Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts - Season 6 (2022)

Return of the documentary following the work of emergency teams in the A&E department of Barnsley Hospital. A two-year-old with dangerously low blood sugar is rushed in. Caring for her is Paediatric Sister Kate Ellis, who reveals what it feels like when a child is brought in. Junior doctor Jake Mullen assesses 44-year-old Kay, who arrives at the hospital with flu-like symptoms. He runs the risk of contracting a highly contagious strain of flu while treating her.

Cameras follow Barnsley Hospital’s Casualty department as they work together to help the ill and injured of South Yorkshire. There’s a bedside view of heart attacks, road traffic collisions and allergic reactions and we see the team as they treat multiple injuries caused by objects ranging from chainsaws to tractors and everything in between.

Barnsley Hospital’s casualty department is in the middle of one of the worst storms in decades. Nurse Chloe treats 88-year-old Enid, who has been knocked over by high-speed winds and has a severe open head wound. She needs to assess Enid quickly in case she’s suffered a head trauma. Meanwhile, consultant doctor Mason and registrar doctor Staunton meet 44-year-old Darren. He has been rushed in suffering from severe chest pains and a rapid heartbeat.

Sister Vicky battles a doctor shortage and a high influx of walk-in patients – a perfect storm that means she needs to call on her years of experience to keep the shift on track. Seventy-year-old Fred is blue-lighted in having suffered a serious fall at home, but with a shortage of doctors in the department, he’s taken straight for an urgent x-ray after which he’s transferred to the care of Dr Tom Hawthorne.

At Barnsley Hospital, Sister Jane helps a man who has been arrested for being drunk and disorderly – despite being verbally abused by him. Meanwhile, volunteer Jane steps in and supports the team by caring for a young man who is showing signs of drug misuse.