0:00:04 > 0:00:08Hospital beds in the NHS have never been under more pressure...
0:00:08 > 0:00:10It's just unrelenting at the moment.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14..with more patients to care for than ever before,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17and only 150,000 beds to go round.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24It is a fast-paced job. It's a non-stopping conveyor belt.
0:00:24 > 0:00:25In this series,
0:00:25 > 0:00:29we use special cameras on beds in four very different hospitals.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Comfy bed.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40We see the world through the beds' eyes...
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Left at the lights.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45SHE SOBS ..and share the most challenging...
0:00:45 > 0:00:46SHE SIGHS
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Oh, it's coming again.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Don't get upset. We'll look after you, OK?
0:00:55 > 0:00:56Are you OK, pet?
0:00:56 > 0:00:57..most intimate...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59That's good.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03..and most rewarding moments of our lives.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05So, so happy.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11Coming up...
0:01:12 > 0:01:14In Newcastle, on A&E bed nine,
0:01:14 > 0:01:19there are fears 79-year-old Maria may have broken her nose.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- Hi.- Oh, you've done a good job. - Isn't it wonderful?
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Like a raccoon.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- In't it awful?- It's all right. It'll go. It'll fix.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33On paediatric bed 30,
0:01:33 > 0:01:37eight-year-old Mason needs to undergo a series of tests.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38When I had my seizure,
0:01:38 > 0:01:42I couldn't even remember who me ma was or who me teddies were.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Basil...
0:01:45 > 0:01:47..and Storm.
0:01:47 > 0:01:53And in Birmingham, on day surgery bed 52, 63-year-old Eddie faces surgery.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55One big snip and you're in then you're out.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- A what?- A snip and you're out.
0:01:59 > 0:02:00A snip and you're out!
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Your bed's like an extra member of staff, almost.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12This is The Secret Life Of The Hospital Bed.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26In the heart of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne lies the Royal Victoria Infirmary.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35The hospital's accident and emergency department sees
0:02:35 > 0:02:36more than 2,000 people a week.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41At the minute, there aren't any beds next door.
0:02:41 > 0:02:47There is movement next door and I think there's about 20 beds in the system, so expect movement.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52It's a busy environment, where the needs of patients take priority.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59So it's about patient care, really, as opposed to beds.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03I mean, it's important that we move patients on because we have other patients coming in
0:03:03 > 0:03:07but the actual care here is the most important thing.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11A&E bed nine is prepped, ready for its next patient.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18It's one o'clock and 79-year-old Maria is shown to her bed.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21She's had a bad fall and may have broken her nose.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- Shall I put that there?- There aren't many people as short as me.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Did you tell them where you were when you fell?
0:03:30 > 0:03:31Coming out of a pub.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Out of a pub? - Yes, but I wasn't drinking,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37it was the Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Society.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Aah, right.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41You haven't been drinking anything?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43No, I don't drink when I'm out.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Just when you're in?
0:03:45 > 0:03:46On a Saturday night.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48It's the only time I drink.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Across the UK, one-fifth of all those admitted to A&E
0:03:52 > 0:03:54are 65 or older.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Maria will be one of up to eight patients
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Nurse Wilson will care for today.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I have a bad back.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- That's better, thank you. - Is that grand?- Yeah.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06I'll pop the side up.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- Just for safety. - I'm not going to fall out.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11You've already had one fall, I'd be mortified if you had another.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Can you imagine? - It looks as if I'm pathetic.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17It's a safety thing. I can put it down if you want.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Oh, all right. No.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Go along with what you want.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23She's lovely, dead sweet.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27I used to look after older people when I worked for an agency
0:04:27 > 0:04:30and I worked around lots of different care homes,
0:04:30 > 0:04:32and they're belter craic, always belter craic.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34The best.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35HE LAUGHS
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Maria's injuries will be examined by Dr Minhaz,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41who has been practising medicine for more than five years.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- Good morning. Sorry, it's good afternoon. - It's afternoon now.- Sorry!
0:04:47 > 0:04:48How are you today?
0:04:48 > 0:04:51I'm fine, but a little...er...
0:04:51 > 0:04:53worse for wear.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54What happened?
0:04:54 > 0:04:57I was at the Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Society meeting
0:04:57 > 0:04:58and I was leaving.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01It's in a pub, but I hadn't been drinking.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05And I missed a step and fell flat on my nose.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09I didn't break my glasses, but this is what's happened.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12They wanted me to come last night and I wouldn't.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14What other health issues do you have?
0:05:14 > 0:05:17High blood pressure, problems with my eyes,
0:05:17 > 0:05:21I've got glaucoma beginning to come in this one.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- OK. And it's on the right side?- Yes.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28One in ten people of Maria's age develop glaucoma,
0:05:28 > 0:05:32a condition that causes gradual loss of sight and can lead to blindness.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37Dr Minhaz will check that the fall hasn't aggravated her condition
0:05:37 > 0:05:40and also find out if her nose is broken.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Is it tender when I touch it?
