The covid crisis in India - and what it means for NHS staff
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The NHS \\u2013 and in indeed the World \\u2013 has been watching the catastrophic covid surge in India, with almost 400,000 cases recorded in a single day.
\\nThis week we are joined by a member of our India office who describes the impact this has had on her family and how \\u201cdisease and death has become so much a part of the everyday conversation\\u201d.
\\nWe hear how social media has become an important tool for families desperately searching for a hospital bed.
\\nWe also take the discussion closer to home and cover the creeping pressure on primary and secondary care, with some GPs shutting down patient self-referral systems for fear of becoming swamped over the weekend.
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