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Behind the scenes at the UK's most remote hospital, the Gilbert Bain in Shetland.

Behind the scenes at the UK's most remote hospital, the Gilbert Bain in Shetland, which provides emergency and medical care to the islands' 23,000 residents.

Island Medics: Series 2

Kevin Whately

Jane Rogerson

Dani Carlaw

Red Sky Productions Ltd

Island Medics: Series 2: Episode 2

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Episode 2

Series 2

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A patient with several complex medical problems faces a serious operation.

Behind the scenes at the UK's most remote hospital. A patient with several complex medical problems faces a serious operation.

Shetland's above-average birth rate gets a further boost with the arrival of the latest islander. A patient with several complex medical problems faces a serious operation. The prognosis is very poor, but the team do everything they can to make him comfortable, knowing that he may not survive.

The island of Yell gets a visit from popular locum GP Dr Gardner. He's ready to treat and care for anything and everything but also hopes he gets a chance to do some fly fishing while he's here.

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