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S1 Adam Kay: 'You just scar a bit'

How Do You Cope? …with Elis and John

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How Does Grief Play a Part in a Doctor's Life?

Doctors aren't actually allowed to grieve, says the author. It's just a horrible fact of the job and in fact there was nothing realistically I could have done that would have stopped my own bad day at work. The process is coming back to work the next day or having a drink when you get home - what part does grief play in a doctor's life? "I think that my book should be compulsory for people going into medicine," she adds. 'If you can't cope with that fact now then don't get into the job'

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