This Is Going to Hurt is a memoir by Adam Kay based on his years working as a junior doctor in the NHS.

The book is drawn from his real diary entries, giving a raw and often funny account of hospital life.

Kay describes the exhausting hours, emotional strain, and chaos of working in medicine.

He shares bizarre, sad, and shocking experiences with patients, colleagues, and emergencies.

The humour helps balance the darker realities of stress, burnout, and personal sacrifice.

The book also shows how the demands of the job affected his relationships and mental health.

Through his stories, readers see the pressures faced by underpaid and overworked doctors.

It is both entertaining and critical of the strain placed on the NHS system.

Beneath the jokes, the memoir becomes increasingly moving and heartbreaking.

Overall, it is a powerful, honest, and memorable portrait of life on the front line of healthcare