Island Medics

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  • 2017
  • 3 Seasons

A behind-the-scenes look at the UK's most remote hospital, the Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick, Shetland which provides emergency and medical care to the 23,000 inhabitants of the island group.

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Cutdowns: Episode 10
20. Cutdowns: Episode 10
June 18, 2020
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Cutdowns: Episode 9
19. Cutdowns: Episode 9
June 11, 2020
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Cutdowns: Episode 8
18. Cutdowns: Episode 8
June 4, 2020
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Cutdowns: Episode 7
17. Cutdowns: Episode 7
May 28, 2020
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Cutdowns: Episode 6
16. Cutdowns: Episode 6
May 14, 2020
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Cutdowns: Episode 5
15. Cutdowns: Episode 5
May 14, 2020
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Cutdowns: Episode 4
14. Cutdowns: Episode 4
May 7, 2020
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Cutdowns: Episode 3
13. Cutdowns: Episode 3
April 30, 2020
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Cutdowns: Episode 2
12. Cutdowns: Episode 2
April 23, 2020
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Cutdowns: Episode 1
11. Cutdowns: Episode 1
April 16, 2020
Summary is not available.
Episode 10
10. Episode 10
December 20, 2019
Occupational therapist Marc Beswick returns to long-term patient Summer, a four-year-old with a condition that means it's hard for her to move her arms and legs.
Episode 9
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 as a one-woman health service.
Episode 8
8. Episode 8
December 18, 2019
A group of off-duty junior doctors and medical students take a trip to the island of Fetlar. With almost perpetual daylight, they are looking forward to a midnight swim.
Episode 7
7. Episode 7
December 17, 2019
Dental director Dr Brian Chittick operates on one of his own colleagues who has two troublesome wisdom teeth that need to be removed.
Episode 6
6. Episode 6
December 16, 2019
Patients from Britain's most remote community - on Fair Isle, south of Shetland - wait for a break in the weather to make the trip for important operations.
Episode 5
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.
Episode 4
4. Episode 4
December 12, 2019
Chloe starts her first shift as a fully qualified nurse, and Emma takes three junior doctors for a rejuvenating dip in the bay near the hospital.
Episode 3
3. Episode 3
December 11, 2019
A patient makes a 450-mile round trip for a hospital appointment that takes just 20 minutes, and the emergency services join forces to raise money for an MRI scanner for Shetland.
Episode 2
2. Episode 2
December 10, 2019
Wilma must take a break from her croft to undergo a serious operation to remove a kidney at the Gilbert Bain.
Episode 1
1. Episode 1
December 9, 2019
The coastguard rescue a six-foot-nine-inch Norwegian nicknamed Tiny from a ship bound to the Shetland Folk Festival, and junior doctor Freddie treats an Indonesian fisherman in A&E.
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  • Premiere Date
    December 4, 2017