0:00:02 > 0:00:03SIREN WAILS
0:00:03 > 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
0:00:13 > 0:00:16than ever before and only 150,000 beds to go round.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21It is a fast-paced job.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23It's a nonstop conveyor belt.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26In this series, we use special cameras on beds
0:00:26 > 0:00:29in four very different hospitals...
0:00:35 > 0:00:36Ah, comfy bed.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40..to see the world through the bed's eyes...
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Left at the lights!
0:00:42 > 0:00:44..as they share the most challenging...
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Oh, it's coming again.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Ohhh...
0:00:50 > 0:00:53You're a bit upset. And we'll look after you, OK?
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- Are you OK, pet? - ..most intimate...
0:00:59 > 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...
0:01:11 > 0:01:13in Barnsley on A&E Bed 12,
0:01:13 > 0:01:1764-year-old Charles is in severe pain,
0:01:17 > 0:01:19but worrying about his wife.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22It's a bit of a problem, cos I'm my wife's carer.
0:01:22 > 0:01:23She is disabled.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27So being in here is a problem to me.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35On Resus Bed 2, 16-year-old Lewis fears for his footballing future.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38It just felt like my arm snapped.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42And in Leeds, on Paediatric Bed 3,
0:01:42 > 0:01:45six-year-old Reuben faces surgery once again.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Just reminds me of when he had his liver transplant
0:01:49 > 0:01:50to put him to sleep.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Your bed's like an extra member of staff, almost.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59This is The Secret Life Of The Hospital Bed.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Barnsley Hospital, South Yorkshire.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Did that one go to the children's assessment unit?
0:02:15 > 0:02:18OK. OK, brilliant. Thank you.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22There are 40 mobile beds in the A&E department.
0:02:22 > 0:02:23Ready, steady, slide.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29These beds never rest, seeing over 200 patients a day,
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- from potentially deadly strokes... - I just can't imagine...
0:02:34 > 0:02:35..what's happened.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39..to life-changing injuries.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Can you feel me touching your little fingers?
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- That hurt.- Yes!
0:02:43 > 0:02:44Right.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Bed 12 is about to meet its next patient.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Grab you a gown.
0:02:49 > 0:02:5264-year-old grandfather of three Charles
0:02:52 > 0:02:55has been rushed in with severe pain in his abdomen.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Lead consultant Dr Griffiths is assessing Charles.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03What's been happening?
0:03:03 > 0:03:06If I inhale too quick, cough...
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- ..very painful.- Right. And any other health care problems
0:03:11 > 0:03:13that you suffer with?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Diabetes.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- Right.- High blood pressure.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20You name it, I've got it.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24The pain is in here.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29If you can imagine putting your hand into a hot frying pan...
0:03:30 > 0:03:32..that's more or less what it's like.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Charles is in hospital alone,
0:03:35 > 0:03:39but he's worried about his wife of 28 years, Wendy.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42It's a bit of a problem because I'm my wife's carer.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43She is disabled.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47So being in here is a problem to me.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Have you had any operations on your tummy before?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Er...only when I was a child.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56- Appendix.- Right.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Dr Griffiths is concerned Charles may have a potentially
0:03:59 > 0:04:01life-threatening bowel blockage.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Might have a condition known as bowel obstruction and sometimes
0:04:05 > 0:04:07when that happens, you can get peritonitis,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09which is where you get a small hole in the bowel,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12it perforates and that needs an urgent operation.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14So your tummy looks a bit swollen.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Is it normally swollen?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18I am a human camel.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Peritonitis is potentially fatal
0:04:22 > 0:04:25because you can easily develop abdominal sepsis, which is really
0:04:25 > 0:04:27difficult to treat because it's within the abdomen.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Is it sore when I press up here, where you've been getting the pain?
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Sepsis can develop into multi-organ failure,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36so we need to get some X-rays to rule that out and speak to the
0:04:36 > 0:04:39surgical team and get them to come and have a look at him.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42If the X-ray shows a serious bowel obstruction,
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Charles may need an operation.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Worst case scenario, if there is anything
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- that needs to be chopped out... - Yeah?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52..how long's it going to take?
0:04:52 > 0:04:53It can be quite a big operation
0:04:53 > 0:04:56having your tummy cut open and things removed.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00So you're looking at quite a lengthy sort of post-op stay
0:05:00 > 0:05:01to recover from the surgery.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04It's only...my wife, obviously.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Yeah, no, I understand.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- I mean, eventually I'll be able to phone.- Yeah, absolutely.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- Sort her out, you know.- Yeah.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Let me, er, let me just get some things organised,
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Mr Hewitt, all right? I'll be right back.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26- Charles?- It is indeed.- Right, take you for an X-ray.- Yeah.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- We're on this ward.- Right...
