First year junior doctors embark on their careers at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, one of Europe's biggest teaching hospitals. A year of emotional lows and extraordinary highs awaits.
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Episode 1
It's a gruelling life being a junior doctor in NHS Scotland after the Covid pandemic. With a shortage of doctors, and waiting lists for life-saving operations at an all-time high, we focus on six First Year Junior Doctors (FY1s) embarking on their medical careers at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Episode 2
In at the deep end, first time junior doctors start work on the hospital front line. Tobias is left to man the ward as the surgical team work to save 11-year-old Tyler's arm.
Episode 3
Bilal gets hands on experience of intricate pre-op examinations on patients ahead of major brain surgery and attends theatre to observe life-changing surgeries. Sarah has worked across a number of departments, and is likely to become a GP. She strikes a life work balance by running with a group of friends into the icy North Sea once a week. Callum's dedication to his burgeoning medical career is matched by his passion for musical theatre. When he's not assisting with life-saving operations in the hospital's theatres, he is treading the boards, entertaining Aberdeen's theatre goers.
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