So clinically funny and politically important for supporters of the NHS that it should be given out on prescription * Guardian *

It's laugh-out-loud funny, heartbreakingly sad and gives you the lowdown on what it's like to be holding it together while serving on the front line of our beloved but beleaguered NHS. I'd prescribe this book to anyone and everyone. You want to learn, laugh, and be moved to tears at the same time.You find bodily functions more amusing than outrageous.You want to discover the realities and secrets of what it's like to be an everyday hero of the NHS.Kay is currently touring and has also written a second book, 'Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas'> This critically acclaimed book remained as a Sunday Times Number One Bestseller for more than eight months and scooped up a whopping four National Book Awards. This book isn't just about life on the medical front line it is also a touching and painful reminder of what it means to be a human being with our fragile and often perplexing bodies, unique personalities, and amazing capacity to care for one another. Get ready for 97-hour working weeks, understanding what it's like to have to make a fast decision that determines another human being's fate, a tidal wave of bodily fluids, and the rather bleak reality that after all that, you come away with a payslip that barely covers your outgoings. This Is Going To Hurt pulls back the cubicle curtain to reveal what happens in the ward and beyond through a junior doctor's eyes.

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