


Non-medical readers will enjoy the detailed descriptions of how an on-call shift goes. The narrative takes you through a residency training program at a group of typical NHS Trust hospitals in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (“or ‘brats and twats’ as it was charmingly known at my medical school”). And every patient will find comfort in knowing that they are not alone in their travails experienced in a hospital.īoth will feel a sense of wonder and relief – that despite it all, they seem to have got away without worse disasters and accidents! Yes, This Is Going To Hurt!Īny doctor will find oh-so-many instances in it that resonate deeply with their own training.

You might be dead!Ī stand up comedian, who was once a doctor (even a trained specialist) in Britain’s NHS, wrote this delightfully funny, insightful and mission-oriented book. If you don’t burst out laughing – and break into tears – at least once while reading this book… check your pulse.
