Simulcast of BBC One Northern Ireland in high definition. From 24/10/2012

BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Secret Life of the Hospital Bed

Documentaries

Factual: Health & Wellbeing

Documentary series following patients who enter hospitals across the country.

Documentary series using fixed-rig cameras to tell the story of patients who enter hospitals across the country.

Secret Life of the Hospital Bed: Series 2

Anouk Curry

Kerry Brierley

Crackit North

Secret Life of the Hospital Bed: Series 2: Episode 4

secret-life-of-the-hospital-bed_s2_ep4_080617_e_pp.jpg

Episode 4

Series 2

BBC One - Secret Life of the Hospital Bed, Series 2, Episode 4

A young footballer comes in having dislocated his elbow during trials at Barnsley FC.

Documentary series following patients who enter hospitals across Britain. A young footballer comes in having dislocated his elbow during trials at Barnsley FC.

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.

BBC One

BBC One is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964. It replaced BBC Television.

BBC 1

BBC1

Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

BBC One HD

Simulcast of BBC One Scotland in high definition. From 14/01/2013

BBC One Scotland HD

The BBC West region started on 1st September 1957 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One West.

BBC One West

The BBC South West region started on 20th April 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South West.

BBC One South West

Simulcast of BBC One Wales in high definition. From 29/01/2013

BBC One Wales HD

The BBC South region started on 5th January 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South.

BBC One South

BBC One London

London

BBC One West Midlands

BBC One region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

BBC One East Midlands

The BBC East region started on 1st May 1959 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One East.

BBC One East

BBC One North West

The BBC North East & Cumbria region started in 1959 (tbc) as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One North East & Cumbria.

BBC One North East & Cumbria

BBC One Yorkshire

BBC One Oxfordshire

Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region that included London and part of the South region. Separated from BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

BBC One South East

BBC One Cambridgeshire

BBC One Channel Islands

BBC One Yorks & Lincs

BBC One Scotland

Scotland

BBC Northern Ireland region started on 19th April 1955 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One Northern Ireland.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Secret Life of the Hospital Bed

Series 2

Episode 4

Contributors

Genres

Formats

Brand

Series

BBC One Northern Ireland HD

About BBC One