0:05:31 > 0:05:34A&E Bed 12 takes Charles to X-ray.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39He's been away from his disabled wife Wendy
0:05:39 > 0:05:40for nearly three hours now.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46I don't mind staying in and being operated on, whatever.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50But he did say it's a long post-op period, you know.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52Which has got me...
0:05:54 > 0:05:56I'm not that bothered about...
0:05:57 > 0:06:01..Wendy not being looked after, because I know she will be.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05I'm just bothered that it's not ME that's looking after her.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Later, we'll find out if Charles does have
0:06:08 > 0:06:12a life-threatening bowel obstruction and whether he'll need an operation.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Leeds Children's Hospital.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Don't tell them I said this, but I said you're my favourite nurse.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31The busy day surgery unit here has 26 beds,
0:06:31 > 0:06:33treating over 500 children a month.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Ow...
0:06:35 > 0:06:38These beds work under stressful conditions.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42They're with children and parents before...
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Do you want Mum to do it? Do you want Mum...?
0:06:44 > 0:06:46..and after surgery.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Can you see your comfy bed?
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Yeah, beds are the main thing in a hospital,
0:06:50 > 0:06:54cos if you've not got a bed, you cannot have the operation.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Ah, sweetheart. I love you.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Paediatric Bed 3 is ready and waiting for its next patient.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Four-year-old Reuben is here with parents Beth and Mark.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- There you go...- Oh, wow!
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- Look at that!- A special bed. Eh?
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Whoa, there you go!
0:07:17 > 0:07:18REUBEN CHATTERS
0:07:18 > 0:07:22Right, is that you all nice and comfy?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Caring for him today is Sister Ferguson.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27So why are you here today, Reuben?
0:07:27 > 0:07:29What have you come to see us for?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- You're doing what?- Banged my teeth.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- Teeth?- You banged your teeth, didn't you?- You banged your teeth?
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Reuben has come in for extensive dental surgery.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41As well as damaging his front tooth,
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Reuben has decay and staining caused by liver disease.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48They're taking that top tooth out
0:07:48 > 0:07:51and they may take some out at the back
0:07:51 > 0:07:54and they are capping some cos of his medication.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55They've all got holes in.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59And then they're putting a white coating over his teeth cos people at
0:07:59 > 0:08:03school have started to notice now that his teeth are yellow-stained.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Reuben is used to spending time in hospital.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10So what have you been here for before?
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Cos I know you've done all this before.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- What did you have?- What do we say?
0:08:14 > 0:08:16People don't push you in your belly because you've had...
0:08:16 > 0:08:18A liver transplant.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Ahh.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- A liver transplant.- Look at that!
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Wow!
0:08:24 > 0:08:25How long was we in hospital?
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- For ten...- Ten years?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30For six months, weren't we?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Six months? A very long time.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Every year, around 100 children in the UK
0:08:36 > 0:08:39have life-saving liver transplants.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42The reason for Reuben's was particularly rare.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45The surgeons had said it's biliary agenesis,
0:08:45 > 0:08:48and it happens to one baby every four years in Great Britain.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Rare, rare Reuben, aren't ya?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Eh?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Reuben will need medication for the rest of his life,
0:08:57 > 0:08:59but it doesn't hold him back.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01What are you doing to poor Mickey?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Oh, that's not nice!
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- Poor Mickey Mouse!- Poor Mickey!
0:09:06 > 0:09:09WWF, I think!
0:09:09 > 0:09:12He's definitely not backwards at coming forwards, is he?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Reuben!
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Watch the nurse's head!
0:09:21 > 0:09:22Ah, he's a bit of a live wire!
0:09:22 > 0:09:27He's definitely got plenty of energy and I think if there was any kind
0:09:27 > 0:09:31of advert for transplants, then I think he's your guy.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Two hours after arriving, it's time
0:09:38 > 0:09:40for Reuben to have his extensive dental surgery.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44The quicker we go, then you can have something to eat.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- Ah, yeah.- Leaving Bed 3 behind, the family head to theatre.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51When you wake up, I'll be here.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52Eh?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Right, do you want to give Mummy a big kiss?
0:09:54 > 0:09:55Give Mummy a kiss and a cuddle.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- Ah, are you ready?- That's it.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- OK?- See you in a bit.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01All right.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03You're all right, don't cry.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07- Are you ready? Get ready for the wind.- Whoa!
0:10:07 > 0:10:09See... I'll see you when you wake up!
0:10:11 > 0:10:13OK, aren't we?
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Really teary. Every time, all the time.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18And he's only having some teeth out.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20But, er...
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Just reminds me of when we both went in with him when he had
0:10:25 > 0:10:27his liver transplant to put him to sleep. Always
0:10:27 > 0:10:30reminds me of... Even when you're walking by intensive care,
0:10:30 > 0:10:32the one that he was in. He...
0:10:32 > 0:10:34You do, it's your baby, ain't it?
