{"id":27041,"date":"2025-04-09T10:31:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T09:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/?p=27041"},"modified":"2025-04-09T10:43:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T09:43:36","slug":"new-series-of-saving-lives-in-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/education-languages-health\/new-series-of-saving-lives-in-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"New series of Saving Lives in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new six-part series of the OU<\/a>\/BBC<\/a> co-production, Saving Lives in Cardiff, airs today, 9 April, at 9pm on both BBC One Wales<\/a> and BBC Two.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The new series follows the daily decisions made by clinicians at the Cardiff and Vale University Hospitals<\/a>, as they seek to transform the lives of their patients in South Wales, against a backdrop of mounting waiting lists.<\/p>\n

Featuring observational filming and in-depth interviews, the programmes reveal the full scale of clinicians\u2019 caseloads, and the heart-rending, hard-headed decisions surgeons must make before tackling the day job of changing people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n

Dr Una St-Ledger, Staff Tutor, Nursing<\/a> and Kirsten Bashir, Lecturer in Nursing<\/a> at The Open University, were the academic consultants for the series.<\/p>\n

They said:<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Open University nursing academics, we were delighted to work on this latest series of \u2018Saving Lives in Cardiff\u2019. Viewers can expect to be drawn into the real lives and stories of patients, families, and surgical teams on healthcare journeys that encompass receiving medical diagnoses, long waits for surgery, intricate and innovative high-stakes surgical procedures, and post-operative recoveries. <\/em><\/p>\n

“The programme shines a light on the challenges and ethical dilemmas faced by patients, families and healthcare staff, and the impact on them as people and on health outcomes, as they navigate lengthy waiting lists and pressurised limited resources.<\/em><\/p>\n

“And yet viewers will be warmed by the fortitude and humour with which people face their medical conditions and delays for treatment, the loving support and concern of family members, and the compassionate interactions and efforts of advocating healthcare teams.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This series was commissioned by Broadcast and Partnerships<\/a> and is supported by the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies with particular relevance to:<\/p>\n

R39 | BSc (Honours) Nursing | Open University<\/a><\/p>\n

R26 | BA (Hons) Health and Social Care | Open University<\/a><\/p>\n

Q96 | BSc (Hons) Healthcare and Health Science (open.ac.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n