0:00:04 > 0:00:08Hospital beds in the NHS have never been under more pressure...
0:00:08 > 0:00:11It's just unrelenting at the moment.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13..with more patients to care for than ever before,
0:00:13 > 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...
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Comfy bed.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41..to see the world through the beds' eyes.
0:00:41 > 0:00:42Left at the lights.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46SHE SOBS ..as they share the most challenging...
0:00:46 > 0:00:47- SHE SIGHS - Oh, it's coming again.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Don't get upset. We'll look after you, OK?
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Are you OK, pet?
0:00:57 > 0:00:58..most intimate...
0:00:58 > 0:01:00That'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...
0:01:14 > 0:01:18In Newcastle, on Resus Bed 2, there are fears 64-year-old Howard
0:01:18 > 0:01:19may have a brain haemorrhage.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23He hit his head on the way down.
0:01:23 > 0:01:29Definite concerns are any bleed to the brain or inside the skull.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Whee!
0:01:35 > 0:01:36On Paediatric Bed 27,
0:01:36 > 0:01:40two-year-old Mason has a potentially dangerous skin infection.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45Hey, little mister. Can I come and have a little look at your face?
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Ah, well done.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51And in Romford, in Maternity Bed 5,
0:01:51 > 0:01:5429-year-old Hayley tried to laugh her way through the pain.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58She's got this theory about laughter is the best medicine,
0:01:58 > 0:02:00which is definitely working for her.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01SHE LAUGHS
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Your bed's like an extra member of staff, almost.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12This is The Secret Life Of The Hospital Bed.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21SIREN WAILS
0:02:22 > 0:02:25The Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle upon Tyne.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- Hi, it's Sally.- We've had a pre-alert, an 11-year-old male.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33The A&E department here
0:02:33 > 0:02:36has a special area for patients with life-threatening
0:02:36 > 0:02:37illnesses or injuries.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39It's called Resus.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Hello, there. Hello?
0:02:45 > 0:02:50This is Resus Bed 2 waiting for its next patient.
0:02:51 > 0:02:5464-year-old painter and decorator Howard
0:02:54 > 0:02:58has fallen from a ladder, hitting his head on a kitchen unit.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- We've done the bloods.- Fine.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03He's got morphine and bits and bobs prescribed for him.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06I'll do a thorough exam and I'll let you know.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Good man. Thank you very much.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13Registrar Dr Vorges has been working in A&E for 11 years.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Is it OK if I just put you back down?- Howard?
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- Where does that hurt?- Back.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21On the back. Sorry for that.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Howard has had several brain aneurysms in the past.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28These are bulges in the blood vessel walls which can burst.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30So do you remember the whole thing?
0:03:30 > 0:03:33I was painting above a kitchen unit
0:03:33 > 0:03:36and I was on steps. And I started leaning over...
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- And I came up suddenly and... - You slipped.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41I banged my head and fell on the floor.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43When did you lose consciousness?
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Was it immediately after the fall or later?
0:03:46 > 0:03:51I slipped and fell and banged my head and hit the floor,
0:03:51 > 0:03:55so from banging my head on the floor, that was it.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00As he's hit his head,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04Howard is at high risk of having a bleed on the brain.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08His only daughter, Jen, rushed him to hospital.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14Does it feel big? Oh, yeah! Yeah, that's quite big.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- It's your head you're worried about, really, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20I've had four major strokes.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- Aneurysm...- Three aneurysms.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25Epilepsy.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Some people can have a seizure in the first few weeks after
0:04:29 > 0:04:34a stroke, and a small number, like Howard, go on to develop epilepsy.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41When he had his first fit, it was horrible. We didn't...
0:04:41 > 0:04:44None of us had any experience of seeing a fit,
0:04:44 > 0:04:46so we didn't know it was a fit.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49So we just thought, what's happening to him?
0:04:49 > 0:04:52He was thrashing about and pouring with blood out of his mouth,
0:04:52 > 0:04:54because he'd bit his tongue.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Student nurse Belle gets Howard ready for his brain scan.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01He banged his head today, so...
0:05:01 > 0:05:05He's a little bit worried about it, but we're going to get a scan.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09I worked in this hospital, painting this hospital,
0:05:09 > 0:05:11for two or three year.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- Oh, did you? That's lovely! - HOWARD CHUCKLES
0:05:14 > 0:05:15I'll put this on you...
0:05:15 > 0:05:17This is called the Microson machine.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22It's like a video scan, just to have a look in your tummy.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Just to see there isn't anything wrong.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28What previous tummy surgeries have you had?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Have you had any tummy surgeries?
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- I had cancer.- You had cancer for...? - Bowel cancer.- Bowel cancer.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40The operation to remove cancer from Howard's bowel three years ago
0:05:40 > 0:05:41was successful.
