Our NHS experts are ready for your questions!
Tom @ the BNC
20 March 2020
It's a new Issue, so we have new experts, ready to take your new questions!
Even if you've had just one session of the BNC, get thinking of what you'd like to ask and post your questions below.
So far, we have:
Dame Donna Kinnair, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Nursing. In the past, Dame Donna has been "Head of Nursing" and has described her current role on the leadership team as "quite simply the best job in nursing". What questions do you have for her about nursing and the NHS?
Caroline Dove, Chief Executive of NHS Elect. Caroline has spent her entire career working in the NHS. She has a passion for making big changes in the NHS to improve the service - and set up NHS Elect in 2003 to provide high quality support, training and resources to health care organisations across the country. You might want to ask Caroline questions about how making big changes which affect the whole NHS.
Nutritionist Hala El-Shafie. You might have seen Hala on television - she gives advice on eating well on BBC's Live Well for Less, and How to Lose Weight Well on Channel 4. Hala is very keen to help people eat well and look after themselves, so you might want to ask her questions about this area of our NHS Issue.
Dr Ali Hasan, Clinical Affairs Director at Vitality. Dr. Hasan has a lot of experience working in private health care - which is where people pay for their treatment and do not use the NHS. You might want to ask Dr. Hasan about the role private companies could play in the future of health care.
Comments (101)
24 Feb 2020
I would like to be informed of the difference of salary between your current position in comparison to that of the of beginners? Also how long did it take you to reach your position.
24 Feb 2020
What are your thoughts on the future of NHS health care? It must be partly saddening that what you have known as home (your job) is changing so easily.
24 Feb 2020
Do you think that the NHS is a thing that you should devote your life to with passion and love like you have done? But despite all of the good things that it gives the British society are we taking it all for granted and if we are should it become privatised?
24 Feb 2020
I would like nutritionist Hala El-Shafie to answer this question.
Is this your dream job and if so why?Have you always been interested in looking at the fats and other things in food?
24 Feb 2020
what kind of things do you do to train them to be nurses also is it fun to train them?
24 Feb 2020
"Since there are many foods high in sugar salt and fat -which could lead to diabetes, obesity and even cancer!- would it be more or less beneficial for the NHS if the went vegetarian and why?"
I would like Caroline Dove, Chief Executive of NHS Elect to answer this question, please.
Actaully, since this is more part of nutrition, I would like to ask Hala El-shafie this question, please.
24 Feb 2020
My question is for Hala El-Shafie. As a person who knows a lot about eating healthily, do you think that it is okay to sometimes eat unhealthy foods, as long as it isn't all the time and in big quantities? Or would you suggest eating healthily all the time?
24 Feb 2020
Caroline Dove: The NHS is facing a lot of criticism over waiting times
and new-born babies dying from disease, what would you say to those hear-broken mum or those patients who have had to wait for hours to get seen by a doctor? Also, how would you defend the NHS on these critical complaints? I would like to hear your answers because it makes it clearer to understand this Burnet News Club issue and it lets me see things from a different prospective- something you don't always get to hear from. I would appreciate if you answered my questions because it will also benefit other people's knowledge of the NHS to hear your reply, as well as mine.
24 Feb 2020
My question is for Dame Donna Kinnair: if you could deliver one message to every nurse in the country what would you say and why?
24 Feb 2020
Can this be for Caroline Dove? How does this issue have a impact on your every day life? I think it might have a impact on some doctor's life .I think this because 10000 doctor places have not been filled and 40000 nurse places have not been filled. This could cause a crisis or thousands of people could start dying every month due to no treatment or because of having to wait 4 or more hours.This shows that people are leaving their job because of stress or because of their salary going down.
24 Feb 2020
Do you think the NHS might be shut down? What ways do you think will help the NHS?
24 Feb 2020
Do you think we can trust the NHS with the UK/US Trade Talks occurring and the NHS being rumoured to be part of it?
24 Feb 2020
My question is for Caroline Dove. my question is ever since you have been in the NHS how many paitents have you look after and if there were to be a paitent that has a high condition will that have a impact on all of doctors because if they are already work on something
25 Feb 2020
Hi
25 Feb 2020
Be happy. Be healthy.This is my comment to everyone
Ok glad spring
25 Feb 2020
Do you like your jod?
I think everyone should stop smoking because it is bad for you and you will go to the hospital
25 Feb 2020
Do you like your nhs job
Please may I add that the NHS needs a capital letter because it is an acrenim for National Health Service.
25 Feb 2020
Are you positive ?
25 Feb 2020
How many nurses are in a hospital
25 Feb 2020
Does the NHS help really well ?
