Oxford Handbook of General Practice

• Written by GPs for GPs
• Provides comprehensive coverage on all aspects of general practice
• Contains practical guidance, with hands on advice from experienced GPs, with clinical and emergency sections clearly marked for rapid access
• Includes weblinks on the relevant guidelines and online resources
• Packed with essential, clinical, evidence-based information, to ensure the reader has the information they need at their fingertips
• Contains new full colour photographs in the chapters on dermatology and ophthalmology

New to this edition

• The general practice section has been fully updated to reflect the government changes to the GP contract
• Full colour and packed with more illustrations and diagrams to improve ease-of-reference
• All sections have been revised, following the latest clinical guidelines and management practices, and in line with the GP curriculum

Fully revised to reflect the new changes to the GP contract and the GP curriculum, this fourth edition of the best-selling Oxford Handbook of General Practice is a practical guide to all aspects of general practice; from vital clinical information, to valuable practical guidance from experienced GPs. This is the essential guide for all those working in general practice.

Comprehensively covering everything a doctor needs to work in, or manage a GP practice, this handbook ensures readers are always up-to-date with the latest guidelines, the most recent protocols, and cutting-edge clinical information. With concise, bullet-point information the chapters are now colour-coded to ensure the reader can find vital emergency or clinical information without delay. With new full colour photographs added to the chapters on dermatology and ophthalmology. Fully illustrated, and packed with even more figures, diagrams, management boxes, and tables to improve ease-of-reference, the reader will always have the vital information they need at their fingertips.

Readership: General Practitioners, GPs in training, medical students and allied health professionals working in the community.