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Harsh weather conditions put more pressure on the department; Dr Julian and Sister Benita look after a pensioner with a broken ankle and a former miner with lung issues.

Staffing problems hit the department as several nurses call in sick; the remaining team must juggle extra patients to make sure every emergency is dealt with; the pressure takes its toll on Sister Benita, and she is also admitted for treatment.

An influx of patients leads to one of the busiest days in Barnsley Casualty's history; lead nurse Zoe is given the responsibility of managing beds for those who need them the most.

The team of almost 30 medical staff is faced with treating over 200 emergency patients, including a miner having a heart attack and a 98-year-old who needs a CT scan.

A busy Monday becomes a record-breaker as the team deals with 349 patients; the emergency red phone rings to alert the team that a critically ill patient is due to arrive by ambulance.

Barnsley Casualty is inundated with weather-related emergencies when freezing fog spreads across South Yorkshire.