0:05:44 > 0:05:50So why I'm doing this scan...is to see if there's any...blood in...
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- the tummy.- Oh.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Last year, he also broke three ribs after a fall at work.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00I think when he broke his ribs,
0:06:00 > 0:06:02that was the thing that bothered him the most.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04He was so immobile, couldn't do anything.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07And, like, for his age, he's...
0:06:07 > 0:06:10He's 64 and all he's had wrong with him...he's so active.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Like, he looks after my kids every weekend,
0:06:12 > 0:06:16a four-year-old and a one-year-old, running him ragged.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19The ultrasound shows no bleeding in Howard's stomach.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Bed 2 takes him for a brain scan.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33We'll return later to find out if he has had a bleed on the brain.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45The Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle
0:06:45 > 0:06:47is the only dedicated paediatric centre in the UK
0:06:47 > 0:06:52to have been rated as outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Hello, Paeds A&E?
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Their paediatric A&E department has nine beds,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01seeing almost 500 patients a week.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05These beds are permanently on call to deal with emergencies,
0:07:05 > 0:07:10from split heads, to allergies, to broken bones.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Fractured...
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Paediatric Bed 27 is prepped and ready for its next patient.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25Working alongside the beds today are Nurse Practitioner Aynsley...
0:07:25 > 0:07:28They can go across to the pod.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29..and Nurse Carmichael.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32It's a very scary environment for a child to come in
0:07:32 > 0:07:37and if you want them to be compliant and also be happy and not scared,
0:07:37 > 0:07:41the best way is to try and make them as comfortable as possible.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44It's just before lunchtime.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49Bed 27 is about to meet two-year-old Mason and his mum Jessica.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Whee!
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Wow! Where's that toy that we bought?
0:07:53 > 0:07:57Mason was admitted to hospital recently with facial cellulitis.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59There are signs it's come back.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Let's have a little look at your face, sweetheart.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- It's a toy?- What? Yeah.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08Cellulitis is a potentially dangerous infection
0:08:08 > 0:08:10of the deeper layers of the skin.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11I've just got a little pen,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14so I'm just going to draw some little pointers
0:08:14 > 0:08:15to where it is at the minute.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Mason, sweetheart, do you think you can sit still?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19I'm going to draw on your face!
0:08:20 > 0:08:22All the way back here.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Staff Nurse Carmichael draws a line around the affected area.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30I don't think it really goes past your nose, then, does it?
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Symptoms of cellulitis include red, hot and swollen skin.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36If the redness crosses the line,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38it's a sign the infection is spreading.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42Obviously, if you notice it getting any bigger, just let us know.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46But I will keep checking on him, obviously, and that's just...
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Cellulitis can spread quickly and, if untreated,
0:08:49 > 0:08:51can be life-threatening.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54If Mason's cellulitis is severe,
0:08:54 > 0:08:58he'll be given antibiotics intravenously.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Right, Mason, can I put some magic cream on your hands?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Then you can keep playing, can't you?
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- Ooh!- Ooh!
0:09:05 > 0:09:09This cream will numb Mason's hand in preparation.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13I'll put this big sticker on your hand.
0:09:13 > 0:09:14MASON WHIMPERS
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Oh, no, it's not sore, is it?
0:09:16 > 0:09:21- Does it look a bit funny? - It hurt.- It hurts?
0:09:21 > 0:09:24It's just a bit cold, sweetheart.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27I will pop this round, we'll hide it, shall we?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29We'll hide it.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Approximately 30% of all patients
0:09:31 > 0:09:35who are treated for facial cellulitis see the infection return.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39The first time he had it, he had quite, like,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42quite a build-up, where his eye was all red.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46And then last night, he was fine, there was no build-up,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48and that just happened when he woke up.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51The right side of his face swelled up and
0:09:51 > 0:09:53he couldn't open his eye in the morning.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57There we go. That's it. Well done.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Say bye.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- Bye!- Good boy.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07Nurse Practitioner Aynsley comes to examine Mason.
0:10:07 > 0:10:08- Hello!- Hiya.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Hey, little mister! Can I come and have a little look at your face?
0:10:12 > 0:10:17- Can we have a little look. Can you lift your head up for me?- Do that.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Oh, well done!
0:10:19 > 0:10:23What a good boy. Right, I'm quick to have a little feel of your neck, while you're like that.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25HE BELCHES
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Oh! That was a good one!
0:10:28 > 0:10:30I'll go and speak to the paediatric team,
0:10:30 > 0:10:32let them know it's quite swollen and red at the moment.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36I'll ask them to come and have a little look.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Depending on the blood results,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41they may think that he's OK just to start oral antibiotics
0:10:41 > 0:10:44and hopefully we've caught it early enough.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Untreated cellulitis can also lead to blood poisoning.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54We'll let you finish your milk in peace!
