Doctors and Their Crimes: Hiding Behind the White Coat – What Happens When Doctors Betray Our Trust
We trust doctors with our lives. So what happens when a doctor breaks that trust? Doctors and Their Crimes: Hiding Behind the White Coat is a serious, readable look at that question, and it is now in stock at Javed Books, Lahore, with delivery across Pakistan in 1–3 days.
In this post, we explain what the book is about, who wrote it, and why it is worth reading for doctors, students and anyone interested in medical ethics.
About the Authors
The book is written by two practising general practitioners. Baroness Clare Gerada MBE is a GP in South London and a cross-bench peer in the House of Lords. Dr Zaid Al-Najjar is a GP and Medical Director at NHS Practitioner Health. Both have spent years working on doctors' health, which gives them an unusual, inside view of how and why things go wrong.
What the Book Is About
Drawing on high-profile real cases and their own clinical experience, the authors examine medical malpractice, fraud, manslaughter, sexual misconduct and abuse of power. Crucially, they look beyond the individual doctor to the systemic failures in healthcare and the law that allow such crimes to happen, and they also discuss sensitive issues such as racism, justice and professional accountability. The book is published by CRC Press (Routledge).
What the Book Covers
- The case of Harold Shipman, the public inquiry and its aftermath
- Medical serial killers and the patterns they share
- Gross negligence manslaughter and the fine line doctors walk
- Assault in medicine
- Doctors, drugs and crime, including prescription drug misuse
- Sexual misconduct and why professional boundaries are crossed
- Fraud, theft and corruption in healthcare
- A first-person reflection on addiction and the descent into crime
Why Read This Book?
- Real cases, explained clearly and without sensationalism
- Written by two doctors with deep experience in doctors' health
- An honest look at the ethical dilemmas and legal consequences
- Raises important questions about regulation, supervision and patient safety
- Short and readable, at about 186 pages, in paperback
Who Should Read It?
- Doctors, medical students and healthcare professionals
- Teachers of medical ethics, professionalism and behavioural sciences
- Hospital administrators and patient safety teams
- Lawyers working on medico-legal cases
- General readers interested in true crime and medical ethics
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Buy Doctors and Their Crimes in Pakistan
Order Doctors and Their Crimes: Hiding Behind the White Coat here.
In stock at Javed Books, opposite Gangaram Hospital Outdoor Gate 5, Lahore. Delivery across Pakistan in 1–3 days. Free shipping on orders over Rs. 9,995.
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