0:10:37 > 0:10:42Later, we'll re-join Reuben as he's put to sleep on surgical Bed 4.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44You've done really well. You've done so well by taking that.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Never gets easier.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Oh!- Got me!
0:10:48 > 0:10:49Got you!
0:10:54 > 0:10:56SIREN WAILS
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Back in Barnsley in South Yorkshire...
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Here, the A&E department has five specialist resus beds...
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Fine, I think we'll see you in resus. We've got beds in there.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11..reserved for patients who need close monitoring.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14All emergency departments will have
0:11:14 > 0:11:16a resuscitation room of varying size.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19That's where we see the most critically ill and injured patients.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Things like sepsis, strokes, heart attacks, major trauma.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27Today, Resus Bed 2 is transporting 16-year-old Lewis into the
0:11:27 > 0:11:29resuscitation room.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Right, Lewis, let's get you in here. Now, we...
0:11:34 > 0:11:38The aspiring young footballer has dislocated his elbow during trials
0:11:38 > 0:11:40at Championship club Barnsley FC.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Have you got any tingling in your fingers?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46No.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47With him is dad, Brian.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52And can you lift your thumb up? Good, and this one?
0:11:52 > 0:11:53Perfect, right...
0:11:53 > 0:11:58In his second match he's fallen back on his arm and he's
0:11:58 > 0:12:00been kicked in the elbow,
0:12:00 > 0:12:02which has dislocated.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04It just felt like me arm snapped.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Felt sick.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Heart... It's heart-wrenching to see your own child get hurt.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Consultant Dr Humphrey is on shift.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19So do you play for Barnsley... Barnsley Academy or something?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- Er, no, I was just trying... - You're trying out for them?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- Yeah.- So are you...- Well, yeah,
0:12:24 > 0:12:26he went to Leeds yesterday and they've taken
0:12:26 > 0:12:27- his details, so...- Oh, right, OK.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30So you're sort of shopping around for a contract, are you?
0:12:30 > 0:12:31Yeah.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34He's got other trials coming up,
0:12:34 > 0:12:36so he has to get himself back fit, so...
0:12:38 > 0:12:42The elbow is one of the most common joints dislocated in children.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Sport injuries cause around half of them.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49You've got to put a lot of force through your elbow to dislocate it.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53So as you can see on the X-ray, his joint, it's popped out the back.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56This cup here should be over here.
0:12:56 > 0:12:57And to put that back in,
0:12:57 > 0:13:00what you have to do is basically make him nice and relaxed,
0:13:00 > 0:13:04take the pain away and allow all the muscles to relax to enable me just
0:13:04 > 0:13:07to gently push it back into place without doing any further damage.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Without painkiller, this procedure would be agonising.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Lewis will be given a high dose of sedative.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Relax, OK? This is where you need to relax.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21You do realise this'll be on Match Of The Day when you're playing for,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- erm... goodness knows who.- Leeds.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Eh? No, you're going to play for Spurs. I've decided.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30A budding young professional footballer,
0:13:30 > 0:13:33then the main issue for me is actually making sure we actually get
0:13:33 > 0:13:36his elbow back into the right position and avoid any nerve damage
0:13:36 > 0:13:39which may cause paralysis of the hand or the fingers,
0:13:39 > 0:13:41which would obviously affect his future career.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46We'll return to Lewis and Resus Bed 2 later,
0:13:46 > 0:13:50as Dr Humphrey tries to put his dislocated elbow back into place.
0:14:00 > 0:14:01Leicester's Royal Infirmary.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Here, the maternity unit's 16 beds deliver over 100 babies a week.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Well done, you did really well.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Mummy's here. It's OK, baby.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Recently, though, these beds have seen even more births than usual.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22It's about 42 weeks now
0:14:22 > 0:14:24that Leicester won the Premiership League.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27As a result, we've had a nice big baby boom.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Yeah, because when people are happy, they celebrate!
0:14:36 > 0:14:40Maternity Bed 5 is ready for 41-year-old Gillian.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43You can take a seat there or in the chair or on the bed.
0:14:47 > 0:14:48Husband Matt is with her.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Assume your natural pose, which is generally lying down!
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Yeah!
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Our journey started some time around the second or third week of May.
0:14:58 > 0:14:59Actually, the village itself
0:14:59 > 0:15:02was in very high spirits and probably we were, too, to be fair!
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Must have been, yeah!
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Gillian is three days overdue.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12She's come in today for an induction to move her into labour.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14It's so nice to have a bed beside the window,
0:15:14 > 0:15:16cos remember when we had Danny, it was really warm.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Let me have a little look at your veins, sweetie.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Do you want to sit in the chair, yeah?
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Midwife Robinson is on the day shift.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27So I'm going to pop a cannula in
0:15:27 > 0:15:29so I can just take your bloods and everything.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Gillian and Matt met seven years ago.
