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This Is Why

How to fix the NHS: Accident and emergency

This Is Why

Sky News

News, Daily News, News Commentary

4.0552 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Sarah-Jane Mee is joined by Sir David Nicholson, who used to run the NHS in England, as they explore ‘How to fix the NHS’ - a new mini podcast series for 2024 from the Sky News Daily.

This episode focuses on the challenges facing accident and emergency departments and more importantly, possible ways to solve some of the issues impacting both staff and patients.

To do that, Sarah-Jane and Sir David are joined by Dr Adrian Boyle, who is president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and a consultant in emergency medicine. Plus, we hear from paramedic Melissa who gives us a glimpse into life in the job right now.

Senior podcast producer: Annie Joyce
Interviews producer: Melissa Tutesigensi-Charles
Health producer: Mark Thompson
Editor: Paul Stanworth

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:03.6

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0:10.1

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0:14.0

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0:16.9

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0:19.5

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0:22.7

Visit racefor-life.org.

0:25.0

Prices vary by event distance and participant age.

0:29.6

The M&S Hot Cross Bun range features 12 different varieties.

0:34.3

So there's something for everyone.

0:35.9

The extremely cheesy bun is loaded with cheddar and

0:39.0

red lester. Savory, gorgeous. The new tiramisu bun, infused with coffee and packed with chocolate

0:45.6

chips. Love all of that. Or the red velvet filled bun, which you can eat straight out of the

0:51.1

packet, apparently that's right up my street. So, like I said, something for everyone, especially me.

0:56.4

This is not just food. This is M&S food. Selected stores.

1:01.8

Hello, this is Sarah Jane Me. Let me introduce you to Melissa, who's a paramedic.

1:07.3

It's no news to anyone that the NHS is a bit stretched at the moment,

1:10.8

and obviously that's going to have a knock on to all sectors and the ambulance services definitely feeling it.

1:15.6

But in my area we haven't been queuing with people in the back of ambulances outside of hospital for a long time and that's a huge step forward.

1:22.6

But there's still being left in corridors when you do take them into A&E.

1:26.6

They're having to wait hours and hours in the corridor half the time just because there's still being left in corridors. When you do take them into A&E, they're having to wait hours and hours in the corridor half the time.

1:30.4

Just because there's no space, there's no beds available yet.

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