Author: Ben MacFarlane

Category: Biography & Memoir

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Who are you going to call if it all goes wrong on holiday?Meet Doctor Ben MacFarlane. His job is to bring people back to Britain after holiday disasters, gap year crises, embarrassing incidents on business trips and all the other things that can go wrong when we head off overseas.Holiday SOS is his story - a year in the life of a very British flying doctor. Follow Ben as he grabs his medical bag and flies to glamorous locations - helping to pick up the pieces after another holiday emergency. Dramatic, hilarious and wildly unexpected, emergency medicine doesn't just take place in intensive care wards - it can happen just across the aisle on your next flight. Praise for Holiday SOS:‘Will have you engrossed’ - Sunday Herald'Packed with tales of derring-do … it's terrific, a riveting read’ - The Independent'A mixture of shocking, moving and at times very funny stories … an eye-opener for any holidaymaker’ - Now magazineBen MacFarlane graduated in medicine in 2000 and started carrying out medical repatriations in the spring of 2001. He has worked in several hospitals overseas, in a major London teaching hospital and on a series of cruise ships around the world.

Review Will have you engrossed?Sunday HeraldSun, sea and surgery - it's a potent mix. It deserves to succeed.?The IndependentThis book is packed with tales of derring-do ... a riveting read.?The Independent --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. About the Author Ben MacFarlane graduated in medicine from Imperial College, London in 1998 and started carrying out medical repatriations in the spring of 2001. He then spent a year working on the cruise ship circuit and now works full time in a west London teaching hospital. Holiday SOS is his first book. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.