Compelling, uplifting, heart-breaking, and at times so brutally honest it's hard not to look away, this is a story that needs to be told.

Unflinchingly honest, disparagingly relatable, and undeniably funny, “This is Going to Hurt” is a much-needed examination of the NHS and the trials of working in medicine.

This is NHS life as it was lived under Gordon Brown and before the worst public health crisis in living memory. It invites us all to re-evaluate and understand just how much this must be hurting now.

Bitingly funny, searingly sad, and fully educational—how can you beat that combination?

...will get more people to talk about our utterly broken institutions so we can finally do something about it before it is too late.

Mixing tragedy and comedy to stunningly powerful effect, former doctor Adam Kay turns his own experiences into the stuff of TV gold while showing us the stark reality of a routinely under-funded, over-stretched NHS.

...gives a valuable, if sometimes vulgar, insight into the stark reality of a labour ward.