Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands
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Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands is a BBC Three
television series looking at how seven junior doctor
s cope with life on the wards at Newcastle General Hospital
and Royal Victoria Infirmary
in Newcastle upon Tyne
. In Late June 2011 a new series was commissioned by BBC Three controller Zai Bennett and Karl Warner, BBC Executive Editor for Entertainment Commissioning. The 6×60-minute series is a BBC Vision Production and will be executive produced by Rachel Arnold.
The new series will be filmed in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital with a new team of junior doctors and will air in early 2012.
On 9 March 2011 the show achieved BBC Three's highest ever ratings for a factual entertainment programme, when 1.44 million people watched the third installment.
Adam is 24 and originally from Leeds.
A born 'charmer' with a strong family background in medicine, his mum was a doctor, his dad is a psychiatrist and even his big brother is a practicing GP. Adam aspires to work in emergency medicine and knew from an early age that this was what he wanted to do.
As part of his foundation year one, Adam will be based on the respiratory ward which deals with long-term cancer sufferers and people with lung conditions. As the placement progresses, Adam will cover the nightshift as well as be on call, both of which are frantic, high octane jobs.
Andy Kong
Andy is from Hong Kong and was inspired to become a doctor by Benedictine monks who taught him at boarding school in York.
Into the second year of his foundation course, Andy is working hard towards his dream of becoming a surgeon. He thought taking part in the series would show just what becoming a doctor means.
The 25-year-old will be spending his next rotation in paediatrics, where one of the biggest challenges will be dealing with anxious parents. Working with children brings its own unique challenges and Andy will need to get his bedside manner right to win their confidence and put them at ease.
Andy loves to cook, especially seafood, and practices Chinese swordsmanship. He can be found at the shooting range for target practice or at home lost in his games console.
Jon, 24, is the son of a medical salesman and a nurse.
He has always wanted to work in medicine and is a bit of a trailblazer in his family as he's the first boy to go to university.
Now into the second year of the foundation programme, Jon finds himself on rotation in acute emergency admissions. The ward is fast-paced and he will have to make life-and-death decisions, assist the crash teams, deal with cardiac arrests and take the judgement call on when to shout for help or to roll up his sleeves and get stuck in.
Outside of work Jon is Mr extra-curricular, with a packed social life which includes being captain of rugby team The Medics and playing drums in rock band 'Aces and 8's'.
Katherine is 24 and working on the Plastics ward.
Part of Katherine's foundation year one will be spent on the plastics ward. As an F1 she will be responsible for assessing that patients are fit and well for surgery. There is a huge amount of paperwork and if she manages to keep things under control she may get the opportunity to observe and assist in surgery.Katherine is expected to cover the night shift, where she will work, not just in Plastics, but will be on call assisting with up to 280 surgical patients. Outside of work, Katherine loves dancing and choreography. She's also into sport and working out at the gym.
At 28, Keir is the oldest of the group.
Incredibly, he already had a Neuro Science and Psychology degree under his belt before deciding to train as a doctor. Once his medical school place was confirmed, Keir jacked in his job as a Neuro Psychologist to manage a wine merchants, professionally running courses, tutoring and of course, tasting.Now in his second year of the foundation programme, Keir will be based on the surgical ward, in plastics, working alongside Katherine. A firm believer that a good bedside manner goes hand in hand with patient recovery, he advocates really getting to know the patients and is not afraid to pull others up who don't. Despite his demanding workload, Keir has a packed social life, and he has just finished a stint in a local production of 'Guys and Dolls, plays piano and reckons he can give Anton Du Beke a run for his money ballroom dancing.
Lucy, 24, was brought up in Essex, and she turned to medicine to help find a cure for her sister's life-threatening disease, Cystic Fibrosis.
Ever since her sister was diagnosed, Lucy has been involved in her ongoing care and it was her condition that inspired Lucy to go into medicine.Dr Holmes' first rotation will be in Gastro. The Gastro ward treats alcoholics and patients with digestive problems, bowel and liver disease. This will be both demanding and emotionally draining for caring Lucy.When Lucy gets stressed she gets cooking. She can often be found in the kitchen whipping up cakes for everyone and loves throwing dinner parties for her friends. Lucy's also an avid runner. She's run marathons to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis and last year took part in the Great North Run.
Suzi, 24, is the first to admit she's not your stereotypical doctor.
In fact she's a self-confessed girly girl who loves the colour pink; she's even invested in a pink stethoscope and loves getting dressed up to go out on the town with the girls.She plays the clarinet and, in fact, Suzi's earliest ambition, back home in Omagh, was to be a professional classical singer – which isn't surprising as her mum is an accompanist and her dad trained as a professional singer. At 14, she was told her voice wasn't up to scratch and she opted for medicine instead.
Suzi's really got her work cut out joining a new hospital (she transferred from Leeds) and she is straight in at the deep-end on rotation in A&E, where F2s make up the most junior members of the team in what is the most hectic part of the hospital.
She'll be expected to make quick but crucial decisions and if she qualifies, Suzi plans to travel to Africa, where she has set her sights on working as a doctor.
BBC Three
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television series looking at how seven junior doctor
Junior doctor
Junior doctors in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland are those in postgraduate training, starting at graduation with a medical degree and culminating in a post as a Consultant, a General Practitioner, or some other non-training post, such as a Staff grade or Associate Specialist...
s cope with life on the wards at Newcastle General Hospital
Newcastle General Hospital
Newcastle General Hospital was for many years the main hospital for the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and is managed by Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust...
and Royal Victoria Infirmary
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Originally founded as the Newcastle Infirmary in 1751, the Royal Victoria Infirmary , in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was opened on 11 July 1906 by Edward VII on of Town Moor given by the Corporation and Freemen. The fully furnished and equipped hospital, containing twenty wards, a nurses' home,...
in Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
. In Late June 2011 a new series was commissioned by BBC Three controller Zai Bennett and Karl Warner, BBC Executive Editor for Entertainment Commissioning. The 6×60-minute series is a BBC Vision Production and will be executive produced by Rachel Arnold.
