Inside A&E. The reality doctors are seeing.
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Emergency medicine consultant Professor Rob Galloway joins me to talk about what is really happening inside A&E departments across the NHS.
This conversation was prompted by an article Rob wrote describing the current pressures in emergency care — corridor care, ambulance delays, and the growing mismatch between what the NHS was originally designed to treat and the illnesses now filling hospitals.
We discuss why the system is struggling, the consequences for patients and staff, and why the solution isn’t simply more money but a fundamental rethink of prevention, primary care and how demand is managed.
Rob also shares the personal story behind his charity Rare People, which funds research into treatments for rare diseases following his daughter’s diagnosis with a rare genetic condition.
Corridor care and the normalisation of unsafe conditions
Ambulance delays and hidden system failures
Why the NHS model struggles with chronic disease
Risk in general practice and emergency medicine
Defensive medicine and increasing investigation
Lifestyle illness and demand on emergency services
Falls, strength and long-term health
Rare disease research and Rob’s charity Rare People
Rare People charity:
https://rarepeople.org
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