Times journalist, Eleanor Hayward, spent a day with our Physician Response Unit who provide emergency care to patients at home. The team, which is run from The Royal London Hospital, sees a senior doctor paired with an ambulance worker to provide specialist emergency care at the scene, sparing patients lengthy stays in A&E. You can read the full feature here. The story was also picked up by the Daily Mirror.

Source: The Times March 18, 2026 11:41 UTC