young doctor, tells the real-life tales of some of his patients, at a time forty years ago when care and compassion ruled supreme. Kate is a nurse who learns more about patient care when she is admitted as a patient to her own ward than she does from all her nursing tutors and text books  Some stories are humorous, some sad, others poignant, but all are very 'human'. There is the tale of the wife who becomes pregnant two years after her husband's vasectomy, the milkman's tattoo that was mischievously altered whilst he was anaesthetised and the case of the elderly spinster who brought her pregnant cat to the emergency department  \u003cbr\u003e These stories explore many facets of hospital life; the sense of care that existed within healthcare at this time, the anxiety experienced when treating a fellow human being, the pain felt when patient outcomes are unfavourable and the chronic tiredness resulting from long hours on duty, It becomes clear that humour and compassion make wonderful medicine. \u003cp\u003e From the author of The First Cut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Sykes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1910053805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781910053805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Generation Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Sykes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46140783067391,"sku":"9781910053805","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7fe9d7f0-a485-43eb-befc-f75afe78638c.jpg?v=1726597018","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/behind-the-screens-at-the-peter-sykes-9781910053805","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}