Season 4

2016 · 35 episodes

Episodes

1Episode 1Observational documentary series going behind the scenes at a GP practice. The busy GPs of the Farnham Road Surgery in Slough are faced with a number of potentially life threatening health scares, including six-week-old Hussain, whose parents have noticed a white flash in his left eye.
2Episode 2The observational documentary series returns, this time giving an insight into the work of doctors at Farnham Road Surgery in Slough, Berkshire. Touching, honest and hilarious, the show takes a look at the stresses, strains and joys of working in and using the health service in modern Britain. Dr Jackie Bulger is trying to work out why her diabetic patient Sarah's insulin levels are sky high. Delving deeper Dr Bulger learns that Sarah is also suffering with depression and has not eaten properly in three months.
3Episode 3The observational documentary series returns, this time giving an insight into the work of doctors at Farnham Road Surgery in Slough, Berkshire. Touching, honest and hilarious, the show takes a look at the stresses, strains and joys of working in and using the health service in modern Britain. Anger, and how best to manage it, takes up much of the busy doctors' time this week. Daniel is a cannabis addict angry about his inability to kick the habit. David is furious with mankind in general. Mario is strangely upbeat about cutting his finger off with a powersaw.
4Episode 4The observational documentary series returns, this time giving an insight into the work of doctors at Farnham Road Surgery in Slough, Berkshire. Touching, honest and hilarious, the show takes a look at the stresses, strains and joys of working in and using the health service in modern Britain. 24-year-old Samantha has been her mother's carer since she was 16 and the emotional burden has taken its toll, Dr Iyer treats a 91-year-old woman who has a prolapsed uterus, and Dr Marshall treats a depressed young woman who is suffering from regular vaginal bleeding.
5Episode 5Dr Shazia Javed meets a youngster called Mohammed, but can find no identifiable reason for the boy's high temperature, and the reception team are shocked when a regular patient drives himself to the surgery despite showing signs that he has suffered a stroke.
6Episode 6This special episode focuses on patients with mental health problems who have come to the Farnham Road Surgery.
7Episode 7A baby with an exceedingly uncommon variant of Chromosome 3p-syndrome, an already-rare genetic condition, undergoes an operation to correct a heart defect. However, the procedure could mean a delay to his christening. Meanwhile, Joseph, a young bladder cancer patient, hopes Dr Mio Kwan will sign him off work following an operation to remove the offending cells. Plus, Susan worries a stroke may be behind her unusual headaches and facial numbness, but Dr Manj Tawana has another diagnosis in mind - Horner's Syndrome - which is caused by nerve damage to the area of the neck.
8Episode 8Observational documentary series. Michael is concerned about his ongoing erectile dysfunction, 8-year-old Logan's mum is worried about potential side effects from his epilepsy treatment, and Jacqueline's high blood pressure needs to be brought under control before she can have a colonoscopy.
9Episode 9Observational documentary series. The patients at Farnham Road Surgery this week are suffering with chronic pain. Joseph who needs painkillers for a bad back but must avoid opiates becuase of his past as a former heroin user. Sean takes warfarin for blood clots, but too much can lead to internal bleeding. Ricky needs knee surgery but is afraid of going under the knife, and Leslie has ended up with bird fancier's lung.
10Episode 10Observational documentary series filmed inside the consulting rooms of a busy NHS general practice in Slough. A patient enters reception with all the signs of suffering a stroke. Other cases include a man suffering trauma after almost losing a leg at work, and three patients with worrying stomach pains.
11Episode 11Observational documentary series filmed inside the consulting rooms of a busy NHS general practice in Slough. Dr Ward treats a victim of a savage attack by a gang. Other patients include a lady with an infected bee sting on her eye, a young man with chronic chest pains, a woman with a history of blood clots and a gout sufferer who has eaten his fill of cherries.
12Episode 12Observational documentary series filmed inside the consulting rooms of a busy NHS general practice in Slough. Patients include a recently released offender with nowhere to go, a man with a virus usually associated with children, and a young woman with a rare form of arthritis.
