University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust is delighted its award-winning documentary, which takes an up-close look at the moments when critical patients in a life-threatening condition come through its hospital’s doors, is to return to television screens.

999 Critical Condition was filmed during the Covid-19 pandemic at the Royal Stoke University Hospital and follows the clinical team and their patients close up and showcases the relentless fast pace of the hospital’s daily workload.

Back for a fourth run the universally acclaimed series once again follows the work of the teams saving lives with split second decisions. Decisions that are often the difference between life and death.  

The first episode of the new eight part series will be aired on Channel 5 on Wednesday 15 June at 9pm and will chart the vital interventions, decisions and actions that specialist consultants and clinical teams experience while delivering immediate life-saving care.

Embedded in Royal Stoke major trauma centre – one of the best in the UK - 999 Critical Condition follows the cases that matter most – the cases where someone’s life is on the line. Ground-breaking in its approach, each programme puts viewers at the heart of this battle for life – following staff and patients as they confront the difficult realities of emergency medicine.

Powerful and emotionally charged, 999 Critical Condition captures life in hospital at its most intimate – delivering an unforgettable portrait of life at its most precious.

This powerful, award-winning documentary series follows doctors and their teams as they work to save the lives of the most critically ill emergency patients.  Filmed at Royal Stoke University Hospital, each programme witnesses urgent life-saving care as the staff treat patients with a wide variety of critical conditions including heart attacks, strokes, stabbings and fast-moving cancers.  With extraordinary access to NHS staff and the patients and families involved, the series follows their efforts to provide time critical, emergency care for those whose lives hang in the balance.

When 22 year old Ben arrives at Royal Stoke Emergency Department after crashing his motorbike at speed, Trauma Team leader Richard Fawcett fears his patient may have suffered a life changing spinal cord injury.  But the true extent of Ben’s condition becomes shockingly clear when an emergency scan reveals significant liver damage.  Now Richard has to think on his feet to give Ben a fighting chance of recovery.

Across the hospital, 60 year old Nigel is preparing for an emergency operation to have a huge tumour removed from his stomach. It’s a complex procedure and as he begins to operate, surgeon Vam Jagadesham knows that if the tumour has grown around Nigel’s organs, he will be forced to make decisions which will be life-changing for his patient.

Meanwhile, after a horrific accident at home left 80 year old Alun trapped in his stair lift overnight, with his right arm pinned behind his back, Trauma Team leader Anthony Taylor fears the worst. With an exposed bone in Alun’s shoulder, Anthony knows that if he doesn’t act fast, Alun could develop a life-threatening infection.

Finally, 56 year old Susan has been in a high-speed collision which sent her car flipping into the air.  Trauma Team leader Diane Adamson suspects major injuries, but the situation worsens when Di learns that Susan has a double hip-replacement. Will Di be able to fix her patients broken bones without disrupting the new hips that Susan depends on?

Filmed at Royal Stoke University Hospital, each programme witnesses urgent life-saving care as the staff treat patients with a wide variety of critical conditions including heart attacks, strokes, stabbings and fast-moving cancers.  With extraordinary access to NHS staff and the patients and families involved, the series follows their efforts to provide time critical, emergency care for those whose lives hang in the balance. 

When Duncan is admitted to Royal Stoke emergency department after falling down a full flight of stairs onto concrete, trauma team leader Richard Fawcett fears the worst. As well as facial injuries, Duncan’s pupil is blown, and Richard knows this could be a sign of a catastrophic bleed on the brain.

With life-threatening symptoms, Duncan is rushed into scan, where Richard’s fears are quickly realised.  Finding blood behind his eyeball, Richard is sure he’s found an aneurysm, which left untreated, could be fatal.

Ex-hairdresser Deanna has been rushed in for emergency surgery. She has a life-threatening brain tumour, and left untreated, faces permanent paralysis. Now Mr Brydon and his surgical team have to carefully remove the large tumour, without damaging the healthy brain behind it.  But one false move, could have catastrophic consequences. 

