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NHS Under Pressure

鈥業n 25 years of doing emergency medicine I think this is the worst I have ever seen it鈥

As the government admits the NHS is facing an 鈥渦nprecedented challenge鈥, A&E consultant Dr Maya Naravi tells us that in 25 years of working in emergency medicine, this is 鈥渢he worst I have ever seen it鈥.

大象传媒 health editor Hugh Pym joins us to explain what鈥檚 behind the problems and what鈥檚 being done to try to relieve them.

And amid widespread walkouts, Alan Jones, the PA鈥檚 industrial correspondent, talks us through what disruption we should expect as a result of strike action this year.

Today鈥檚 episode was presented by Adam Fleming and made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray, Josh Jenkins and Kamilah McInnis. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Alison Gee.

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