Nottingham hospital stars in A&E documentary series

The first episode features Lou Davis (centre)

Bosses at a hospital which features in a Channel 4 documentary have said they were excited to take part.

A new series of 24 Hours in A&E is focussing on the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham.

It is the first time in the show's 10 year run it features a hospital outside London and the 24 episodes were filmed during 46 consecutive days in 2021.

Medical director Dr Keith Girling said the programme was an opportunity to show the teams' dedication and skill.

Sister Lou has more than 30 years' experience in the hospital

The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the QMC, said its emergency department treats more than 600 patients a day.

Dr Girling, said: "We are incredibly excited that Channel 4 chose the QMC as the new home of... 24 Hours in A&E.

"This will give us a real opportunity to show the dedication, passion and skill of our teams and the care and kindness shown to our emergency patients."

Critical incident

Bosses said it gave a real insight into how hard staff work but the situation was now even tougher, with the hospital currently a week into a critical incident situation.

Anthony May, the trust's chief executive officer, told BBC Radio Nottingham they had "nine ward's worth" of flu and Covid patients.

"If you came to our [Emergency Department] today it would look and feel different.

"People are still doing an amazing job and working really, really hard but it's also true to say people are waiting too long.

"It's not a great experience so only come if you really need to."

The first episode follows Lou Davis - a sister in the department - who has more than 30 years' experience.

Among the patients is Kirsty, 45, who is rushed into the QMC after an accident at a fun run.

The programme was first broadcast in 2011 from King's College Hospital in south London before moving to St George's Hospital - also in south London - in 2014.