Patrick's wish for polite requests rather than demanding ones from colleagues adds a human touch to the narrative. As we are living through covid , it was also a good insight to see how our fantastic NHS were prepared to go that extra mile even at the expense of their own mental and physical health to get so many people , desperately ill with this disease through their darkest days.

I really think it's a medical area that is often overlooked and underestimated but Ed has done a fab job of bringing the role to life and highlighting how complex and interesting it can be. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below. If anyone needs a reality check at just how much the NHS staff are under appreciated, this book will do it. I read this book in one sitting because it was simply brilliant, even when my Apple Watch told me it was time to move around I stood up and carried on reading because I didn’t want to put it down! Medical memoirs always feel like home to me and I really miss my time working at the hospital; this book felt so familiar to me.Catch your breath is a poignant and also incredibly funny Medical Memoir about Ed’s career thus far as a Doctor, how he got into Anaesthesia and also his part at the forefront of the Covid-19 pandemic. That he is a comedian as well as an Anaesthetist shines through in his writing, he brings a lightness of touch to his narrative and as a result Catch Your Breath feels like a perversely gentle read despite some of the subject matter!

Accessible entry: Steep internal staircase consisting of 20 steps leading to the basement where The Lower Hall space is located. Written in short snippets of cases, experiences, and daily life this book was super easy to read and would be a great book to dip in and out of if you're short on time.This was a book that at times was hard to read due to the pure raw emotion and honesty but then within minutes I was gasping for air as I was laughing so much and while I felt some of these stories were over embellished, who doesn't re tell a story and now beef it up a bit? Ed is unapologetic in his unrestrained views of the NHS, and his stark honesty during the COVID-19 pandemic was both refreshing and desperately sad. But it's not just sleep-giving for this anaesthetist, as he navigates emergencies, patients not breathing for themselves and living with a terrifying sense of responsibility. Catch Your Breath moved me from laughter, to moments of remembrance and gave me a whole new appreciation of what working in a hospital is like.

As a memoir, Catch your Breath has an impressive number of dialogues which are so vivid and smart and hilarious that I´ve caught myself just laughing on my own more than once.It may be interesting, but there certainly aren't any plot twists, secret lives or extraordinary things you wouldn't know if you had just a little interest in the field. Being prepared and ready for the worst case scenario is a reoccurring theme throughout the book, because things don't always go smoothly, keeping a cool head in a stressful scenario!