25 Feb 2020
My message to the nhs is People in the world to have the same treatment
25 Feb 2020
What are your thoughts on the volunteers in the NHS also how do you feel about your salaries
25 Feb 2020
How many patients are in the hospital
Well done I like it
25 Feb 2020
How much people come to the NHS every day
25 Feb 2020
Why do you have to pay for medicine sometimes
25 Feb 2020
Do we have the best health services in the world ?
25 Feb 2020
Boris Johnson said that he would be more inclined to invest more money into the NHS, at the time of the December elections, but there has been no talk of it since. What are your views on this and why do you think we, as a country, should invest more towards the NHS
25 Feb 2020
My question is; do you think that most of the staff are paid enough?
25 Feb 2020
To Caroline.
I would like to know what you think about privatising the NHS and how it would affect the staff and/or patients.
25 Feb 2020
I would like to ask Caroline Dove,
What is the biggest change you had to make where many of the doctors and nurses didn't really like? Also, what change are you most proud of in your career?
25 Feb 2020
I would like to ask Dame Donna Kinnair ,
What made you aspire to work for the NHS and become a nurse?
Also what is the main priority at the minute for the nursing department to gain more employees?
Thank you for everything you do and how well you impact peoples lives
25 Feb 2020
When it comes to the flu are you ever annoyed if its a little thing? Dame Donna Kinnair
26 Feb 2020
How much training did it take to be a doctor
26 Feb 2020
How much money do you get payed a month, if u don’t mind asking
26 Feb 2020
does the salary range depending on your experience and the duration you have worked for the NHS? for example, if you have worked as a doctor or nurse for a certain number of years, do you receive a higher wage in comparison to a practitioner or a nurse that has only been working for a few months?
26 Feb 2020
What are your thoughts about the pay you get? Do you think you get enough? and what is it like when you have a seriously injured patient. Do you get scared or are you calm.
26 Feb 2020
My question is similar to my fellow OSVA students. Do you think you get paid enough or too much for what you do? Do you think people of the UK should put more money in taxes for the NHS?
26 Feb 2020
Do you ever think some patients are just being overly dramatic? Or do you always take on a task no matter how big or small?
26 Feb 2020
With the new virus around is it harder to treat patients quick enough when you have to take care of everyone and keep the surgery clean?
26 Feb 2020
Do you ever think some patients are just being overly dramatic? Or do you always take on a task no matter how big or small?
26 Feb 2020
Hi! When I am older I would love to become a doctor, what GCSE’s would I need? Also, thank you for doing what you do, keep up the amazing work! x
26 Feb 2020
If you wanted to be a doctor what GCSE subjects would you have to do :) (: unparalleled_dove
I was going to say that as well
26 Feb 2020
Hello, I was wondering what is your favourite thing about the NHS and why? I know it is a random question but I am really intrigued to know what you are most proud of about the NHS! Have a nice day.😊
How they help all of us!And make us feel better and save tons of lives!
Thats a good one!
26 Feb 2020
My question is ,How do you think NHS will change in the future and what are the impacts of that change?
27 Feb 2020
Do you know that Boris will build more hospitals as said?
27 Feb 2020
How much blood is transferred every year?
27 Feb 2020
How are you going to cope with the amount of people that work for the NHS ?
27 Feb 2020
why are we even thinking about shutting thinking of stopping the NHS from saving lives? thanks for reading
27 Feb 2020
sorry for the second thinking
27 Feb 2020
My question is for Dame Donna Kinnair:
What is the most rewarding part of your job now and do you miss being in direct contact with patients?
27 Feb 2020
My question is for Dr Ali Hassan:
Do you think that promoting private healthcare companies is detrimental to the future of the NHS?
27 Feb 2020
My question is for Hala El-Shafie:
What is your opinion on the sugar tax?
Do you think the government is doing enough to promote healthy lifestyles?
27 Feb 2020
My question is for Caroline Dove:
How do you manage to maintain your passion for the NHS even through difficult times?
Do you ever feel disheartened by the issues affecting the NHS?
What has been the change you have made that has had the biggest impact on the NHS?
02 Mar 2020
Why do adults have to wait longer in A&E than children?
02 Mar 2020
why do we pay for other people's medical bills by tax?
I was going to say that!!!!!
How much do the NHS get payed by the government?
02 Mar 2020
The Hala El Shafie:
Do you think it's fair that healthy food like fruit and vegetables often costs more than junk food like pizza and chicken nuggets?
