Highly Commended in the Medicine category at the BMA Book Awards This brand new edition has been fully updated to ensure it remains an invaluable guide for trainees, consultant geriatricians, medical students, and everyone caring for older patients. The handbook has been refreshed throughout to reflect the latest advances in geriatric medicine, as well as changes in working practices and environments. It provides a succinct, targeted approach to the field and covers significant developments including a new chapter on Frailty, Covid and its impact, delirium screening, evolution of the Geriatrician's role, Deprivation of Liberty and Liberty Protection Safeguards, and changing models of care with rapid assessment in the emergency ward. Using clinical vignettes and how-to boxes to provide practical advice on common problems, this is a relevant, accessible, and essential resource for all medical staff. Taking a clinical, evidence-based approach, written by experts, and presented in a clear, practical, bullet-point style for rapid reference, this handbook will be a friendly, experienced, and knowledgeable companion at your side.

The book gives a very good overview of the main and most common areas of elderly care ... it has a really good, user-friendly layout and covers a wide range of conditions in a simplified way. * BMA reviewing panel, BMA Medical Book Awards 2019 *
... Packed with clinical tips and case examples to help put knowledge into practice, [...] this comprehensive handbook is well worth the investment and lends itself to being used in day-to-day clinical practice. * A Illsley, British Journal of Hospital Medicine *
This is an excellent book. It is succinct yet easy to read ... there are useful little boxes of 'How To's e.g. How To Give Sub-Cut Fluids, Use Digoxin, Assess Depression etc. I thought I know how to do many of these tips but I still found then useful and interesting. This is a useful book for anyone spending time looking after old patients. * BMA Medical Book Competition (from a review of the previous edition) *
This is a thoughtful and challenging book that is very serious reading for clinicians who frequently encounter elderly patients in their practice. * Doody's Notes, Dec 2012 *
All physicians who treat older people must have geriatric expertise. It goes without saying that internists, hospital doctors and GPs need easy access to geriatric knowledge, but also surgeons, neurologists, rheumatologists, and other specialists who encounter older patients should know something about the special challenges regarding elderly health and disease, clinical, ethical and practical. The target group is therefore most hospital doctors and all general practitioners sturdy, handheld book like this - along with the online encyclopedia - provides flexible and customized access to the knowledge, advice and guidance. * Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, Feb 2013 *
...this is a brilliantly crafted book and a wonderful contribution to the field. * Doody's Notes (from a review of the previous edition) *
This handbook leaves no stone unturned when it comes to geriatric medicine. It provides in-depth information on a wide range of topics, making it a one-stop reference for healthcare professionals and caregivers ... What sets this handbook apart is its practicality. It doesn't just provide clinical information; it offers actionable advice on how to approach geriatric patients, manage their conditions, and address their unique needs…The well-organized structure, with clear headings and subheadings, makes it easy to quickly locate the information you need [...]. In summary, the Oxford Handbook of Geriatric Medicine is a powerhouse of knowledge for those involved in the care of elderly individuals. [...] I found it to be an indispensable reference for understanding and addressing the unique healthcare needs of geriatric patients. * Amazon UK *
I was impressed that is format was flexible enough to contain more reflective areas such as common ethical dilemmas, interpreted with clarity and appropriate legal references...very accessible format and useful introduction...inspired to read and practice further. * Age and Ageing, 36:6 2007, Clarissa Murdoch *