A man in his 60s who feels exhausted is encouraged to cut back on the 60-hour weeks he regularly works, a teenager whose mother has been diagnosed with terminal cancer receives support and a former heroin addict seeks help to stay drug free.

Mental health is a vital public issue for doctors to address. Dr McLaren meets a young man seeking help because he is hearing voices. Dr Hardy meets a new patient who has a number of handwritten notes that he can't remember compiling, while Dr Pelly is delighted that a patient is responding well to treatement for schizophrenia.