0:05:42 > 0:05:43No, you're very gentle.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46HE CHUCKLES
0:05:46 > 0:05:48When you had this episode, you didn't lose consciousness
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- or anything like that?- No. - You didn't vomit after it?
0:05:50 > 0:05:53No, and I wasn't dizzy. No.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58What I'm going to do is I'm going and talk to the maxillary people
0:05:58 > 0:06:02to see whether they want to come and see you,
0:06:02 > 0:06:07do they want to have x-rays done before they see you?
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- So, I'll just go and talk to them and then I'll come back.- Right. OK.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Maria will be with A&E bed nine
0:06:15 > 0:06:18until she's received a full diagnosis and treatment.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Sister Hill is the nurse in charge today.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25She will ensure Maria's stay is a comfortable one
0:06:25 > 0:06:28while she waits for her results.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29- Hello.- Hi.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Oh, you have done a good job!
0:06:31 > 0:06:32Isn't it wonderful?
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Like a racoon!
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- In't it awful?- It's all right. It'll go. It'll fix.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Do you take warfarin?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- No.- No blood thinners?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- No.- Want a cup of tea, then?
0:06:43 > 0:06:44Oh, how wonderful.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- Milk?- No sugar.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- Milk, no sugar.- How kind you are.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50I'll you what, I'd like to go to the loo.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51Howay, then.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Don't be falling again!
0:06:57 > 0:07:01I've been using those steps to get in.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02Cos I'm only little!
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Come on!
0:07:04 > 0:07:05When is your baby due?
0:07:05 > 0:07:07December.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10- Wonderful.- A bit longer.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12We'll return to Maria and A&E bed nine later,
0:07:12 > 0:07:14to find out if she has broken her nose.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26The maternity unit at the Queen's Hospital in Romford, Essex,
0:07:26 > 0:07:28is one of the largest in the country
0:07:28 > 0:07:31with 25 beds in specially designed suites.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Welcome to the world!
0:07:34 > 0:07:35Hello!
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Happy birthday to you!
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Hello, Mummy. You're amazing.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Every week, it welcomes over 170 newborn babies into the world.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47This is maternity bed seven.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Its patient, 36-year-old Tori,
0:07:52 > 0:07:55has chosen to have a Caesarean after a traumatic first birth.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58With husband Russ by her side,
0:07:58 > 0:08:01she'll be under the watchful eye of midwife Ingram,
0:08:01 > 0:08:03until it's time to go to surgery.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- I'm one of the doctors for the day. - Hiya.- Hiya.- Good to meet you.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10What happened the previous time?
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Erm, just failed induction.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15It was three days.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17You had all the tablets?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Yeah, they did all the pessaries, they tried to break my waters
0:08:20 > 0:08:22but told me my cervix hadn't opened
0:08:22 > 0:08:25so they decided to go for a C-section.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29- Blood pressure was fine throughout the pregnancy?- Yeah, it was fine.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- Having a boy or a girl?- Don't know. - Don't know.
0:08:31 > 0:08:32- Big surprise, then.- Yeah.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- What do you have at home? - BOTH:- A little girl.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37You might want a boy or a girl?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39As long as they are healthy, I don't mind.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Do not many patients keep it a surprise any more?
0:08:43 > 0:08:44- No.- Really?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- Very few of them.- Right, OK.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48The first time we saw the midwife when we had Katie,
0:08:48 > 0:08:50they were surprised we were married.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Yeah, true.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58More than 2,500 Caesareans
0:08:58 > 0:09:01are performed at this maternity unit every year.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04It's 1pm.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09Tori and Russ have been with bed seven for an hour and a half.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10We met on plentyoffish.com.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13It's strange, because we had both come out of relationships
0:09:13 > 0:09:15where we were both due to get married.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Yeah, both started getting venues and things like that
0:09:19 > 0:09:22and it all went a bit south and then,
0:09:22 > 0:09:26we got together in November 2011.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29And yeah, when you find the right one, you find the right one.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Are you making sure I look presentable?
0:09:31 > 0:09:34There's no way of looking presentable on a hospital bed,
0:09:34 > 0:09:36I don't think.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37How dare you!
0:09:41 > 0:09:43I wonder how often they get changed?
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Bearing in mind how many people...
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- What? The actual bed itself?- Yeah.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- Or the stuff on it?- Well, no, just bearing in mind, like...
0:09:52 > 0:09:54How many people have delivered babies on this bed?
