At Barnsley Hospital's A&E Department, bed 12 meets 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. Charles has been caring for his wife of 28 years for nearly half of their marriage, and he is concerned that if he has to stay in for surgery he won't be able to look after her.

In the Day Surgery Unit in Leeds Children's Hospital, bed three is looking after four-year-old Reuben, who is here with his parents. Due to a rare condition, Reuben needed a liver transplant when he was a baby. He has come in for extensive dental surgery because as well as damaging his front tooth, he has decay and staining caused by the liver disease.

Back at Barnsley Hospital's A&E Department, resus bed two is transporting 16-year-old Lewis into the resuscitation room. The aspiring young footballer has dislocated his elbow during trials at Barnsley FC.

Over in Leicester Royal Infirmary's Maternity Unit, bed five is ready for 41-year-old expectant mum Gillian. She is three days overdue and has come in with husband Matt for an induction to move her into labour. When Gillian had her first baby she needed an emergency caesarean section, but this time she is hoping to give birth naturally. Show less