Books Zero: Jeremy Hunt’s book on the NHS is well intentioned – but misses 90 per cent of the story Candid on short-staffing and underfunding, ministerial memoir Zero omits the healthcare that happens in the community. By Gavin Francis
The road not taken: Gavin Francis on his long love affair with geography Stunt double, lion tamer, astronaut, chocolate tester – back in the age when my principal source of income was… By Gavin Francis
Hearts on their sleeves: what drives us to get – and often regret – tattoos? In his Edinburgh clinic, the GP Gavin Francis sees more than his fair share of tattoos that ordinarily go… By Gavin Francis
Pump action: the heart-stopping history of cardiac surgery Thomas Morris's book The Matter of the Heart is not for the squeamish. By Gavin Francis
The modern troubadours who walk the waves New books by Simon Armitage and Patrick Barkham follow walks through the south of England. By Gavin Francis