Rachel Clarke (3) (1972–)
Auteur van Dear Life: A Doctor's Story of Love and Loss
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Over de Auteur
Fotografie: From Rachel Clarke's official website. Taken by Laura Gallant for Buzzfeed.
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- Geboortedatum
- 1972
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Woonplaatsen
- Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Opleiding
- University of Oxford (philosophy, politics and economics)
University of Oxford (medicine) - Beroepen
- broadcast journalist
journalist
documentary-maker
palliative care consultant - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2020 Longlist
- Agent
- Clare Alexander
Lesley Thorne - Korte biografie
- Dr Rachel Clarke is a palliative care doctor and writer who lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and two children.
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 3
- Leden
- 229
- Populariteit
- #98,340
- Waardering
- 4.0
- Besprekingen
- 11
- ISBNs
- 24
I recently read the fantastic Do No Harm by neurosurgeon Henry Marsh (he reviewed Clarke's book in The Times) and it was interesting to consider the comparisons between the two accounts. Marsh, the better writer of the two, is nearing retirement, and reflects philosophically on mortality, altruism, the doctor's role and so forth. While Marsh's book is profoundly moving at times and he does bemoan many developments in the NHS, it's with a certain dispassionate distance. Clarke on the other hand is telling a story right from the front line, and her descriptions of the impact of inadequate funding, government spin and the effects on patients are filled with passion and fury.
In many of the chapters she uses a device whereby she tells a personal anecdote, perhaps about a patient with a certain type of physical ailment, and then uses this as a platform to highlight an analogous systemic problem in the health service as a whole. This generally works well but is a bit clunky at times. For example, after telling a thrilling tale of a man haemorrhaging blood, the next paragraph starts 'The haemorrhaging of staff from the NHS threatens its survival just as surely as unstaunched blood around a human heart.' Clarke is sincere and makes very powerful arguments, and her previous role as a journalist adds credibility to her take on the state of the NHS. However, she acknowledges that 'it's not just about money' and that the NHS could be more efficient - it would have been nice to hear some the ways this could be achieved.
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