The phone rang. I had overslept. It was 9:30 am. It was the dermatology secretary. With Rebecca now “I have Dr MacDonald on the phone,” she told me. “Where are you?” he demanded. “I’m at home,” I replied. “Why are you at home?” he barked. “We’ve had a baby.” “Is everything okay?” “Yes, Sarah and…… Continue reading Chapter 9
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Chapter 18
Sample 3 of 3 from Under The Skin: My Fight To Save The NHS With Rebecca Anstey on her wedding day My research was gathering momentum. I had chanced upon the mechanism for severe drug toxicity with azathioprine, a drug that had been prescribed for decades; this resonated throughout dermatology. To have a science-based explanation…… Continue reading Chapter 18
Chapter 4
Sample two of three from Under The Skin: My Fight To Save The NHS Charing Cross Hospital Medical School I was born in Westerham, Kent in January 1959, delivered athome by my father Richard as the midwife failed to makeit. We lived in the last house on Hosey Hill, just one milefrom Chartwell, the former…… Continue reading Chapter 4
Chapter 1
Sample passage from Under The Skin: My Fight To Save The NHS Alex in Tredegar, Wales, birthplace of Aneurin Bevan and the NHS I was having a bad day. I knew the clinic would be overbookedand running late, but as I made my way through the hospitalcorridors of Ysbyty Gwynedd, a district general hospital in…… Continue reading Chapter 1
Foreword
Under the Skin: A Dermatologist’s Fight to Save the NHS Foreword by Dr Julia Schofield and Professor Andrew Finlay This is an outstanding reflection on prevailing attitudes andpossible solutions to the systemic failures of the NHS.It is also a great read, engaging, fast-paced and based aroundmultiple short true-life stories. It is difficult to put down…… Continue reading Foreword
Alex Anstey 