0:10:54 > 0:10:55As I say, I'll go and speak to the team,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58then I'll come back and let you know what's happening.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02- OK.- OK? See you soon! Do I get a wave?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- Say bye.- Half a wave.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06LAUGHTER
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- Cool.- Thank you.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12HE WHINES
0:11:12 > 0:11:13Oh!
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Ooh...
0:11:19 > 0:11:21SHE LAUGHS
0:11:21 > 0:11:23It can be quite severe, so it can spread,
0:11:23 > 0:11:25it can spread to the eye area,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27it could spread into the lymph glands,
0:11:27 > 0:11:31and it can particularly become quite serious quite quickly.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Mason will get a blood test which will determine the severity
0:11:39 > 0:11:42of the infection that he's got at present
0:11:42 > 0:11:43and we will determine from there
0:11:43 > 0:11:45whether he needs oral antibiotics
0:11:45 > 0:11:47or intravenous antibiotics.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- Hi! Is your name Mason? - Hi, Mason, we're back!
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Sister Jackson arrives to help take Mason's blood.
0:11:58 > 0:11:59Hello!
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Aww, it's a sad face now.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05We're going to take them off.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- Shall we take your boxing gloves off?- Shall we?
0:12:10 > 0:12:13The anaesthetic cream on his hands should stop the needles
0:12:13 > 0:12:14causing any pain.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Will you just kind of give him a little bit of support, Mum,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20and then we'll get this done as quick as we can?
0:12:26 > 0:12:29You can read a book if you want, with Mummy.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- Look, look at Mummy. - MASON CRIES
0:12:31 > 0:12:33I know, look at Mummy.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36The bloods were very stressful.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39At that age range, they can be quite squirmy.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Obviously they're scared, they don't know what's happening,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44so sometimes it can be a little bit tricky.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48Ideally, sometimes they're cuddled into Mum, helps a great deal,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51but in the situation he actually sat quite still on the bed,
0:12:51 > 0:12:54so that was good, a big bonus for us.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55Look at Mummy, baby.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- Look at these teddy bears! - Well done, Mum.
0:13:02 > 0:13:03I was just going to ask.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- Ooh!- Oh, don't move that one. - Shall we move you a little bit?
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- There you go.- Come here.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18We'll be with Mason and mum Jessica when they find out how severe
0:13:18 > 0:13:19the infection is.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Queen's Hospital in Romford has one of the largest maternity units
0:13:34 > 0:13:36in the country.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41The beds here see over 9,000 births a year.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45Each one can take as little as two hours or more than three days.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Maternity Bed 7 is with 29-year-old Hayley.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58She's determined to give birth naturally after having an
0:13:58 > 0:14:01emergency Caesarean with her first child.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03When is she coming out?
0:14:03 > 0:14:05She'll come. She will.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- She has to!- It doesn't feel like she's coming out.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12She will be, trust me on that. Yeah, she is.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16She isn't coming out right this moment, but...she will. OK?
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Midwife Marne is with Hayley, who's been in labour for an hour.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Hayley has had one baby before.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27That baby was delivered by Caesarean section ten years ago.
0:14:27 > 0:14:32So today she is aiming to have a vaginal delivery. That's her plan.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37I never wanted a Caesarean last time. I had no choice.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42But then I was kind of glad because he was 10lbs 4oz, so...
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Pushing that out, I imagine would be a bit of a...
0:14:45 > 0:14:48A lot worse than what you are now!
0:14:48 > 0:14:51She's really positive and focused for this today.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53She seems to have a really good attitude.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57She's been given the painkiller pethidine and is using gas and air
0:14:57 > 0:14:59to get her through.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02I feel like a Picasso painting. I feel like my mouth's going...
0:15:02 > 0:15:06It's not, I promise!
0:15:06 > 0:15:09I will tell you if your mouth starts to do that!
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Because Hayley's first child was a Caesarean,
0:15:12 > 0:15:14she faces extra risks with a natural birth.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20'There's always a risk of scar rupture.'
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- I'm not doing well. - You are!- You are!
0:15:22 > 0:15:25'You're observing for signs of scar rupture all the time,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28'and Mum's aware of that as well.'
0:15:28 > 0:15:30She will tell us if she feels any tenderness or pain or
0:15:30 > 0:15:32anything like that.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- Contraction!- OK. Breathe.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36You're all right, it's all right.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38SHE MOANS LOUDLY
0:15:38 > 0:15:43I know you're feeling that pressure. Baby's head is very low, OK?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- I can't do this.- You can.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- You can.- I can't. I really can't do this.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54My scar hurts...
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Do you feel like there's a very strong pressure?
0:15:56 > 0:15:58HAYLEY MOANS
0:15:58 > 0:16:03If Hayley's Caesarean scar ruptures, her baby's life could be in danger.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05It's my scar, my scar.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Bear with me, right?
