A look at the busy emergency department at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, revealing the everyday pressures as well as the complex teamwork required to keep the department running.
DirectorLeo Machado
Next episode
August 25, 2026
Biker Crash
Aug 18, 2026
As the trauma team assess biker Luke for emergency spinal surgery, his friend Kieran arrives needing urgent care. Nurse Becky faces queueing ambulances and police call-outs.
Hit by a Train
Aug 25, 2026
The team battles to save Paul, whose leg has been severed after being hit by a train, and they question the story of a man with a deep wound who denies being stabbed.
Garden Shed Blast
Sep 1, 2026
Seventy-four-year-old John arrives with life-threatening burns after his shed explodes, and a young father with a brain clot needs an urgent specialist procedure.
