A Noctor is an unqualified and unregulated non-medical professional. And the NHS is increasingly reliant on them.
This alarming trend of replacing qualified doctors, driven by budget cuts, privatisation and short-term policies, is putting the lives and long-term health of patients at risk. Noctor, Noctor explores how this approach, founded on shaky economic grounds, undermines safety, quality of care and the basic principles of evidence-based medicine.
This is a call for a return to the original values of the NHS - an institution that must prioritise patient welfare, equality and clinical excellence. By highlighting real-life consequences, policy missteps and patient experiences, Noctor, Noctor sheds light on the hidden costs of this new healthcare model, revealing why the public should be concerned about who is delivering their care, and most importantly, what individual patients can do about it.
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Jatinder Hayre has done something extraordinarily brave - he has documented, with clarity and integrity, what many clinicians have witnessed but few have been willing to say publicly. It is a warning to every healthcare system drifting toward cost-cutting at the expense of expertise. A must-read for physicians, policymakers, and anyone who believes that patients deserve transparency, accountability, and the highest standard of care.
" - Rebekah Bernard, MD, FAAFP, author of Patients at Risk and Imposter Doctors
"Buy or borrow this book and read it carefully." - Keep Our NHS Public
