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BBC Breakfast’s Dr Rosemary Leonard shares a collection of incredible true tales from her twenty years as a south London GP.
‘Hello, this is the emergency services. Do you require fire, police or ambulance?’ asked the female switchboard operator with brisk professionalism. I thought fast. ‘I actually need all three,’ I answered .
It’s not every day that a home visit turns out to be an eco-protestor with appendicitis stuck up a tree. But as Dr Rosemary shares in this book, it’s all part of a day’s work for a south London GP. From an octogenarian nymphomaniac to a teenager in labour with a baby she didn’t know about, when Dr Rosemary opens her surgery door she doesn’t know who’s going to walk in…
‘Hello, this is the emergency services. Do you require fire, police or ambulance?’ asked the female switchboard operator with brisk professionalism. I thought fast. ‘I actually need all three,’ I answered .
It’s not every day that a home visit turns out to be an eco-protestor with appendicitis stuck up a tree. But as Dr Rosemary shares in this book, it’s all part of a day’s work for a south London GP. From an octogenarian nymphomaniac to a teenager in labour with a baby she didn’t know about, when Dr Rosemary opens her surgery door she doesn’t know who’s going to walk in…
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Reviews
'a riveting read'
'She has a breezy, confident style that makes this an entertaining glimpse into the sharp end of medicine.'
'Funny, heartwarming - and you can skip the gory bits.'
'[A] funny and heartwarming collection of anecdotes'
'Warm, humorous'