0:15:35 > 0:15:3818 months later, Gillian had her first baby,
0:15:38 > 0:15:41but she needed an emergency Caesarean section.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44This time, she's hoping to have a natural birth.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46There is definitely a part of me
0:15:46 > 0:15:50that wants to bring this child into the world myself.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52It's kind of strange to, erm, hand over that...
0:15:53 > 0:15:55..responsibility to a surgeon.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03In the UK, one in five labours have to be induced like Gillian's.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- OK.- You're doing well. - I'm not doing too badly, I think.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- You're doing really well. I'm really proud of you.- Thanks.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19More than 12 hours have passed since Gillian was induced.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Midwife Wells has taken over her care.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- OK, all done, darling.- OK...
0:16:25 > 0:16:30The best thing that you can do at the moment would be walk round...
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- OK.- Erm, getting on the ball,
0:16:32 > 0:16:34opening out your pelvis.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- OK.- OK? Getting baby's head right down onto that cervix.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41- OK.- Let me lift the head of the bed up for you, darling.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Gillian's progress towards a natural birth isn't going to plan.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Our induction is maybe a little bit slower than they'd like.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53Once I get off the bed and finish with this round of monitoring,
0:16:53 > 0:16:57it's up and down the stairs, bounce on our ball,
0:16:57 > 0:17:01do everything I can to try and move things along a little bit further.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Later, we'll return to Gillian,
0:17:07 > 0:17:10to find out if she can experience her dream birth.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Coming up on The Secret Life Of The Hospital Bed...
0:17:28 > 0:17:31..on A&E Bed 12, doctors are concerned
0:17:31 > 0:17:34for 64-year-old Charles's health.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Right, any family history of cancer or anything?
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Grandmother, uncle...
0:17:41 > 0:17:45mother, brother...
0:17:45 > 0:17:46On Resus Bed 2,
0:17:46 > 0:17:5016-year-old Lewis is praying his dislocated elbow
0:17:50 > 0:17:52won't ruin his footballing hopes.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55I want to get back to it as soon as possible.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59And in Leeds, on Surgical Bed 4,
0:17:59 > 0:18:03six-year-old Reuben faces surgery once again.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05He's done well. He's a fighter.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Back at Barnsley Hospital, A&E Bed 12
0:18:19 > 0:18:23is taking 64-year-old Charles for X-rays.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24Hold your breath.
0:18:24 > 0:18:25Breathe away.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Doctors fear he might have
0:18:28 > 0:18:31a potentially life-threatening blockage in his bowels.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Oh...
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Pop that side up so you don't go anywhere.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39You all right? Do you want to lay back down a bit?
0:18:39 > 0:18:41If Charles has a blockage,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43he'll need to stay in hospital for an operation.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48He's worried about being away from his disabled wife,
0:18:48 > 0:18:50who he's been caring for for 12 years.
0:18:52 > 0:18:59She became ill in Collia in Spain,
0:18:59 > 0:19:03and she's got a problem with her back.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08She can't walk any further than that door to that curtain.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13You know, we use a wheelchair for going shopping and stuff like that.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Charles's X-rays are back.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24They show no signs of a bowel blockage,
0:19:24 > 0:19:28but tests ordered by Dr Griffiths show his white blood cell count
0:19:28 > 0:19:32is sky-high, which can sometimes be a sign of cancer.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Some of the blood tests have come back. He's got a problem
0:19:34 > 0:19:37with his kidneys and his inflammatory markers are up as well.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39So there's clearly something going on.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44- Hello again.- Hi.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45Just a quick update.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Erm, your X-rays look fine.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51I can't see any obvious evidence of sort of peritonitis or something
0:19:51 > 0:19:53that's burst in your tummy.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56There's clearly something going on and it's made you feel unwell,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59so we're going to get you up to the surgical ward in a little while
0:19:59 > 0:20:02and the surgical team will obviously carry on your care.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05So as soon as they're ready for you, we'll get you upstairs, Mr Hewitt.
0:20:05 > 0:20:06- All right?- OK, thank you.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- Hello there.- Hello!
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Specialist doctors Mr Alamin and Dr Kelly
0:20:13 > 0:20:16come to talk to Charles to get some family history.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18We're from the surgical department.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Well, you're having trouble with your abdomen, is that right?
0:20:22 > 0:20:27Any family history of bowel cancer or anything?
0:20:27 > 0:20:29I don't know if it were bowel cancer, but...
0:20:30 > 0:20:36..grandmother, uncle, mother, brother...
0:20:36 > 0:20:38OK.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40..and they've all gone with cancer.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- You're not sure what cancer it was? - I don't know.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47I think... I think my grandmother was definitely bowel cancer.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Charles needs to be admitted for further tests to get to the bottom
0:20:54 > 0:20:56of his concerning blood test results.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02'I know it's for my own good
0:21:02 > 0:21:04'and the sooner I can get better,
0:21:04 > 0:21:08'the sooner I can get back to looking after Wendy.'