0:09:54 > 0:09:57I imagine they are built to last quite a while,
0:09:57 > 0:09:59they're all metal framed.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03Tori was in labour for three days with their first child but this time
0:10:03 > 0:10:05she's decided on a Caesarean
0:10:05 > 0:10:09and is hoping to give birth within an hour.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25The Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle is one of 14 specialist
0:10:25 > 0:10:27paediatric centres across the UK.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32There are more than 240 beds here
0:10:32 > 0:10:35and bed 30 is home to eight-year-old Mason.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42He was rushed into A&E three days ago with mum Michaela.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44He's now been transferred to the ward
0:10:44 > 0:10:48for further tests and observation.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Hello, Becky speaking.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Hello, it's Clem. Paeds coordinator. Oh, hello.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55For the last four years,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Mason has been treated for benign hyper cranial tension -
0:10:58 > 0:11:00pressure on the brain.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03I've had it since I was four.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07This time, his condition seems much worse.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12It was about ten o'clock in the morning, he started to have a seizure.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15The seizure lasted for about eight minutes.
0:11:15 > 0:11:16It was absolutely terrifying.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20I just froze. I didn't know what to do. His eyes were rolling back,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23he was dead unresponsive and started to forget things after that.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25So it was distressing for him as well,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27because he couldn't remember people in the family,
0:11:27 > 0:11:29he couldn't remember me.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33When I had my seizure, I didn't remember a thing.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Couldn't even remember who my ma was or who my teddies were.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Basil and Storm.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44He gets headaches and that's part of his condition, is the headaches,
0:11:44 > 0:11:48but the seizures are new, he's never had a seizure before.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53One in 20 of us will experience a seizure during our lifetime.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58They can be triggered by stress, excitement or a lack of sleep.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03It's Mason's first attack but with continuous pressure on his brain,
0:12:03 > 0:12:05he is a familiar face at this hospital.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10He's been on anaesthetic eight times.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12It's horrendous. He's only eight.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15He's been through a lot more than what adults go through in a lifetime.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16He's had it in the last four years.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20I don't like hospital beds better than my bed,
0:12:20 > 0:12:25because they don't, like, have as much comfy pillows as mine.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28These pillows are like, no fluff.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30There's no fluff.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36Mason might not like bed 30, but he loves the food.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40I've got spaghetti bolognese and roast potatoes and it's really nice.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42It's a lot better than my mum's.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48While Mason has been in hospital, he's undergone a series of tests.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50There's one more left and it could prove crucial.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56I'm actually waiting for a scan for my head.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59We're just waiting for an MRI scan for Mason's head
0:12:59 > 0:13:03to find out if there's anything there that's causing the seizures.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05We don't know if his condition is getting worse
0:13:05 > 0:13:07or if there's something else contributing to it.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Until we have the MRI, we won't know.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10I'll be more worried than Mason.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13I think Mason takes it in his stride, don't you?
0:13:23 > 0:13:26We'll follow Mason as his MRI scan reveals what's been going
0:13:26 > 0:13:27wrong with his brain.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Back in Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary,
0:13:41 > 0:13:46bed nine is with 79-year-old Maria, who has a suspected broken nose.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50She is being cared for in A&E by Sister Hill.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55So the doctor has assessed her and given such facial bruising
0:13:55 > 0:13:59and tenderness, the doctor wants to refer her for an X-ray,
0:13:59 > 0:14:01so she's going to go around to the X-ray department,
0:14:01 > 0:14:04they'll take the X-ray views and when she returns,
0:14:04 > 0:14:05we'll have a look at them.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08They come on the system immediately so we'll be able to know if there's
0:14:08 > 0:14:12any fractures, and depending whether there is a fracture will depend on our management plan.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Maria is worried that her worsening eyesight
0:14:16 > 0:14:20may have caused her fall and could threaten her independence.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25There's a lot I couldn't do if I was blind, so...
0:14:26 > 0:14:30All my hobbies are all looking at things,
0:14:30 > 0:14:34so it would be very debilitating for me.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37I'm worried in case they say, "Don't drive for a bit."
0:14:38 > 0:14:42I'll have to get taxis, because I'm not staying in.
0:14:42 > 0:14:4660% of women over 75 live alone.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Before Maria is discharged,
0:14:48 > 0:14:52the A&E team must be confident that she can look after herself at home.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53- Hello.- Hello.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Hello, I thought I'd come to see you and see what's going on.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- Not very pretty, is it? - Oh, you look fine.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00THEY LAUGH
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- Is that a fact?- So, all of this...
0:15:02 > 0:15:03Has come this morning.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- Has come this morning. - It wasn't like that last night.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10If I'd have seen that last night, I think I would've come.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12So, who brought you in this morning?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14I came by taxi.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17And when you go home, is there someone in the house with you?
0:15:17 > 0:15:20No, I live on my own. My husband died four months ago.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Sorry to hear that.- It's all right.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25He had Alzheimer's and it was a blessing that he died,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28because he had been ill ten and a half years.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- Just a living death. - You can lose people twice, you know.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35You lose them once with the disease and you lose them again, when you lose them.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40I was pleased for him that he died, because it wasn't him.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42He didn't know me for the last three months.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44He didn't know whether I was his wife,
0:15:44 > 0:15:46his mother or one of the care assistants.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Awful. I used to sit and cry in the car park.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56But he was a lovely man, he really was.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01Such a shame. He didn't deserve to be like that, but there we are.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03We can't pick and choose, can we?
