Secret Life of the Hospital Bed

In Queen Elizabeth Hospital Day Surgery Unit bed 33 is being prepped for Christine, who has come in for an operation on her finger. She developed complications when a splinter went septic causing permanent damage and pain in her finger.

Barnsley Hospital's A&E department is constantly busy. In bed 12 is 64-year-old Charles, who has been rushed in with severe pain in his abdomen. Doctors are concerned that he may have a potentially life threatening bowel blockage.

Elaine has been rushed into hospital gasping for breath. She has a tube in her neck to allow her to breathe, but it's become blocked. Doctors must react quickly to clear her airway.