0:16:08 > 0:16:10We'll rejoin Hayley later
0:16:10 > 0:16:12as she finds out whether she'll be able to give birth naturally.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18I can't cope any more. I really, really can't.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28In Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary,
0:16:28 > 0:16:30it's been a busy shift on the A&E ward.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36One of their most critical patients, Howard,
0:16:36 > 0:16:40arrived on Resus Bed 2 half an hour ago, after falling from a ladder.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46Emergency department consultant Dr Voorhees is taking him for
0:16:46 > 0:16:50a CT scan to check for internal bleeding in the brain and abdomen.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53He's getting scanned almost everything.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56So that contains the head, chest and abdomen.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02He hit his head on the way down, and also on the lower back.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07He does have a large swelling on the back part of his head, so the
0:17:07 > 0:17:12definite concerns are any bleed to the brain or inside the skull.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- So we are concerned about the back of the head?- Back of the head.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- Pedicle lumbar junction. - Right, MRI and the...
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Howard has been in hospital before with brain aneurysms.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45His previous history, so when you have an aneurysm,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47so that's the blood vessel is weak,
0:17:47 > 0:17:51that can increase the chance of having a second bleed in the brain.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02Resus Bed 2 takes Howard back to his bay.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Howard has previously survived cancer and several strokes.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- Has he had any heart problems?- No.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- About the only thing he hasn't had. - Any kidney problems?
0:18:16 > 0:18:19He's been unlucky, but he's been lucky as well because, well,
0:18:19 > 0:18:21if he hadn't had the fits,
0:18:21 > 0:18:24they wouldn't have found the aneurysms in his head.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26And if he hadn't have had the strokes,
0:18:26 > 0:18:29which resulted in him having the cholesterol test, they
0:18:29 > 0:18:32wouldn't have found his blood count was low, which found the cancer.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34And the doctor said to him, "If you hadn't had the..."
0:18:34 > 0:18:37If they hadn't have found the cancer when they did,
0:18:37 > 0:18:40it would have been too late, they wouldn't have been able to treat it.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- This is me most worrying bit. - Hitting his head.- Me head.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Whenever he hits his head, that's the big worry,
0:18:45 > 0:18:48with him having the aneurysms.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Got two that were big enough to put a coil in, which is, like,
0:18:51 > 0:18:55- to stop them bursting, I suppose. - I suppose.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58But then one of them was too small to fit the coil in,
0:18:58 > 0:19:01so one of them's just free, sitting there.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Dr Voorhees is back with an update.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15We have scanned your chest, tummy and pelvis, and the head.
0:19:15 > 0:19:21They will officially report it in, er, probably one hour's time.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25In the meantime, I will probably want to do some X-rays
0:19:25 > 0:19:27because it's quite sore in here, isn't it?
0:19:27 > 0:19:31- Yeah, that's where I banged it. - All right, fine.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34I need to get some X-rays of that hand, OK?
0:19:35 > 0:19:38We'll be back with Resus Bed 2 and Howard
0:19:38 > 0:19:40as he finds out the results of these vital tests.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Every week at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01doctors perform life-saving procedures.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03You have pain, sir?
0:20:03 > 0:20:06You're doing very well.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09These treatments happen on their Day Surgery unit.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13There are more than 80 beds here, which look after patients before...
0:20:13 > 0:20:17- Have you had any heart attacks in the past?- No.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19..during...
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Take a deep breath in for me, sir, and hold it.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23..and after their operation.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Thank you ever so much, chick.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27You're a star.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Day Surgery Bed 8 is ready for its first patient.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Do you want to just sit on the bed?
0:20:33 > 0:20:38Today, 75-year-old Shirley is having a stent inserted
0:20:38 > 0:20:39into a blocked artery.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45I'm just going to pop your allergy wristband on, Shirley.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Without this intervention, she's at risk of having a heart attack.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53All right, just scan your wristband.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Shirley became widowed when her children were young.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00She's never remarried.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04Her support today is her son's partner, Jenny.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07I started going out with Shirley's son, Adrian, about 11 years ago,
0:21:07 > 0:21:09so I've known Shirley 11 years.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- We get on really well, don't we? - We do.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- We just call each other sisters, don't we?- We do.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17One time, Shirley came with us to Amsterdam
0:21:17 > 0:21:21to the Tulip Festival, which was absolutely gorgeous, wasn't it?
0:21:21 > 0:21:25We were a little bit surprised when we were walking down one of the
0:21:25 > 0:21:28streets of the evening,
0:21:28 > 0:21:31what's in the windows down the streets.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33It was a bit of a shock.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Twilight. Twilight area.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Couldn't understand why all these women were sitting in the window
0:21:38 > 0:21:41with the light behind them with no clothes on!