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- We can't.- No. Sorry.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Quite emotional about him.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- I'll get you a tissue, darling. - I'm fine. I'm fine.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Just give me one. I don't want any more. I'm not going to cry again.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15RADIO CALLS
0:16:17 > 0:16:19That was them calling for me.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21I'll leave these with you. All right?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25If you want for anything, press that button.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28The big orange bit in the middle.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30I won't need that, will I?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- No, but if you want anything, give me a shout.- Thank you.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Beds in the hospital essentially see everyone's secrets,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50everyone's tales, and everyone's stories.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51They see everything.
0:16:51 > 0:16:52Nothing gets past the beds.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Coming up on The Secret Life Of The Hospital Bed...
0:17:08 > 0:17:12In Birmingham, on day surgery bed 52,
0:17:12 > 0:17:1663-year-old Eddie gets ready for a hernia operation.
0:17:16 > 0:17:17Can you pull 'em up?
0:17:17 > 0:17:18Blimey.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20They really are tight.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23I feel like Nora Batty.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30In Newcastle, on paediatric bed 30,
0:17:30 > 0:17:34eight-year-old Mason and his mum Michaela wait for answers.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Don't know if there's any damage, or if the pressure on it is high.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Hopefully we'll get that today once we get his MRI.
0:17:43 > 0:17:48And on A&E bed nine, 79-year-old Maria charms the staff.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50In't hospitals wonderful?
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Does it make you feel good that you've done that for me today?
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Back at Queen's Hospital Maternity Unit in Romford, Essex...
0:18:08 > 0:18:11On bed seven is mum-to-be Tori and her husband Russ.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- Gone quiet.- Something like that.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Calm before the storm.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25A difficult first birth two years ago meant Tori had to undergo
0:18:25 > 0:18:27an emergency Caesarean.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33To avoid a repeat this time, she's scheduled an elective C-section.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37I think some people have got a view where it's...
0:18:37 > 0:18:40you know, you're not a real woman unless you've had a natural birth,
0:18:40 > 0:18:44and I just don't believe that, because as far as I'm concerned,
0:18:44 > 0:18:49- surgery is still...- Traumatic. - ..quite a big deal to go through
0:18:49 > 0:18:52and, you know, I think the most important thing to remember,
0:18:52 > 0:18:58same with the breast-feeding, is that it's what's best for baby.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02There's a bit of pressure on, "Oh, we should have a natural birth,"
0:19:02 > 0:19:04but I think it's one of those things.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06As long as the baby's born and the baby's healthy,
0:19:06 > 0:19:10that's all that matters. If we look back through those pictures again...
0:19:10 > 0:19:14The UK has seen a rise in families with two or more children.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Big changes are looming for Tori and Russ and they're anxious about
0:19:18 > 0:19:21the impact on their two-year-old daughter, Katie.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27'Hi, Mummy.'
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- Hello, Katie.- Hi, Katie. - Are you being a good girl?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- 'Where's Daddy?'- Hello, Katie. Are you being good girl for Nanny?
0:19:33 > 0:19:39- 'Yes.'- Good.- All right, well, we'll see you soon.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41'See you soon.'
0:19:41 > 0:19:45- Yeah, with your baby brother or sister.- 'Yeah.'
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Yes, because we're at the hospital.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- 'Yeah.'- All right, well, we love you.- Love you.- 'Love you.'
0:19:52 > 0:19:56See you later, baby. Bye.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01That is one of the biggest unknowns we've got,
0:20:01 > 0:20:04how Katie is going to react, because she's been...
0:20:04 > 0:20:08Some mornings she'll stroke Tori's belly and she'll give it a kiss
0:20:08 > 0:20:10and talk to it and other mornings you'd say it
0:20:10 > 0:20:12and she'll go, "No, no!"
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Is it going to be a boy or a girl?
0:20:14 > 0:20:17"No." It was going to be Hulk at one moment, wasn't it?
0:20:17 > 0:20:18It was, yes.
0:20:19 > 0:20:25And what we've been told, the toddler tends to bond to the partner
0:20:25 > 0:20:28a lot more because Mummy's got a baby.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29Become more of a Daddy's girl.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- You need to become a bit more understanding.- Yeah.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36- I know it's something you've been a bit worried about, haven't you? - Yeah.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40It's been emotional.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Yeah, not wanting Mummy any more would be a bit...
0:20:42 > 0:20:44She'll never not want Mummy.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- No, I know.- But, yes, you can understand it.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50It's just that having to share.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53She shares with other kids all right, mostly.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- Mostly.- From what I've seen.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58I just hope she's all right.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00- Did you just see that? - Yeah, I saw that.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02It was like, knock, knock, come out!
