We start our day in the in the QEII emergency ward. So far today the staff here has seen 90 cases, everything from heart attacks to broken limbs. And the day is just beginning. The staff says more than 200 more patients will come here looking for health care before the day is over. ET People working in the emergency ward have seen a lot of changes, with many overworked doctors refusing to see new patients.
More sick people end up here in the emergency ward.
Some people in the emergency room should be in regular hospital beds, but there aren't enough available. Freeman McKinnon is suffering from kidney stones. The emergency room staff hopes to get him admitted by the end of the day. In the meantime, he's laying on a gurney in the emergency room. We're now in the operation theatre.