In March 2020, as the country entered lockdown, Hospital revealed the frontline of medicine at the Royal Free London. Now, two years on, we revisit the Trust as it implements its recovery programme and does its part to tackle the longest waiting lists in the NHS's history.

Filmed during the winter of 2022, we follow the emotional journeys of the patients starting to receive their long-awaited surgeries and the staff who treat them as the Trust grapples with the challenge of recovering from the impact of the last two years.

After a year on hold, Plastic Surgery can finally tackle its backlog. But with NHS restoration funding unclear, difficult decisions must be made over the investment in robotic surgery.

As lockdown beings to ease, the Emergency Department at University Hospital, Coventry is experiencing a 30% increase in patients presenting with mental health concerns.

At Coventry's University Hospital, Critical Care is at full capacity, and two neurosurgeons must find a solution to treat both of their patients with only one bed available.

With a UK lockdown baby boom, this episode follows University Hospital Coventry's maternity and specialist research unit as it deals with the more complex and high-risk pregnancies.

University Hospital Coventry's gynaecological oncology department deals with rising referrals, a growing backlog and complex cases as the hospital's theatre capacity attempts to return to normal.

University Hospital Coventry fights to restore services, but with their critical care unit at capacity, a decision is taken to ration intensive care beds for major operations.