0:21:10 > 0:21:13We'll rejoin Tori and Russ later when their slot in the busy
0:21:13 > 0:21:15operating theatre finally arrives.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Back in Newcastle, at the Great North Children's Hospital,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32eight-year-old Mason is on bed 30.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36He's waiting for the results of an MRI scan with mum Michaela.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Mason looks better today than what he has the last week.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43I'm feeling as fresh as a dandelion.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Mason has an existing condition.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51benign hyper cranial tension, which causes pressure to build up in his brain.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Admitted to hospital following a seizure,
0:21:55 > 0:21:59his parents are worried that his condition is getting worse.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04Don't know if there's any damage on the brain or the pressure is high.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Hopefully we'll get that today once we get his MRI.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12He looks good to me right now.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Doctor Ramesh is Mason's consultant.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17He has news about the scan.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20I don't think it's pressure related.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22This is my clinical impression.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24I don't think it was an epileptic seizure.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27We have explored that.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30He's had a scan of his brain and it looks completely normal.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Doctor Ramesh can find nothing wrong with Mason's brain.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39He has his own explanation for the seizure.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41All through the night, a child who has been poorly,
0:22:41 > 0:22:43who stayed awake and has gone off to bed,
0:22:43 > 0:22:48collapsed and had an attack is because of not enough sleep.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51That's the interpretation I am putting on it now.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Medicine is not black and white, man.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Newcastle United colours are black and white.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57But medicine is not like that.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00There are lots of grey areas in medicine.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Whilst it's a relief to hear that Mason is OK, his parents are still
0:23:04 > 0:23:08worried that they may miss any warning signs in the future.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Mason doesn't complain and he will still get up and do whatever
0:23:12 > 0:23:15he needs to do, but his dad's like that.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17He's had more accidents than I don't know what.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19She just worries.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23I worry as well, obviously, but if you are saying he's going to be
0:23:23 > 0:23:25fine, I'm happy with that.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Mason looks well.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29All our assessments are normal.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34I'm suggesting we wait and monitor the situation.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36I'm going to be seeing him in my outpatient clinic
0:23:36 > 0:23:39in another three weeks' time.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41I think Mason would like to go home
0:23:41 > 0:23:44and I'm going to be sending him home today.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48Obviously relieved and hopefully he'll get back to his normal self.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Hyper mood.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Your normal daft self.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Daft self? You're going all shy because you haven't got
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- your hat on now, aren't you? - It's not, son.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00You've gone all quiet.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06I'm happy about the news. Obviously, it's less worrying.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09We'll just have to take it from there and take him home.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Observe him and just bring him back if anything else happens.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Yes, we want to go home now.
0:24:13 > 0:24:14Home, sweet home.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17It's time for Mason to leave.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24After three nights in hospital, he's off home. Bed 30 is free.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33In Birmingham,
0:24:33 > 0:24:37the Queen Elizabeth Hospital's day surgery is the largest in Europe,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39dealing with up to 100 patients every day.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45The beds here work a different shift to most in the NHS.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47They get to rest overnight.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49But between the hours of 8am and 8pm,
0:24:49 > 0:24:52they're hard at work with scheduled procedures.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57This is Bed 52.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Its next patient is coming in for a hernia operation.
0:25:03 > 0:25:0763-year-old security guard Eddie has brought girlfriend of 11 months,
0:25:07 > 0:25:08Shirley, for support.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12This has been going on for ages now.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17And he's grinned and beared it, as they say.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19And I kept moaning at him about,
0:25:19 > 0:25:21"You've got to go and get it sorted!"
0:25:21 > 0:25:23And here we are.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25It's going to be sorted now.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27It's only a minor operation.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31One big snip, and you're in and you're out.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34- A what?- A snip, and you're out.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- A snip and you're out!- Yeah! - THEY LAUGH
0:25:42 > 0:25:45We do laugh an awful, awful lot.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48I've never known anything like it.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51And he giggles all the time. He's a real giggler.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53We keep saying to each other,
0:25:53 > 0:25:55"Have we really only been together 11 months?"
0:25:58 > 0:26:01It is a good job, darling, you met me.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03What would you do now?
0:26:03 > 0:26:06I don't know. Probably just be plodding along as it is, you know.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- Are you a happy bunny? - I'm very happy.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- Are you? - I'm very happy with you, darling.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Yeah. Always.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17We're like a pair of old shoes!
0:26:17 > 0:26:20We've got lots to look forward to, so we've got to get him mended now,
0:26:20 > 0:26:23so that we can actually do things.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Together.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Do you think I can ask them to take some of these off while you're at it?
0:26:29 > 0:26:31- No!- Just a bit of skin off that.
0:26:31 > 0:26:32Leave them alone.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- Are you sure?- They're staying on!
