BBC series Hospital to show daily pressures facing NHS staff in London

The series will show how staff at Imperial College Healthcare cope with demands from a growing number of patients
Inside look: Hospital will follow medics on the front line
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Ross Lydall @RossLydall21 December 2016

The extent of the pressures on front-line NHS staff will be revealed after documentary makers won permission to film behind the scenes at one of London’s biggest hospital trusts.

A six-part series, Hospital, starts on January 11 on BBC2 and will show how staff at Imperial College Healthcare cope with demands from a growing number of patients.

It will show a range of services at Imperial’s five hospitals — Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Western Eye, St Mary’s and Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea.

Michelle Dixon, Imperial’s director of communications, said: “It’s not an easy decision to allow camera crews in to follow all aspects of daily life in our hospitals.

“But we think it’s really important to share the opportunities and challenges, the highs and the lows, with our patients and local communities.

“It’s their service as much as ours and the only way we can ensure we maintain and build on the very best of the NHS is by working together.

She said the trust was “extremely grateful” to staff and patients for sharing their experiences.

The series is produced by Label1, part of ITV Studios’ Shiver production company.

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