This book provides practical guidelines for all those who in the course of their work are involved in the terminal care of children or supporting those affected by the death of a child. It sets out to provide the knowledge and reassurance to help them respond appropriately and aims to inspire the reader to deal confidently with bereavement and grief. It should therefore be of interest to health professionals and students as well as a wider audience including emergency services personnel, the police and teachers.

This book provides practical guidelines for all those who in the course of their work are involved in the terminal care of children or supporting those affected by the death of a child. It sets out to provide the knowledge and reassurance to help them respond appropriately and aims to inspire the reader to deal confidently with bereavement and grief. It should therefore be of interest to health professionals and students as well as a wider audience including emergency services personnel, the police and teachers.

This useful guide to the interpretation of normal and abnormal laboratory results is now fully updated, including updates on established and familiar tests, as well as interpretations on recent developments such as PSA velocity and free/total PSA and coeliac surgery. In a clear and easy to digest format it outlines the new guidelines on specific clinical conditions such as heart failure, management of female infertility, specific lipid monitoring in diabetes and guidance for monitoring renal failure. A Guide to Laboratory Investigations continues to keep pace with change and will remain an ess.

Presented in alphabetical order for quick reference, this is a comprehensive guide to the common symptoms encountered in primary care. Reflecting the way patients actually present symptoms, it comprises overviews, differential diagnosis, top tips and "red flags" (cautions and warnings).

You should do more than read this book. It contains direct, practical advice in relation to each of the key cardiovascular disorders, and guidance on developing your own personal development plan and the practice learning plan. It is therefore a book to 'do', or interact with, rather than just read. Make use of this book and you will start to release the full potential of clinical governance and will improve the care of people at risk of, or with, cardiovascular problems.' Richard Baker, in his Foreword 'This book will prove to be of huge value to the many doctors, nurses and other disciplines who have a collective determination to improve the primary and secondary prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. It clarifies how the recommendations made in the NSF can be implemented and, as a result, can help people to believe that better, more effective care is possible. Most importantly, readers will also gain the essential confidence to know that they are, indeed, doing the right thing! Practical advice, information and useful case studies are available to the reader and the book narrows the gap between theory and practice. It will encourage primary healthcare enthusiasts to believe that they have the potential to improve community health. Many congratulations to the authors.' Lynn Young, in her Foreword