Amanda Brown is a GP, but when bureaucracy and targets get too much she starts working in the prison system.
These are the stories of the prisons she works in - with both men then women - and how she can make a real difference as a doctor and confidante.
It is clear she is a particular kind of doctor - caring and compassionate - and this is much appreciated by the her patients who readily open up to her. They share sad and familiar tales of abuse and lives under the influence of drugs.
What was most interesting to me was the stories behind what led these women to offend and the huge problem of addiction at the root of many crimes. Also the vulnerability that lies behind a tough exterior.
This is an easy read - quite a short book - and I got through it very quickly. However, the sentiment in it will stay with me. If only all doctors were as caring as Dr Brown!

The Prison Doctor was such an interesting read, I really struggled putting my kindle down, what an amazing, inspiring doctor she is, I highly recommend this book.

I really enjoyed this book. Amanda decides to leave behind GP land where the politics are enough to drive the sanest person mad! She starts working in a male prison before moving on to a female one. What is obvious throughout the books how much she cares for the prisoners - some might say too much but most people deserve a second chance. I found it an easy read with a good insight to what life must be like inside,

Amanda was a GP in a small village for decades before being driven away by the new policies and taking on a new challenge in a young offenders institution. It's a really interesting insight into the prison system and the reasons why some people are incarcerated. Amanda clearly cares about her patients and it makes for a really great read. I flew through this pretty quickly and thought it was really educational and a good, quick read.

There is a glut at present of various medical professionals telling their tales either on a blog or in a book, it was interesting to read a book about an environment that I have little or no experience of personally, the book flows well and the author gives a sense of the daily hardships and frustrations that had to be dealt with