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CANCER - OR COVID-19? SUE'S STORY
Manage episode 257127470 series 2640354
On the night that millions of UK residents turned out on their doorsteps to applaud the efforts of NHS workers, Sue - a cancer survivor from Birmingham - told me how she feels the Health Service has been taken from her. With every spare bed taken up by Coronavirus patients, she has been denied her potentially life saving regular check up. Sue was also unable to get her examination 5 months ago - before the pandemic struck. Her story, which is echoed by patients with serious conditions across the country, begs questions about the ability of the NHS to rise to the challenge of an unexpected surge in demand when it is already bursting at the seams.
16 episodes
Manage episode 257127470 series 2640354
On the night that millions of UK residents turned out on their doorsteps to applaud the efforts of NHS workers, Sue - a cancer survivor from Birmingham - told me how she feels the Health Service has been taken from her. With every spare bed taken up by Coronavirus patients, she has been denied her potentially life saving regular check up. Sue was also unable to get her examination 5 months ago - before the pandemic struck. Her story, which is echoed by patients with serious conditions across the country, begs questions about the ability of the NHS to rise to the challenge of an unexpected surge in demand when it is already bursting at the seams.
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