London Call-Out: Confessions Of A Doctor In The Capital,

By Alex Rudd

London is the greatest city in the world – and also home to the most bizarre medical emergencies any doctor will ever witness.

As an emergency doctor, Alex Rudd visits homes across London throughout the night, treating all manner of ills from hypochondria to people with household objects stuck in their nether regions. It’s a job he loves, but it might drive him crazy – if he doesn’t die of exhaustion first. With poignant insights into the issues faced by strained NHS staff in a major city as well as a revealing look into the night shift team, Rudd’s medical memoir is chocked full of unbelievable true anecdotes.

The stories he recounts will make you laugh and cry in equal measure as he lifts the lid on life as an on-call doctor in the capital in this entertaining, poignant medical memoir.

London Call-Out: Confessions of a Doctor in the Capital is a must read for fans of This Is Going to Hurt.

Alex Rudd is a GP who now works as a locum in a variety of surgeries in London and the rest of the country. His name has been changed to protect the identity of his patients and colleagues.