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Episode 4

Episode 4 of 6

At Coventry’s University Hospital, Critical Care is at full capacity, and two neurosurgeons must find a solution to treat both of their patients with only one bed available.

In determining who to treat first, doctors are forced to take incredibly difficult decisions as they battle to save lives and fight for patients to have the treatment they desperately need.

As the third lockdown begins to lift in mid-April, emergency cases inevitably begin to rise. This puts pressure on bed and staff availability in the Critical Care Unit at University Hospital, Coventry. With two neurosurgery patients requiring urgent treatment, but with only one bed available, one patient faces a fourth cancellation of her treatment.

With the patient’s best interest always the priority and with the unit pushed to its limits, the surgeons are put under immense pressure to make the right call.

59 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
Executive ProducerJackie Waldock
Series EditorMark Rossiter
Series ProducerHolly Challinor
Series ProducerEmile Nawagamuwa
Production ManagerRosie Gray

Broadcasts

  • Tue 1 Jun 202121:00
  • Wed 2 Jun 202123:30
  • Tue 15 Jun 202102:30