Adam Kay wrote snatched entries into his secret diaries whenever he had a chance, ‘after endless days, sleepless nights and missed weekends. Beginning when he got his first post as a House Officer through to when he quit medicine as a Senior Registrar. Throughout his stories, he holds nothing back, being totally honest about what he thinks of the NHS, his colleagues and his patients. For anyone who thinks a doctor has things easy and gets paid a lot, and for anyone who doesn’t work in the NHS (and those who do) - read this book - I think you will be surprised.
I loved the honesty Adam brings to his diaries and I’m guessing a few folks out there will think that he should keep quiet about some things that happened not only during his time as a doctor but also in days gone by when his Consultants tell him tales that will make your toes curl.
I think readers will be shocked by the reality, that yes, doctors have their holidays cancelled at the very last minute, yes, they are expected to just ‘pop’ back home to cover a shift - even if they are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and indeed clinics and operations run over. You can’t just leave a patient on the operating table because your shift should have finished an hour ago!
The book is funny, thought-provoking, eye-opening and devastating. Adam tells his tales of his career as a junior doctor with so much witticism it is difficult to put down. At the end of the book, he writes an open letter to the UK Government, asking them to take doctors and the NHS seriously. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Adam’s book and I would urge you to do the same.
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