here's the doctor and author rachel clarke. "where is your news coverage, bbc news"? to report major stories and the nhs is imploding here, now, with devastating consequences". scott miller though, complained of too much negativity. "bbc coverage is typical, with grim warnings from unnamed think tanks that the nhs cannot survive without radical change". meanwhile, sam datta was a satisfied customer last week. "great to see all the bbc live coverage of the amazing things the nhs does on its 75th birthday". well, let's speak to the health editorfor bbc news, hugh pym. thank you for coming to the newswatch studio. the birthday cake, the singing, some viewers feel that that on the news a quasi—religious status for the nhs isn't right when there are really serious problems, and you should be examining them more. is that a fair criticism? well, that piece you used a clip from, which i did on the day. yes, we did start with the westminster abbey service. i should say it had 1500 nhs staff there, as well as all the main political parties, and there was royal representation as

here's the doctor and author rachel clarke.of pride in the service founded in 19a8, providing free at the point of use health care, making a massive difference to people's lives. reflecting on that, but certainly looking to the future with all the huge challenges that there are right now. equally, there are other viewers, you won't be surprised to hear, who feel the bbc is far too negative about the nhs. how would you answer them? well, i think the comments we've heard are we're not being critical enough or we're being too critical, and i think we need to reflect on those. but it shows there are differing views. there were two reports from think tanks in the run—up to the anniversary and on the day itself, the main health think tanks which broadly concluded that — and these think tanks are very much for the idea of an nhs — that it was in a critical situation, services were under extreme pressure, it was underperforming on outcomes like heart attacks and strokes, but that there was rock solid support for it. so what do we do fr