Working with Vulnerable Groups: A Clinical Handbook for GPs

In this ground breaking book, the authors propose ways to cut through uncertainty, which is explored as an inevitable (and even desirable) component of clinical practice. A Map of Uncertainty in Medicine (MUM) is used to classify uncertainty and to define the skills that will help find a way though practical difficulties. It is always good to have your MUM with you in a tricky situation!

Table of Contents:
General practice, health inequalities and social exclusion Sexual orientation and the health of transgendered people Caring for people experiencing homelessness in primary care Caring for Travelling communities in primary care Refugees and asylum seekers in primary care Prisoner health issues Caring for older people in primary care HIV and other blood-borne viruses Caring for patients with intellectual disabilities Adolescent health Clinical care of disadvantaged groups in remote and rural areas Intersectoral action as a strategy for primary health care to reduce health inequity The future of general practice: challenges and opportunities

About the Author :
Paramjit Gill is a reader in Primary Care Research at the University of Birmingham and an RCGP Clinical Champion for Social Inclusion. A founding member of the RCGP Health Inequalities Standing Group, he led on the Improving Access to Health Care for Gypsies and Travellers, Homeless People and Sex Workers commissioning guide. Nat Wright is the Clinical Director for Vulnerable Groups at NHS Leeds. He was a government GP adviser and is a regular contributor to both national and international guidelines on drug users. A past Chair of the RCGP Health Inequalities Standing Group, he is currently a member of both the RCGP Substance Misuse Unit Executive Committee and the RCGP Secure Environments Group. He has published extensively on issues relating to the care of drug users. Iain Brew has worked as a GP in several challenging settings, including with patients in secure environments and with extremely vulnerable patients. He has a special interest in the treatment of hepatitis C in primary care and is an advocate for the improvement of patient safety.

Review :
In this book, the editors have brought together an array of experienced practitioners who contribute both practical and evidence-based advice on managing and advocating for these patients. Patrick E O'Donnell, writing in the British Journal of General Practice, September 2014, page 473