0:26:36 > 0:26:38You can have the inside, but you can't have the outside!
0:26:42 > 0:26:43For most operations,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46patients need to wear special socks to protect against blood clots
0:26:46 > 0:26:48forming in their legs.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Here you go. Do you want to pop these on to cover your lovely tattoos?
0:26:52 > 0:26:54- He's got fat legs!- Hey!
0:26:54 > 0:26:55Can you do it yourself?
0:26:55 > 0:26:58At least they're not the horrible white ones they used to use.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03THEY LAUGH
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- Here.- Can you pull them up?
0:27:07 > 0:27:08Blimey!
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- They really are tight. - Where have they got to get to?
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- HE LAUGHS - I feel like Nora Batty!
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Bed 52 has now seen it all.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Eddie, or is it Nora Batty, is ready for his operation.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30His bed's next job is to carry him more than 250 metres to theatre.
0:27:30 > 0:27:31I think the operation will be fine.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34I think I'm just worried about what he's going to be like afterwards,
0:27:34 > 0:27:37and how he's going to deal with it.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39You've really got to take it easy, OK?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Yeah, but...
0:27:41 > 0:27:42No buts. You've got to do it.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44But! But! But!
0:27:44 > 0:27:48No buts. You've got to remember you're 63.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51And the surgeon said if he was 85, he wouldn't even do it.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Bed 52 and Eddie are on the move.
0:28:01 > 0:28:02Say goodbye.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06But first, a quick kiss...
0:28:06 > 0:28:08- Bye, sweetie.- See you.
0:28:08 > 0:28:09..or two.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- See you soon, OK.- See you in a bit. - All right. See you later.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Chin up. All right, bye.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15We'll return to them later.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30Back at the A&E Department of Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35An hour after being admitted,
0:28:35 > 0:28:4079-year-old Maria is returning to bed nine.
0:28:40 > 0:28:41My hair's a mess.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43I could have combed it.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Your face.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Are we going to tell your daughter?
0:28:48 > 0:28:50- No.- Sure?
0:28:50 > 0:28:52No, she's teaching.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55I was going to do that this morning and I thought, well,
0:28:55 > 0:28:58she goes to work at seven in the morning.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Can I swing my legs over here while I drink my tea?
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- Thank you.- I'll be back in a minute, my love.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09A lot of elderly patients, they don't like to bother people.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14They don't like to feel like they're being a pest or creating
0:29:14 > 0:29:17extra work for you, so they tend to not...
0:29:17 > 0:29:21You've got to often stress it's really not a problem,
0:29:21 > 0:29:24it's, you know, it's part of our job and we're happy to ring.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28That lady has got capacity, she's alert, she's orientated,
0:29:28 > 0:29:30she can make the decision for herself.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33I've offered her several times and she really is adamant that she
0:29:33 > 0:29:36doesn't want to bother her daughter at the moment, so, really,
0:29:36 > 0:29:40as long as we document that, we've got to be satisfied with her wishes.
0:29:43 > 0:29:48I've had my fair share of hospitals and you only come if you have to.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51I don't go to the doctor unnecessarily, either.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55That's the way we were brought up.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58It's not somewhere I want to hang about.
0:30:04 > 0:30:05- Maria?- Hello.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09- You're going to go round for an X-ray.- Really?
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Do you want to just go on the bed?
0:30:14 > 0:30:16No! Course not.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Are you sure?
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- I'm positive.- OK, wait there, then.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27Maria doesn't want to go on the bed to X-ray, because she's
0:30:27 > 0:30:29so independent, which is brilliant.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32We'll get a porter to take her with a chair.
0:30:32 > 0:30:33I can walk.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40For now, Maria leaves bed nine behind
0:30:40 > 0:30:42as she heads to the X-ray Department.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Can I get you to have a seat in this chair for me?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49- Do you want my glasses off? - Yes, please.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Right, chin right up for me and I'm going to push you forward so your
0:30:55 > 0:30:58chin's going to touch the board. That's it, that's lovely.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00The test will quickly reveal
0:31:00 > 0:31:04the extent of the damage caused to Maria's face.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07It will also show if she's fractured any bones.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- We'll get you back round, all right? - Thank you.- Lift your feet.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- There you go.- Thank you.
0:31:13 > 0:31:14Thank you very much.
0:31:16 > 0:31:17Hello again...
0:31:17 > 0:31:21Maria will soon find out just how badly she's damaged her face.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23How many miles do you walk in a day?
0:31:23 > 0:31:26That depends. As little as possible if I can help it.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Back on the maternity ward of Queen's Hospital in Romford,
0:31:39 > 0:31:42maternity bed seven is with expectant mother Tori
0:31:42 > 0:31:43and her husband Russ.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48A little bit nervous now.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Following a difficult birth with their first child,
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Tori has opted for an elective Caesarean.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59Moving about a bit. I think they're coming up, they know.
