This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor is by Adam Kay. This edition includes extra diary entries and an afterword by the author.

Key details

• Author: Adam Kay
• Diary account of time on the NHS front line
• Includes extra diary entries
• Includes an afterword by the author
• Sunday Times number one bestseller for over eight months
• Winner of four National Book Awards, including Book of the Year and Non-Fiction Book of the Year

Synopsis

Written in secret after long days, sleepless nights and missed weekends, this diary offers an unfiltered account of life as a junior doctor. It describes 97-hour weeks, high-stakes decisions, and the realities of hospital work, including a constant “tsunami of bodily fluids” and the frustrations of everyday practicalities.

The book presents a candid view of life on and off the ward, combining humour with moments that are described as horrifying and heartbreaking.