A review by carls_d
Your Life In My Hands - a Junior Doctor's Story by Rachel Clarke

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

"In this zero-sum game, would it be patients or nurses who would suffer more today?"

Rachel Clarke gives you insights about the shortcomings of the British NHS system and how the health service is increasingly struggling to deliver good care. She writes about the consequences of understaffed medical personnel, the high workload and long shifts. The story alternates between Rachel's experiences as a Junior Doctor and her critique on the NHS system.

After reading this book I respect medical staff even more. I think that Rachel makes a lot of good points on where the NHS is lacking and I have learnt a lot. My only point of critique is that I would have preferred to read a bit less about the political debate.