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Dr Phil's Bedside Manner: Dr Phil visits the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh.

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Dr Phil visits the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh.

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Dr Phil Hammond hears the stories of staff and patients at a new children's hospital.

Dr Phil Hammond hears the stories of staff and patients at a new children's hospital. How does humour help us cope? From 2021.

An innovative mix of comedy performance and documentary in a new series presented by Dr Phil Hammond. 

As a doctor and a comedian, Phil knows that humour and laughter are vital coping mechanisms in the NHS, as he travels the UK on a mission to listen to the beating heart of a national institution. 

The programmes are an adventurous, hilarious, thought provoking mix of humour and happiness, tragedy and reflection as the personal thoughts, opinions, experiences and hopes of people who work for and use the NHS are revealed.  
 
In each programme, Phil visits one NHS hospital somewhere in the UK and speaks to porters and patients, cleaners and cardiologists, visitors and volunteers, the managers and the medics. 
 
Beginning at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, Dr Phil hears the stories of staff and patients.  

Dr Phil performs a free stand-up comedy show for the staff  based on his listening experiences at this new children's hospital.  

How does humour help us cope? 

Producer: David Morley

A Ride production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2021.

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An innovative mix of comedy performance and documentary presented by Dr Phil Hammond.

An innovative mix of comedy performance and documentary in a new series presented by Dr Phil Hammond as he travels the UK on a mission to listen to the beating heart of the NHS.

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