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Series 13: 6. No Room At A&e
Rising pressure on the NHS impacts local A&Es, with Croydon and St George's hospitals reaching capacity. As a result, control room dispatchers Ed and Webster have fewer resource ...
21-11-2024
BBC 1
Series 13: 5. What Are You Scared Of?
The shift begins with Homerton-based crew Niamh and Isobel and clinical team manager Gary being dispatched to a 25-year-old patient who has fallen from height whilst scaling the ...
20-11-2024
BBC 1
Series 13: 4. Shooting On The High Street
This episode centres on the London Ambulance Service's tactical operations centre, a team working around the clock to accelerate response times to the largest and most complex i ...
12-11-2024
BBC 1
Series 13: 3. Hoax Caller
We follow crewmates Shyr-Nai and James alongside the team in control in London, including dispatchers Lucy and Karen, and call handler Nicole, as they are faced with a flurry of ...
06-11-2024
BBC 1
Series 13: 2. Fire At The Police Station
It's a busy start to the shift, as London Ambulance Service have dispatched 12 resources to a fire at Forest Gate Police Station, leaving 57 patients waiting for an ambulance in ...
30-10-2024
BBC 1
Series 13: 1. Crew Under Attack
Filmed in spring 2024, Ambulance returns to London, which has the UK’s biggest and busiest ambulance service. We revealing how frontline staff grapple to deliver the care ...
23-10-2024
BBC 1
Series 12: Episode 6
An hour into the night shift, and a new call is being received every 19 seconds. Call handler Sairah is in training and answering calls for the first time. She receives a call f ...
14-08-2024
BBC 1
Series 12: Episode 5
It’s Easter bank holiday weekend and the start of the new 12-hour day shift for the North West Ambulance Service. Looking after the communities of central Manchester and S ...
09-08-2024
BBC 1
Series 12: Episode 4
This episode follows the team in control and crews out on the road across Lancashire as they respond to those in need. Filmed in 2023 in the north west of England, one of the ar ...
07-08-2024
BBC 1
Series 12: Episode 3
This episode follows the team in control and crews out on the road in Wigan and Bolton. Filmed in 2023 in the north west of England, one of the areas hardest hit by the cost-of- ...
31-07-2024
BBC 1
Series 12: Episode 2
It's a busy start to the shift as the North West Ambulance Service answer one new 999 call every 16 seconds. Senior paramedic Aiden is dispatched alongside an ambulance and adva ...
24-07-2024
BBC 1
Series 12: Episode 1
We follow the team in control and crews out on the road across Greater Manchester as they care for people in the places they call home. Filmed in 2023 in the north west, one of ...
17-07-2024
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 6
It's Thursday and the start of a new 12-hour shift for the North West Ambulance Service, and junior doctors across the NHS are on strike. With hundreds of hospital appointments ...
22-10-2023
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 5
At the start of the night shift, the North West Ambulance Service responds to an urgent call for a patient threatening use of a nerve agent. A major incident standby is declared ...
15-10-2023
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 4
The shift begins with an emergency call to North West Ambulance Service for an unresponsive patient. Crewmates Jess and Paul arrive on scene to find blood on the door, so approa ...
08-10-2023
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 3
It's the weekend, and the start of another 12-hour night shift for the North West Ambulance Service. A call is received for a 43-year-old male patient who is unable to speak. Cr ...
02-10-2023
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 3
The North West Ambulance Service are alerted to a possible outbreak of the highly infectious Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) at Fairfield General Hospital. Senior parame ...
25-09-2023
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 1
The first episode of the Bafta award-winning Ambulance returns to the north west, one of the areas hardest hit by the cost-of-living crisis. The ambulance service has increasing ...
17-09-2023
BBC 1
Series 6: Episode 1
Filmed in the autumn of 2019, cameras follow a new cast of characters from the London Ambulance Service as they care for the nine million people of the city.\n\nAmbulance crew K ...
14-02-2023
BBC 1
Series 10: Episode 6
As crews begin to book on for the start of the day shift, an emergency call is received for a patient who has made an attempt to end their life. Crewmates Emily and Gayle are im ...
09-02-2023
BBC 1
Series 10: Episode 5
It’s the beginning of the night, and the team in control have inherited the consequences of a busy day shift. Ambulance crews are already starting to queue at hospital as ...
