How do emergency services come together to treat people who suffer from traumatic injuries? We find out in a new series of ground-breaking Channel 4 documentary series Emergency, featuring staff from North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust.

The programme, which first aired to great acclaim in February 2022, shows the minute-by-minute decisions made by staff across the world-leading London Trauma Network and colleagues in rehabilitation, including staff at North Mid.

Working day and night, the teams care for the most seriously injured people in London and the South East of England. And this time, Emergency goes even further with cameras joining London Ambulance Service to capture the innovative and life-saving care begin only moments after the trauma occurs.

Dr Clara Oliver, emergency medicine consultant and clinical director for emergency medicine at North Mid said:

“The expert care the team at North Mid provides within the London Trauma Network is vital in successfully treating people who have traumatic injuries. It’s a privilege to be able to share their stories alongside those that we have provided life-saving treatment for.”

From serious road traffic accidents to knife violence and the dangers faced by older people from a simple fall, the programme reveals how NHS staff provide world-leading and compassionate care.

In April 2010, London was the first area in the UK to implement a regional trauma system, ensuring the highest-quality care for its population of 10 million people. Since then, the Major Trauma Network has established a world-leading reputation for improving survival of the most seriously injured patients, led by Major Trauma Centres at St Mary’s, The Royal London, St George’s and King’s Hospital together with Major Trauma Units such as those featured in Emergency at North Mid and Kent’s William Harvey Hospital as well as London Ambulance Service and Kent, Surrey and Sussex and London’s Air Ambulances.

Tune into Emergency on Channel 4 at 9pm on 15th-16th and 22nd-23rd August, sharing your thoughts on social media using #C4Emergency. North Mid will feature in the episode on Wednesday 23 August. 

You can also catch up with the first season online.

Emergency is produced by award-winning documentary makers Garden Productions.