The next brand-new episode of 24 Hours in A&E, filmed at Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust’s (NUH) Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC), airs on Monday 24 July, 9pm, on Channel 4.
The RTS award-winning documentary returns from its new home at Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham – one of the busiest A&E departments in the country. A place where stories of life, love and loss unfold every single day.
This episode follows staff as they treat patients who for different reasons have discovered their own voice.
80-year-old, Ron has been brought into the majors department after falling out of bed and injuring his head. While Dr Mana and her team race to determine whether he has a serious brain injury, family friend, Andra reveals how former truck driver Ron, became a carer for his wife after she was diagnosed with dementia.
In the minor injuries department 21-year-old, Jake has come in with an injured finger after he trapped it in a container door at work. During the treatment, Jake shares how, unexpectedly, being expelled from school turned out well for him in the end.
22-year-old professional carer, Evie has been admitted to ED after collapsing at work. As medics seek to determine the cause of her collapse, Evie reveals how swapping dreams of playing badminton at the Olympics for care work has benefitted her mental health. Evie is treated by Nurse Jess (pictured) who talks about her own stammer and her nursing career. She explains how a stammer has impacted on her life and how attending a specialist programme with other stammerers transformed it.
During September and October 2021, the Trust welcomed cameras into the Emergency Department at Queen’s Medical Centre for the first series to be filmed outside of London.
A total of 24 programmes were recorded and the first seven episodes were broadcast earlier this year. You can catch up on previous episodes at channel4.com.