03 Mar 2020
When you joined at the NHS, you knew that you would be helping people sick or hurt for a while, and now that the coronavirus is spreading across the UK, it is becoming more harder to tackle all the affected people. So my question is: are you planning to make an antidote, and if you are, how are you
03 Mar 2020
i would like to ask what skills do you need to be a doctor? I'm asking this because i want to be a doctor when i grow up.
03 Mar 2020
When joining the NHS, did you think that the NHS have been organised in spacing out patients and getting to their needs quick enough? Also do you think that the Government are supportive enough of the NHS and give enough support financially to provide for the whole UK?
03 Mar 2020
How long did it take for you until you were a nurse?
04 Mar 2020
Do you think we will always have the NHS? And if not, will we have to pay for healthcare?
04 Mar 2020
What inspired you all to work for the NHS? Also you are all doing an amazing job.
04 Mar 2020
Caroline Dove
Where did you get your passion for making big changes in the NHS to improve the service and why ?
04 Mar 2020
To Dame Donna,
What is it like working for the NHS and knowing that ( sometimes ) you've saved somebody's life? What jobs are included in the 'Head of Nursing' role?
04 Mar 2020
How hard is it to become a nurse
04 Mar 2020
Do you like everyone around you?
05 Mar 2020
Aimed at Dr Ali Hassan:
I feel as if in the future, if the NHS goes down hill or may not have had much income support with the government, Private's Health Care should get their most reliable and experienced people to work for the NHS and give people more experience. On top of that, I think some equipment should be shared as it is unfair if the people who can afford, get a luxury and people who earn less than people get a treatment that is no precise and can't help treat people properly. I think it will some how turn into the olden times- poor get some things and no treatment and rich get everything and get cured - if know now takes action now. If Private Care start to combine leadership everyone will get the same treatment. Dr Ali Hassan I want to ask you if you agree with me and if you think this is good logic for the future.
06 Mar 2020
What is it like being in the NHS because all the people saying bad things about the NHS but the NHS are doing an amazing job and they are doing the best they can.
06 Mar 2020
I am asking Dame Donna Kinnair, how do you feel when you are helping people but know that they are going to die soon?
06 Mar 2020
Do you think that all schools should shut down in response to the coronavirus spreading so rapidly in the UK? Do you you think the NHS is ready for the impacts of lots of people getting the virus?
06 Mar 2020
Do you think that the face masks people use in public actually decrease your chances of catching the coronavirus?
06 Mar 2020
is the corona virus severe?
To be honest to me I'm scared of the Corona virus and I do think it can be severe at points!
06 Mar 2020
I would like to ask Dame Donna Kinnair "Head of Nursing" :
Are you managing at the NHS because I believe the NHS needs more people so some people have to have two shifts?
07 Mar 2020
I would like to ask the NHS staff how hard is the profession of a doctor?
09 Mar 2020
Caroline Dove, are all of the debates and people worrying about the NHS making you feel any different about your job?
I’m asking this because there are a fair few people complaining about the NHS, and many problems seem to happen - as far as the news goes. So I would like to know whether you feel stressed or any other emotion because of this.
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09 Mar 2020
Dear NHS
I serious_signature have two important question. My first question is when the press or social media criticise you as the NHS how do you cope with the hate and if you can't what do you do?My second important question is why a lot of people's tax money are going to you as the NHS and not to help the homeless or for other more important needs for the people? THE END
09 Mar 2020
How many hours do you have to work?
10 Mar 2020
Do you have doubters
10 Mar 2020
What are your best achievements?🥳
13 Mar 2020
Why are tax payers spending the majority of their taxes on healthcare when the system is already failing? We spend so much money on ideas that aren’t even working instead of trying new things, why?
13 Mar 2020
What is your opinion on the NHS becoming a private healthcare?
15 Mar 2020
Are you scared of what you are facing everyday like if you get a patient that is really sick and you have never covered it before what would you do and why? Im asking this because when you just get a random person come to the doctors or hospital and you dont know what you need to ho would they treat them if they didn't know what medication to give them because you cant give them medicine that yu think is right for them because if you dont know if there allergic to it or can get really poorly if they have it.
16 Mar 2020
Do you worry about the future of the NHS; and if so what do you worry about most?
18 Mar 2020
When will the NHS have enough money
18 Mar 2020
How many people are working/ work at the NHS?
19 Mar 2020
How many retired NHS workers are being recruited and is it making a difference.
20 Mar 2020
How will the NHS cope with the coronavirus
The NHS is currently doing a lot to manage the outbreak of the coronavirus - for example, retired medics are being asked to help: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51969104
30 Mar 2020
does the coroner vireos worry you in any way?
26 May 2020
Are you close to finding a vaccine?
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