The NHS employs 1.5 million people across the UK, just over 2% of the population. However, life inside this mega-employer is quite unlike what most of us experience in our day jobs. This episode’s guest is responsible for helping shift the spotlight on the workers who take care of the UK’s population, with his hit comedy memoir, This is Going to Hurt.
From Doctor to BAFTA winner, Adam Kay, knows life inside the NHS, having spent 6 years working as a junior doctor, and his story has since been brought to the screen in a BBC TV series based on his experiences. We speak to Adam on the highs and lows of the NHS, how society views its workers, and what more could be done to support them.