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NHS Stories

Discover stories of patients, staff and communities at the heart of the NHS.

Local Radio,40 episodes

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No smart phone? No problem
An NHS Digital pod is being installed in Torbay to help those with no internet access
22 Jan 2026,5 mins
The school in Bristol Children’s Hospital
The school helps children that are being treated at the hospital and their families too.
22 Jan 2026,5 mins
‘My baby was born three months premature’
In 2022, Bella gave birth to Pace, who weighed just 642 grams.
22 Jan 2026,3 mins
Meeting the challenge of Cumbria's ageing population
The Lake District has a significantly older demographic than the national average.
22 Jan 2026,3 mins
'The camaraderie in a hospital is just amazing'
A former Royal London patient explains why she keeps coming back to volunteer.
22 Jan 2026,2 mins
Students learning from AI generated patients
Dr Chris Jacobs uses AI to provide better patient training for students.
22 Jan 2026,3 mins
GP clinic boosts cancer detection
Doncaster GP provides cancer clinic for quick checks and urgent referrals.
22 Jan 2026,2 mins
Behind the scenes at Rosebank Health's Kingsway site
Jon Smith takes a tour around one of Gloucestershire's busiest health centres.
22 Jan 2026,3 mins
Army volunteers join paramedics as co-responders
Meet the latest recruits to the East of England Ambulance Service.
22 Jan 2026,3 mins
Keeping patients out of the Emergency Department
NHS bosses in Cornwall have put new systems in place to help ease pressures.
22 Jan 2026,4 mins
'Thanks to the NHS we'll mark 60 years together'
Georgey Spanswick listens to Malcolm from Harrogate talk about his NHS experience.
22 Jan 2026,3 mins
Do we need a National Care Service?
Georgey Spanswick speaks to Mike Padgham, chair of the Integrated Care Board.
22 Jan 2026,4 mins
'Their care and commitment to the job is phenomenal'
Frome District Nurse Lottie Cruse was inspired by other nurses from a young age.
22 Jan 2026,5 mins
The AI robots helping to speed up pharmacies
Cross Chemist in Essex sees 30 people a day and prescribes 11,000 medications a month.
22 Jan 2026,4 mins
Without change ‘we are just playing catch up’
Norfolk NHS boss explains how without extra funding waiting times won’t improve.
22 Jan 2026,5 mins
All in a day's work at a GP practice
We go behind the scenes at Princes Park Health Centre in Eastbourne.
22 Jan 2026,4 mins
Spotlight on the NHS in Lancashire
Our Health correspondent Gill Dummigan’s been looking at the latest NHS data.
22 Jan 2026,5 mins
South Western Ambulance Service worst in England
Chief Executive John Martin tells Ben Prater what’s being done to improve the service.
22 Jan 2026,9 mins
The bleak reality of 'corridor care'
Record high patient numbers mean so-called "corridor care" has become a common occurrence.
22 Jan 2026,3 mins
Robots on the Ward
How would you feel if your surgery was carried out by a robot?
22 Jan 2026,5 mins
Day in the life at a 'one-stop' care shop
Call centres and a robot helping 'one-stop' GP cut waiting times.
22 Jan 2026,3 mins
From Crisis to Comeback?
The trust which runs Shropshire's two main hospitals has been criticised heavily.
22 Jan 2026,5 mins
Chris Hoy's cancer bravery has extended my life
Mike Kirby from Bridlington was inspired to get checked because of the former Olympian.
22 Jan 2026,3 mins
The surgeon who was inspired by her own childhood surgery
Dr Olivia Howe, a Surgical Trainee at NUH, was inspired by her own surgery, aged 10.
22 Jan 2026,5 mins
How can Lincolnshire cut ambulance response times?
The county has the worst figures in the country.
22 Jan 2026,9 mins
The challenges facing 'the front door' of the NHS
Babar Arshad shares some of the challenges pharmacists face in the NHS.
22 Jan 2026,4 mins
Cobbler with toe for thumb reunited with surgeon
David Lee had to have a new thumb created from one of his toes after an accident at work.
22 Jan 2026,8 mins
‘NHS Wonder drug changed my life’
Lorraine Price’s kidney transplant thanks to Imlifidase
22 Jan 2026,4 mins
‘This prepares us for the challenges in the NHS’
Medical students at Aston University discuss their training on simulation wards.
22 Jan 2026,5 mins
'Mentally, the challenge is really intense'
How Wendy Colclough deals with the winter pressures at Haywood Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent.
22 Jan 2026,5 mins