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Your Life in My Hands
- A Junior Doctor's Story
- Narrated by: Cassie Layton
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
These are the extraordinary realities of the NHS front line. From the historic junior doctor strikes to the 'humanitarian crisis' declared by the Red Cross, the overstretched health service is on the precipice.
This is a powerful polemic on its systematic degradation and a letter of optimism to that same health service and those who support it. It captures with tenderness a new doctor's experiences of an NHS at breaking point.
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-07-18
Makes you want to smile, makes you want to cry.
An excellent, well written and well read book that at times was a real eye opener into the failings within the NHS that we take for granted.
At times this book brought a lump to the throat and a tear to the eye, and at other times brought a huge smile to my face.
'Your life in my hands' really makes you appreciate the dedication and commitment of the junior doctors in service within the NHS, even though they are forced to work ridiculous hours, are constantly fighting against governmental cutbacks, red tape and astounding bureaucracy they keep battling through.
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- Noemie
- 30-07-18
Was over journalistic and political for me
Expected more stories of patients and how the juniors coped, it was rather more a political rant against the government, not saying that's not needed but it just wasn't what the book seemed to be about in the description.
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- Leah Bannerman-Newbould
- 30-04-20
Thank you for the raw truth.
Both books by Rachel Clarke are very heart felt and deal with a verity of issues scarcely discus before. Personally, I admire this and having been at the mercy of the NHS before I know things can go wrong. However, the human touch of the nurses mean more then most will ever comprehend.
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- sharon Hadley
- 09-11-22
True reflection of the NHS
Excellent audiobook on an NHS doctors story of the struggles of sustainability of the NHS
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- Fartuun
- 02-01-18
Beloved NHS
What a beautifully told story of true likeness of our current nhs. as a front line nurse I understand n have experienced the winter pressure beds... which to be totally honest can be very dangerous for patients. when the hospital is at capacity n yet ambulances are dropping of patient's, all so that A&E does not get charged a massive fine. This no longer safeguards the patients and defeats the purpose of NHS.
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- Charlotte L.
- 26-06-19
Gripping
I couldn't stop listening. Wonderfully touching and terrifying all at the same time. A brilliant book.
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- EmmaM
- 15-10-19
Brilliant account by a brilliant witness
We need to fund the NHS better and this book explains why.
The content is great, but the performance could have done with someone to proof-listen to it. Mispronounced words, incomprehensible intonation - not too bad but not perfect.
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- Catherine
- 11-06-18
Excellent listen
A thought provoking, well articulated and fascinating account of what is happening to the NHS
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- Tom
- 06-07-18
Essential listening for anyone who cares about our Health Service
Heartfelt, heartbreaking, beautifully written yet brutally honest portrayal of a national health service in crisis, and the imperfect but committed doctors trying to keep it working.
Brilliantly narrated this is a must listen for anyone who wants to understand the real and complex issues behind the sound bites which dominate the headlines about the NHS. This is also a moving story of a doctor’s struggle to reconcile her love for her profession with the immense mental, physical and emotional strain of having to battle not only the diseases which afflict her patients, but government spin and chronic underfunding.
Will make you grateful and angry, concerned about the future yet hopeful that people like Rachel Clarke are still fighting for the NHS which underpins our nation.
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- brian smith
- 13-08-18
Brilliantly informative
Although I follow the political scene very closely and in particular the social policies “Your Life In My Hands “ was a real eye opener.
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