This is Going to Hurt
By Adam Kay
Secret Diaries of a Medical Resident. Picador, 2019.
Summary of This is Going to Hurt book by Adam Kay
A darkly funny journey through the diaries of a junior doctor in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) system, chronicling long days that lead into longer nights helping patients navigate crises ranging from the comedic to the tragic.
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What do you get from this book? A peek into what life is really like behind the stethoscope
After medical school, Kay felt unprepared for the unbelievable workload and extreme stress of working in a hospital
One year as a house officer meant learning quickly—and encountering countless strange cases and inexplicable misplaced objects
Life as a senior house officer was an endurance test that includes picking a specialty and working overtime
Cracks within the NHS system became harder to ignore—and laugh at—As Kay climbed higher up the ranks
As registrar, Kay believed his hard work was paying off but had to deal with incompetent colleagues and misguided patients
The NHS demands an unbelievable level of commitment to the job, as registrars navigate understaffing and mental health issues
As senior registrar, Kay started to crack under the pressure of failing relationships and tragic medical cases
Kay left his career as a doctor after months of emotional suffering; he urges other healthcare workers to speak out
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Who should read This is Going to Hurt book
- Doctors and pre-med students
- government officials and policymakers
- fans of medical dramas
- healthcare advocates
About the author of This is Going to Hurt
Adam Kay
Multi-award-winning author, comedian, and former doctor Adam Kay left medicine to pursue a career in screenwriting with credits that include Mitchell & Webb and Very British Problems. He edited the Sunday Times bestseller Dear NHS, which raised over £250,000 for charity. When Kay isn’t writing, he performs standup comedy routines in front of sold-out crowds around the United Kingdom.
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