Health Matters

The new book from Patient UK

What is Health Matters about?

Health Matters is an innovative new book about lifestyle, disease risks, diseases and treatments covering a vast range of subjects from period pains to heart attacks; spots to skin cancer; itchy bums to sore heads; and big ears to big bellies.

The book includes absorbing and entertaining stories informed by personal experiences of real patients and backed up by ready reference to the latest clinical evidence - all reviewed by UK health professionals.

Health Matters covers the spectrum of topics looked up by the many millions of users of Patient UK (one of the most trusted health web sites in Britain) over the last four years:- contraception, alcohol, smoking, date rape, Alzheimer's, depression, autism... to name a few.

It has been shown that provision of high quality information in an easily read form can help people recover from illness. And there's even recent research showing carefully crafted fiction can have a positive influence on lifestyle and health. These are surely the aims of Health Matters – to reach parts other 'stuffy' books don't.

Who is Health Matters for?

The book is for everyone.

In the struggle to implement policies and meet targets that improve the health of the nation, individuals can often feel isolated and ignored. "Why is no one listening? Why has no one got time?"

Health Matters champions the individual. It brings together personal stories, scientific evidence and the skill of experienced medical authors and creative writers to deliver an absorbing, entertaining and educational read.

The purpose has been to share what patients feel, and provide high quality answers to medical questions people actually have, as well as addressing things that commonly go wrong. Many of the stories about people with medical problems have been written to appeal to children, but the book covers both childhood and adult concerns and would make an ideal family or practice reference**.

Owning a Copy of Health Matters

Health Matters is an absorbing, entertaining (and educational shhh!) read, not to mention a medical reference - designed for all the family to use.

Content Listing | Sample Chapter | About the authors

Buy Health Matters online for £12.99 (+ £1.99 for postage within the UK). For orders outside the UK, please contact us directly - remembering to include the country destination. We accept all major credit and debit cards or payments via PayPal.

**PS We tried out various extracts from Health Matters in 6 surgery and hospital waiting rooms. Despite being marked as 'not for removal', all but one of the samples was taken by patients and we have received phone and written requests from the medical units to provide more copies.

The one survivor from the trial had the following reader comments scribbled on the back:

• "An excellent idea and a good read. Many thanks"
• "Brilliant"
• "Very entertaining"

It wasn't exactly a scientific experiment - but a definite success.

We hope you enjoy reading Health Matters.

Gordon Brooks
Co-editor, Health Matters.
Summer 2008