A Taste of His Own Medicine

Molly and Tyler find themselves trapped in an overcrowded emergency corridor, dodging patient trolleys while discussing hospital reform.

A Taste of His Own Medicine

Listen and choose the right answer

Why is Tyler frustrated with the current hospital situation?

• Because he has to work a thirty-six-hour shift in the ICU.
• Because of overcrowding and the bed block preventing patient flow.
• Because he was assigned to work with a retired health minister.

According to Molly, what is the main cause of system pressure at the front door?

• A lack of competent agency staff and locum doctors.
• Delayed discharge caused by unready social care teams.
• Tyler's constant complaints about underfunding.

Who is the patient on the trolley?

• A current BBC reporter filming a documentary.
• A retired Secretary of State for Health who cut hospital budgets.
• A temporary administrative manager from the hospital board.

What do the doctors decide to do for the patient at the end?

• Leave him in the corridor until he apologizes for his past policies.
• Find him a bed but make sure he reads their staffing complaint form.
• Call a BBC camera crew to interview him immediately.

Listen again and complete the sentences

• Molly: Tyler, watch your step! If you trip over that IV stand, we'll both end up as patients in this lovely ____ setup.
• Tyler: Unbelievable. It's high time the management did something about this ____ . We've been stuck in this bottleneck for twenty minutes.
• Tyler: Look at this gentleman on the trolley here. He has been waiting since nine this morning because of the ____ upstairs.
• Molly: It's classic ____ . If the social care teams were ready, we wouldn't have this constant system pressure at the front door.
• Tyler: Exactly. But the board acts as if ____ were just a myth we made up to complain about our rota gaps.

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