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The Secret Doctor

By: Dr Max Skittle
Narrated by: Kris Dyer
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About this listen

Welcome to the life of Dr Max Skittle. Therapist, relationship counsellor, social worker, friend, parent-figure - and, yes: doctor.

Join Max - and his patients - as he takes us on a rollercoaster journey through a year in the life of a doctor: from infected toenails, to wonky elbows, to erectile disfunction, to bed bugs; the happy couple expecting a surprise new baby; the teenage girl struggling with body image issues; the loving family grappling with grief, Max shows us all the highs and crushing lows that come with being a GP - and how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed all our lives forever.

This is what really goes on in your local doctor's surgery - spilt urine bottles, existential crises, emails back and forth with social services, utterly unexplainable health problems and appointments always running late - told by a man who, despite it all, really loves his job.

Previously published as The Secret GP.

©2020 Dr Max Skittle (P)2020 Bonnier Books UK Medical Professionals & Academics
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great book. love the humor but also really interesting to hear the day in a life of a GP. He sounds like a great GP wish I could have him as a Dr.

if you have humor, give this a whirl

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enjoyed this as a free one from the plus catalogue. I enjoy the various stories if the different people being told from the GP's point of view with humour and honesty.

Humour and honesty from a GP

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The Secret Doctor is a truly honest, yet lighthearted, but also heartfelt and true depiction of one GP’s time as a local doctor.

It’s well worth a listen!

Thankyou Max Skittle, whom ever you may be!

The Secret Doctor

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When I first began to listen it seemed a bit boring and I was almost going to switch it off, but I thought no il give it more time. Turned out to be a great listen! Awesome insight to G.P and family life. Hope there's a sequel about country life????

Almost Switched Off! Glad I Didn't

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what a funny book! really interesting and so easy to listen to. it had us in stitches at times, the timing of the narrator was perfect

great great read!

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Loved every minute, it was funny and entertaining and everything I expected it to be! Want to find more just like it!

Hilarious!

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This was a great listen! The stories were heart-warming but funny anecdotes of a GP's personal and professional life. The only negative was the concluding chapter which was an inane commentary on life that was an anticlimax to the whole book. Get the book but ignore the final chapter is my advice!

Heartwarming and funny stories

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I wasn't sure how this was going to play out, but I managed to wrap it up in a week of driving to and from work, making the odd detour just so I could hear more of the story. I was actually sad when It finished as Max has a very funny way of telling a story. A great listen.

A very easy to listen to book

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arrogant arse who does nothing but whine about his patients and his job, and brag about his wife and son

don't bother

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If its too hot in the kitchen etc, get out. Boring. You’re not SO interesting that I have to listen to your bad language and complaining.
Have a listen to Dr. Benaroch for great stories. 3 years as Gp does not give you anywhere near the ability to write a book. Awful.

Whinge whinge whinge

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