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It is really like this.....

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Although it may be unpalatable to many, this is exactly what it was ( ?is) like to be junior doctor...I know i was one. I'm now a consultant and things haven't changed much (other than for the worse) Read it if you want to get a true perspective as opposed to the nonsense in Holby City, Casualty etc Whilst you're at it take a look at the Cardiac Arrest series from the 90's now on DVD -- probaly the best hospital TV series ever made

Important reading for doctors in training

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As a medical teacher I was keen to add my thoughts having just read this book. Like other reviewers I found aspects of this book negative, missing out a lot of the positive points out about being a junior doctor. Having said that there are some parts of the book which were very valuable. Suicide among doctors is a real issue and it is vital all doctors, particularly junior doctors, read the section on pages 80-82; "Suicide is Painless". He writes; "So if you're a doctor and you think it it's all over and your whole world has gone irretrievably pear-shaped, I say this: Bail out. Don't kill yourself. Leave your job. ..... Reclaim your life: have it over again. You're young. You'll make new friends." If you have issues relating to views on health service managers, then read page 118. And finally, a useful quotation; "Accident and Emergency is the random anecdote generator of the NHS, the strange attractor to which all ridiculousness will gravitate." (Page 68) The book is well worth a read, particularly for doctors in training.

Hilarious	Customer Rating:
This is the only book that tells it like it is about being a junior doctor in the UK. It's funny and dark. A must-read for all doctors and would-be doctors out there.

unrelentless ranting

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This book is more or less a long, bitter rant. Now there are times when I like that kind of thing, but the negativity is overwhelming here, and incessant! There are some insights into life as a junior doctor to be gleaned if you are not a doctor and there is some (I think almost accidental) comment on real issues about the downsides of medical training. However I am in two minds as to whether I really learnt anything new or indeed if I enjoyed the read. This is a book to borrow from a friend or take out of the library, I don't think I'd buy it again though I am glad I read it.

Humorous to Cynical in 60 seconds	Customer Rating:
This book started out as an entertaining and humorous account about life as a junior doctor, and quickly disintegrated into a cynical and negative assault on nurses and patients - the very people vital to Foxton's success and employment. Do your health a favour and give it a miss.