15-01-2023
BBC 1
Series 10: Episode 5
A busy night shift for the North East Ambulance Service begins with an emergency call for a woman in labour. On hand to guide the patient through the birth is call handler, Jen ...
10-01-2023
BBC 1
Series 10: Episode 3
As the weekend begins, crews across Teesside are gearing up for a busy day shift which will see football fans descend on Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium to support the l ...
04-12-2022
BBC 1
Series 10: Episode 2
It’s a frosty start to the day shift as crews clock on across the north east. In Wallsend, crewmates Iqra and Chris are dispatched to their first patient of the day, a 19- ...
27-11-2022
BBC 1
Series 10: Episode 1
It’s payday weekend and the start of a busy night shift for crews across Durham and Darlington. Sixty-five patients are waiting for an ambulance, and control are already a ...
20-11-2022
BBC 1
Series 9: Episode 6
It’s the start of another day shift for the North East Ambulance Service. Working out of Blucher station today are crewmates and partners Keigheley and Georgina. Also on s ...
12-10-2022
BBC 1
Series 9: Episode 5
It’s a dramatic start to the shift for the charity-funded Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), who are monitoring the calls made to the North East Ambulance Servic ...
05-10-2022
BBC 1
Series 9: Episode 4
This series follows the North East Ambulance Service as its crews struggle to care for a population of over 2.7 million despite being the least-well-resourced in England.\n\nAs ...
14-09-2022
BBC 1
Series 9: Episode 3
In the control centre, an emergency call is received concerning a man driving the wrong way up a slip road on the A19. Crewmates Ollie and James are immediately dispatched along ...
07-09-2022
BBC 1
Series 9: Episode 2
Filmed in early 2022, this series follows the North East Ambulance Service as the region struggles to bounce back after facing one of the toughest times in its history.\n \nIn c ...
31-08-2022
BBC 1
Series 9: Episode 1
The Bafta-winning series turns its attention to the North East Ambulance Service as the region struggles to bounce back after facing one of the toughest times in its history. Th ...
24-08-2022
BBC 1
Series 8: Episode 6
As crews book on across Lancashire and Cumbria for the sunny Easter bank holiday weekend, an urgent call from the police for backup to help a patient who is walking into the sea ...
10-11-2021
BBC 1
Series 8: Episode 5
It's another night shift for ambulance crews in Lancashire, and 999 calls are coming in at a rate of one every 15 seconds. A call concerning a 100-year-old patient causes concer ...
03-11-2021
BBC 1
Series 8: Episode 4
One year on from the beginning of national lockdown, crews book on across Lancashire for another night shift. A 999 call is received from a distressed wife saying her husband is ...
27-10-2021
BBC 1
Series 8: Episode 3
It is the anniversary of the government’s announcement of a national lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and Lancashire paramedic Chris reflects on whether n ...
20-10-2021
BBC 1
Series 8: Episode 2
As the day shift starts for ambulance crews across Lancashire, there are reports of multiple road traffic incidents across the county. Crewmates Dec and Nicole are dispatched to ...
13-10-2021
BBC 1
Series 8: Episode 2
As the day shift starts for ambulance crews across Lancashire, there are reports of multiple road traffic incidents across the county. Crewmates Dec and Nicole are dispatched to ...
07-10-2021
BBC 1
Series 8: Episode 1
Cameras follow the staff of North West Ambulance Service as they care for the people of Lancashire as a deadly second wave of Covid-19 sweeps across the UK. Working alongside th ...
06-10-2021
BBC 1
Series 7: Episode 6
The episode joins the North West Ambulance Service as the Covid-19 vaccine rollout is beginning to take effect. The service has so far managed to vaccinate 70 per cent of its fr ...
29-09-2021
BBC 1
Series 7: Episode 5
The North West Ambulance Service are struggling with a spike in staff sickness from Covid-19, which is making it hard to meet the demand for 999 responses. A decision is made to ...
21-09-2021
BBC 1
Series 7: Episode 4
The night shift is in full swing as we join the team in control responding to reports of a man walking on the railway tracks. Advanced paramedic Ian is immediately dispatched to ...
14-09-2021
BBC 1
Series 7: Episode 3
The staff of North West Ambulance Service care for the 1.4 million people of Merseyside during the most deadly phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. \n\nThe morning shift begins with ...
