Kate Garraway issued an explanation to viewers after they complained about her leaving the studio alongside Richard Madeley. Viewers of the ITV news show were quick to realise the pair had ditched the studio while Ranvir Singh held down the fort back in London with weather presenter Laura Tobin.
Kate and Richard had instead headed up north where they hosted live from Whiston Hospital in Merseyside as they shone a light on the NHS frontline to hear from patients receiving treatment and from NHS staff amid strike plans.
Nurses are set to go on strike this Thursday, December 15 and next Tuesday, December 20, in a dispute over pay and patient safety. Thousands of ambulance workers and other NHS staff across England and Wales are also due to strike on 21 December over pay.
