Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts

The return of the documentary following the work of medical emergency teams in the A&E department of Barnsley Hospital. Sister Vicky has the job of keeping patients and staff cool on the hottest day of the year, and while an emergency delivery of ice pops provides temporary relief, the heat is taking its toll on the hospital generator. Fifty-year-old Michael is brought in after collapsing at home and his family are worried he has had a seizure, but Dr Blanchard has another theory after examining his blood tests

A flood of patients with Covid-19 puts staff in the A&E department of Barnsley Hospital under pressure, with every arrival needing swabbing making waiting times even longer. Fifty-year-old Richard has been rushed in with severe burns across one side of his body, while 64-year-old Jan is in resus after his smart watch sounded the alarm when his heart rate dropped to a dangerously low level

Patients are flooding into Barnsley A&E and a woman who has come in with a stomach ache goes into labour - and she had no idea she was pregnant. Next to arrive by ambulance is 87-year-old Ken, who had a fall at home and has a nasty cut to his forehead and cheek, so student doctor Saba Azizi stitches his cut while nurse Amy treats the wound on his cheek.