0:31:59 > 0:32:00"No, I'm not ready!"
0:32:02 > 0:32:06In the UK, one in four births are delivered by Caesarean.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08- Ready?- Hello.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10She's very ready, I think.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Not many mums wait to find out the sex of their baby,
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- but Tori is one of the few. - You'll be fine.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28Don't be nervous, you'll be fine.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30Let's go, darling.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Tori is transferred to the surgery bed.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36She's given an epidural injection to numb the nerves in the lower part
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- of her body.- Just relax, now.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Can you feel that, Victoria?
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- You're still smiling, which is good. - Yes.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53There we go.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56Just 20 minutes later, their baby is born.
0:32:57 > 0:33:04There we go. Lovely. A little girl. It's a little girl.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06It's another daughter.
0:33:13 > 0:33:20- There we go.- Hello, little lady. - There we go.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22- Congratulations.- Thank you.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30I think a lot of people are afraid when they hear that they might have
0:33:30 > 0:33:34to have a C-section, but if you get great staff
0:33:34 > 0:33:39and that nice environment that kind of puts you at ease,
0:33:39 > 0:33:41it's not that bad.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46It's been a little bit easier this time, because it hasn't been days,
0:33:46 > 0:33:49it's just been hours. Even so, it gets to that point when you want to
0:33:49 > 0:33:51get done and dusted and you want to see them.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53It's been nine months cooking.
0:33:53 > 0:33:54You just want them out.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58This morning, I couldn't imagine her
0:33:58 > 0:34:03and now I can't not... imagine her being here.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06The birth went as planned.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10Tori and Russ are now hoping the first meeting with big sister
0:34:10 > 0:34:14- Katie goes as well.- Hello, Katie.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Look, a baby.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Say hello, Lucy.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21It's all lots going on, isn't it?
0:34:21 > 0:34:24It's OK. Look, there's Lucy.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27'Very interesting.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29'New patterns. It'll be the same.'
0:34:29 > 0:34:33It's amazing how much of a spit she is of her older sister, so, yes,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36looking forward to some interesting times ahead.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Yeah, very excited.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42For bed number seven at the Queen's Maternity Hospital,
0:34:42 > 0:34:45this day is just like any other.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50By 4pm, it's ready and waiting for its next expectant mother.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04Back in day surgery, Eddie has left bed 52 for the operating table
0:35:04 > 0:35:06to have his hernia sorted.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10It's an operation that new girlfriend Shirley
0:35:10 > 0:35:12hopes will take their relationship to another level.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15There's lots of places I want to take him.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17He's never seen anything in this country.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19He never had a passport.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22We had to go and get a passport.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25I'm really looking forward to him being in good health again now.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28I keep looking at my watch.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Bed 52 is back.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Hello, darling.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Here we go. Safe and sound.
0:35:56 > 0:35:57Bye-bye.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02- You all right, darling?- Hello, babe.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- How do you...- All good in the hood!
0:36:04 > 0:36:06How do you feel?
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Aches a bit, but it's going to at first, isn't it?
0:36:10 > 0:36:11Thank you for being here.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13I wouldn't have been anywhere else.
0:36:16 > 0:36:17I know.
0:36:19 > 0:36:20Yeah.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Then as we go up, pull yourself up.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- Yeah, that's great.- OK?- Yeah.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Eddie really wants to leave bed 52.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32But before he can, he's got to eat, drink and go to the toilet,
0:36:32 > 0:36:35so doctors can be sure his body is working again properly.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40'I don't like hospitals. I don't like being in hospitals.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43'The sooner I can get away, I'll feel a lot better then.'
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Me mouth's so dry.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- Just drink!- It's dry.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53'I just hope he can actually walk out of here,
0:36:53 > 0:36:54'cos that's what he wants to do.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56'He wants to go home tonight.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59'He's so intent on going home tonight.'
0:36:59 > 0:37:01You just need to eat, and go to the toilet.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12But Eddie's struggling.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17Two hours since his surgery, and he still hasn't managed to pass urine.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21- OK?- OK.- We just need to tick that box.- OK.- Else I can't discharge you.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27If Eddie doesn't manage to go soon,
0:37:27 > 0:37:29he'll be moved from bed 52
0:37:29 > 0:37:32to a bed on the ward, where he'll have to spend the night.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34'I tried to say to him, before we came in,
0:37:34 > 0:37:37'"Don't get too upset if you have to stay in."
0:37:37 > 0:37:40'I said, "I'll come and get you in the morning."
0:37:40 > 0:37:42'But he's got this thing about hospitals,
0:37:42 > 0:37:43'and he doesn't want to stay in.'
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Although Eddie is getting himself dressed,
0:37:50 > 0:37:53he still hasn't managed to go to the toilet.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56Not got the urge to go to the loo?
0:37:56 > 0:37:58No?
