Fit For Purpose
by Angela Burdick
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Pub Date 28 Mar 2025 | Archive Date 7 May 2025
The Book Guild | Book Guild Publishing
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Description
Think you have the solution to NHS funding shortfalls? Think again. John lands in the middle of the problem when he’s stretchered into A&E at NHS Trust Terminal Five, sponsored by Volvo. After being pulled from a river, he can’t recall if he was pushed, fell, or jumped. Why did he leave his lover, Megan, and make such a reckless choice?
Once inside the hospital, John discovers a world where patients unfit for purpose are in trouble, and hospital staff—including suspiciously glassy-eyed nursing assistants—seem to have sinister roles. There’s even a rock band, The Day Trippers, for entertainment. In trying to save the hospital from government bailiffs, resuscitation takes on an unsettling, creative twist.
Burdick’s surreal, shocking, and darkly funny novel takes a satirical dive into the future of healthcare, where survival of the fittest is taken literally. You’ve been warned—this isn’t your usual hospital drama.
A Note From the Publisher
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781835742907 |
| PRICE | £4.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 296 |
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Featured Reviews
Paul S, Reviewer
As someone who has worked for the NHS for 25 years there is much of this book that although funny sadly rings true, I can only hope it never becomes like this, great book, funny and sad sometimes at the same time
Chris W, Reviewer
Not the sort of book that I would normally read. More than anything else, it made me think. /what would it be like if you woke up one day and didn’t know your name or anything about yourself.
The hospital procedures were scary, amusing at times and with a cast of other characters, sometimes really sad.
Thanks to Netgalley and The Book Guild for providing me with an Advance Reader's Copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.
Hannah J, Reviewer
This honestly felt like a fever-dream. I can't even be 100% sure what I just read but I know I had a good time throughout! It was wacky and unique and well written. The author obviously had a lot of fun with this and really thought about the new ideas they brought into the book. If you're after something a bit bonkers, go for it!
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