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This is Going to Hurt

This is Going to Hurt

By Adam Kay

Secret Diaries of a Medical Resident. Picador, 2019.

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A brief summary of This is Going to Hurt

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.

Key insights in This is Going to Hurt

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What do you get from this book? A peek into what life is really like behind the stethoscope
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After medical school, Kay felt unprepared for the unbelievable workload and extreme stress of working in a hospital
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One year as a house officer meant learning quickly—and encountering countless strange cases and inexplicable misplaced objects
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Life as a senior house officer was an endurance test that includes picking a specialty and working overtime
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Cracks within the NHS system became harder to ignore—and laugh at—As Kay climbed higher up the ranks
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As registrar, Kay believed his hard work was paying off but had to deal with incompetent colleagues and misguided patients
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The NHS demands an unbelievable level of commitment to the job, as registrars navigate understaffing and mental health issues
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As senior registrar, Kay started to crack under the pressure of failing relationships and tragic medical cases
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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

Doctors and pre-med students • government officials and policymakers • fans of medical dramas • healthcare advocates

About the author of This is Going to Hurt

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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