In The State of Medicine, Margaret McCartney makes the case for an evidence- based healthcare system, cutting direct political control while reducing waste and increasing transparency, professionalism and vocation.
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Margaret McCartney is a practicing GP with a strong interest in evidence, professionalism, screening, and risk. She began writing for the press after being infuriated by an article claiming CT body screening was the way to stay well. Her work, driven by a desire to thoroughly examine medical topics, has appeared in major UK newspapers and magazines, as well as professional journals. Through her writing, she challenges conventional medical practices and encourages readers to think critically.
- 2016
- 2014
Living with Dying
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Our ageing population is a modern success story, and success brings problems. The new demographic is for people to die in old age, or extreme old age, but with multiple illnesses and diagnoses, and on a cocktail of medication. But where is the balance of medicine between curing and caring?
- 2012
The Patient Paradox
- 335 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Explaining the truth behind the screening statistics and investigating the evidence behind the hype, Margaret McCartney, an award-winning writer and doctor, argues that this patient paradox - too much testing of well people and not enough care for the sick - worsens health inequalities and drains professionalism.