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This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
126 reviews
bluejay21's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
alomie's review against another edition
2.0
It was amusing in parts but in others i just found myself skipping over, it didn't really add much to my overall understanding of NHS life, but i also have a few friends who work within the underfunded institution so I am fairly aware of the pitfalls and horrific working conditions.
I also felt the tone was a bit off in parts, and he came off a bit smug in others.
Just not for me.
Graphic: Body shaming, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
rbacon's review against another edition
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
rhii_reading's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Infertility
katie2210's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Infertility and Miscarriage
lozababe's review against another edition
5.0
Written as different chapters in Adam Kay’s life, from newly qualifying to the incident that lead him to quit medicine, this book covered all aspects of life as a doctor. Each chapter starts with an explanation about the post he is in and a few anecdotes from his life. It then moves onto diary entries from the time in each post.
The book had me laughing at the ridiculousness of some situations, cringing at others and tearing up at a few too. It opens your eyes to the dire state of the NHS and how doctors are always viewed as well paid for short hours when that’s really not true. They are underpaid, under appreciated and overworked in a system that is failing them. We are lucky to have our NHS in this country and we should appreciate it much more than we do sometimes.
Adam’s writing is both informative and witty and it was a pleasure to read and was one that I flew through as it was so easy to read that I didn’t want to put it down at all.
The main takeaway that I have from this book is how much the system needs to change for those working for the NHS but in order for that to happen, governments need to stop trying to privatise parts of it and set unobtainable targets all while the expecting those that work there to spend the majority of their life at work and only getting paid for some of it. All of the staff are under tremendous pressure and they need their loved ones support before we lose all of them to easier and better paying jobs.
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy
sabbcm's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
mimsyweretheborogoves's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Infertility, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
eviereadsallthetime's review
4.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Cancer and Infertility
portapages's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Infertility, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Fatphobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Islamophobia
Minor: Suicide attempt