Sucked in by the hype, (view spoiler)["SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER, As seen on BBC Breakfast TV. Horrifying, heartbreaking and eye-opening, these are the stories, the patients and the cases that have characterised a career spent being a doctor behind bars. Violence. Drugs. Suicide. Welcome to the world of a Prison Doctor," (hide spoiler)] I bought the book. The writing is pedestrian, the stories mundane. Despite the advance publicity there is nothing eye-opening or extraordinary about the s...

This book was such a valuable insight from start to finish. I wish I hadn't left it sitting on my shelf so long, as this book was just what the doctor ordered. Doctor Amanda Brown trained to be a doctor, and she worked in her own GP surgery, that she helped develop over the years she was there. When the Government announced that there was going to be some major changes made, instead of accepting that, she took a giant leap of faith, and left to join the prison service, where over the years, she

Debbie's Memoirs & Biographies Month!Why I chose to read this book:I clicked WTR when I saw it on Goodreads a couple of years ago, and I was fortunate to find it at my local hospital's secondhand bookshop.Positives:1. Dr. Brown shares some interesting anecdotes about various prisoners in her care;2. I was awed by some of the emergencies that occur in prison; and,3. I learned that most female prisoners are actually victims of physical and/or sexual abuse, which in turn can lead them to a life of

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I’ve never really thought about healthcare in prisons. For someone like myself, with a pretty privileged background, I’ve never really needed to think about it. The Prison Doctor has opened my eyes to some of the tasks medical professionals undertake in such an environment, and some of the struggles they encounter in order to try and help their patients.One of the main feelings I got while reading this was the large amount of compa...

Informative, honest, harrowing and heart warming - well worth a read for fans of many genres.

I thought this book was really good and very interesting in how doctors in the prison system work. It was a very easy read and I flew through the pages. It was very enjoyable and I hope Amanda writes another book because I really want to know more. It was a great read.

Content warning: contains graphic references to self harm, suicide, and sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. Many tragic stories told by an extremely compassionate doctor. A very difficult listen.

This medical memoir was eye-opening, gripping and at times, very hard-hitting to read. Following Amanda's experiences of working as a doctor first in a GP Surgery, then a Male Youth Offenders Unit, a male prison and finally a women's prison over many years, she sees first-hand incidents that occur within the prison walls and learns more about most of their backgrounds. There are triggers in this for self-harm, suicide and blood. However, I can't recommend this book highly enough. The stories of

My paperback review is on my website. www.bookread2day.wordpress.comAn horrifying, heartbreaking and eye-opening stories of patients and the cases.Dr Amanda Brown had worked in HMP Bronzefield, that was the largest female prison in Europe. Home to seventeen out of the twenty most dangerous women in the UK. Some of the high profile murderers have been locked up there. Serial killer Joanna Dennehy, Becky Watt’s killer Shauna Hoare, Mairead Philpott, who helped start a fire that killed six of her c...

The writer is extremely irritating throughout the whole book. She loves to shout about how much she cares for her patients and how they all "entirely depend on her to survive". It's very poorly written and so full of cliches. Not worth the money at all

Not enough detail about the casesI usually enjoy this type of biographical account especially relating to crime, police, prisons etc. However, this book lacked detail. There were some interesting cases and some shocking stories, but it was frustrating not knowing any outcomes. I also found the parts of the book where the author talked about her own life or detailed procedures and practices within the prison boring. I also wonder whether creative licence has been taken as the novel opens with a s...

Summary 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. Some important topics discussed in this book Homelessness and drug abuse Almost without fail, the prisoners tell the same story that if they are homeless on release, they will be back doing drugs again to enable them to cope and block the horror of their reality. Sometimes they say they try and get a shelter in the crack house. But,

One middle-class do-gooder steps outside of her usual orbit and ego trips for 200 pages as a result. Will never understand the 5-star reviews.

The whole book felt like it was blowing smoke up her own butt; it felt like she was constantly telling us how all these prisoners love me. The story about her confronting the prisoner who shouted mean comments at her when leaving the prison which lead to the prisoner saying "oh. I'm sorry doc, i didn't realise it was you. I just do it to pass the time" felt like her telling us yet again how the prisoners loved her and would never knowingly disrespect her like that. Especially since she had just

Often dull and has an overwhelming feeling of fabrication throughout, this is a forgettable memoir of unremarkable stories.

2.5I really, really thought that I was going to love this book but the majority of this book really, really irritated me. The classism, prejudice, and not-so-great approach to mental health appalled me. I am extremely grateful for health workers and they deserve to feel proud of their work - but not at the expense of their vulnerable patients. The author continuously pats herself on the back for not completely ignoring her patients' mental health issues, repeatedly reminding the reader that ther...

This is Dr Amanda Brown’s story of her time working as a prison doctor. She’s seen it all from violent attacks from other prisoners to prisoners harming themselves. This book tells her story and the cases that have really had an impact. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I’m a big fan of doctor memoirs. Which is funny because I’m a sook who hates needles and the sight of blood 🥴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Though this one focuses more on the emotional side of things and the connections made in such a hostile environment, r...

I thought this book was painful to read. It seemed so amateur. The writer described every single thing and it was so draining. For example 'I took a hot cup of tea and sat down at our chunky wooden table'. Almost every other word was unnecessary and just so child like. The more I think about it the more I disliked the book. I can't even begin to comment on the stories in there because they were surrounded by and contained so much fluff

This is a quick read and only took me a couple of hours to get through. It is an interesting and eye-opening look at prisons and the chapters from the Women’s prison were heartbreaking. However, I found the book focused a lot on how amazing Dr Brown is.This book was definitely used to aid her ego. I also felt that a lot of it was your typical rich person thinks they're better than everyone once they spend time/help someone who doesn’t have any money. I wanted to read more about the prisoners/pat...