Episode 1 | The Big Hospital Experiment

Duration: 59'17''

Synopsis

Fourteen young people start their first week volunteering for a radical social experiment at the Royal Derby Hospital to deliver patient care on the NHS frontline.

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Episode 2 | The Big Hospital Experiment

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Episode 3 | The Big Hospital Experiment

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Episode 4 | The Big Hospital Experiment

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14 young people begin their second week volunteering at The Royal Derby Hospital and are challenged by the realities of life and death.

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