A&E After Dark

In Birmingham, staff handle a severe asthma attack and a brutal assault. In Tunbridge Wells, a patient collapses in triage, leaving the team fighting to save his life.

In Birmingham, A&E staff deal with a disruptive man refusing to leave his wheelchair; in Norwich, an air ambulance brings in a man who drunkenly impaled himself on a graveyard fence.

At Birmingham A&E, chaos erupts when a man becomes aggressive, bringing the waiting room to a halt. Security steps in to de-escalate the situation, but is he willing to cooperate?

A&E staff tackle night shifts, managing severe trauma, violence, and complex cases, including a man with severed fingers, a farmer with hand injuries, and a possible heart attack.

Follow A&E staff at three UK hospitals as they deal with a violent patient, a high-speed motorbike crash and man who has lost part of his earlobe in an explosion.

A&E staff tackle a volatile mob who demand access to a friend, treat a patient with burns who also shows signs of a possible stroke, and a motorcyclist is brought into resus with after being hit from behind.

A&E teams in Birmingham, Norwich, and Maidstone battle the night shift's pressures. From gunshot wounds and heart emergencies to assaults, staff handle life-threatening situations with skill and dedication.

Paramedics and police bring in a man with multiple stab wounds to his chest but medics struggle to treat him as he lashes out at them both physically and verbally.

Police bring in an abusive male under arrest who claims he has a racing heart, and two friends arrive in resus who have dislocated each other's shoulders during a friendly wrestle.

A man is rushed in to Majors suffering with a collapsed lung and air is leaking into his chest cavity, a highly abusive patient must be restrained, and a rough sleeper comes in with burnt feet.

Nurse Simone has a drunk patient and his equally drunk friend who have passed out in a cubicle, Nurse Sheena must examine a 50-year-old man's puncture wounds from a dog attack. Dr Kaylee is working quickly to investigate a suspected broken ankle, and Dr Luke is concerned with a patients breathing difficulties, who has been brought into resus in a diabetic coma.

In Tunbridge Wells A&E an ambulance crew bring in a patient who is behaving aggressively, sister Geraldine calls security, but the patient takes off, refusing treatment. At North Middlesex University Hospital, a patient's heart stops beating, so the team tries to save their life and maintain blood flow to the brain. At the North London Emergency Department, a 45-year-old suffers life-threatening anaphylaxis from an allergic reaction.

In Rotherham's A&E a patient with a suspected head injury is under arrest in the car park. In London, an eye injury from mixing concrete requires action to prevent permanent damage.

During an A&E nightshift in South Yorkshire nurse Luke treats a man who's developed a bleeding haematoma. After becoming involved in an altercation a young man suffers a gash on his forehead which nurse Ayaan treats, sending him for an in-depth cranial examination. In Rotherham, Doctor Bethany sees to a patient with and neck injuries due to a car crash on a country road. At the North Middlesex University Hospital police bring in a patient who is under arrest, staying with him while he is being triaged to ensure the safety of staff. In Tunbridge Wells as 85-year-old Mo injures her wrist after having a fall, X-rays reveal that her wrist is fractured meaning a lengthy recovery for Mo. Plus, towards the end of the nightshift in Rotherham an unresponsive man is brought into resus by paramedics. Doctor Ed and Nurse Gemma must work fast to stabilise the patient, suspecting he is a diabetic and has suffered a stroke.

In North London security must manage an abusive man as he refuses to leave, despite being discharged and a patient suffering from a heroin overdose is rushed to Rotherham General Hospital’s resus. Coming to his wit’s end with a severe toothache, patient Kieran’s abscess spreads to his airways and Doctor Mehran must decide whether he needs emergency surgery. Plus, security guard Justin suffers a head wound after being attacked when he tried to prevent a theft at his work.

Lifting the lid on the night shift as experienced by A&E workers, with exclusive access to Hull Royal Infirmary. The night-time challenges facing NHS staff are captured in their raw form.

A 64-year-old is rushed to hospital after falling onto fire stoking tools; a 48-year-old man is brought in after having been beaten with a baseball bat and bitten.

The team at Hull Royal Infirmary has another busy night: a man is involved in a motorbike collision with a deer and a young patient is in agony with his ankle facing the wrong way.

70-year-old Peter arrives at hospital with a dangerously high heart rate and is in urgent need of help. Dr Chris and the medical team have to act fast to prevent him going into cardiac arrest.

Security is called after a patient suspected of having Covid-19 ties wires around his door handles in protest after being asked not to roam around the department, while 25-year-old Chelsea arrives in resus by air ambulance after being hit by a car while on a night out. In minors, 68-year-old Roger has managed to accidentally swallow disinfectant and is worried he's caused serious internal damage, while a team tries to revive a patient who is having a cardiac arrest.

Retired coach driver Paul is rushed in after falling onto fire-stoking tools, while a 21-year-old Harris is brought in by police after allegedly being attacked by someone with a machete. After being thrown from his motorbike in a road traffic collision, 19-year-old Callum arrives in resus by ambulance, while nine-year-old Kayden is in the paediatrics department with a broken leg after falling off his scooter.

A patient brought into A&E by police claims to have swallowed drugs, but he refuses to co-operate with staff, putting the NHS under further pressure.

Two people arrive after jumping from an upstairs window during a house fire and consultant Andy must manage their care and ensure that Resus runs smoothly as other serious cases arrive. Plus, a patient becomes agitated after waiting to be seen for a bleeding hand and an intervention is needed as Jr Sister Kirsty and the security team struggle to calm him down.

Hull Royal Infirmary staff have to deal with abusive patients disrupting care due to Covid restrictions preventing family members from entering the waiting room. After her motorcycle collided with a deer at 60mph, 56-year-old Tracy is rushed in, and consultant Dr Andy must establish why she is having trouble feeling her legs, while Adam is devastated when an accident in the gym means he may not be able to compete in Hull's strongest man contest.

A 19-year-old woman comes to Hull Royal Infirmary after falling off a barstool in a pub and landing on her little finger, while a 53-year-old man arrives after blacking out and falling down a flight of stairs in his block of flats. Meanwhile, staff deal with a 34-year-old who has been thrown off his motocross bike in a race and has fractured and dislocated both shoulders.

The return of the documentary going behind the scenes at Hull Royal Infirmary to show the night-time challenges facing NHS staff working in the A&E department. A patient in police custody is brought in for treatment to a split eyebrow and some facial wounds, while the resus team attempts to save the life of a patient who is rushed into hospital in cardiac arrest.

A 41-year-old patient is escorted off the premises of Hull Royal Infirmary after verbally abusing a receptionist in the waiting room, but is allowed back into the hospital to have his hand treated after calming down. In resus, Dr Jeremy Osman and a full trauma team attempt to save the life of 18-year-old Jack, who has severe injuries after falling off his scooter at high speed.

A 34-year-old man is brought in after having punched his arm through a pub window. Handcuffed and accompanied by four police officers, his behaviour has medical staff fearing for the wellbeing of other patients. Matron Kat Henry deals with a flirtatious patient who has cut his head after a night out on the town and is determined to leave the hospital without treatment.