Secret Life of the Hospital Bed

In Birmingham, 70-year-old Christine has come in for an operation on her finger. She developed complications when a splinter went septic, causing permanent damage and pain to her finger. Christine is hoping that she won't need her fingertip amputated. Over at Leeds Children's Hospital, paediatric bed three is looking after six-year-old Olivia, who has come in to have a biopsy on her bowel. Olivia is one of around 100,000 children in the UK who suffer from constipation, but hers is chronic. Surgeons will be testing for any serious underlying issues that would require invasive surgery. At Barnsley Hospital is 27-year-old Jordan, who has been rushed in with a potentially life-threatening collapsed lung. Back in Birmingham, 39-year-old Helen has a suspected heart condition which doctors are struggling to diagnose. Back in Barnsley, 83-year-old Lewis has been brought in by ambulance after collapsing at home.