Junior Doctors - Blood Sweat and Tears S01 complete (720p HD, soft Eng subs)
Documentary series following the lives of seven newly qualified junior doctors as they begin their placements at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton. The new recruits are Emeka, Osama and Anna, all in their first year of being qualified, and Jin, Jo, Omar and Jess, who are second-year medics.
E01
In Obs and Gynae, 24-year-old Osama performs a tricky stomach drain procedure and gets the opportunity to assist in theatre with his first major operation, removing a large growth from a patient's womb.
Twenty-three-year-old Anna's nerves get the better of her on the respiratory ward when she struggles with a cannula and eventually has to call a more senior doctor for help. She also certifies her first death - a daunting task for any young doctor.
In general surgery, confident 24-year-old Emeka is tested on his first set of night shifts when he tries to save a patient who has gone into cardiac arrest.
E02
Despite it being first-year junior doctor Anna's birthday, there's no time for celebrations as she starts a busy day on the respiratory ward. Anna arrives at the hospital to find an elderly patient who has been under her care has taken a dramatic turn in health. At the end of the gruelling 12-hour shift, Anna heads home to Wales to spend her birthday with her family, leaving her wondering if her patient will make a recovery when she returns.
Over on obstetrics and gynaecology, Osama seeks advice from some more experienced obs and gynae staff as to what he can expect ahead of his first c-section delivery. The following day, Osama arrives on shift early to prep for his big day. After a successful delivery, Osama wastes no time calling his mum - also a gynaecologist - to tell her the news. On a natural high from a successful day in surgery, Osama meets up with fellow junior doctor Emeka for a game of basketball to let off some steam.
Meanwhile, in the emergency department, self-confessed perfectionist and second-year junior doctor Jin Ha is asked by senior consultant Mr Manacatu to assist with a procedure he is unfamiliar with. Keen to learn, Jin promptly agrees to help, however at the last minute, Mr Manacatu is called away, leaving a nervous Jin to deal with the patient without the supervision and guidance of a senior consultant.
E03
The junior doctors are still finding their feet at the hospital with Jo, Jin and Jess all starting new placements in new departments, while Emeka steps into theatre for the first time as a qualified doctor.
In this episode we see all the junior doctors learn something new, with Jo taking on her first leg fracture pull. Confident Emeka is experiencing nerves for the first time and wants to impress his senior consultant as he assists him in surgery on a patient with stomach cancer. Jess learns the hard way that night shifts bring a lot of responsibilities when she is left alone to deal with a 90-year-old woman who is struggling to breathe, while Jin Ha treats a homeless man.
The junior doctors enjoy a day of team bonding when they head to a group challenge where you have to get out of a locked room by solving puzzles. Afterwards they have lunch in Wolverhampton, where they ponder their careers so far.
E04
It is pay day - the first since the government changed junior doctors' wages and working hours, and the pressures of working as junior doctors in the NHS are starting to show. In the ED, newlywed Omar treats a bride who has had a fall on her big day.
Nervous first-year Anna experiences how to deliver bad news on the respiratory ward. Jin struggles through some medical problems of his own during a busy ED shift and helps with a cardiac arrest. Jo spends an exciting day in surgery, helping to remove a tennis ball-sized growth from a patient's elbow.
E05
First-year Osama faces his fear of private parts when he assists with vaginal surgery, Emeka deals with a patient who collapses on the ward with severe stomach pain, and Jo is tested on a night shift when a patient goes into peri-arrest.
E06
The junior doctors are several weeks into their placements at New Cross Hospital and are finding that life outside of work is just as important as work itself. When they're not juggling their busy schedules, they are finding themselves more at ease with their own decisions at work while not being afraid to ask for help from their seniors when they feel they need to.
Second-year junior doctor Jo shows how far she has come with her patient skills when she is called to treat a one-month-old baby with a badly swollen toe. The baby's mum is understandably distressed, and Jo displays a great deal of maturity and understanding by reassuring her. Jo's diagnosis of treatment for the baby's toe is correct, building up her confidence.
As the confidence of others soars, Jin's takes a knock on his first night shift in the emergency department. Jin needs to cannulate a patient - which involves putting a needle in a vein - who has been admitted with chest pains. Jin makes several attempts before admitting defeat and has to ask senior doctor Rahul for help. Despite this, Jin acknowledges that in any career you have your good days and your bad ones.
Jess finds herself carrying out a rectal examination on a patient who has a suspected obstruction in his back passage. He has had a relapse of lymphoma blood cancer and is about to have treatment to help. His obstruction proves to be non-critical and thankfully the treatment can go ahead.
In between training for an upcoming triathlon, Jo realises that sometimes doctors need a doctor when she finds herself in the role of patient. Jo has a small operation performed on her when she asks a colleague to remove a cyst from her head.
E07
Getting ahead in the competitive world of medicine takes its toll on the junior doctors. Jin struggles with criticism from a senior colleague, and Osama stays late to get experience he will need to be a surgeon. Anna finds out whether she has passed the year.
E08
Emeka gets involved in a dispute over the hospital's dress code and finds out if he has passed into next year. Jo gets involved in her most gory and complicated surgery so far. Anna spends the day teaching a medical student, and Jess helps a patient with a dangerously high heart rate. And the junior doctors gather for dinner to celebrate their successes.
(with soft subtitles)
First broadcast: November-December 2017
Duration: 30 minutes per episode