Dr Gillian Deakin singles out the most common pitfalls in health care and shows you how to communicate with medical professionals and get the treatment you need to be healthy and free of worrying pain, chronic illness or life-threatening disease. From practical tips on how to get the best out of your doctor and finding the right treatment for your illness, to the debunking of many common myths in medicine, Dr Deakin also presents rock solid,evidence-based strategies for good health and how to achieve good healthcare within general practice, specialist care, hospitals and alternative therapy.