NATASHA JARVIS
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Emergency
Shooting Producer / Director
2021 | Channel 4, 9pm | The Garden, 4 x 60’
Stripped over four nights, this ground-breaking series tells the story of the London Major Trauma System. Set up in the wake of the London bombings of 2005, it’s a unique interconnected network of 39 hospitals, air ambulances and paramedics that provide a lifeline for 10 million people in London and the South-East. The system has improved the chances of survival for major trauma patients by 50%. Captured by 36 cameras rolling 24/7 during the busiest month of summer 2021, this series follows the minute-by-minute decisions made by some of the country's top medics as they treat the most severely-injured patients.
“Emergency feels like the sort of essential programming that really ought to find a large audience. I hadn’t heard of the Major Trauma System before seeing this documentary, but now I am awed by its work – and, once again, by the NHS. Everyone should know about Emergency.”
— Lauren O'Neill, iNews