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Season 2

2019 · 12 episodes

Episodes

1Episode 1Barnsley Hospital treats the largest number of patients in a single shift in its history, including a man being rushed in with a suspected brain injury. Health care assistant Sharon Bailey and volunteer Jane Allen try to keep their colleagues' spirits up with tea and cake, while a nine-year-old girl in the paediatric triage area does not want to stay overnight and a strange smell emerges from the lost property box.
2Episode 2A critically ill patient is brought into the emergency department after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest whilst in a local cafe with his wife. Meanwhile, doctor Bharath Reddy treats Maxine, who broke her wrist when she slipped de-icing the car, and another patient is treated after fracturing her shoulder.
3Episode 3This time, paediatric sister Jemma Wray treats two critically ill children - ten-year-old Kai has been having seizures, and 18-month-old Joel is struggling to breathe. Elsewhere, nurse Will Gibbons looks after a 28-year-old patient who has been in a motorbike accident, and 51-year-old Andrew comes into the hospital after damaging his fingers with a circular saw.
4Episode 4It is nurse Jade's final shift in Barnsley Hospital's casualty department and auxiliary nurse Mike is determined to give her a good send-off. In paediatrics, registrar Dr Nick Mani is seeing a nine-month-old boy who has a very high temperature, while physiotherapist Jovan helps a 90-year-old woman who banged her head in the hospital restaurant.
5Episode 5Documentary filmed inside Barnsley casualty department. Paramedics call to say they are rushing in a critically ill one-day-old baby, a road worker is brought in after having his foot run over by a mini-digger and a woman seeks treatment following a surprising reaction to a beauty treatment. Sister Jane meets one of her heroes when Barnsley cricketing legend Dickie Bird arrives for a follow-up appointment.
6Episode 6Dr Julian Humphrey and Sister Benita Wainwright treat Phil, who has the rare condition aortic dissection, while Dr Humphrey also tries to put a man's dislocated shoulder into place. Consultant Dr Bharath Reddy and junior Dr George Kay are on standby to treat 14-month-old Heaven, who is rushed in with breathing problems, while volunteer Jane keeps the team and patients fed and watered.
7Episode 7A 74-year-old with breathing difficulties is rushed into Barnsley Hospital, and registrar Dr Nick Mani considers placing the patient in a medically-induced coma to stabilise him. Junior doctor Ashleigh Trimble assesses 70-year-old Dave, whose daughter Sarah fears her dad's confusion and loss of appetite are masking a more serious condition.
8Episode 8Russell, a 72-year-old man is rushed into hospital by paramedics suffering from severe chest pains, while Dr Dyfrig Hughes treats Michael, who was brought in by ambulance after falling ten feet from a ladder while cutting hedges. Elsewhere, junior doctor George Kay has some exciting news to share with the team.
9Episode 9Doctors treat an elderly patient rushed into hospital suffering from a racing heartbeat, and a 28-year-old man receives treatment after a motorbike accident. Elsewhere, nurse Richard Jackson meets Graham, a patient with a complex medical history, who has been brought in with the symptoms of a stroke.
10Episode 10With the computer system down, the staff resort to a whiteboard to keep track of everyone. Patients include an elderly man due to fly to Cyprus in two days, a former miner with breathing difficulties, a youngster with a footballing injury and a case of suspected meningitis. Plus, volunteer Jane Allen struggles when tasked with stashing a stationery delivery in the quiet room.
11Episode 11Doctors in the accident and emergency department treat a patient in cardiac arrest. Junior doctor George Kay leads the resus team, while Hannah Ryan steps in to head up the nurses. Meanwhile, cyclist Garry is rushed into hospital after a head-on collision with a metal gate, and elderly patient Larry comes to hospital with his wife Molly after he had a fall at home.
12Episode 12A mini-heatwave results in an influx of patients at Barnsley Hospital. 50-year-old Mark is rushed into the emergency department after an accident involving a garden shredder, while three-year-old Ophelia is brought in by her dad after a mishap with a sun cream bottle. Elsewhere, doctors treat 64-year-old Melvin, who suffers from the incurable lung condition COPD, and 27-year-old Jack is assessed after collapsing at work.