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Shirley is one of 75,000 people who have a stent fitted each year.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52She had a heart attack ten years ago. This will be her third stent.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Well, I had two the first time,
0:21:56 > 0:22:00and the second time I had to have a repair - one of them wasn't working properly.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Because I got furring-up of the arteries...
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Mm. ..which is making me very breathless
0:22:05 > 0:22:10and I've been having some dizzy turns and that, you know?
0:22:10 > 0:22:15Cardiologist Dr Khan prepares Shirley for the procedure.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18So, Shirley, how have you been over the last few weeks, then?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20The medication's been helpful?
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- Er, well, I had an angina attack yesterday.- Oh, yeah.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28That was when I got my arms up, putting my washing on the line.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- And then I took the spray.- All the reason to do the procedure.- Yeah.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38There are serious risks associated with this operation.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40I hope you understand,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43the little complications which can anchor the major ones.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- Yes.- So there's a 1-in-200 risk of having a stroke or a heart attack
0:22:46 > 0:22:51- in the procedure or, in extreme case scenario they can be - God forbid - death, as well.- Yes.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55These complications can occur. We try our best that they don't happen.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58If they do happen, God forbid, I'll try my level best to manage it, as well.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02So I hope everything goes fine.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Yes, OK. Thank you very much, doctor. Thank you.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08And of course I'm more at risk now because I'm older
0:23:08 > 0:23:11and my blood's thinner now than it was before.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15So there's just that risk, but what can you do?
0:23:15 > 0:23:16- Got to have it done.- The thing is...
0:23:16 > 0:23:21- you want your quality of life back and this is the way that you can get it.- Yeah.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24It's a cup of tea I'm looking forward to!
0:23:25 > 0:23:28And something to eat - I've had nothing to eat since six o'clock.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37Day Surgery Bed 8 takes Shirley for her life-saving procedure.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39- I'll see you...- OK, love. - See you in a bit.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Waited a long time, but it'll soon be over.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Coming up on The Secret Life Of The Hospital Bed...
0:23:57 > 0:24:01In Newcastle, on Paediatric Bed 27,
0:24:01 > 0:24:05the dangerous infection on Mason's face starts to spread.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08It hurts, doesn't it?
0:24:09 > 0:24:13In Birmingham, on Day Surgery Bed 8,
0:24:13 > 0:24:1675-year-old Shirley has a life-saving heart op.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21Feel better? Blood pressure going down, I think, because we gave you lots of sedation.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25I'm just giving you some medication to improve that.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29And in Romford, on Maternity Bed 5,
0:24:29 > 0:24:3229-year-old Hayley tries to push through the pain.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34She's not letting go of that for anything.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35I had to rearrange the hand.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Back in Newcastle, at the Great North Children's Hospital,
0:24:46 > 0:24:47Bed 27 is empty.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Two-year-old Mason prefers the comfort of mum Jessica's knee.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03She's concerned he's had a relapse of facial cellulitis,
0:25:03 > 0:25:06a potentially life-threatening condition.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Do you think he could have facial cellulitis or...?
0:25:09 > 0:25:10Yeah, quite possibly, yeah.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13I mean, that's probably what it is, it's just a case of,
0:25:13 > 0:25:17erm, ensuring that, you know, we're safe enough just to have the
0:25:17 > 0:25:20oral antibiotics rather than going down the route of the
0:25:20 > 0:25:22IV antibiotics like before.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28You all right? What's that?
0:25:28 > 0:25:32Without antibiotics, cellulitis can lead to serious complications
0:25:32 > 0:25:35such as septicaemia or kidney damage.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Does that hurt? Don't look at it.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Mason may need to be admitted overnight for observations.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Dr Modneau has come to assess Mason.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Sorry, I was just going to say he could go for a wander,
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- I think he's getting a bit bored in here.- Ah!
0:25:53 > 0:25:54Going to let the doctor come and see your face,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56then you can go for your walk?
0:25:56 > 0:25:58He's just like, "Nah, I'm outta here!"
0:25:59 > 0:26:00- Sorry.- Two minutes.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03MASON CRIES
0:26:03 > 0:26:08Mason's been with Paediatric Bed 27 in A&E for just over two hours.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Earlier, a line was drawn around the perimeter of the cellulitis
0:26:13 > 0:26:15to monitor if the infection is spreading.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18No, but is it contagious or not?
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Usually, cellulitis is not infectious unless it's
0:26:21 > 0:26:27something else. Erm, there are no signs that he has the bug elsewhere.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30It looks like it's sort of around the face.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Erm, so, quite likely it's just in his face.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35It's on the other side this time,
0:26:35 > 0:26:39isn't it, and his left side of the face is actually starting to...
0:26:39 > 0:26:43become red as well. Is that something new or...?
