Gastrointestinal and Liver Secrets – Secrets Peter R. McNally Publisher’s Synopsis For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick Read More …
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New books 17th October 2025
ABC of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare – ABC Series Shehla Imtiaz-Umer (editor), John Frain (editor) Publisher’s Synopsis ABC of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare Improve inclusion, for both patients and staff, in your healthcare environment Fulfilment in personal Read More …
GEH Wellbeing Reading Group review of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
This Black History Month we chose to read The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. The novel explores identity, race, family, and what happens when hidden truths emerge. Light-skinned Black twin sisters, Desiree and Stella, run away from their small Louisiana Read More …
New books week commencing 10th Sept 2025
Maths, Physics and Clinical Measurement for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Hozefa Ebrahim (editor), David Ashton-Cleary (editor) Publisher’s Synopsis Maths, physics and clinical measurement hold a degree of mystery and trepidation for many working and training in anaesthesia, intensive care and theatre Read More …
GEH Wellbeing Reading Group review of Half a World Away by Mike Gayle
The GEH book choice this month was Mike Gayle’s Half a World Away. A story about two strangers, living in different worlds, with apparently nothing in common – but was this the case? Libby Page described it as “heartbreaking and Read More …
GEH Wellbeing Reading Group review of The Four by Ellie Keel
Excitingly this month we’ve been gifted signed copies of The Four by Ellie Keel to read, courtesy of her publisher. Frankly this is the most attractive book we’ve ever read, with a gorgeous hot pink cover and painted page ends. Read More …
New Books week commencing 8th July 2025
A research handbook for patient and public involvement researchers Bee, Penny Publisher’s Synopsis This book is written for patients and members of the public who want to understand more about the approaches, methods and language used by health-services researchers. Patient and Read More …
GEH Wellbeing Reading Group review of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
In June our reading group read The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. This month I’m using the synopsis from the author’s web site, as it’s so good! “Greece in the age of Heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has Read More …
Joint SWFT and GEH Wellbeing read: Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller
Described as ‘a gripping and deeply moving novel of bravery, friendship, and standing up against book banning’, reading Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books during Libraries Change Lives Week was always going to be interesting. Our copies were a Read More …
GEH Wellbeing Reading Group review of The Day of the Roaring by Nina Bhadreshwar
“It starts with a murder…but the truth is far more shocking”. So reads the cover blurb on the reading group’s most recent offering, The Day of the Roaring by Nina Bhadreshwar. A debut crime thriller set in Sheffield, we follow Read More …