0:21:09 > 0:21:12A&E Bed 12 takes Charles to the surgical ward.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18It's then free to return to A&E to wait for its next patient.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Back at Leeds Children's Hospital,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36six-year-old Reuben is on Surgical Bed 4.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39He's about to be put to sleep.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41OK, mate, you're a brave boy, aren't you?
0:21:41 > 0:21:43You're OK.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45You're OK, mate, yeah? You're OK.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52See you in a bit. See you later, mate. Good boy.
0:21:59 > 0:22:00Thanks, guys.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Reuben had a liver transplant at the age of one.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09His liver problems and treatment have led to tooth decay.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Consultant dental surgeon Mrs O'Sullivan
0:22:17 > 0:22:19will be performing the operation.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Reuben's got some decayed baby teeth and he's got some teeth that
0:22:22 > 0:22:25haven't developed very well because of his liver problems,
0:22:25 > 0:22:27so we're going to make them look nicer for him,
0:22:27 > 0:22:28so he can have a nice smile.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36The original liver disorder that he had,
0:22:36 > 0:22:39some of the products that go through your liver then get into
0:22:39 > 0:22:43the dentine of the tooth and cause quite a lot of staining underneath,
0:22:43 > 0:22:45so it makes the teeth look quite brown.
0:22:49 > 0:22:50While Reuben's in theatre,
0:22:50 > 0:22:54his parents, Beth and Mark, wait by Paediatric Bed 3.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55Look at that.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58The operation's bringing back memories
0:22:58 > 0:23:01of his life-saving liver transplant.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- That's when he first stood up, that, wasn't it?- Yeah.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- When he got his strength to stand up.- Yeah.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10- Seems like a lifetime ago.- It does.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Looking at pictures, it don't feel like he was even there.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14To be told at one year old
0:23:14 > 0:23:17you don't know whether he's going to pull through or not,
0:23:17 > 0:23:19to then looking at him now, just getting his...
0:23:19 > 0:23:21It still brings it all back.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23If somebody saw him that didn't know him, you wouldn't even know
0:23:23 > 0:23:25that he's been through what he's been through.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27He's done well. He's a fighter.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31After 90 minutes in surgery,
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Reuben's operation is over and he can be reunited with his parents.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41I didn't think he'd be asleep, though,
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- I've never seen him asleep in recovery.- No.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46He'll be tired out, bless him.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49It's not long before he begins to stir.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51I'll go that side, then he can see...
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Oh, Reuben.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- OK. OK.- Hiya, love.
0:23:57 > 0:23:58- Are you all right? - REUBEN CRIES
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- You're OK.- All right, baby.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05- Trolley's coming anyway, so... - There we go.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Leaving Surgical Bed 4 behind...
0:24:11 > 0:24:15..Reuben can now re-join Paediatric Bed 3 to recuperate.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19- OK.- You want something to eat? - We'll get you something to eat now.
0:24:19 > 0:24:20Get you a drink first.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- Need a wee-wee or anything?- No.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Are you going to have Mickey Mouse?
0:24:25 > 0:24:26Here you are, love.
0:24:28 > 0:24:29Shh!
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Three hours after surgery, Reuben's up and about.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- Yeah, that's fine. Thank you. - And I've got your signature.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46- And it's time to go.- Thank you. - Bye!- See you later.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48- Bye.- Yeah!
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- You've been a brave boy, haven't ya? - Very brave.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- Nice new set of teeth now. - Where's the mirror?
0:24:53 > 0:24:55I'll get you a mirror now
0:24:55 > 0:25:00so you can have a look at your nice, new, white teeth.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03It's a lot better to just be in for day.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07In and out, that's what we like, ain't it?
0:25:07 > 0:25:09As Reuben and his family leave,
0:25:09 > 0:25:14Paediatric Bed 3 can be cleaned and prepped ready for its next patient.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Back at Barnsley Hospital, on Resus Bed 2,
0:25:29 > 0:25:31doctors are getting ready to reset
0:25:31 > 0:25:3316-year-old Lewis' dislocated elbow.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36Dad Brian is by his side.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40You just relax.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Relax, relax, relax, relax, relax...
0:25:45 > 0:25:47It's a tricky procedure.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Dr Humphrey needs to give footballer Lewis a strong sedative.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Pretend you're playing for Leeds at Elland Road.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58It's the quarterfinal of the FA Cup.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Open your eyes for us.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Relax your arm.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09There's a risk of serious damage being caused during the manipulation
0:26:09 > 0:26:11if doctors don't get it right.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16You have to be careful about any potential nerves and blood vessels
0:26:16 > 0:26:18around the joint,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21because if you overstretch those, then that can cause damage later on.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Within minutes, Dr Humphrey's skilled hand
0:26:25 > 0:26:27puts Lewis's elbow back into place.