0:26:43 > 0:26:46- That's... That was all today. - That was all today.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50Everything that you're saying now has all just started. Thank you.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55Dr Modneau's examination confirms Mason's infection is getting worse.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- Are you hiding?- No!
0:27:05 > 0:27:07I can still see you.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Unfortunately, it's started to spread a bit more,
0:27:09 > 0:27:11he's got a little bit more redness,
0:27:11 > 0:27:16and his left eye is now starting to become a bit more puffy.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19He, erm, is otherwise still quite well in himself, but the doctors are
0:27:19 > 0:27:22concerned regarding the swelling, so he's going to be admitted.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Right, Mum, shall we take him down the bottom there?
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Mason and mum Jessica head to the assessment unit
0:27:29 > 0:27:31for further monitoring.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40Paediatric Bed 27 is cleaned up, ready for the next patient.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Next door, in the A&E department of
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary,
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Resus Bed 2 is with 64-year-old decorator Howard.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Right, your address is...?
0:28:02 > 0:28:05He's fallen off a ladder at work and banged his head on a work surface.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Doctors are concerned he may have a bleed on the brain
0:28:10 > 0:28:11and multiple broken bones.
0:28:15 > 0:28:16I think you'd get more than that.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20I've been paying National Insurance 30, 40 year, 50 year.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24I think you get more than your money's worth.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28He's already had a CT scan to check if he has brain damage.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Hiya, mate, just going through for some X-rays, all right?
0:28:32 > 0:28:36- Just in that room behind me. - Ta-rah.- Bye. Have fun.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Going to bring this round,
0:28:40 > 0:28:42I need to pop this in behind your back, all right?
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Can you lean forward a little bit for me? That's the one.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Due to Howard's serious injuries,
0:28:46 > 0:28:51the X-ray of his chest and back are carried out on Resus Bed 2.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55I think this'll be the last one where the doctor's going to
0:28:55 > 0:28:58have a look and see what they think, you know.
0:28:58 > 0:29:03I've been through that much, and, just get up and do it again.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Daughter Jen is with Howard.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09Everything he's had wrong with him,
0:29:09 > 0:29:12he's never, ever been down about it, he's never been bitter.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17I've seen him cry once, when the first thing happened,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20when he had his strokes, because he was apologising, saying sorry,
0:29:20 > 0:29:22that he felt like he'd let we down.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24And obviously we said that he hadn't.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27But since then, he's just got... He's just been so strong.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31An hour after being admitted,
0:29:31 > 0:29:34the results are back from Howard's CT scan.
0:29:36 > 0:29:37It's OK, isn't it?
0:29:37 > 0:29:41Yeah, looks all right, actually. They're certain findings...
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- No problem, thank you.- Thank you.
0:29:49 > 0:29:54He's just been, know what I mean, and, er, done the full scans
0:29:54 > 0:29:57and that, you know, said that everything was all right.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00So, like, with the brain.
0:30:00 > 0:30:05- So it looks as though I'm going to be all right.- Again.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Doctor Voorhees has news.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20So, looks like, erm, there is a fracture on the back.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24You have got a rib fracture on the left side.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28So that's the reason you're getting admitted to the hospital
0:30:28 > 0:30:29for pain management.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32So he's got a fracture on the back?
0:30:32 > 0:30:35On the back, and then he has got a fracture on the ribs as well. OK?
0:30:35 > 0:30:37So he's just being admitted...
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- For pain management. - Is his elbow OK?- Yeah.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- So how long will he be in for, do you know?- Maybe two or three days.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46- OK?- That's fine, thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49With a broken vertebrae and ribs,
0:30:49 > 0:30:52Howard faces a longer stay in hospital to recover.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55It's a shame, you know,
0:30:55 > 0:30:59but may as well stay in and get it looked after properly.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01We'll just wrap some bubble wrap round you.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03You'll be fine.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Resus Bed 2 will stay with him
0:31:06 > 0:31:09until a bed on the ward becomes available.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- Shorts, T-shirt. - Shorts, T-shirt.- Socks.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- Huh?- Got your slippers?
0:31:18 > 0:31:21At Queen's Hospital in Romford,
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Maternity Bed 7 is with 29-year-old Hayley.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27She's been in labour for five hours.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29There's still no baby!
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Midwife Marne was concerned Hayley's Caesarean scar
0:31:34 > 0:31:37from her first birth was tearing.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39Oh, it's got to be almost done now.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42She's now in the final stages of labour,
0:31:42 > 0:31:45and the danger has subsided.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48If only it was that easy. Come on.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50I have been where you are.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Never would I call this easy.
0:31:53 > 0:31:58- She's not letting go, is she? At all.- I had to rearrange the hand.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00If you break his hand, he's won't be able to change the nappies.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Can I have the gas and air then?
