Medium – Book
About the Book – TV Doctor and GP, Dr Amir Khan, writes about some of the most interesting, amusing and heart-breaking cases he has faced as a GP working in Bradford, Yorkshire. From the seven-year-old who verbally abused him, to the man with unexplained injuries, to the woman who would not go into hospital until he volunteered to take her cat, Dr Khan discusses all with sensitivity, kindness and compassion. Writing right up until the middle of the coronavirus lockdown last year, Dr Khan also discusses the impact of the pandemic on the already over-stretched medical professionals at doctors’ surgeries.
My Rating – 4.5/5
My Thoughts – I have a confession to make – I have a slight crush on Dr Amir Khan. I first saw him on the Channel 4 series ‘GPs Behind Closed Doors’, and really enjoyed how lovely he was and how much he obviously cared about his patients. He is now the TV doctor for This Morning, the NHS’s info commercials about doing the Covid tests and lots of other things! He is the ultimate ‘family doctor’, someone who cares about every patient that he sees and wants to build relationships with them. I’m very lucky to have some fantastic GPs, but I can’t deny that a small part of me would quite like Dr Khan to be mine!
This book was a lovely mix of funny stories twinned with sadder ones. I really enjoyed the earlier part of the book, which was a little more light-hearted. The descriptions of Covid and the girl who was dying of cervical cancer were a little more difficult for me, and I have to admit to skimming those. What came out most strongly, however, was Dr Khan’s care for his patients and the lovely working environment he has alongside his colleagues. I loved the relationship between him and his best friend (nurse practitioner Debbie – who I think has a pseudonym in the book – I can’t remember). Most of all, the book gave me a new appreciation for the lovely people who work in my local surgery, and I am looking forward to (hopefully soon) having my vaccine, so I can go and thank them all!
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