Overview
Hey everyone!
Welcome to this week’s article where we review a MUST read book about the COVID19 Pandemic called Duty of Care by Dr Dominic Pimenta.
Today’s book review will cover the following topics:
Rating
One Line Summary
Where can I buy it?
Book Summary
Writing Style & Design
What I Learnt from this Book?
Who Should Read this Book
Quotes & Excerpts
Meet the Author
Where can I buy it?
Similar Books
Final Thoughts
Rating
One Line Summary
A gripping and intense first-hand recount of a cardiology registrar working on the COVID-19 frontline in the NHS!
Where can I buy it?
Book Summary
If you are going to read one book about the COVID-19 pandemic, let it be this one!
This is the first book to tell the full story of the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of a doctor working behind the frontline.
Dr Dominic Pimenta is a Cardiology Registrar working in the NHS in the UK. Duty of Care recounts his first-hand experiences working in one of the NHS’s hardest hit areas on the COVID-19 frontline.
Dr Pimenta shares his account of the harrowing effect that COVID-19 had on the NHS and the British population. He shares stories of the early days of the pandemic, when the health response was far from robust and people were hesitant to wear masks on public transport. He shares the story of how the pandemic unfurled and inundated the NHS. Amongst all the chaos, he showcases the remarkable ability of the the healthcare system and its heroic workers to adapt to the circumstances and ultimately, save lives.
Writing Style & Design
Duty of Care is intense, gripping and hard to put down! It is such a personal and passionate account of how the COVID-19 pandemic unraveled to cause widespread destruction and devastation across the UK.
Dr Pimenta shares his raw and honest views on the COVID-19 pandemic and how early warning signs were ignored by health authorities. He shares the panic and anxiety of working with a completely unknown virus that has the potential to cause death. His writing (and speaking) style is informative, engaging and to-the-point. He expertly navigates readers through the unraveling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing healthcare crisis.
What I Learnt from this Book:
- The heroic efforts of healthcare staff in the NHS (and around the world) to adapt their clinical care to combat the pandemic has been truly remarkable
- The early warning signs that COVID-19 had the potential to become a pandemic
- The power of hindsight makes me wonder, “what would we have done differently?”
Who Should Read ‘Duty of Care’?
Duty of Care is the first book to explain how the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded on the frontline. If you are wondering what it was like to work in some of the hardest hit areas in the world, this book is for you!
Quotes & Excerpts
This honest summary:
“We weren’t prepared, we weren’t listened to, but together we fought it.”
The real and raw risk:
“I reflect that if we are going to be asked to risk our lives, the least we can expect is to be treated like people.”
“I pray that by the time you read this a vaccine is widely available.”
Meet the Author
Dr Dominic Pimenta is a Cardiology Registrar based in London. In addition to writing this insightful and thrilling book, he has written for national newspapers and appeared widely on various TV and radio programs, including BBC Breakfast, Good Morning Britain and Channel 4 News.
In March 2020, whilst also working in the ICU, he set up a charity called the Healthcare Workers Foundation (HWF), aimed at protecting the welfare and wellbeing of NHS workers. HWF has since raised over £1m in donations which have been used to buy and create PPE, and provide counselling services, childcare grants, food drops and other services for health professionals.
Follow him at @juniordrblog or on Twitter.
Where can you buy it?
Similar Books
Final Thoughts
The COVID-19 Pandemic continues to run rampant around the world, showing no signs of slowing down. Duty of Care is the first book to document the story of a doctor working behind the frontline. This book will shock you and leave you in awe. Highly recommend!
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