The Waiting Room With Dr Alex Podcast
1) I've got some news...
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2) The True Impact of Lockdown on Air Quality with Dyson’s Alex Knox
What can a backpack tell you about the air that you breathe? In this special bonus edition, Dr Alex chats to Dyson’s Vice President of Environmental Care, Alex Knox, to hear about the company’s work...Show More
3) Pregnancy & Giving Birth in a Pandemic with Midwife Naghmeh
We may be in the middle of a pandemic but babies are still being born. Midwives have had to rethink and adjust how they do things but maternity services are open and caring for women twenty four hours...Show More
4) Life & Death in Intensive Care with Nurse Becky Ellis-Smith
Dr Alex learns more about what it's been like to work as a nurse in adult critical care through the Covid-19 crisis with Senior Sister Becky Ellis-Smith from the Royal London Hospital. Caring for th...Show More
5) Flying Doctors - Helicopter Emergency Medical Service with Dr Lisa Cunningham
Dr Lisa Cunningham is an emergency doctor who specialises in pre hospital care. She works with the air ambulance service, flying in a helicopter to bring life saving skills straight to the scene of th...Show More
Flying Doctors - Helicopter Emergency Medical Service with Dr Lisa Cunningham
47:04 | Jan 14th, 2021
6) Knife Crime - Saving Lives With The Street Doctors
Street Doctors is a charity which aims to prevent youth violence and reduce its impact. By teaching first aid, it hopes to equip young people aged 11-25 with the knowledge to make more informed decisi...Show More
7) Life Line: Handling 999 Calls with Emergency Response Dispatcher Mandy Cassidy
Mandy Cassidy has been working in the London Ambulance Service's 999 control room for the last 18 years, most recently as an ambulance dispatcher. She is responsible for sending ambulances to emergenc...Show More
Life Line: Handling 999 Calls with Emergency Response Dispatcher Mandy Cassidy
35:47 | Dec 31st, 2020
8) Critical Care on the City Streets With Advanced Paramedic Kevin Cuddon
One of the stars of the BBC TV series Ambulance, Advanced Paramedic, Kevin Cuddon, talks to Alex about his role with the London Ambulance Service, responding to the most seriously ill or injured acros...Show More
9) War Doctor: Trauma Surgery On The Front Line with Professor David Nott
For the last twenty five years, Professor David Nott has taken unpaid leave from his role as a Consultant Vascular and Trauma Surgeon in the NHS to work for aid agencies overseas. As well as treating ...Show More
10) Building Hospitals in Conflict Zones With Dr Maryann Noronha
Alex is joined by Dr Maryann Noronha, who not only works for the NHS as an Emergency Medicine Consultant, but also volunteers overseas in some of the most dangerous parts of the world. She has dedicat...Show More