Trust Me I'm a Doctor: The Guide to Getting the Best from Your Doctor

How do you spot if your surgeon's a dud? Did you know that coffee-drinking lessens the risk of sucide? That one third of the 62 different sorts of artificial hip on the market have not been properly tested? That most cases of AIDS in babies are preventable? "Trust me (I'm a doctor)" examines health issues from a consumer's perspective, exposing the myths and reluctance of the medical profession to pass on findings to patients.

Dr Phil Hammond is the outspoken writer-presenter of the controversial and acclaimed Trust Me I'm a Doctor, which has won two BMA medals for excellence in medical broadcasting. as well as team captain for Channel 5's medical quiz Tibs and Fibs. A practising GP and lecturer in Medical Communications at Bristol University, Phil writes a column for the Express, Esquire, She and Private Eye and many others. He has been voted Consumer Magazine's Columnist of the Year Michael Mosley is the editor of QED and Trust Me I'm a Doctor.