0:26:29 > 0:26:30Ah...
0:26:32 > 0:26:33All done.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34- It's done?- Yeah, yeah.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40- Could do with a nap myself. - LAUGHTER
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Basically, what he's had is a drug called ketamine.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49It's most well known for being an anaesthetic that vets use.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51The lights'll be on, but there'll be no-one at home.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53OK, son?
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Does it feel a bit weird?
0:26:58 > 0:27:01But what we like to do is let them wake up without
0:27:01 > 0:27:02too much stimulation,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05otherwise they can become quite agitated,
0:27:05 > 0:27:09cos it's very disorientating, having ketamine.
0:27:13 > 0:27:14Oh, my God...
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Did it look horrible when he put it back in?
0:27:20 > 0:27:22No, it was just...
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Was it? Did he just move it?
0:27:25 > 0:27:26Oh...
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Yeah, I can move it.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Are you back in the land of the living?
0:27:32 > 0:27:33Er, sort of.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38All right, let's disconnect you from all of this
0:27:38 > 0:27:40and get you round for an X-ray, shall we?
0:27:43 > 0:27:47After 20 minutes on Resus Bed 2, Lewis needs a second X-ray.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51It will be crucial for his footballing career
0:27:51 > 0:27:54that there's been no lasting damage.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57At least he can move it now, get it in the position they want,
0:27:57 > 0:28:00whereas before he was in a lot of pain.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Must be good stuff they give him.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05A good little in-and-out job.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Lewis has important football trials for Premiership clubs lined up
0:28:11 > 0:28:12for the month ahead.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18Feels a bit better. It's still sore when I move it,
0:28:18 > 0:28:20but just hope I can recover quick.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25The X-rays show that Lewis' elbow is back in place,
0:28:25 > 0:28:26but there is some ligament damage.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30- OK? It's back in.- Yeah.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- You'll just feel a bit stiff. All right?- Yeah, it is a bit, yeah.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37And you can see that your elbow's a little bit more swollen
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- probably than the other one.- Yeah.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44Yeah, OK. So, you're going to have a little bit of swelling round there.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48- Any questions?- No.- You sure? - Yeah, that's fine.- OK.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51When were you supposed to have another trial, then?
0:28:51 > 0:28:55- It's half term now.- Well, it's March, the next one, really.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57- They're always coming up so... - Yeah.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59If he was my son, I think I'd be looking at
0:28:59 > 0:29:01at least a month without playing.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04School's fine. Yeah, don't worry, you know.
0:29:05 > 0:29:06Sorry about that.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13I want to get back to it as soon as possible.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15He's just not going to stop his football, so...
0:29:18 > 0:29:20I don't know... Kids, eh?
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Lewis is discharged.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Resus Bed 2 is prepped ready for its next patient.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49How are you feeling in yourself? Any pain?
0:29:51 > 0:29:55Here, the 81 beds in the day surgery unit work a 12-hour shift.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59There's not enough beds at the moment, but it all works out.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02They're often on the move,
0:30:02 > 0:30:06taking patients to and from the hospital's many operating theatres.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Excusez-moi, s'il vous plait?
0:30:09 > 0:30:10- LAUGHTER - Thank you!
0:30:13 > 0:30:17Day Surgery Bed 32 is prepped and ready for its next patient.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21It shouldn't be too long now.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23What time is it? It's 10 to 12.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Former builder 78-year-old Pat
0:30:26 > 0:30:30has come in with his wife of 55 years, Dolly.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33He's here to have a dialysis line removed from his chest.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37- Patrick Fitzpatrick? - Oh, love, that's you.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Hold on a minute till I get me handbag.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Pat's been on kidney dialysis for the last four months
0:30:43 > 0:30:46due to a serious infection.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48Just take a seat there, Patrick.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52This will mark the end of a tough journey to recovery.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56You'll have to get your gown and all on.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58What are we having done today, Patrick?
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- I'm having a line taken out. - Taken out, lovely.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Nurse Davis is looking after Pat today.
0:31:06 > 0:31:07What are you, a male nurse?
0:31:07 > 0:31:11- That's what they tell me. - Ah, well, that's good enough for me!
0:31:12 > 0:31:16Pat and Dolly met at a dance 58 years ago.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19We met in the Shamrock in Birmingham.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23I asked her for a dance and she said she would.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30You've just got to get up and get going
0:31:30 > 0:31:33and try and make the best of what you've got.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35That's always been our motto - just get on with it.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38That's what life is all about.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41I had him waltzing round the table on Sunday afternoon.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45With this girl beside you, you don't have no choice.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52He was in dialysis from the end of October until
0:31:52 > 0:31:54the second two weeks in January.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Pat's treatment is now complete.
0:31:59 > 0:32:00But just three months ago,
0:32:00 > 0:32:03it was touch and go whether he would survive.
