Secret Life of the Hospital Bed: Season 1, Episode 3

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Queen Elizabeth's hospital in Birmingham is home to over 1,200 hospital beds. Bed 81 in the Day Surgery Unit has been joined by 52-year-old bricklayer Chris, who's come in for an operation to check if his skin cancer has spread. At his bedside for moral support and hoping for good news is Geraldine, his partner of 33 years.

In the north east, Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary is facing a busy day. With more than 40 beds and six specialist resus beds in the A&E department, resus bed 5 is on standby. 65-year-old David has been rushed in with suspected Sepsis. Sepsis can kill, so within minutes of being on the hospital bed, doctors rush to give David the potentially lifesaving treatment. David's life hinges on whether it's been caught in time.

At the Great North's Children's Hospital an average of 100 patients arrive each day at the Paediatrics Emergency Department. Bed 27 greets six-month-old Ehtesham, who has been rushed in by ambulance, after his mum and grandparents noticed a serious rash all over his body.

On bed 7 in Romford's Queen's Hospital Maternity Unit, Blessing and partner Kassim are expecting their first baby together. Blessing is determined to have her baby naturally, but her waters have broken early and are discoloured, which can be a sign that the baby is in distress.

The busy day in Newcastle's A&E continues when landscape gardener Peter is rushed in after having an accident with a chainsaw. He no longer has full sensation in his fingers.