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Three years ago, spinal surgeon Hilali Noordeen’s eldest son told his father he was considering becoming a doctor. Rather than sitting his 15-year-old down for a parental chat about prospects, Noordeen decided to write him a series of letters. Illuminating the lengthy path to and through the profession with self-deprecating anecdotes, lyrical musings on the philosophy of care and gritty detail about daily hospital life, these notes make up his new book:
Letters to a Young Doctor: Exploring and Surviving a Career in Medicine. Writing for medical students and junior doctors across the UK, Noordeen, 60 – whose career spans 36 years full-time in the NHS – neither patronises by casting himself as a wise elder nor sugarcoats the struggle with wellbeing and work-life balance afflicting doctors in today’s NHS.