07-09-2021
BBC 1
Series 7: Episode 2
As the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic grips the entire country, the pressure mounts on the NHS in the north west. Twenty per cent of staff are off due to Covid, and if dem ...
31-08-2021
BBC 1
Series 7: Episode 1
The North West Ambulance Service serves 1.4 million people across Merseyside. Cameras follow their crews while the whole of the country is in lockdown, and in addition to the pr ...
24-08-2021
BBC 1
Series 6: Episode 8
It’s 10pm on Friday night, and Abbie and Ben, along with Kieran and Mick, are amongst the 320 crews on duty in the capital. Reports are coming in of an armed male on the l ...
16-11-2020
BBC 1
Series 6: Episode 7
It's Saturday night, and call handler Erin answers a 999 call from a distressed relative who has found their loved one hanging. This is the first time Erin has answered a call s ...
09-11-2020
BBC 1
Series 6: Episode 6
The shift starts with a call in progress for a patient who has been found walking into the Thames. Ambulance crew Sarah and David are immediately dispatched. They arrive to find ...
02-11-2020
BBC 1
Series 6: Episode 5
It is Halloween and in the control room, B watch are on duty and expecting a busy night. A call from the London Fire Brigade requesting assistance at a fire in a block of flats ...
26-10-2020
BBC 1
Series 6: Episode 4
It’s payday weekend for millions of Londoners, and the 370 ambulance crews on duty are busy caring for the capital. Thirty minutes into the night shift, police request urg ...
19-10-2020
BBC 1
Series 6: Episode 3
We join the staff of the London Ambulance Service on a Monday morning. Forty-seven call handlers are on duty to answer emergency calls from across London. Control will be dispat ...
12-10-2020
BBC 1
Series 6: Episode 2
Filmed in the autumn of 2019. Cameras follow a new cast of characters from the London Ambulance Service as they care for the nine million people of the city.\n\nAdvanced Paramed ...
05-10-2020
BBC 1
Series 4: Episode 4
This episode offers an unparalleled insight into how the staff in the control room and ambulance crews on the ground help patients from across Greater Manchester as they race to ...
10-12-2018
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 8
This episode follows West Midlands Ambulance Service over three shifts in Staffordshire, where crews are dealing with an increasing number of social issues, drug and alcohol mis ...
03-12-2018
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 7
This episode covers two shifts with paramedics of West Midlands Ambulance Service, as Royal Stoke Hospital struggles to cope with the volume of patients being brought in.\n\nA F ...
26-11-2018
BBC 1
Series 4: Episode 3
This third episode joins the team as they are being kept busy dealing with with a repeat caller who moves around Manchester's canals on his barge.\n\nScott and Ana are the first ...
07-11-2018
BBC 1
Series 4: Episode 2
This second episode joins the team at the start of a 12-hour night shift, just as a mother in distress is calling for help to her 19-year-old daughter who is self-harming. Param ...
31-10-2018
BBC 1
Series 4: Episode 1
The Bafta-winning series returns with a focus on the work of the North West Ambulance Service, joining the staff and crews as they deal with 11,000 calls over a busy weekend whe ...
24-10-2018
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 6
It's the last Saturday night before Christmas and it was always going to be a busy night for the service, with controller Sui having to prioritise stabbing victims and reports o ...
11-07-2018
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 5
A specialist paramedic crew is sent to a shooting and a machete attack, but on this shift apparently lower priority jobs prove just as troubling and more time consuming.
04-07-2018
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 4
West Midlands Ambulance Service has seen a 30 per cent rise in calls relating to mental health in the past three years. Paramedics have limited training in mental health, and th ...
27-06-2018
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 3
In an average week, crews across the West Midlands respond to 30 stabbings. Pete and Matt, a specialist trauma team, are called to treat the victim of a brutal knife attack. The ...
21-06-2018
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 2
New Year's Eve is the busiest shift of the year for West Midlands Ambulance Service. Extra staff is brought in to care for those in need, but the night does not go as planned.
14-06-2018
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 1
This first episode opens with West Midlands Ambulance Service call assessor Shanie as she deals with the cries of a woman in labour. Shanie has just graduated from training, but ...
07-06-2018
BBC 1