13Episode 13Observational documentary series filmed inside the consulting rooms of a busy NHS general practice in Slough. 17-year-old Emily has a long history of depression and some degree of psychosis which can cause her to hear voices in her head, and pensioner Patrick's wife Margaret is concerned by her husband's recent behavioral changes and memory loss.
14Episode 14Observational documentary series filmed inside the consulting rooms of a busy NHS general practice in Slough. Alcohol has ruined Gary's life, it has cost him his marriage, his job and his health, but he cannot stop himself downing up to 24 cans of lager a day. Meanwhile, Dr Ranj Kochhar is dealing with a patient who insists his alcohol use is doing him good.
15Episode 15Patients include a young man with arthritis and extremely severe psoriasis and a woman planning a holiday in Mexico, where the zika virus is rife.
16Episode 168-year-old Marcus suffers with ADHD, a difficult problem to diagnose and treat and one which places an enormous strain on the sufferer and their loved ones. Meanwhile, Dr Ranj Kochhar is treating Adam, a young man whose life is beginning to spiral out of control due to a crack cocaine addiction.
17Episode 17Patients include a young man with suspected leukaemia, a blind man with a family history of heart disease and a chubby baby with an ENT infection.
18Episode 18Patients include a recently released prisoner with heart problems, depression, a cocaine addiction, and a young woman with a rare form of arthritis.
19Episode 19Nurse Julie Swinburne treats a boy who has recently returned from Thailand who she suspects has caught rabies after being bitten by a monkey.
20Episode 20Dr Kwan treats a teenage patient who has decided to stop taking the medication she has been prescribed.
21Episode 21Observational documentary series. Dr Ameet Tailor treats Connor, who suffers from severe acne. Samantha is so nauseous that she cannot keep her pain pills down.
22Episode 22This episode focuses on how cancer affects patients at different stages stages of their lives. The patients are a four-year-old boy with a suspected ear infection following chemotherapy for a tumour that affects balance and coordination, a 19-year-old girl worried that her symptoms have begun to recur, and a 72-year-old smoker facing an agonising wait for test results.
23Episode 23Dr Bulger offers some advice to a patient whose blood pressure is high, and Dr Ward treats someone who has consulted 'Dr Google' and come up with a peculiar diagnosis.
24Episode 24Dr Tawana sees a young man with nasty ingrown toenails, and ends up giving him advice about dealing with depression. Other patients include a baby with breathing problems and a boy struggling to pass water.
25Episode 25The staff rally round when receptionist Glenda Purdie is diagnosed with cancer, and reception manager Alison agrees to have her head shorn for charity. For the doctors, a wide range of complaints await their expert eye.
26Episode 26A mum-to-be is worried about severe abdominal pains and that her normally lively baby has stopped moving. Across the corridor, a recent mum is feeling blue.
27Episode 27Eurico acquired 11 broken ribs and multiple injuries from a 50mph motorcycle crash. Gary had his face rebuilt with a bone from his leg.
28Episode 28This week's patients were injured on the job. Despite his electric wheelchair and his wife's stroke, Shahid is remarkably upbeat. Bartosz' bad shoulder is exacerbated by his heavy-lifting warehouse job. Nikkisha fears she may have cancer after waking up to blood. Peter has an impressive hernia.
29Episode 29Cases include an elderly patient with suspected skin cancer, a severely depressed woman who is self-harming, and a baby with gastroenteritis.
30Episode 30Two consultations take surprising turns - a young man who has been coughing up blood confesses to smoking cannabis to combat loneliness and depression, and an older lady breaks down and admits that her headaches are caused by her neglecting her health to help a bereaved friend.
31Episode 31A teenager's mother refuses to let a male doctor examine her.
32Episode 32Caroline is convinced that her throat nodules are cancer.
33Episode 33Dr Muki Sri treats a young man for an ear cyst before discovering that he is suffering from long-term depression. What seems like a simple case of tummy ache for young Vishvas shows all the signs of appendicitis. Leslie's legs are covered in mysterious bruises but he has no memory of injuring them.
34Episode 34Dr Muki Sri treats a young man for an ear cyst before discovering that he is suffering from long-term depression. What seems like a simple case of tummy ache for young Vishvas shows all the signs of appendicitis. Leslie's legs are covered in mysterious bruises but he has no memory of injuring them.
35Episode 35Lauren's symptoms could suggest multiple sclerosis. Clothilde's hugely stressful home life has led to high blood pressure. Thelma has a mysterious gash on her leg. Barry has started to bleed from the ears.