This is a well produced and detailed book, which has been written with understanding of the various immigrant groups from the vast Indian subcontinent. The use of the word 'Asian' is a slight misnomer, as the Chinese community in Britain does not get a mention.The explanation of the family relationships, particularly names, religions and languages, is very well written. The reviewer liked the illustrations of names and foods. There is a lot of information about diet, but the advice that hospitals should have a choice of a well flavoured preparation of pulses at the main meal, and special facilities to heat food brought by relatives and to wash-up will be difficult to apply.The criticisms of the impersonalized doctors and nurses by the Asian patients applies not only to Asian and other immigrants, but also to most British patients. It is time that professionals in the National Health Service gave a more personalized service to their patients. The use of interpreters, the hazards involved, and ways to minimize them is well described. This is an informative book, written with sympathetic understanding, about the adult immigrants originating from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, and East Africa. It should be read by all National Health Service personnel, from doctors and nurses to administrative and domestic staff.
Clinical Examination. A Textbook for Students and Doctors
PurposeThis article shares an academic library's transition from traditional reference services to a peer support model during a campus reopening post-COVID-19 closure. It examines the conception, implementation and implications of the Peer Mentor program amidst shifts in campus priorities, Library research and reference paradigms and the Library workforce, from the perspectives of library faculty and staff, alongside feedback from student workers.Design/methodology/approachThe article uses a case study approach to detail the Library's Peer Mentor Program by authors involved in various stages of the program's lifespan and discusses the beginnings, implementations and challenges of the program and introduces the unique curriculum used to train student Peer Mentors.FindingsThe authors chronicle their own experience after two semesters of the Peer Mentor program alongside qualitative feedback from the first cohort of Peer Mentors. The Peer Mentor feedback points to positive impacts in other academic pursuits and in gaining a greater understanding of the information landscape and the library field.Originality/valueThe case study presented is a valuable example for academic librarians considering beginning peer-to-peer learning models within their own research and reference services units, especially those who may be creating these peer learning networks in the wake of library service disruption or restructure (such as due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
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