Island Medics
5.5
2017
Behind the scenes at the UK's most remote hospital, the Gilbert Bain in Shetland, which provides emergency and medical care to the islands' 23,000 residents.
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Episode 10 : Episode 10
December. 20,2019
There are serious concerns for a baby boy who arrives in A&E feeling very unwell. Occupational therapist Marc Beswick has been making modifications to an electric wheelchair to ensure its owner can develop some independence.
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Episode 9 : Episode 9
December. 19,2019
Jean, the community nurse on the little archipelago of Out Skerries, is out on her rounds seeing patients and delivering medicine. A man who fell into a fence is in A&E with a very sore shoulder. Paramedics welcome a new team member.
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Episode 8 : Episode 8
December. 18,2019
The latest crop of junior doctors have to put all their training and experience to the test. A group of off-duty junior doctors and medical students take a trip to the island of Fetlar for a midnight swim.
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Episode 7 : Episode 7
December. 17,2019
Dental director Dr Brian Chittick operates on one of his colleagues who has two troublesome wisdom teeth that need removing. A patient arrives in A&E with abdominal pains. The women's rugby 7's team take on teams from across Scotland.
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Episode 6 : Episode 6
December. 16,2019
Patients on Fair Isle wait for a break in the weather to make the trip to hospital for important operations. GP Esther Mitchell makes the trip the other way. Poor weather means it has been eight weeks since she was able to visit.
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Episode 5 : Episode 5
December. 13,2019
A 95-year-old navy veteran is winched from the deck of a cruise ship, having lain undiscovered in his cabin for 11 hours. A patient has his holiday interrupted with kidney problems.
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Episode 4 : Episode 4
December. 12,2019
Chloe starts her first shift as a fully qualified nurse. Emma takes three junior doctors for a rejuvenating dip in the bay near the hospital. Coastguard Rescue flies in a night-shift worker for urgent medical attention from A&E staff.
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Episode 3 : Episode 3
December. 11,2019
A patient makes a 450-mile round trip for a hospital appointment that takes just 20 minutes. An oil rig worker is rushed to A&E with a suspected stroke. Emergency service staff join forces raise money for an MRI scanner for Shetland.
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