Rural Healthcare

Description:

Rural Healthcare was the first textbook of rural medicine in the UK. In this fully revised second edition, it continues to fulfil the requirement for a resource dedicated to the particular needs of those living and practising in rural areas. Offering an authoritative, informative, evidence-based, practical reference book, it is required reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of rural healthcare, a foundation for rural healthcare curriculae and an inspirational read.

It is invaluable for both intending and established rural primary healthcare workers, including general practitioners, nurses, midwives, paramedics, therapists, managers and administrators.

Table of contents :

Cover
Half Title
Endorsements
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of boxes
Foreword
List of contributors
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 What Is Rurality?
2.1 Scotland
2.2 Republic of Ireland
2.3 Northern Ireland
2.4 Wales
2.5 England
3 Role of the Generalist
4 Rural Diseases
5 Rural Mental Health
6 Animal Diseases
7 Teamwork
8 Remote Healthcare
9 Emergencies
10 Rural Pharmacy and Dispensing
11 Rural Maternity Care and Family Support
12 Rural Nursing
13 Safeguarding
14 Technology
15 Public Health
16 Rural Social Exclusion
17 Research
Index