This is a medical memoir. The author of this book is so inspirational as she has tried to change things and provided holistic care. This book is so emotional.

I find these types of books very interesting and this one did not disappoint.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

I enjoyed this book - I liked the doctor and how she obviously cares about her patients - so much in fact she is not afraid to try different treatments - she is all about holistic care and how each and every part of us needs care at some point. I liked the way the book wasn't all about how bad the NHS is, it was not political and it wasn't an autobiography of the doctor herself. A good read with some interesting ideas of care,

Informative and inspiring…. 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.

I was really interested in this book and the powerful narratives about not relying on western medicines so quickly and so readily. It was definitely an eye-opener.

GP Dr Laura Marshall-Andrews shares her stories of becoming a GP and the patients along the way who left an impact on her life. This was such an engrossing read and her final section regarding Covid was tough. Genuinely good read for all those that like medical memoirs. Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

If you are interested in the work of Dr Rangan Chatterjee and other NHS practitioners with a focus on wellbeing I'd highly recommend What Seems To Be The Problem which should be required reading for all GPs. I felt that a line in the epilogue to the book summed up the author's approach 'It's just so much cheaper to help people stay well than to cure illness'
Dr Marshall-Andrews amazing approach to health care includes using the practice waiting room as an art gallery, employing an acupuncturist and an art psychotherapist to run groups for young people with mental health issues.
The author's care for her patients shines through in this book- she cares about what happens to them and is not content to merely give out medication for a short term treatment.
A highly recommended read.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this digital ARC.

Thank you so much for the copy of this eye opening book. Dr Laura Marshall Andrews is an innovative GP interested in providing holistic care to her community. She sets up a GP practice that is half clinic, half art gallery with a variety of treatment options available. The book explores her path to this point, detailing the barriers she meets along the way. It’s a beautiful and inspiring read about keeping the patient at the very centre of everything you do. I did, however, find some parts of the book a little unbalanced and dismissive of the value of certain people in the NHS and the value of pharmaceuticals. There was little mention of the massive industry that wellness is or the fact that it generates income far in excess of big pharma, without any of the regulations or safety standards attached to big pharma. Overall, this was an interesting read and opened my eyes to the value of arts in medicine.

Just finished this, received an advanced copy, thoroughly enjoyed this book, could not put it down.

Well written, loved the style of writing and how it was put together. I work in Primary Care at a Local GP Surgery as a Pharmacy Technician and previously worked in Medicines Management and was surprised at the inclusion of the Medicines Management Team and felt ashamed at the attitude the MMT showed this GP Practice.

Dr Marshall-Andrews, who I would love to meet, is a forward thinking GP and you can tell is 150% invested in her patients and nothing is too much for her. I hope, in time for a second book to see what happens with this practice and how it moves forward.

Beautiful. Poignant. Phenomenal.
This was a beautiful read and I learnt so much. I cried and I smiled and there was nothing more that I wanted from this book. Truly a gem.

A very interesting read and well written with plenty of background knowledge. I read this in-between my other reads as I felt it was too much to take in reading it in one go which worked well for me.

Thank you to Netgalley and HQ for this great ARC which I can recommend if this is what interests you.

Very excited to read/review this book. Fully review to come. As someone who has been dealing with health issues for the past few years and feels lost in the system I feel this will be a great guide for help.

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.

Described via tag line as ‘The heartfelt new medical memoir for 2022 telling the true story of an NHS doctor’s pioneering, holistic approach to care’
Right, I thought, yet another documentation of someone doing their job and wanting us all to read it etc, still, it drew me to it and was keen to see if this Dr was indeed different
And she is, and her way of working is and her non belief in every missive from the NHS on patient care is refreshing as is the Health Centre she has help build in Brighton
The book goes back and forth from her training days to post Lockdown and includes how and why she challenges the ‘status quo’ and along the way we find her looking into various NHS organisations that for example monitor prescriptions and their costs ( and other groups similar ) and how she faced being struck off, simply because she put patients first and guidelines last and refused to compromise her ethics
There are fascinating and often very moving accounts of patients and their ails and situations and how she doesn’t just go the extra mile but a whole marathon to give someone just a bit more comfort, hope or dignity, she is so honest and knows her downfalls and mistakes and lists these with her achievements
Really glad read these memoirs

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