The new series will be filmed in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital with a new team of junior doctors and will air in early 2012.
On 9 March 2011 the show achieved BBC Three's highest ever ratings for a factual entertainment programme, when 1.44 million people watched the third installment.
Junior doctors - Series One
- Adam Beaini age 24 F1 (Newcastle University)
Adam is 24 and originally from Leeds.
A born 'charmer' with a strong family background in medicine, his mum was a doctor, his dad is a psychiatrist and even his big brother is a practicing GP. Adam aspires to work in emergency medicine and knew from an early age that this was what he wanted to do.
As part of his foundation year one, Adam will be based on the respiratory ward which deals with long-term cancer sufferers and people with lung conditions. As the placement progresses, Adam will cover the nightshift as well as be on call, both of which are frantic, high octane jobs.
- Andy Kong age 25 F2 (Newcastle University)
Andy Kong
Andy is from Hong Kong and was inspired to become a doctor by Benedictine monks who taught him at boarding school in York.
Into the second year of his foundation course, Andy is working hard towards his dream of becoming a surgeon. He thought taking part in the series would show just what becoming a doctor means.
The 25-year-old will be spending his next rotation in paediatrics, where one of the biggest challenges will be dealing with anxious parents. Working with children brings its own unique challenges and Andy will need to get his bedside manner right to win their confidence and put them at ease.
Andy loves to cook, especially seafood, and practices Chinese swordsmanship. He can be found at the shooting range for target practice or at home lost in his games console.
- Jon Barclay age 24 F2 (Newcastle University)
Jon, 24, is the son of a medical salesman and a nurse.
He has always wanted to work in medicine and is a bit of a trailblazer in his family as he's the first boy to go to university.
Now into the second year of the foundation programme, Jon finds himself on rotation in acute emergency admissions. The ward is fast-paced and he will have to make life-and-death decisions, assist the crash teams, deal with cardiac arrests and take the judgement call on when to shout for help or to roll up his sleeves and get stuck in.
Outside of work Jon is Mr extra-curricular, with a packed social life which includes being captain of rugby team The Medics and playing drums in rock band 'Aces and 8's'.
- Katherine Conroy age 24 F1 (Cambridge University)
Katherine is 24 and working on the Plastics ward.
Part of Katherine's foundation year one will be spent on the plastics ward. As an F1 she will be responsible for assessing that patients are fit and well for surgery. There is a huge amount of paperwork and if she manages to keep things under control she may get the opportunity to observe and assist in surgery.Katherine is expected to cover the night shift, where she will work, not just in Plastics, but will be on call assisting with up to 280 surgical patients. Outside of work, Katherine loves dancing and choreography. She's also into sport and working out at the gym.
- Keir Shiels age 28 F2 (Cambridge University)
At 28, Keir is the oldest of the group.
Incredibly, he already had a Neuro Science and Psychology degree under his belt before deciding to train as a doctor. Once his medical school place was confirmed, Keir jacked in his job as a Neuro Psychologist to manage a wine merchants, professionally running courses, tutoring and of course, tasting.Now in his second year of the foundation programme, Keir will be based on the surgical ward, in plastics, working alongside Katherine. A firm believer that a good bedside manner goes hand in hand with patient recovery, he advocates really getting to know the patients and is not afraid to pull others up who don't. Despite his demanding workload, Keir has a packed social life, and he has just finished a stint in a local production of 'Guys and Dolls, plays piano and reckons he can give Anton Du Beke a run for his money ballroom dancing.
- Lucy Holmes age 24 F1 (Newcastle University)
Lucy, 24, was brought up in Essex, and she turned to medicine to help find a cure for her sister's life-threatening disease, Cystic Fibrosis.
Ever since her sister was diagnosed, Lucy has been involved in her ongoing care and it was her condition that inspired Lucy to go into medicine.Dr Holmes' first rotation will be in Gastro. The Gastro ward treats alcoholics and patients with digestive problems, bowel and liver disease. This will be both demanding and emotionally draining for caring Lucy.When Lucy gets stressed she gets cooking. She can often be found in the kitchen whipping up cakes for everyone and loves throwing dinner parties for her friends. Lucy's also an avid runner. She's run marathons to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis and last year took part in the Great North Run.
- Suzi Batchelor age 24 F2 (Newcastle University)
Suzi, 24, is the first to admit she's not your stereotypical doctor.
In fact she's a self-confessed girly girl who loves the colour pink; she's even invested in a pink stethoscope and loves getting dressed up to go out on the town with the girls.She plays the clarinet and, in fact, Suzi's earliest ambition, back home in Omagh, was to be a professional classical singer – which isn't surprising as her mum is an accompanist and her dad trained as a professional singer. At 14, she was told her voice wasn't up to scratch and she opted for medicine instead.
Suzi's really got her work cut out joining a new hospital (she transferred from Leeds) and she is straight in at the deep-end on rotation in A&E, where F2s make up the most junior members of the team in what is the most hectic part of the hospital.
She'll be expected to make quick but crucial decisions and if she qualifies, Suzi plans to travel to Africa, where she has set her sights on working as a doctor.