{"product_id":"life-support","title":"Life Support","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Deeply affecting - a personal memoir that grips, harrows, inspires and, ultimately, uplifts with its vein of deep humanity'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilippe Sands\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinarily frank book laced with humour and self-deprecation'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a doctor on the intensive care unit at one of London''s top hospitals, Jim Down has spent his life working as healthcare''s last resort, where each day reveals a new challenge. But nothing could prepare Jim and his colleagues for the events of spring 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic put them on the frontline of a global health crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLife Support,\u003c\/i\u003e Jim tells the extraordinary month-by-month story of how, as the world came to a standstill, he and his co-workers faced down the biggest challenge in the history of the NHS. Full of warmth, honesty and humour, this book is a gripping and moving testament to the everyday heroism of the NHS staff in a global emergency, and an unforgettable insight into what was really happening on the wards as we clapped on our doorsteps.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314663956862,"sku":"NW9780241506325","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241506325.jpg?v=1778714019","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/life-support","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}