It’s no secret that the NHS is facing a crisis when it comes to waiting times and treatment delays, but a new viral video has shed light on the reality NHS staff are facing.

Responding to a tweet about prime minister Boris Johnson’s plans to transform the NHS into “a blockbuster health care system in the age of Netflix”, Twitter user @SittonGary uploaded a video taken in the waiting room at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex, on Monday, which shows a nurse spelling out the situation her staff were currently facing.

Standing in front of the crowded room, she spoke honestly to the people who were waiting to see a doctor: “We’ve currently got 170 patients in the department. That’s one seven zero, quite a few. There are 90 patients waiting to be seen at the moment. That’s nine zero. 90 of you are still waiting to be seen.”

NHS crisis: this viral video of an A&E nurse sums up the desperate situation the service is currently facing