0:37:58 > 0:38:01I can't just force myself to go.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03This closes at eight o'clock.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05They'll have to find you a bed in the ward somewhere.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- So you've got to try! - Guess it can't be helped.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Do you want any more to drink?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18With three hours of drinking water behind him,
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Eddie makes a tentative move to the loo.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- Do you want me to get out the way? - Yeah.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32Which way's he got to go? Andy, which way's he got to go?
0:38:32 > 0:38:33Just down there.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Down there? Go on, then. Off you go.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- Did you go?- Yes!- You've been?
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- Did it. Did it!- Did it.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51Success at last.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Bed 52 can finally move on.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55And Eddie and Shirley can head home
0:38:55 > 0:38:57to start making plans for the future.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- Thanks very much. - Got your parole.- Thank you.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Got your parole. Thanks very much. Thank you.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Back at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary,
0:39:24 > 0:39:2679-year-old Maria
0:39:26 > 0:39:29is returning from the X-ray department to bed nine.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32The doctor's waiting for me.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33Hello.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35How about that? Waiting for me.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Maria already suffers from glaucoma.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43She's worried that her fall may have broken her nose
0:39:43 > 0:39:44and damaged her vision.
0:39:46 > 0:39:47There you go.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- Thank you very much. - Just stay in that chair, OK?
0:39:50 > 0:39:51No, I'm getting out.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Dr Minhaz has his diagnosis.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55So, how are we feeling now?
0:39:56 > 0:39:57- Fine.- Good.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Your X-ray came back normal.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03- Good, I'm pleased about that. - There's no concerns about that.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04This bruising will go away itself.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06What about the bits on my nose?
0:40:06 > 0:40:09The bits on your nose, we just have to keep it clean and dry.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11So I can go home?
0:40:11 > 0:40:14I'm just going to get some bandage done up,
0:40:14 > 0:40:15and then you can go home.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- Oh.- OK?
0:40:17 > 0:40:18Isn't hospital wonderful?
0:40:18 > 0:40:22Does it make you feel good that you've done that for me today?
0:40:23 > 0:40:25OK, thank you.
0:40:28 > 0:40:29I'm going home!
0:40:29 > 0:40:31- Are you going home?- Yes.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34The good news travels fast.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36- Maria.- Hello.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- Nothing wrong with me.- Have you heard the good news?
0:40:39 > 0:40:40- I'm going home.- Oh, lovely!
0:40:40 > 0:40:44- So, you have got this nasty bruising around your eyes...- Mm.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46..and do you know what?
0:40:46 > 0:40:49It might even get a bit worse over the next 24 hours.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Oh, charming.
0:40:51 > 0:40:52You'll get lots of sympathy.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55- Do you think I might?- I would say! So...
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Before Maria can leave,
0:40:57 > 0:41:00her wounds are cleaned to avoid infection.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02I've always been like that.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03Right, are you ready?
0:41:04 > 0:41:06So when are you going to tell your daughter?
0:41:06 > 0:41:08I'll text her a message.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10- Text?- Yes.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14And I'll say, "If you've got nothing else to do,
0:41:14 > 0:41:16"call on your way home."
0:41:16 > 0:41:17She's fine.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19She knows what I'm like,
0:41:19 > 0:41:21so hopefully, she'll understand.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23THEY LAUGH
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Cos I'm supposed to be going out to dinner tonight.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- Where you going?- Just some friends up the road.
0:41:29 > 0:41:30Well, you can still go.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32- Do you think I could?- I would.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Good, thank you for the permission.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36You're welcome. You're not going to be there late, are you?
0:41:36 > 0:41:37No, I could come home early.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40You're probably better off being around people,
0:41:40 > 0:41:41so that they can keep an eye on you.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Oh, I never thought about it that way.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Rather than sitting by yourself.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47At least then, we won't be worrying about you so much.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Oh, right. I'm going out, then.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51You're going out.
0:41:53 > 0:41:54Right.
0:41:56 > 0:41:57We're done.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Do I not need anything on it?
0:41:59 > 0:42:00Really?
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- You've got a cut here, and a cut here...- Yeah.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06..and it'll just look like a scab for a little bit.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08- Don't pick it.- No.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14It's nice to have a patient that's a pleasure to look after.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Well, I'm not ill, though, am I?
0:42:16 > 0:42:19That's the thing. That's the difference.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21I've kept them busy today.
0:42:21 > 0:42:22You have.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26Just over two hours after arriving,
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Maria's time on bed nine is done.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34Our hospital beds have given us intimate access
0:42:34 > 0:42:36to the work of the NHS.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40After the successful Caesarean,
0:42:40 > 0:42:45baby Lucy is at home and settling into life with big sister, Katie.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51Eddie and Shirley have managed a holiday in Cornwall together, and are planning more trips.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56And Maria's bruising has gone. She's back at her society meetings.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00The beds are now back on their wards,
0:43:00 > 0:43:03ready and waiting for their next round of patients.