Hospital

"Surgeons at St Mary's in Paddington face a familiar dilemma. They have two patients requiring life-saving surgery who will both need a bed in ICU after surgery - but there is only one bed available."

"Nearly all 297 beds at St Mary's in London are occupied, staff need to discharge patients to make way for new arrivals. A homeless Polish man and a 90-year-old woman are just two of those with nowhere to go."

"Kevin O'Neill is one of the country's leading brain surgeons but also has some of the longest waiting lists. A pioneering new form of non-invasive brain surgery using MRI-focused ultrasound could reduce recovery time and waiting lists."

"This edition looks at the treatment of non-UK residents who need urgent life-saving treatment within the NHS. It is then the responsibility of overseas officer Terry Facey to prepare them for the bill."

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"The UK lockdown is over, but London’s Royal Free Hospital is counting the cost of having to prioritise Covid-19 above almost everything else as they battle to treat the patients left behind."

"This episode follows the Royal Free London NHS Hospital Foundation Trust as it faces the long-lasting effects of Covid on both patients and their services, amidst the looming threat of a second wave."

"A look at the impact of Covid-19 on the Royal Free Hospital's transplant services, which treat some of the hospital's most vulnerable patients. It normally performs around 140 transplants a year in each discipline."

"A bed shortage in Barnet hospital highlights the perpetual challenge of trying to discharge older patients, alongside the added complexities of Covid-19 infection risks."

"While Covid patients are again being transferred to intensive care, the clinicians now have a wider array of treatments used to fight the virus, including experimental drugs and convalescent plasma."

"As Covid-19 levels rise again, the Royal Free London prepares to roll out a mass vaccination programme, but it faces a staffing crisis that in turn threatens vital cancer operations."

"University Hospital Coventry fights to restore services, but with their critical care unit at capacity, a decision is taken to ration intensive care beds for major operations."

"University Hospital Coventry’s gynaecological oncology department faces rising referrals, a growing backlog and complex cases as the hospital’s theatre capacity attempts to return to normal."

"With a UK lockdown baby boom, this episode follows University Hospital Coventry’s maternity and specialist research unit as it deals with the more complex and high-risk pregnancies."

"At Coventry’s University Hospital, Critical Care is at full capacity, and two neurosurgeons must find a solution to treat both of their patients with only one bed available."

"As lockdown beings to ease, the Emergency Department at University Hospital, Coventry is experiencing a 30% increase in patients presenting with mental health concerns."

"After a year on hold, Plastic Surgery can finally tackle its backlog. But with NHS restoration funding unclear, difficult decisions must be made over the investment in robotic surgery."