Across the hospital, 21 year old Joe arrives by air after falling from a third story window and landing on metal railings.   He’s fractured multiple ribs, but trauma Team leader Anne-Marie fears Joe may have a collapsed lung, meaning he could have a heart attack, at any minute.

Finding blood around his lung, the race is on to clear Joe’s chest and give him a fighting chance of recovery.

Finally, 78 year old Barry has blacked out at the wheel of his car and bulls-eyed the windscreen of his car.  Trauma team leader Victoria Burnham has to think on her feet.  Why has her elderly patient lost consciousness? And how will his frail body cope with such a high impact collision?  She quickly discovers the worst - Barrie has broken his neck.  But when doctors find an underlying faulty heart valve, Victoria has to act fast to prevent Barrie’s condition from deteriorating rapidly. 

When Rachel is admitted to Royal Stoke emergency department after a head-on collision with another car, trauma team leader Anthony Taylor fears the worst. Trapped inside her vehicle for over an hour, Rachel’s condition is now critical. Anthony and his team know that time is of the essence, but before they can get her to a much-needed scan to assess the extent of her broken bones, her breathing deteriorates and it’s a race against time to stabilise her and save her life. 

Across the hospital, Sally has been rushed in for an emergency surgery. During a routine mammogram it was discovered that Sally not only had breast cancer, but also an aortic aneurism. Already at twice the normal size, Sally’s aorta is in grave danger of rupturing - which could prove life-threatening. Now Mr Warwick and his surgical team must navigate the risk of stroke and organ failure to perform complex open-heart surgery, giving her the best chance of survival so she can begin her cancer treatment.  

Back in the Emergency Department, Shaun arrives as an emergency transfer from another hospital, after scans revealed multiple broken bones following an accident on his electric mountain bike. However, after examining Shaun, Trauma Team Leader Richard Hall fears that he has yet more life changing injuries – potentially to his spine. The race is on to get him to an operating theatre quickly and safely. 

Finally, Trauma Team Leader, Diane Adamson treats Geoffrey, an 88-year-old farmer who has been attacked by one of his cows. Knowing a farmer’s capacity for pain, she is on high alert and when Geoffrey starts complaining of chest pain, Diane knows she will have to act fast before his condition deteriorates further. 

This powerful, award-winning documentary series follows doctors and their teams as they work to save the lives of the most critically ill emergency patients.  Filmed at Royal Stoke University Hospital, each programme witnesses urgent life-saving care as the staff treat patients with a wide variety of critical conditions including heart attacks, strokes, stabbings and fast-moving cancers.  With extraordinary access to NHS staff and the patients and families involved, the series follows their efforts to provide time critical, emergency care for those whose lives hang in the balance 

This week at Royal Stoke, motorcyclist Danny is rushed into the Emergency Department following a high-speed road traffic accident in North Wales. He’s already had two chest drains inserted into his lungs at scene to save his life, but what immediately concerns Trauma Team Leader Diane Adamson is his blood pressure, which remains stubbornly low. Suspecting that he is bleeding internally, Diane rushes her patient to the CT scan, aware that his condition could deteriorate drastically if the problem isn’t diagnosed quickly. 

Across the hospital, dialysis nurse Rita is booked in for life-saving surgery to remove her cancerous kidney. This is a time-critical procedure. The tumour is large and is starting to grow into Rita’s veins, and Consultant Urological surgeon Mr Golash, knows that he must act fast before the cancer spreads and the situation becomes inoperable.  

Back in A&E, Trauma Team Leader Vicky Burnham helps Yuen, a 49-year-old female rushed in after being crushed by a tree. With a transected pancreas and a laceration to the liver, Yuen is in a critical state and Vicky fears she may have to go straight into emergency surgery. But the results of the scan cause a dilemma for consultants – should they operate, or should they not?  

Finally, the pressure is on for Trauma Team Leader Richard Fawcett, who needs to stabilise Chris, a marathon runner who has collapsed during a race with heat stroke. As his internal temperature soars, Chris’ body literally starts to cook itself to death and he begins to have seizures. Richard knows that he has to act fast, as he has a limited window to cool Chris down urgently, before his patient has multiple organ failure.

