“Most programmes focusing on the NHS are, unsurprisingly, frantic. From 24 Hours in A&E to Ambulance, viewers, much like the medical staff, are presented with patient after patient, and trauma after trauma. These documentaries effectively convey the sense that there is never quite enough time. Thankfully, Surgeons: At the Edge of Life (BBC2), which focuses on astonishingly complex surgical procedures at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, is able to take its time. This is a pared-back version of the usual rapid-fire hospital doc, seeing only two patients through surgeries that are as astounding as they are unvarnished.” – Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian
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