Why is the BBC spending a day at a hospital?

Scarcely a day goes by without the NHS being in the news – even more so during the winter.

At 09:30 GMT, new numbers from NHS England will reveal how the system coped during the peak of winter pressure.

We will learn how many patients were stuck on trolleys or chairs in A&E for more than 12 hours waiting for a hospital bed.

There will be stats on the number of people waiting for more than two months to start cancer treatment and more on the nearly 7.5 million waiting for planned treatment.

But finding out what this really means for patients and staff is not always easy, as access to busy hospitals is hard to come by.

That's why BBC News decided to cover the latest updates on how the NHS in England is performing at one hospital trust - Royal Free London NHS trust.

From early in the day, until late evening, we will talk live to staff, and watch the flow of patients from arrival to discharge.

We will monitor the situation in the emergency department, see the cancer care and hear about complex surgery and high-end research.

Difficulties discharging patients who are medically fit because of social and community care issues will be all too clear.

On the page, we will follow the activity through the day and shine a light on corners of a busy hospital which are rarely seen.