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Its Monday at Barnsley Casualty, traditionally the busiest day of the week and theyre expecting to treat 277 patients.

Freezing fog has descended across the whole of South Yorkshire so Barnsley Casualty is inundated with weather-related accidents and emergencies.

After eight weeks off with a fractured hip, Consultant Dr Julian Humphrey returns to work at Barnsley Casualty.

Its a busy day in Barnsley Hospitals casualty department and one that holds significance for Nurse Jade Melia - its her last shift.

Sister Jane Hawksworth is managing the ambulance arrivals.

The department is already busy when Paramedics rush in 74-year-old Barry whos struggling to breathe.

A busy night shift at Barnsley Hospitals Casualty Department has left the new team clocking on with an abundance of patients and a shortage of beds.

Paramedics brought in Gary, a 28-year-old who fell off his motorbike at 40 mph.

At Barnsley Casualty staff clocking on are having problems logging on the computer patient system has crashed and so they must resort to old school methods.

When Barnsley Hospitals emergency red phone rings Sister Benita Wainwright takes the most critical of emergency calls a patient is in cardiac arrest.

Paramedics rush in 94-year-old Doris, who has a gaping wound on her leg after an incident with a stair-lift.