Subject: Boris Johnson confronted at hospital by furious dad

Subject: Boris Johnson confronted at hospital by furious dad, Omar Salem. Transcript.
Date: Wednesday 18th September 2019

References:
 1)  Tweet by @gully_burrows:
     https://twitter.com/gully_burrows/status/1174283589040713728

 2)  Article in Daily Mirror:
     https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-confronted-hospital-furious-20089093

 3)  Omar Salem tweet:
     https://twitter.com/OmarSalem/status/1174301286692532224


Transcript from video follows:

Omar: "Hi. My daughter nearly died. My daughter nearly died yesterday.
       I came here and the A&E guys were great and we then came down to this ward here.
       It took us two hours before a doctor could see us.
       It took us two hours for a ? to be put into my seven day old daughter. Seven day old.
       She was sick for six days from 22 hours to get (here?) and that's just not acceptable.

       This ward is not safe for children. Right?
       There was one registrar covering.
       One registrar covering the entire (childrens?) ward and the neo-natal unit.
       That is just not acceptable, is it?"

Boris: "I understand that."

Omar: "Would you like that for your own children?"

Boris: "No"

Omar: "There are not enough people on this ward.
       There are not enough Doctors.
       There are not enough Nurses.
       It is not well organized enough.

Boris: "Right"

Omar: "The NHS has been destroyed."

Boris: "Right. We are working on it."

Omar: "It has been destroyed.
       It has been destroyed and now you come here for a press opportunity."

Boris: "Well actually, there is no press here."

Omar: <turns and gestures towards the camers with right arm>

Boris: "they they"

Omar: "What do you mean there is no press here?".
       <Points to camera>
      "Who are these people?"

Nurse: "Sir, we need to stop"

Man with NHS ID badge: "Sir, I am..."

Boris: "We are actually here to find out what we can do to refurbish this whole hospital."

Omar: "Well that is not going to fix now. It is a bit late isn't it?
       I mean years and years and years of NHS being destroyed."

Boris: "More money"

Omar: "And you are telling me there are no press here?"

Boris: "Well"

Omar: "There is no press here?"

Boris: "As far as I am aware this is not"

Omar: "This is a press opportunity. You did not invite the press here?
       Did you ask them to come? You don't have a press van at the back there?"

Boris: <inaudible mumble>

Omar: "OK. Well fine. Believe whatever you want. Thank you."