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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 investigating air quality during lockdown.

The international study looked at what effect reduced congestion and human movement might have in cities around the world.

Find out how Dr Alex was able to contribute to the data as part of his daily commute.

Thank you to Dyson for sponsoring this episode of The Waiting Room with Dr Alex.

For more information on the research go to www.dyson.co.uk/newsroom

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 a day.

Alex catches up with Midwife Naghmeh Teymourian-Yates to hear about her experiences working during the Covid-19 crisis as the Labour Ward Co-ordinator at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex.

Content warning: contains references to births, emergency medical procedures, mental health

In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Hotlines in other countries can be found here.

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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 the sickest patients, with case numbers increasing through the second wave, Becky talks honestly about the kind of pressures staff are facing as they are pushed to the limit.

Content warning: contains references to intensive care trauma and treatments, maternal death, losing a baby, death, bereavement, mental health

In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Hotlines in other countries can be found here.

If you want to get in touch, please email [email protected]

For more information on Frontline19

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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 those in need of urgent care.

From cardiac arrests and road accidents to stabbings, Lisa tells Alex what it's really like treating some of the most critically ill patients before they get to hospital.

Content warning: contains references to emergency medical procedures and trauma injuries

In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Hotlines in other countries can be found here.

If you want to get in touch, please email [email protected]

Thanks to Co op Health for sponosring this series of The Waiting Room. Don't forget to download the Co op Health app today.

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 decisions about how to keep themselves and others safe.

Dr Alex is joined by two members of the Street Doctors' team to find out more. Fauziya Lakhi is the National Volunteer Co-ordinator and Layla Walker Lawrence is a medical student and volunteer.

For further information on Street Doctors, go to www.streetdoctors.org or @StreetDoctors on Instagram/Twitter/Facebook.

Content warning: contains references to knife crime, medical interventions and death.

In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Hotlines in other countries can be found here.

If you want to get in touch, please email [email protected]

Thanks to Co op Health for sponosring this series of The Waiting Room. Don't forget to download the Co op Health app today.

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 emergencies and making sure patients are receiving the most appropriate response required.

After tragically losing her son to knife crime, she now also teaches Year 7 children about the dangers of carrying knives.

Content warning: contains references to knife crime, emergency medical procedures, sick children, end of life care, death, bereavement

In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Hotlines in other countries can be found here.

If you want to get in touch, please email [email protected]

Thanks to Co op Health for sponosring this series of The Waiting Room. Don't forget to download the Co op Health app today.

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 across the captial.

He discusses his training in critical care, supporting other paramedics in decision making and attending calls to cardiac arrests, mental health crises and complex maternity cases.

He also gives Alex a refresher in how to deliver CPR, too.

Content warning: contains references to suicide, mental health, medical procedures, end of life care, death

In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Hotlines in other countries can be found here.

If you want to get in touch, please email [email protected]

Thanks to Co-op Health for sponsoring this series of The Waiting Room. Don't forget to download the Co-op Health app today.

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 patients affected by conflict and catastrophe and raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for charitable causes, he also teaches advanced surgical skills to local medics and surgeons.

He joins Alex to talk about his experiences and his best selling memoir, War Doctor.

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If you want to get in touch or you have a question, please email [email protected]

Content warning: contains some scenes which listeners may find upsetting, with references to medical procedures, war injuries, depression, PTSD, end of life care and death

In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Hotlines in other countries can be found here.

For more information on the David Nott Foundation, please go to https://davidnottfoundation.com

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 dedicated her time to caring for women and children in refugee camps, setting up hospitals and clinics, and helping communities at risk who find it hard to access health care.

If you want to get in touch or you have a question, please email [email protected]

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Content warning: contains references to medical procedures, war injuries, sick children, end of life care, death

In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Hotlines in other countries can be found here.

For more information on Medecins Sans Frontieres, please go to www.msf.org.uk

A&E doctor, Alex George, is back with a fourth series of the podcast after a very intense few months.

He's been treating Covid-19 patients at Lewisham Hospital in London and sharing his experiences with the nation in his role as a TV medic.

Joining him in this first episode is his A&E colleague, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Dr Anna Colclough. They compare notes on delivering care through a global pandemic and discuss how quickly their department adapted in the most extraordinary circumstances.

If you want to get in touch or you have a question, please email [email protected]

Thank you to Co-op Health for sponsoring this series of The Waiting Room. Don’t forget to download the Co-op Health app today.

Content warning: contains references to suicide, mental health, medical procedures, end of life care, death

In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Hotlines in other countries can be found here.

For information on coronavirus, visit the UK government website.