A film about the staff and patients of Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor North Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic will be shown on Channel 4 on Monday, 1 March.
Filmed over four months, the edition of the programme gives a unique perspective on life on the NHS frontline.
Condition Critical: One Doctor’s Story features Dr Saleyha Ahsan, who filmed her own journey through the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, capturing the pressure and personal tragedies she faced with the surge in patients, which included her own father.
This special Dispatches film also shows the emotional and physical burden faced by friends and colleagues, and how they came close to breaking point with the psychological toll of fighting to keep people alive.
Dr. Saleyha Ahsan is a Critical Care doctor and TV presenter. She’s a former British Army Captain who served in Bosnia and has a Masters degree in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
Dr Saleyha regularly reports for The One Show on BBC One and also presented several series of the hit BBC Two health series, Trust Me I’m a Doctor, The Truth About Fat and Fast Tales about Ramadan for BBC One and a BBC Two Horizon special on the Longitude Prize.
Condition Critical: One Doctor’s Story – Monday 1st March Channel 4 at 8pm
