Secret Life of the Hospital Bed

At Barnsley Hospital, bed 12 meets 64-year-old Charles, who has been rushed in with severe pain in his abdomen. Doctors are concerned that he may have a potentially life-threatening bowel blockage. At Leeds Children's Hospital, bed three is looking after four-year-old Reuben. Due to a rare condition, Reuben needed a liver transplant when he was a baby. He has come in for extensive dental surgery because as well as damaging his front tooth, he has decay and staining caused by the liver disease. Back in Barnsley, resus bed two is transporting 16-year-old Lewis into the resuscitation room. The aspiring young footballer has dislocated his elbow during trials at Barnsley FC. Over in Leicester Royal Infirmary's Maternity Unit, bed five is ready for 41-year-old expectant mum Gillian. She is three days overdue and has come in for an induction to move her into labour.