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This documentary series takes an unprecedented look inside Britain's emergency medical system, using fixed-rig cameras to tell the stories of patients during their stays in A&E, Maternity, Day Surgery, and Paediatrics at hospitals across the country.
While the circumstances, ailment, treatment, and length of the stay differ with each individual patient, the one constant is the bed.
In Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary, two-year-old Nicholas has been rushed in by ambulance because he is struggling to breathe. In other hospitals across the country, Eddy has come into day surgery for his hernia operation, Sandra is in A&E after a suspected stroke, and Mehvish is preparing to give birth to her second child.
Maria has come into the Royal Victoria Infirmary A&E in Newcastle because she had a bad fall at home and may have broken her nose. Across the country, Tori is having a planned caesarean section, Mason is being observed for a condition that causes pressure on his brain, and hospital employee Antony has a double hand operation.
At Queen Elizabeth's hospital in Birmingham, Chris is having an operation to check if his skin cancer has spread. In our other hospitals, 65-year-old David is rushed in with suspected sepsis, six-month-old Ehtesham has a rash all over his body, and Peter is rushed in after having an accident with a chainsaw.
At Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Peter is having a biopsy because doctors are worried that his prostate cancer may have spread to his bladder. In other hospitals across the country, Sonny has come in with a suspected broken finger, Kenza has lost the use of his right arm and leg, and Neci has developed a lump on her elbow after banging it on a metal table at school.
At the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle, Daniel is examined for a broken his wrist after a fall at school. Across the country, Stephen is having surgery on his leg, 78-year-old Liz fears she's broken her ribs, and Turan has been assaulted and has resulting head and neck pain.
Lisa is having a new battery fitted to her pacemaker at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. In our other hospitals, 28-year-old Lee has bite marks from a night out, four-year-old Thean is examined for a potential bowel blockage, and Emma arrives with a numb feeling in her arms and face.
