Further Confessions of a GP Paperback – January 16, 2014

I lived under the American and British system and I prefer the British systemHowever, I rarely go to the doctor's. The only time is when I am pregnant or have to take the children which is just the usual checkup.I learned a great deal from this book and it seems that your lifestyle is what makes the greatest difference.I enjoyed his humor (I laughed quite a bit) and basic kindness and patience.I have a joke a doctor/surgeon told me while I was pregnant and had to get an operation with only a local so as to not harm the baby. "I am so glad that I'm going home to a nice evening with my family and I'm not you. You're going to be in a lot of pain." He laughed and the other doctors chuckled. Never forgot that hilarious doctor. Oh, and he added that I would have my own room, just like a private patient. And it would be in a far-off wing of the hospital so as to not disturb anyone.Honestly, I think about that man at times.

I've listened to the audiobook of the first book in this series , twice! Very interesting reading, to see life from the doctor's viewpoint. This was well written, with a lot of funny stories, along with some serious ones as well. I finished the last third of this one while at the gym on the treadmill, and hopefully , no one else was paying attention to me. I went from parts that had me laughing, to parts when my eyes were watering from sadness.Dr. Daniels, I wish you were a Dr here in my state. I'd go to you in a heartbeat. You sound like you have wonderful bedside manner, and to me, that's a huge part of being a good Dr.*I'll be watching in case you decide to write another book one of these days. :)

Fine for light reading. Interesting perspective of NHS medicine. The author's knowledge of medical practice in the U S was limited and some of his conclusions of such were inaccurate. However, that was not the point of the book. Again, enjoyable for light reading.

I am a RN here in America, and well honestly Im quite pleased that the strange stuff is on the other side of the pond as well and it's not just us Americans, lol. It was quite interesting reading about how your healthcare system works because ours is such a pain with insurance and just loads of differences. Anyways good book. Thanks.

Funny and interesting!

I read the first 'Confessions of a GP' quite a while ago and really enjoyed it and this spurred me on to read many more of this sort of book eg.' Confessions of a Male Nurse', 'Sirens'('Blood Sweat and a cup of Tea' and 'More Blood, More Sweat and Another Cup of Tea' in one volume). I read this as soon as it was released and I wasn't disappointed. It was every bit as good, if not better, than his original book. I was surprised to see there's 327 pages because it felt to really whizz along, I thought it was a short book, so time does fly when you're enjoying yourself/enjoying the reading! It isn't too technical for the average person to follow but you actually do learn a lot. There are sad stories and humorous tales. Really well done and interesting reading.

The first book was very entertaining and couldn`t wait for the sequel. I love the conversational style of the author and found some parts entertaining and informative. Towards the end of this book, I found myself skipping a few pages here and there.

Just a brilliantly funny as the first book, a well worth read. Only critic is have is that it could have done with another 300 pages......it was so enthralling it didn't take me long to whizz through it.

Having read the feedback, I wanted to get this for a friend, who had been a GP. But unfortunately I order the 2nd book, and as I read it, I realised why I had got it so cheap! Maybe some will think its funny, to make comment about patients-I don't. I was horrified when his friend who works in A & E said you behave like an actor, and always have a smile on your face.. How sad to think its a false smile and not one with any worth behind it? I always read a book, when I get it for someone. I'm glad I did, as no way would I give this to her. Sadly, as a nurse I have come across such doctor's. Those who, have already made their mind up about a patient, even before they see them. I am jut o thankful we have a wonderful caring GP, who despite being pushed to her limit, with work and the constant battle to reach targets. Yet, she is one in a million and, only when I read this dreadful book, am I even more blessed to have her. Don't get me wrong, I always see the funny side and, laughter is the best medicine.. Sadly, not at the expense of the poor patient. He certainly must be a great actor, in that, no one ha seen through him.. That's the saddest part that, patients think they have a caring doctor.. P.A.W.

Was looking forward to this after reading the first one. This is just as good, just as breathtakingly honest, just as heart breaking in places, and just as funny. Wish he was my doctor, but unfortunately the only doctors we have in our area are the ones who've had their sense of humour surgically removed when they first qualified. Dr Daniels makes you understand a lot more about just why your doctor may be running late, and why he may not be too thrilled to see you, (depending on your problem). I do query why his practice manger and receptionists seem to come from Heaven, when everybody else's seem to come from Down Below, but I guess he's just lucky. Well worth a read. Will there be a third one ?

I have read this series thinking it maybe funny. Instead, I have been totally disgusted with the descriptions of how doctors see us patients!! Obviously we are money makers in every way. Paid for this, paid for that and instead of respecting GPs, I now see them as just treating most patients as nuisances or, idiots. Our illnesses are — mostly— genuine and not to be laughed at. I can well see how, occasionally some patients are wasting time. But to be called vegetables if one has dementia is disgusting! My own feelings have changed enormously after reading these books. It appears to me that many doctors should stop showing boredom and laughing at their patients and not becoming doctors in the first place.

I read the first book and found this sequel equally as good. It was a great yet humorous insight into the world of GP. I also liked how the author touches on issues wider than just the consultation room, such as the issues around private practice, the inner workings of the NHS and even the ethics around resuscitation and dying were lightly touched on. It has a lot of great lessons as well for both medics and patients alike, a great read for those interested in British medical non fiction. It was not long, took a few days to finish reading

I saw a link to this after re-reading Ben Daniels's first book, "Confessions of a GP."I can recommend both. Ben comes across as exactly the kind of GP that anyone would like to have- compassionate, good-humoured, and yet with an absolute dislike of the political machinations that have run down the NHS since the 1980s.The book mirrors the GP's life, jumping from funny anecdote to tragedy from one page to another. It also depicts, at times, the utter frustration that medics feel when trying to confront the corporate mentality which now governs the NHS.