NHS: Life on the Frontline.  Final year medical student Mat Robathan is about to start as a new junior doctor in the NHS in August 2022. In this podcast he finds out what life on the NHS frontline is really like from two current NHS junior doctors, and asks if Dr Adam Kay's recent bestselling book and TV series "This is Going to Hurt" is a realistic portrayal of what he can expect when he starts work in today's NHS.

Presenter: Mat Robathan, final year medical student, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, and soon-to-be junior doctor in the NHS.

Guests: Junior NHS doctors Holly and Sarah

This episode touches on depression and suicide. If you are affected by any of the issues discussed in this podcast, you can contact Samaritans at all hours on www.samaritans.org; or www.befrienders.org  for a range of international organisations offering support