Reviews tagging 'Medical content'
This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
183 reviews
ramalam98's review against another edition
This was excellent, I've never laughed so hard and so frequently at a book, and then had the last few pages nearly make me cry. Our NHS is something we need to grab on to with both hands and never let go, yet the UK government is making many willingly chuck it down the drain. The problems in the NHS (caused by government cuts etc) can be fixed by investing in the NHS and its doctors (and nurses, and other staff), not by getting rid of it. As someone who hopefully has 30-40 years before I start seriously needing healthcare, I am afraid for what that will look like in our country by then. Do I start saving now?
Some sections in particular were really informative, such as the part about how NHS access to fertility help works (i.e. arbitrarily and cruelly), and in general the ridiculous ways that junior doctors are treated in terms of where and how they work. My partner's sister will be a junior doctor next year and I'll be very interested (and probably saddened) to hear what has changed.
Loved this book, though could tell it had all gone through heavy editing. Would have liked a more realistic look at what his daily thoughts would have looked like jotted down back then.
Some heavy fatphobia in some places to the usual doctor tune of "why would they not just lose weight? fat people are idiots amirite" which was disappointing. It always amazes me how little doctors know about how that works.
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Blood
Moderate: Abortion and Terminal illness
Minor: Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Fatphobia, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
taryn174's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Miscarriage, Grief, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Blood
danileah07's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma
Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Child death
laura7lbd's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Medical content, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Infertility
silverbirch's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Medical content, Blood, and Medical trauma
sun_tea's review
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Infertility
earftoalex's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Blood, Infertility, Medical content, and Miscarriage
Minor: Self harm, Dementia, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
megb64's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Child death, Gore, Medical content, Blood, Infertility, Body horror, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death, Cancer, Cursing, and Blood
avidc's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Medical content
alexemantle's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Excrement, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Blood, Child death, Medical content, Infertility, Medical trauma, Self harm, and Terminal illness