GPs: Treating Rural Britain
2024 · Documentary · 1 Season · 6 Episodes ·
From a surgery nestled in bucolic hills to a practice on the edge of a loch, this intimate look at the UK's most rural GPs captures the challenges they face and the unique cases they treat.
Episodes
1. Episode 1On the Scottish coast, a patient's airlifted to hospital and a five-year-old's having persistent nose bleeds. In the Lake District, a patient's struggling as a full-time carer for his wife.
2. Episode 2n Devon, Dr Matt sees a patient who has recently been in hospital with breathing difficulties. On Islay, Dr Catriona meets a patient who's worried that she may have shingles.
3. Episode 3In Scotland, Dr Andy treats a patient who has broken their wrist while walking in the hills. In Devon, Dr Matt is with a three-year-old who has a lump in her neck.
4. Episode 4On the Cornish coast, Dr Bruce sees a patient who's recovering from a possible heart attack. In mid Wales, Dr Donna sees a potential case of scarlet fever.
5. Episode 5On Islay, a patient comes to the surgery to discuss her menopause symptoms. In the Lake District, Dr Julie sees a patient who's experiencing heart palpitations.
6. Episode 6In Wales, Dr Kieran sees a patient who's experiencing severe abdominal pain. In the Lake District, Dr Julie's with a patient who's preparing for bowel surgery.
