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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: After medical school, new doctors must rapidly learn the realities on the wards.
Chapter 3: As a house officer, Adam was almost instantly exposed to a broad range of absurd medical cases.
Chapter 4: As a senior house officer, Adam witnessed even more absurdity, alongside serious strains on his romantic relationship.
Chapter 5: By the time he worked as a registrar, Adam Kay had already seen his fair share of memorable cases.
Chapter 6: While a junior doctor, Adam also faced numerous serious problems within the UK’s medical system.
Chapter 7: Adam Kay left the profession, exhausted by problems that seemed only to be steadily worsening within the NHS over time.
Description
This is Going to Hurt (2017) is a revealing look at the daily reality of working as a doctor in the UK today, as experienced by one man who rose through the ranks of the country’s National Healthcare System (NHS). At times painfully funny, and in others disturbingly grim, author Adam Kay’s personal recollections and diary entries offer a warts-and-all look at the life of a doctor in the NHS.
Who Should Listen
- Medical students and aspiring doctors
- People curious about healthcare in the UK
- Anyone interested in some medical horror stories