It’s a busy night for Trauma Team Leader Julie Norton, who is juggling two life threatening cases who arrive at the Emergency Department within minutes of each other. Both have potentially fatal hidden injuries. Lewis, 18, is an emergency transfer from another hospital who has suffered a cardiac arrest after being stabbed in the chest with a 20cm kitchen knife. Whilst his life has been saved by open heart massage, Julie knows that there’s huge risk that he has suffered other internal injuries in the attack which may be still be bleeding and she must act fast before his condition deteriorates again.   

At the same time Eric, a Welsh farmer, arrives in huge pain after being head butted by his favourite cow. Whilst Eric’s laboured breathing immediately suggests a chest injury, Julie is also worried about any other damage which might not be so obvious. A CT scan reveals a bleeding artery in Eric’s liver and the race is on to get him to surgery before it’s too late.  

For Vivienne too, time is of the essence. She’s been diagnosed with an aneurism in one of the body’s major vessels and has a ‘ticking time bomb’ in her head which she’s worried will erupt. For surgeon Dr Nayak, there’s not a moment to lose, as he knows that if Vivienne’s artery bursts, her chances of survival are slim.  

Finally, Andy is brought in with multiple injuries after a motorcycle accident. With broken ribs, spinal fractures and chest injuries, Julie Norton breaks the news to his wife and teenage family that whilst Andy has miraculously avoided paralysis, it’s likely that his condition will deteriorate before he improves.  

This powerful, award-winning documentary series follows doctors and their teams as they work to save the lives of the most critically ill emergency patients.  Filmed at Royal Stoke University Hospital, each programme witnesses urgent life-saving care as the staff treat patients with a wide variety of critical conditions including heart attacks, strokes, stabbings and fast-moving cancers.  With extraordinary access to NHS staff and the patients and families involved, the series follows their efforts to provide time critical, emergency care for those whose lives hang in the balance. 

In this episode, 17 year old Dougie is rushed in by helicopter after a mountain bike accident leaves him with a catastrophic head injury. A scan shows his brain is bleeding and as young people’s brains are more susceptible to the effects of rising pressure, Neurological Registrar Bobby Sachdev knows that he needs to act quickly to prevent long term injury, or even death. 

Age is also a significant factor for Joe and his wife Sheila, who need urgent care after both being injured in a major road traffic accident. It’s clear that the couple are in great pain when they arrive, but it’s not until Trauma Team Leader Ann-Marie Morris begins to investigate further that she discovers they both have multiple fractures.  In a couple who are advancing in years, these injuries could lead to complications which could be life changing for them both and Ann- Marie battles to give them the urgent care they so desperately need.  

Elsewhere, Vance has been rushed into hospital for an emergency operation. A recently diagnosed cancer is blocking his stomach, essentially starving him to death. It’s now or never for Surgeon Oliver Priest, who knows that he must remove both the tumour and Vance’s stomach to give him any chance of survival. But midway through the surgery he makes a discovery that changes everything for his patient. 

Finally 49 year old Elton is brought in with a crushing pain in his chest. Having just lost his father to a heart attack, he is rushed to the Cath Lab for an operation to clear the blockage. But will the team be able to perform the life-saving procedure before his heart stops and history repeats itself? 

This powerful, award-winning documentary series follows doctors and their teams as they work to save the lives of the most critically ill emergency patients.  Filmed at Royal Stoke University Hospital, each programme witnesses urgent life-saving care as the staff treat patients with a wide variety of critical conditions including heart attacks, strokes, stabbings and fast-moving cancers.  With extraordinary access to NHS staff and the patients and families involved, the series follows their efforts to provide time critical, emergency care for those whose lives hang in the balance.  

When 52-year-old Helen is rushed into Royal Stoke emergency department after a head on collision with a bus, Trauma Team leader Paul Hancock fears the worst.  With a blown right pupil indicating a serious brain injury, an urgent scan reveals a devastating skull fracture, which could be fatal. 

Neurosurgeons act quickly to relieve the pressure on her brain, but when her partner arrives, Paul has to prepare him for the fact that Helen might not make it. 