0:32:02 > 0:32:04- Remember that. - HAYLEY PANTS
0:32:04 > 0:32:06The baby's head is just sitting there now.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08- Oh, please, get her out of me. - She's coming.- I can't.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- You can.- Please.- It's all right.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- Doing well. - HAYLEY MOANS
0:32:14 > 0:32:16She's only got one way out now.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24I want this baby out.
0:32:24 > 0:32:25I know. I know.
0:32:27 > 0:32:28When they're coming up ready to deliver,
0:32:28 > 0:32:31a lot of women will feel that they can't do it.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Whereas they thought before, "I'm coping quite well,"
0:32:34 > 0:32:36all of a sudden now she's feeling like,
0:32:36 > 0:32:37"I'm not able to do it,"
0:32:37 > 0:32:39and it's classic for someone to just say,
0:32:39 > 0:32:42"Oh, please, just pull the baby out. Take it away."
0:32:42 > 0:32:43The baby's head is just here.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- HAYLEY MOANS - You can tell her now, Aaron.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- And again. - It's right there.- Come on. Push.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53Midwife Yasmin is also helping to deliver Hayley's baby.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56You're doing this. Nice deep breaths.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59You're going to blow the baby out. Working together now, yeah?
0:32:59 > 0:33:02HAYLEY SCREAMS
0:33:04 > 0:33:07BABY CRIES
0:33:07 > 0:33:08We have a baby.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15Hello, cutie pie. Welcome to the world.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Hayley and Aaron's daughter is born naturally,
0:33:17 > 0:33:19just as they wanted.
0:33:20 > 0:33:21She is gorgeous.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24- Look at you!- Beautiful!
0:33:24 > 0:33:27They've already chosen a name - Ella-Louise.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Well done, Hayley.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33The average baby girl weighs around 7lb, 4oz.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37Ella-Louise is a healthy 9lb and 5oz.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- Aw. That's so cute.- You can keep her for a little while.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43She's a beauty. Is that a hand-knitted hat?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45I think your sister done this one.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48Yeah, it's gorgeous. What a pretty little thing.
0:33:48 > 0:33:49Oh, hello.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53- It was you, was it? - BABY CRIES, LAUGHTER
0:34:01 > 0:34:04It's nearly an hour since Ella-Louise was born...
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Is it painful?
0:34:06 > 0:34:09..but Hayley's now suffering serious complications.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14Is it stinging or is it your tummy? Are you feeling it contract?
0:34:14 > 0:34:17She still hasn't delivered her placenta.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Just give it one more go, sweetheart.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25If any part of the placenta remains in the womb,
0:34:25 > 0:34:27there's a risk of haemorrhaging.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Just keep taking the gas.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33Hayley, see if you can just give us a push.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35- Hayley...- Yeah? - ..push down like you did with baby.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39Push down, yeah? Go on. You can do it.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41And you can't feel it at all?
0:34:41 > 0:34:43If it's not delivered soon,
0:34:43 > 0:34:46the placenta will have to be removed by a surgeon
0:34:46 > 0:34:49under general anaesthetic.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51See if you can give me one big push.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55OK. All right.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58We've waited an hour for the placenta to come,
0:34:58 > 0:35:00but cos it's not advancing now,
0:35:00 > 0:35:02we're going to take her into theatre and we're going to try
0:35:02 > 0:35:04to manually remove her placenta.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Hi, Gladys. It's Nadia from Labour Ward.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Just to be on the safer side, we don't want to keep it any longer.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Hayley is rushed to theatre on Bed 7.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18We'll rejoin her to find out if doctors manage to prevent
0:35:18 > 0:35:19a serious haemorrhage.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Back in Birmingham,
0:35:30 > 0:35:34Day Surgery Bed 8 is taking 75-year-old Shirley to theatre
0:35:34 > 0:35:37to have a stent inserted into an artery.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Without this procedure, she could have a heart attack.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Just keep this blanket.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03A cardiologist is carrying out Shirley's procedure.
0:36:03 > 0:36:09So, this lady, ongoing angina. She was investigated
0:36:09 > 0:36:13by enterography a few weeks ago.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15It showed severe proximal RCA lesion
0:36:15 > 0:36:18which we're going to stent today.
0:36:18 > 0:36:23A stent is a wire mesh tube that acts like a scaffold
0:36:23 > 0:36:26to help keep weak or narrow arteries open.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29This allows the blood to flow freely.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33We'll get anaesthetic in your hand. Sharp scratch, sharp scratch.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37You feel anything - any pressure - just let me know.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Shirley will be awake throughout the procedure.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43You seem more relaxed now.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Wait until we see the pressure.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51She's been on the operating table for 50 minutes
0:36:51 > 0:36:53when there's a complication.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- It's still pretty low. - Yeah, can we have 600...
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Her blood pressure has dropped suddenly.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01600 micrograms.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11You feel better?
