I hadn't heard of Adam Kay before (although I did work with someone who went through a phase of constantly playing that sneering sexist, working-class hating band he is a part of). I said upthread that I found the main character's constant pithy comments a bit grating, and now that I know Kay wrote this himself and the protagonist is based on him it just makes it worse. 'Hey, I admit I was often a flawed and inept doctor but just look at how unfailingly witty and clever and self- aware I am.' It's always a mistake for a writer to give themselves the best lines.
There's a tendency for the media, and society in general, to confer sainthood on doctors and nurses, and I think Bodies did a better job of debunking that myth. (Although Jed Mercurio also has problems with depicting women, the working-class and fat people in his dramas.) We're always told that there is something so peculiarly traumatic about being a medical professional that dark humour is essential to getting through the day, but does something about that humour bleed into, or reveal attitudes towards, patients and actually contribute to the patients' bad experiences and poor outcomes? It's widely accepted that there's something rotten at the heart of police culture which is leading to massive institutional failings, so is it hard to accept that medical failings aren't just a matter of cuts and resources but are also down to a poor attitude towards patients? It's worrying that this guy is seen as being representative of doctors. Would any other profession always get away with, 'You have to be a part of our exclusive club to understand why we need to talk about people like they are scum'?
I'll also add that, although I hate cancel culture, it's very interesting who gets cancelled and who doesn't, isn't it? It's all completely partisan and you can be as vile and demeaning as you like as long as you are on the right side.