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The Kaye Adams Programme: Do we need to manage our expectations of the NHS? Alex Norton, Name the Place and Ask the Vet

09/01/2018

Do we need to manage our expectations of the NHS? Alex Norton, Name the Place and Ask the Vet

BBC Radio Scotland - The Kaye Adams Programme, Do we need to manage our expectations of the NHS? Alex Norton, Name the Place and Ask the Vet

Do we need to manage our expectations of the NHS?

Kaye Adams gets to the heart of the stories making the news. Do we need to manage our expectations of the NHS?

ON THE PHONE
The first minister and health secretary have apologised to patients who have faced delays for treatment as a result of winter strain on the health service. Nicola Sturgeon said NHS Scotland was facing "exceptional" pressures but coping despite difficult circumstances.
KAYE ASKS
Should the Scottish Government have to apologise for NHS Winter delays or do we need to manage our expectations of the National Health Service?

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ASK THE VET 
If your dog is fat, do you need to look in the mirror? Just one of the things our resident vet Ross Allan will be tackling just after 1030 - if you have a question for Ross call 0808 5 92 95 00 text 80295.

ALEX NORTON 
Taggart star Alex Norton was just 15 when his mother passed away, aged just 39, from liver failure. Over 50 years on, Alex tells us why he feels he needs to investigate her death.

KNITTING NINJA
Jess James-Thomson from Edinburgh has been dubbed 'The Usain Bolt of Knitting' after taking less than 90 minutes to make a bobble hat on a TV challenge.

FUTURE OF TAXIS
After Uber, the ride-hailing firm, has been granted permission to operate in Aberdeen - what's the future of the taxi industry in Scotland? Bryan Lynch has been a private taxi driver for 11 years, Martin Fox is a Black Cab Driver and Nikolin Pleki drives for Uber.

NURSERY
The papers are dominated by pictures of Princess Charlotte on her first day at nursery. How do you prepare your child (and yourself) for nursery?

WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO GO TO BED?
According to a new survey, the best way to stick to an exercise regime is to go to bed before 9:44pm. 

CAN YOU NAME THE PLACE with Carole Hough, Professor of Onomastics from Glasgow University.
CLUE 1: Like many others in Scotland, today's place-name refers to a church. However, it is larger, smaller, and more heavily disguised than most.
CLUE 2: It could be mistaken for a wood.
CLUE 3: It has given its name to an item of clothing.
CLUE 4: King Robert II was born here in 1316.
CLUE 5: William Wallace is said to have been educated here.
CLUE 6: it was the scene of a famous witchcraft trial in the 17th century.

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