Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme (Oxford Medical Handbooks)

The Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme returns in a new edition, guiding medical students and newly-qualified doctors through the Foundation Programme and beyond with the most up-to-date information and clinical guidance.

This new edition has been fully revised to reflect the latest clinical guidelines, as well as changes to career structures and the Foundation Programme curriculum. It includes two entirely new chapters on primary care and care at the end of life, as well as featuring updated content on healthcare-related infection control, obstetrics and gynaecology, and surgery.

Distilling the expertise of two senior clinicians and the first-hand experience of two new junior authors, this pocket handbook provides guidance on all facets of starting out as a newly qualified doctor, from applying to the Foundation Programme to career progression and choosing a specialty, from interpreting results to performing practical procedures.

Covering aspects that are rarely tackled in medical school, this is your ultimate survival guide.

Tim Raine, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK,George Collins, Cardiology Registrar, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK,Fraser Brown, Internal Medical Trainee, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK,Sophie Howarth, Internal Medicine Trainee, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Tim Raine is a consultant gastroenterologist and clinical lead for the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) service at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University.


George Collins is a cardiology registrar at Barts Health NHS Trust.


Fraser Brown is an internal medical trainee at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow.


Sophie Howarth is an internal medicine trainee at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.