An interview prep sheet outlines an upcoming interview on April 23, 2015 between journalist Emma Upton and Linda Upton about the NHS bed crisis. The interview will be recorded at Linda's home and focus on questions around the causes of bed blocking, potential solutions, the relationship between bed blocking and A&E wait times, the impact of social care budget cuts, and current efforts to address problems in the NHS.

1. Interview Prep Sheet
Date & Time of interview 23.04.2015
Journalist/interviewer Contact information
Emma Upton emmacharlotteupton@gmail.com
Interviewee Contact information
Linda Upton
Location/venue of interview
Home
Recording methods Voice Recorder
Purpose of interview Informative
Topic
NHS Bed Crisis
Planned questions
“What causes bed blocking and do you face this issue often?”
“How do you think bed blocking could possiblybe resolved?”
“Do you think there is a correlation between bed blocking and A&E
waiting targets not being met?”
“Do you believe bed blocking could have beeneffected by the cuts to
social care budgets?”
“How are these problems being tackled in the NHS and do you feelthe
problem will be resolved?”

2. Findings