The Other Side Of Blackpool Podcast

The NHS-Staff speak out

April 03, 2023 Poverty Truth Network Season 4 Episode 1
The Other Side Of Blackpool Podcast
The NHS-Staff speak out
Show Notes

In this episode host Gillian Oliver asks  if you’ve ever been a patient at Blackpool’s Victoria Hospital. 

Now we know about the pressure the health service is under, and the terrific work done by staff to keep things together during the pandemic through cuts and underinvestment. 

But today we’re asking: How do you get home from The Vic? 

It’s a bit out of town isn’t it - and they say it’s the busiest accident and emergency department outside London. If you don’t have a car, or money for the bus, you’re kind of stranded. And that’s where our story begins. 

Our guests in this episode were a Junior Doctor voiced by an actor and Kris Zacharias a former staff member of the NHS