vice president of the royal college of surgeons of england, and a consultant ent surgeon. thank you forjoining us on bbc news today. i want to talk about your work as a surgeon first of all. in common with other health professionals, you have had to speak to patients and say" we cannot do the work we have planned to do new, that must feel incredibly frustrating for you and them. good afternoon. frustrating for you and them. good afternoon- it _ frustrating for you and them. good afternoon. it is _ frustrating for you and them. good afternoon. it is terribly _ afternoon. it is terribly frustrating for the whole of the surgical team. frustrating for the whole of the surgicalteam. i undertake frustrating for the whole of the surgical team. i undertake ear surgery, and particularly cochlear implants which are electric devices we put into the inner ear of people with very poor hearing. in order to allow them to communicate and to return to a hearing world. we understand that because of covid that has had a massive impact on the ability of the health service to deliver routine care. but it has meant that as a team we have had to turn a number of patients, tell them