Recommended reading list for GP Registrars

This is not comprehensive or exclusive. Some of the books may be out of print but should be available in your practice library. If you have other suggestions to add, please pass them on to the VTS office.

The Consultation/ Communication Skills

Skills for Communicating with patients. Draper J at al; Radcliffe Medical Press
Teaching and learning communication skills. Draper J at al; Radcliffe Medical Press
Six minutes for the patient; Balint and Norrell; Tavistock
Doctors talking to patients; Byrne and Long; HMSO
The Consultation: an approach to learning and teaching; Pendleton et al Oxford OUP
The Inner Consultation. Neighbour R Klumer
The naked consultation. Moulton

General Practice

Clinical Method – A GP approach. Robin Fraser; Butterworth, Heinman

Handbook of Emergencies in General Practice; Lawrence et al

Doctors, dilemmas, decisions. Ben Essex; BMJ Publications

Teamwork for primary and shared care P&J Pritchard; Oxford Medical Publications

Making sense of audit. D&S Irvine; Radcliffe Medical Press

Medical audit and general practice. ed. M. Marinker; BMJ Publishing

The Condensed Curriculum Guide. Field

Practice management

Making sense of the Red Book. Norman Ellis; Radcliffe Medical Press
Making Sense of Practice Finance. John Dean; Radcliffe Medical Press
The one minute manager. Blanchard and Johnson; Harper Collins

General Clinical

British National Formulary
Oxford Textbook of Medicine; Oxford University Press
Oxford Handbooks - Clinical Medicine; Oxford University Press
Operative surgery; Oxford University Press
Clinical Epidemiology. Sackett et al ; Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

Evidence Based Medicine

Clinical Evidence. BMJ publications and www.clinicalevidence.org
Evidence-based medicine. Sackett et al; Churchill Livingstone
How to Read a Paper. Tricia Greenhaugh; BMJ Publications
An Introduction to Medical Statistics. Martin Bland; Oxford University Press

Specialist areas

ABC of Dermatology. PK Buxton BMJ Publishing
Child Surveillance Handbook. Hall et al Radcliffe Medical Press
Textbook of Paediatrics. Nelson
Clinical ENT – an illustrated textbook; O’Donaghue
Joint and soft tissue injections . revor Silver; Radcliffe Medical Press
Immunisation against infectious disease; Stationery Office Books
Health information for overseas travel; Department of Health
Oxford handbooks – Women’s Health Ann McPherson Oxford University Press
Community-based maternity care. Geoffrey Marsh et al; Oxford University Press
Contraception Today. John Guillebaud; Martin Dunitz
Contraception: Your questions answered. John Guillebaud; Churchill Livingstone
Critical Reading Questions for MRCGP. Stacey E, Toun; BIOS Scientific Publishers
Notes for MRCGP. Palmer KT; Blackwell Science
Case presentations and MCQs for the MRCGP. Chuh A; Churchill Livingstone
Preparation and revision for the DRCOG. Chapman et al; Churchill Livingstone
Mentoring reading list

Journals / other publications

Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin
British Journal of General Practice
DVLA – fitness to drive regulations

Favourite websites

Google www.google.co.uk Mosthighly recommended search engine
BMJ www.bmj.com Articles, jobs, courses, links
RCGP www.rcgp.com Loads of information, links
Doctors.net www.doctors.net.uk Free E mail, search facilities (GMC no. required )
Bandolier www.jr2.ox.ac.uk Evidence-based medical reports
UK practice www.ukpractice.net Medical information and educational material