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Blood pressure went down, the heart slowed down - I think because
0:37:14 > 0:37:16we gave you lots of sedation.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19We're just giving you some medication to improve that.
0:37:25 > 0:37:30With Shirley's blood pressure now under control, the procedure can continue.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34Deep breath and hold it there. Keep holding your breath as long as you can.
0:37:34 > 0:37:35You're doing great.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42You may feel some chest tightness while we inflate the balloon.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Now we're going to put the stent in it.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51Making good progress - everything going absolutely fine.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57After an hour and 15 minutes in theatre,
0:37:57 > 0:37:59the stent is in place.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07It was a relatively straightforward PCI procedure
0:38:07 > 0:38:11to the right artery with one stent going in there.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15That's it. That'll do. Relax there. I'll sit you up now.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22Day Surgery Bed 8 takes Shirley back to the ward.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Hello!
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Shirley's son's partner, Jenny, is waiting.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- How'd you go? Was it all right? - Yeah.
0:38:35 > 0:38:36- Was it?- Yeah.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Was it better this time?
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- It was a bit better, but still traumatic.- Was it?
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- Yeah.- All over.- Yeah, it's over now.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- Want a drink now.- Yeah. Some water.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53I'm so relieved it's all over.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55I'm sure she's relieved, as well.
0:38:55 > 0:39:01It's been a big build-up but it's all done and hopefully she'll be much better.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09It's nothing for me to be here because, you know, I'd hate it if she'd been on her own.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15- Shirley, I'm just going to transfer you to the bed now.- OK.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20Shirley leaves the Day Surgery unit to recover on a ward.
0:39:21 > 0:39:22You all right now?
0:39:24 > 0:39:25Yes, I'm fine now.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- Would you like a cup of tea? - Yes, please.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Pure nectar!
0:39:36 > 0:39:40Bed 8 moves on to its next patient.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51In Romford, at the Queen's Hospital,
0:39:51 > 0:39:56Bed 7 and midwife Yasmin are taking 29-year-old Hayley into theatre.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04She's given birth to a healthy baby girl,
0:40:04 > 0:40:07but she's now suffering serious complications.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11- SHE MOANS - Are you OK?
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- Still in a lot of pain?- Sorry. - That's all right, darling.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17That's fine. You're trying, at least.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22Normally, the placenta is delivered within 60 minutes,
0:40:22 > 0:40:24but two hours after giving birth,
0:40:24 > 0:40:27Hayley's placenta is still attached.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32It needs to be surgically removed.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35If it's not, Hayley could haemorrhage.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40There's a risk of increased bleeding.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42She could have a haemorrhage.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46Also can lead to infection and things like that.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47Right.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51Are you more comfortable at all? There is one more pillow.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54- How about that? - HAYLEY MOANS
0:40:54 > 0:40:59Hayley is in severe pain and opts to be put under general anaesthetic.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04Um...
0:41:04 > 0:41:09Just as the procedure is about to start, nature intervenes.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13- Fell out.- Oh, did it?
0:41:13 > 0:41:14With all the movement
0:41:14 > 0:41:16and trying to get all the general anaesthetic sorted,
0:41:16 > 0:41:18by the time we actually got it all sorted,
0:41:18 > 0:41:20the placenta literally just delivered.
0:41:20 > 0:41:21Yeah. Which happens.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Which also happens sometimes as well.
0:41:24 > 0:41:29Maternity Bed 7 takes Hayley back to be reunited with her family.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Her observations are completely stable now.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37It's just for the general anaesthesia
0:41:37 > 0:41:40to start wearing off a little bit and she'll feel fine.
0:41:43 > 0:41:4724 hours later, and Hayley's son, Jamie, and Aaron's daughter Macy
0:41:47 > 0:41:50are meeting their new sister.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Very sweet.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Tired, but good.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57It was definitely surreal
0:41:57 > 0:42:01and probably not one that I would repeat again.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05Yeah, just can't wait to go home now.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09- You don't want no more, do you? No. - SHE LAUGHS
0:42:09 > 0:42:11And if another one does come and it's a boy,
0:42:11 > 0:42:13then the odds will be even.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17They will be, but there's no more coming.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- We won't fit in the car.- No.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Our hospital beds have given us intimate access
0:42:30 > 0:42:31to the work of the NHS.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37Howard was kept in hospital for a week with his broken ribs
0:42:37 > 0:42:38and vertebrae.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41He's already back painting and decorating.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47Young Mason had 24 hours of intravenous antibiotics.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50The swelling on his face has now cleared.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56It took Shirley nearly two weeks to recover from her stent operation.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59She now has a new lease of life.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05And baby Ella-Louise is now home with parents Hayley and Aaron.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09The beds are now back on their wards,
0:43:09 > 0:43:12ready and waiting for their next round of patients.