Hospital

The UK lockdown is over, but London's Royal Free Hospital is counting the cost of having to prioritize Covid-19 above almost everything else as they battle to treat the patients left behind.

The Royal Free London faces the long-lasting effects of Covid on their patients, staff and services, amidst the looming threat of a second wave.

This episode explores the impact of Covid-19 on the Royal Free Hospital's transplant services, which treat some of the hospital's most vulnerable patients.

A bed shortage in Barnet hospital highlights the perpetual challenge of trying to discharge older patients, alongside the added complexities of Covid-19 infection risks.

Covid-19 patients are again being transferred to intensive care, but clinicians now have a wider array of treatments used to fight the virus, including experimental drugs and convalescent plasma.

As Covid-19 levels rise again, the Royal Free London prepares to roll out a mass vaccination program, but it faces a staffing crisis that in turn threatens vital cancer operations.