“𝕊𝕠 𝕀 𝕥𝕠𝕝𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕥𝕙: 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕓𝕝𝕖, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕪 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕓𝕝𝕖, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕓𝕝𝕖; 𝕪𝕠𝕦’𝕣𝕖 𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕, 𝕦𝕟𝕤𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕕, 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕖𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕝𝕪 𝕡𝕙𝕪𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕕. 𝔹𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖’𝕤 𝕟𝕠 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕛𝕠𝕓 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕.”

Thoughts: This is Going to Hurt” follows the secret diary entries of Junior Doctor Adam Kay. I believe everyone should read this book as it gives you a good glimpse of what is it like for doctors within the healthcare system, in particular the UK. Being in healthcare myself, it was nice to have an understanding of what Adam was discussing. For those who may not have knowledge of some topics, there are footnotes at the bottom of the page, which I thought were great. Adam discussed many sad stories but was still able to share his funny encounters too. I look forward to adding more of Adam’s books to my tbr.

Synopsis: Welcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life and death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids, and the hospital parking meter earns more than you. Scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights and missed weekends, Adam Kay’s This is Going to Hurt provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the NHS front line. Hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking, this diary is everything you wanted to know - and more than a few things you didn’t - about life on and off the hospital ward.

Please check trigger warnings before reading.

★★★★★