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. 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