0:32:05 > 0:32:10One of the evenings, he took poorly and they sent for the paramedics.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12For the whole lot of us, it was devastating,
0:32:12 > 0:32:15because we thought, "Will he come out of this at all?"
0:32:15 > 0:32:19Now, sit back now. Is that better? Or not?
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Our son came in and gave him
0:32:21 > 0:32:25what's classed in the Catholic Church as the last rites.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- You OK, pet?- Yeah.
0:32:28 > 0:32:29That's good.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- OK, sir. I'll see you later on, sir. - OK.- OK, then.
0:32:34 > 0:32:39It's time for Day Surgery Bed 32 to take Pat to theatre.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Watch your toes, Dolly.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45- OK, love. See you later. Good luck. - See you later.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Surgeons will soon remove the line in his chest,
0:32:48 > 0:32:50marking the end of his kidney dialysis.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53So you've been here before, then?
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Later, we rejoin Day Surgery Bed 32,
0:33:02 > 0:33:04to find out how Pat gets on in theatre.
0:33:04 > 0:33:05Almost there.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Back at Leicester's Royal Infirmary,
0:33:17 > 0:33:18on Maternity Bed 5,
0:33:18 > 0:33:23it's more than 20 hours since 41-year-old Gillian was induced.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Husband Matt is with her.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29I'd just like things to move on, wouldn't I?
0:33:29 > 0:33:33- As long as you and baby are healthy, then that's fine.- Yeah.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37With her first child, Gillian needed an emergency Caesarean.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40This time, she wants to have a natural birth.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44We were asked to stay active and stay mobile,
0:33:44 > 0:33:47so walked up and down like a demented zombie
0:33:47 > 0:33:49till about ten past four,
0:33:49 > 0:33:52when the very kind midwife said perhaps I should have some sleep.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57But doctors have decided the induction isn't working.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01For the safety of Gillian and her unborn baby,
0:34:01 > 0:34:03she'll have to have a Caesarean section.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Midwife Constance has had to break the news.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11You all right?
0:34:11 > 0:34:14Yeah, not unexpected, but still gutting, isn't it?
0:34:14 > 0:34:16- No, no. It's just, like... - Still gutting.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18- Yeah.- Yeah. OK, all right.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Well, I'll give you a bit of time alone.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22You can pop obviously your trousers and everything back on.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Yeah, thank you. It's a sunny day and it's going to be fine.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38You did the best you could.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Honestly, you did the best you could.
0:34:55 > 0:34:56She is upset about it,
0:34:56 > 0:35:00as all women are when they end up having to have Caesarean sections,
0:35:00 > 0:35:01because it's surgery.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05So she's upset, cos I think she felt that she wanted to do it on her own.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10You on the bed?
0:35:10 > 0:35:14The time has come for Gillian and Maternity Bed 5 to head to surgery.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20So this is the theatre, Gillian.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22The team are waiting for you.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24This is Gillian, everybody.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Hi, Gillian.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30I'm a bit nervous.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Maternity Bed 5 has handed Gillian over to the operating table.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38We'll be back later to find out whether Gillian's Caesarean section
0:35:38 > 0:35:40goes according to plan.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Back at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
0:35:52 > 0:35:56Day Surgery Bed 32 is taking former builder Pat to theatre.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00That's what they call me.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03He's had four months of gruelling kidney dialysis.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Today, the line he had fitted for treatment
0:36:07 > 0:36:09is being removed from his chest.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11We're going to be doing a procedure for you today.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15I need to make a small incision just on the surface of the skin here and
0:36:15 > 0:36:19that will allow me to free this cuff that you've got on in the line.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22So, this is the sharp bit. Right.
0:36:22 > 0:36:28Pat's wife and dancing partner of 55 years is waiting outside.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31So we're very pleased now today that the line is coming out
0:36:31 > 0:36:33and that's the end of the dialysis.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36So we've still got a few dance years, we hope, left in us.
0:36:36 > 0:36:37Quite a few.
0:36:37 > 0:36:43Breathe in, breathe out. Yeah. Good. Excellent.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Perfect. There we go.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54In less than 15 minutes, the line is successfully removed.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- All done.- Good lad.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00Thank you very much.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02No problem.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03That were very good.
0:37:05 > 0:37:06Didn't feel a thing.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11Pat and Day Surgery Bed 32 head back to the ward
0:37:11 > 0:37:13to be reunited with wife Dolly.
0:37:14 > 0:37:15Hello, love.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17- All right, dear.- Yes, and you?
0:37:18 > 0:37:20How you doing, mate, all right?
0:37:24 > 0:37:25Thank you very much.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27How are you, love?
0:37:27 > 0:37:31- I'm all right, dear.- Nice to see you back. Are you OK, pet?- Yeah.
0:37:31 > 0:37:32That's good. Are you hungry?
0:37:32 > 0:37:33- No.- Now how do you feel
0:37:33 > 0:37:36now that you don't have to have that line in again?