Meanwhile 65-year-old HGV driver Michael was at work when he suddenly begins to display worrying symptoms of a stroke.  Tests reveal he has a severe lack of co-ordination on his right-hand side and Dr Janaka knows that if he doesn’t act fast, his patient could suffer permanent paralysis. The race is on to shift the blood clot causing the stroke to give Michael a fighting chance of making a full recovery.  

Across the hospital, 35-year-old Daria is preparing for emergency surgery to treat an aneurysm in her brain. It could rupture at any minute, potentially killing her in an instant.  One of the youngest patients Dr Nayak has ever treated with this condition, he needs to urgently insert a stent into her brain to block off the aneurysm.  But when the procedure doesn’t go to plan, Dr Nayak has to think on his feet to save the life of his young patient. 

Finally, 80-year-old Fred has fallen down the stairs at home and has a significant head injury. Trauma Team leader Richard Hall is not only concerned about Fred’s external injuries, but also crucially, why his patient fell in the first place. An ECG confirms his worst fears, Fred has suffered a heart attack and Richard knows that now his patient is now at risk of having a second, potentially fatal arrest. With his patient’s life in the balance, Richard has to work quickly to both treat Fred’s external injuries and the serious cardiac condition he has just uncovered. 

In the first episode life hangs in the balance for metal engineer Simon Wright, of Cannock, (pictured above), who suffered devastating and potentially life-changing facial injuries following an industrial accident. In this powerful opening episode the hospital’s trauma team fight to save the father-of-one’s sight and to help him avoid infection, which could have catastrophic consequences.

Today he said:

“It was just a normal day at work when the accident happened. From what I’m told a sheet of metal slammed into my head under hydraulic pressure. I can’t remember anything about the accident or being taken to hospital.”

Simon, who is married and has a 10-month-old daughter, is now undergoing extensive reconstructive facial surgery and has recently been told that doctors may need to remove his eye.

Simon on holiday in Crete in 2019

He added: “I have plates in my face to help rebuild it and I will find out about my eye at the end of this month.  Doctors have said that now is the best time to remove it if it does become necessary because it will be a smaller procedure. Obviously it’s not ideal, but if I can save myself a lot of pain, suffering and anxiety in the future I will do it.

“We are just trying to take things one day at time. It’s difficult at the minute because I don’t have a decision on whether or not I can drive.

“Everybody at the hospital was helpful and lovely. It made my stay much easier knowing that they were just nice people.

“I couldn’t fault the care I received – it was five-star all the way.”

Simon on holiday in St Ives in 2020

Simon Wright out walking in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, May 2022 – after the accident

The wife of a Chester architect who suffered a fatal head injury after falling down the stairs today urged more people to sign up for the NHS Organ Donor Register after viewers watched his story on Channel 5’s 999:Critical Condition, filmed at University Hospitals of North Midlands.

Father of one Stuart Hadfield, of Wrexham, North Wales was rushed to the Major Trauma Centre at Royal Stoke University Hospital last year after he fell down the stairs at his family home banging his head on quarry tiles.

Today his wife Elaine said: “I knew something was wrong because I was trying to call him and there was no reply. He was home alone with our four-year-old son so I knew he should be in and couldn’t understand why he wasn’t answering. I asked a friend to go round and check because I was 45 minutes away and they found him at the bottom of the stairs.

“The ambulance arrived and then the air ambulance and my mother-in-law and I followed by car but despite everything he never regained consciousness.”

She added that Stuart was a keen adventurer and sportsman and had climbed to Everest Base Camp and had sailed for Wales.

“He owned his own business, was super intelligent and did a lot of extreme sports so it was such a surprise that he died by falling down the stairs. He was a fabulous dad to our son Harvey who was just a week away from starting school when the accident happened. Thankfully, Harvey is doing really well and we talk about his dad every day,” Elaine said.

She added that the doctors and organ donation team at Royal Stoke explained everything about organ donation and that Stuart had actually registered a number of times.

“We were both supportive of organ donation and it wasn’t a difficult decision for his mum and I at all.

“I know that he has saved and helped improve numerous lives specifically two children who had a kidney each and a man who had a double lung transplant. It would be lovely to hear from them but it’s not been a year yet so maybe one day.”

