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What Seems to Be the Problem?

By: Dr Laura Marshall-Andrews
Narrated by: Dr Laura Marshall-Andrews
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‘Compelling and essential . . . will appeal to everyone who enjoyed Adam Kay’s This Is Going to Hurt’ Philippa Perry

In this powerful and deeply personal memoir, award-winning GP Dr Laura Marshall-Andrews introduces us to the patients who have shaped her radical approach to medicine.

Over the course of a decade spent on the frontline of the NHS, Dr Laura witnessed lives being adversely affected by one-size-fits-all treatments. Determined to create change, she began to envisage a new way to care that prioritised the lived experience of her patients.

Created with the help of doctors, artists and complementary health practitioners, Dr Laura’s pioneering holistic approach was revelatory. From those whose lives were changed by ‘ineffective’ drugs, to those for whom alternative therapies, kindness and trust proved transformative, her patients began to flourish.

What Seems To Be The Problem? is a heartfelt story of hope, and an urgent call for change in our NHS at a time when it is most in need.

©2022 Dr Laura Marshall-Andrews (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Alternative & Complementary Medicine Medical Medicine & Health Care Industry Naturopathy & Holistic Medicine Physician & Patient Professionals & Academics Health Medicine Inspiring Heartfelt Health Care Mental Health

Critic reviews

‘Vital . . . the radical GP changing lives.’ The Observer

‘A wonderful and very important book which movingly describes how a GP both cared for and learned from her patients, and, as a result, opened up a new way for us to think about health and care.’ Lord Nigel Crisp, former NHS Chief Executive

‘This is the story of one brave GP’s fight with an often-soulless medical bureaucracy, to create the kind of doctor’s surgery that most of us wouldn’t dare dream of, and to champion a standard of care all our patients deserve. Adventure story, memoir, political call-to-arms, and heartfelt love letter to those she has spent her whole career looking after, WSTBTP is the most important book written by a doctor I’ve read in years.’ Gabriel Weston, surgeon and author of Direct Red: A Surgeon's Story

‘Offers fascinating insight into the day-to-day dramas of being a GP, as well as the incredible diversity of their patients’ Dr Amanda Brown, bestselling author of The Prison Doctor
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Dr Marshall-Andrews is so observant and writes so honestly, her book gives real insight into what it's like to be a GP who cares deeply about her patients and her community.

As a GP trainee - I found her whole ethos really inspiring. At a time when GPs are leaving the profession in droves and trainees are leaving training, this book is a reminder of what a privilege it can be to work in this job, and how much of an impact a great GP can have on people's lives.

It also had me laughing out loud in the tube...

An insightful book from a thoughtful person

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A truly inspirational Doctor who goes above and beyond for her patients. Loved listening to this.

A wonder caring doctor.

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Compelling. A candid and necessary telling of the real challenges faced in primary care.

Health is a 'whole person' equation.

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