0:37:36 > 0:37:39I feel absolutely wonderful.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- That is brilliant, isn't it? - That is...
0:37:42 > 0:37:45Life is going to be the same as it was beforehand, I hope.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50We're still as upbeat as we were before all of this started.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Look here, keep this covered up.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54Put your hand back a bit. That's it.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56The future's looking very rosy
0:37:56 > 0:37:59and as long as we can do a slow waltz or an old time waltz,
0:37:59 > 0:38:01we're quite happy with that.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05You're on the right road now. That's another one over.
0:38:05 > 0:38:06That's another one ticked off.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09And then when you feel better in yourself,
0:38:09 > 0:38:11then we'll be able to go dancing, yeah?
0:38:11 > 0:38:12DOLLY LAUGHS
0:38:14 > 0:38:15You're not getting away with that now, love.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18Don't think you are. Don't think you are.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21So the first old time waltz that comes on, anywhere we're going,
0:38:21 > 0:38:23you're definitely... you're being asked now
0:38:23 > 0:38:25and it's the lady's choice so you can't refuse.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Cos if you do you, won't get asked again.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31- Have I ever refused you? - Yeah, you won't get asked again.
0:38:34 > 0:38:3690 minutes later
0:38:36 > 0:38:39and just four hours after checking onto the day surgery ward,
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Patrick and Bed 32 part company.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44OK, that's good.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- See you in a little while, sir. - Yes, that's fine.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Thank you.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Pat and Dolly head home.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55But there's just time to practise that waltz before they go.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01That's good, to be quite honest.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05You see, now that's better than you were on Sunday.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07That's better than you were on Sunday.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11- There's room for more improvement. - Not an awful lot, but a little.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13- Right.- Anyway, thanks very much.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Back at Leicester's Royal Infirmary...
0:39:30 > 0:39:32..Maternity Bed 5 is all alone.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39Mum-to-be Gillian has been taken to the operating theatre
0:39:39 > 0:39:40and is having an epidural.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43So if you do feel something that's sharp,
0:39:43 > 0:39:44try your best to keep as still as you can.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50Gillian wanted a natural birth but, after a failed induction,
0:39:50 > 0:39:52doctors said she needed a Caesarean section.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- Is that too tight or is that...? - No, that's fine.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01Husband Matt has been by his wife's side throughout.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Hello, welcome.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04This is cosy.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- How are you doing? - Been a bit emotional.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09It's a funny thing losing your baby bump.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10It's... I suppose it's just
0:40:10 > 0:40:14transitioning into a whole new phase, isn't it?
0:40:14 > 0:40:17New phase. New phase in the journey of life.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19It is a bit weird losing this beautiful connection
0:40:19 > 0:40:21with this baby who's been growing inside you.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23Mostly I'm happy.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25I feel safe. I feel great.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Yeah, nothing to worry about.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30I'm looking forward to this.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32I'm not going to peek over that curtain.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33- You're not, no.- No, you're not.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Somebody would be dragging me out of here on the floor.
0:40:36 > 0:40:43- Keep looking at me. - I'm OK, I'm fine.- Sure?- Yeah.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48More than a quarter of all babies born in the UK are delivered
0:40:48 > 0:40:49by Caesarean section.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59After just seven minutes in theatre...
0:40:59 > 0:41:01All right.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02BABY CRIES
0:41:02 > 0:41:04..baby Rory is brought into the world.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08You want to see your mummy, don't you?
0:41:10 > 0:41:11BABY CRIES
0:41:14 > 0:41:15Oh, my word!
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Hello! Hello!
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Yeah, well done.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- Hi, little fella.- I feel like I've won the lottery. Great!
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Finally, mum Gillian gets to hold her newborn baby, Rory.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45His head's a little bit cold. Both these hats are too small.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46I've got lots more.
0:41:48 > 0:41:49Ah, look!
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Loads of hair.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56It's all worth it, Gill.
0:41:56 > 0:42:01So, so happy. Safe. Safe.
0:42:05 > 0:42:06He's perfect.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13Gillian will be reunited with Maternity Bed 5
0:42:13 > 0:42:14to be taken to a ward.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18She'll spend a couple of days recovering from her surgery
0:42:18 > 0:42:20before heading home.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Our hospital beds have given us intimate access
0:42:40 > 0:42:42to the work of the NHS.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Lewis' elbow has repaired fully.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49He's back on the football pitch and attending club trials.
0:42:51 > 0:42:52Pat and Dolly are back at home
0:42:52 > 0:42:55and dancing whenever they get the chance.
0:42:57 > 0:42:58After a series of tests,
0:42:58 > 0:43:02Charles was diagnosed with terminal leukaemia.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04He's still caring for wife Wendy at home.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08The beds are now back on their wards,
0:43:08 > 0:43:11ready and waiting for their next round of patients.