Despite the brutal, raw and depressing things I’ve seen, my job isextremely rewarding in a way that I have never found before. The plight of these women is truly terrible and the hopelessness comes across. The author mentions the role of chaplains and several prisoners who find faith which helps them to get clean. However, she seems to see this as a crutch that works for some rather than a life transforming solution. Jesus and His power to forgive sins and change lives isn't mentioned.

I believe this is because the author probably had a very interesting life and was urged by all her friends and family to write a book. She's a clever woman, she could write one but without a natural talent or an editor with more than average ability, it wasn't elevated into a really good read. Because of the chapters on women in prison it gets an extra star, so 3 stars.I feel that I’m putting this book down with renewed insight and respect for those who are imprisoned after hearing their stories. Many are truly a product of their prior experiences which is why it’s that much sadder that the system is built to work against them.

I read Dr Amanda Brown's first "The Prison Doctor" book last year and gave it 5 stars. However unfortunately I didn't really see the point in this book as it basically felt the same as the first book. I was hoping there would be different themes etc but is was just so similar to the first book. Her second career, a midlife leap into the unknown, is set out in Brown’s book. The Prison Doctor is a fascinating, sometimes funny, often gruelling account of working behind bars. It also charts her own journey as she morphs from GP in a quiet, comfortable patch of England to passionate advocate on behalf of prisoners. Amanda Brown is a doctor who has worked in a number of UK prisons. This book tells stories from her time at HMP Huntercombe, a prison which houses foreign nationals, most awaiting deportation. Danger. Deportation. Death. These are just some of the fates facing the inmates at Huntercombe prison.I’m a big fan of doctor memoirs. Which is funny because I’m a sook who hates needles and the sight of blood 🥴 In general, physical health issues in prison are the same as in the community, however dealing with them can be very challenging – particularly if anyone needs to attend a hospital appointment for specialist advice or investigations. Dr Amanda Brown has treated inmates in the UK’s most infamous prisons – first in young offenders’ institutions, then at the notorious Wormwood Scrubs and finally at Europe’s largest women-only prison in Europe, Bronzefield. I enjoyed Dr Brown's first book and even though I feel this one was shorter I liked it just as much. The hardest adjustment was the complete change required in her working methods. As a GP who’d lived near her surgery and frequently made home visits, Brown’s life had always been entwined with those of her patients. She welcomed babies and watched them grow. She diagnosed illnesses and saw patients recover. At Huntercombe, she was forbidden from divulging any personal information and heard nothing about how the boys had come to be in prison. She often saw them only once and had no way of learning if she’d helped, what happened next or how their lives would unfold.

This book depicts the patients lives that Dr. Amanda Brown had to encounter inside the walls of Bronzefield, the UK’s biggest women’s prison. I recently met a homeless woman in her forties who was awaiting plastic surgery following a violent rape (Picture: Getty/EyeEm) I absolutely loved the prison doctor and although I didn't love this one as much as her first book, I did really enjoy it still In 2004, at the age of 49, I left the doctor’s practice that I had run for nearly 20 years, after a new GP contract was introduced by the government which I fundamentally disagreed with, as in my opinion it put a price tag on medicine. The authors second book; this was a probing look at life inside a modern British women’s prison. Touching and moving in places, however the author pays particular attention to the real issues and challenges inside women’s prisons and what changes must be made.Revisit the wold of The Prison Doctor, as she describes stories of her time spent with foreign national prisoners.

Dr. Brown writes about her work as a prison GP and makes some very intelligent points. However I found the style both too gossipy and too cloying, the focus on sad story after story of female criminal forced into committing a crime due to factors supposedly out with their control, and how heartwarming it was to make a difference, all a bit too much for my tastes. Working in prisons has changed my perspective on life and made me appreciate the simple things that bring happiness even more. I have looked after some of the most dangerous criminals in the UK – from rapists to murderers and terrorists – but also lovely people who have simply lost their way. I recently came across a homeless woman in her forties who was awaiting plastic surgery following a violent rape, during which a piece of her face had been bitten off, as well as her little finger. She was in prison for shoplifting, which is very common among homeless substance users who resort to petty crime to feed their drug habit. As she told me her story, she rolled up her jeans to show me at least 20 small circular scars from cigarette burns inflicted by her abuser.

It starts slow, has no real interest, all of the women have the same story of abuse, and it builds to an ending that attempts to teach a moral but comes across rather cliche (especially with the Christmas carols and biblical references!) Dr Amanda Brown seems like a truly wonderful woman and I wish I could meet her one day if even just to tell her that what she does is incredible. Such an inspiration. Knygos, susijusios su medicina yra mano silpnybė. Nes tai mano gyvenimas, kasdienybė. Taigi ši knyga buvo tikras desertas ir atgaiva. Despite the brutal, raw and depressing things I’ve seen, my job isextremely rewarding in a way that I have never found before (Picture: Harper Collins) British Journal of General Practice is an editorially-independent publication of the Royal College of General Practitioners