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

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,4th impression. [Complete number line 9 8 7 6 5 4.] NFINE/VG+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,clean,matt,wrap-around blue-green background with colour photographic front panel of dw/dj,with white-lettered part title and yellow-lettered sub-title,2 critics' yellow+white lettered reviews, and yellow-lettered Sunday Times Bestseller lettering at its top edge; spine/backstrip with embossed white-lettered part-title and author's name and capitalsed white lettered publisher's name to foot of same,rear panel with 8 critics' yellow+white lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear, minimal bumping and reciprocal creasing head+foot of spine,all corner tips minisculely rubbed,rear lower corner tip with a small closed tear – no other nicks,tears or splits present.Minimal,light and superficial scoring/indents to either panel and without penetration to boards beneath. Top+fore-edges aged/toned - top edges with small blemish,else clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no intentional dog-eardog-ear reading creases to pages' corner tips - a couple of accidental but tiny corner tip creases to lower corner tips to about 6pp,otherwise appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain pale grey cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked white ink printed lettered spine/backstrip, and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,small 8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,4th imp,xiiipp-xvpp+1-267pp [paginated] includes Author's Introduction,10 chapters,An Open Letter to the Secretary of State for Health,and Acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] 2pp critics' reviews,half-title+title pages,a dedication,author's note/ disclaimer,a Contents list/table,and to the rear,4pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable,and even internally,the book is also in an acceptable condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading. Despite them,it really is still an acceptable copy. A non-fiction book by British comedy writer Adam Kay, and his debut work,published by PICADOR (UK),in 2017. As a collection of diary entries written by Kay during his medical training from 2004 to 2010,Kay's book discusses political issues in the health care system of the National Health Service in the UK and it's societal conflicts between the general population and neglected doctors. Written in the form of a diary as "reflective practice",in which he could log any interesting clinical experiences he experienced throughout his training. Five years after his resignation,Kay was officially removed from the medical register which prompted him to dispose of all the medical files he had been storing,leading him to review his "reflective journal". At around this time in 2015,junior doctors had entered contract disputes with the NHS, leading the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,Jeremy Hunt,to accuse junior doctors of being greedy.This event motivated Kay to respond to this accusation by releasing 'This is Going to Hurt',illustrating his own experiences as a junior doctor. The most prevalent theme present is the mistreatment and neglect that doctors have to endure.Combined,these themes form a powerful argument against Jeremy Hunt's party line comments concerning the motivation of doctors, justifying the view that doctors are not greedy,and do not pursue a career in medicine entirely motivated by money. Through this book Kay highlighted the many adversities junior doctors must face for the minimal pay they receive, and sought to spread awareness to support doctors in their contract disputes with the NHS. Released in September 2017,it was praised for having comedy,whilst also spreading awareness of the lives of the junior doctors. A review in The Scotsman - a Scottish newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh,said that the book stressed the social importance of being "vital and timely; it should be required reading for anyone who ever has any political or financial responsibility for [England's] health services." In 2017 the book was Sunday Times number one Bestseller for over a year and sold over 3 million copies.It was followed up by number one bestsellers 'Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas' and 'Undoctored'. It was also Winner of 3 of 4 nominated Awards,Short-listed in the 4th - Blackwells Debut of the Year, Books are My Bag Non-fiction Book of the Year, Books are My Bag Readers Awards: Children's Award,and Short-listed Blackwell's Book of the Year,respectively.In 2018 further Short-listed Award nominations in the British Book Awards: Non-fiction Narrative Book of the Year and Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,] for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! 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