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Container Gardens; Energy Crisis; IVF on the NHS

What will the crisis in the energy supply industry mean for consumers?
As the NHS grapples with long waiting lists because of Covid, it is getting harder to access IVF treatment.

The government is holding urgent talks with the energy supply industry as many firms are on the brink of collapse, in the face of soaring global energy prices. As suppliers are now paying much more for energy on wholesale markets, many are finding they can't honour the promises on price that they made to customers. If a company fails, the energy regulator Ofgem will make sure households continue to be supplied, but what can you expect if your supplier goes bust, and how could it affect the price you pay?

IVF is getting harder and harder to access on the NHS while the cost of going private continues to rise Couples with lower incomes who can't afford private treatment feel they are being excluded from the opportunity to start a family. One doctor from an NHS fertility unit in Bradford that's closing tells us why she is concerned about health inequalities for infertile couples. We also hear from someone who has gone private, at great expense because she can't access IVF on the NHS.

How small spaces are having a big moment at the Chelsea Flower Show with container gardens exhibiting for the first time. We report live from Chelsea.

Producer: Catherine Earlam
Presenter: Winifred Robinson

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  • Mon 20 Sep 2021 12:18

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