Dr Paul Hancock, Emergency Medicine Consultant and ED Clinical Lead for Organ Donation said: “Every day we treat people with life threatening or life changing injuries and the whole team do their best to ensure our patients survive. Sadly in some cases there is nothing we can do but from one family’s tragedy it is possible to transform and save the lives of many others as Stuart did. It is an amazing gift to give back and I would urge people to talk to their loved ones and let people know their decision.”

Becci Journet and Kirsty Lazenby, specialist nurses for organ donation, at NHS Blood and Transplant and based at UHNM, said: “It’s our job to support the families of patients who die in circumstances where it is possible for them to become organ donors. Like Stuart, sadly many of these deaths are sudden and unexpected. The fact that Stuart and Elaine had already spoken to each other about their support for organ donation, made it much easier for his family, knowing it was what he wanted. Thanks to the incredible generosity of Stuart, and the courage and strength of his family, he was able to save the lives of three people. We urge everyone reading this story to take a moment and register their decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register and share their decision with friends and family. Each donor can save up to nine lives."

If you would like to know more about organ donation or to register your decision, please visit www.organdonation.nhs.uk, call 0300 123 23 23 or use the NHS

A father-of-two who survived a fall down a concrete stairwell following a potentially fatal bleed on the brain at his home is to appear in 999:Critical Condition – the powerful and award-winning documentary series which follows teams from University Hospitals of North Midlands as they work to save the lives of the most critically ill emergency patients

Today Duncan Cliffe, of Cheshire, who is now recovering at home spoke of his appreciation for the care he received at the Major Trauma Centre at Royal Stoke University Hospital.

The 47-year-old a construction worker had just arrived home after working on a project at Leighton Hospital when the bleed occurred in July last year, causing him to lose consciousness and fall all the way down the stairwell at his block of flats in Crewe.

He was taken to the trauma centre in Stoke by ambulance and was intubated almost immediately upon entering resus due to blocked airways.

In the episode, which is on Channel 5 on Wednesday 29 June at 9pm, doctors are concerned about blood behind his eyeball and Dr Richard Fawcett, Trauma Team Leader said it could have been a potentially “catastrophic event” .

Duncan who is father to 14-year-old Freddie and 20-year-old Jessica. said: “It was just a normal day when it happened and I had just arrived back from work at around teatime.  I don’t really have any recollection of what happened, the first thing I knew I woke up in A&E.

“I’m pretty much getting back to normal now and am hoping to return to work shortly and a bit of normality.”

A Staffordshire model who suffered multiple life-threatening injuries following a car crash on her way to a photo shoot will appear on Channel 5’s 999: Critical Condition, filmed at University Hospitals of North Midlands.

Rachel Downes, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, was not far from home when her car was involved in a head on collision with another car. She was trapped in the car for more than hour and rescued by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service before making her way to Royal Stoke University Hospital’s Major Trauma Centre by ambulance.

Today the part-time model, apprenticeship coach and fitness instructor said: “I don’t remember much about the crash itself and I arrived in hospital unconscious so I only know what people have told me. I had significant injuries and many of them have been life changing. I am still utilising my wheelchair, although I try to manage without and my right arm is completely restricted and I am unable to bend or straighten it fully.”

Her story will be told in the Channel 5 Documentary which was filmed exclusively at Royal Stoke and on screens on Wednesdays at 9pm. Trauma Team Leader Dr Anthony Taylor and the team in resus are seen as they race against time to stabilise her and assess the extent of her broken bones.

The 29-year-old said: “I was in hospital for a long time and was in a coma for three weeks in intensive care. When I was well enough I was moved to the trauma ward and received rehabilitation care in the Acute Rehabilitation Trauma Unit (ARTU) for several weeks before being discharged home. I am still receiving physiotherapy and hand therapy and I am in a lot of pain but it is being managed. If anything I have struggled more mentally dealing with my injuries but I am getting there.”

She added: “I still have a long way to go on my recovery and have regular follow up appointments but I am grateful for all the care I have received.”

A dialysis nurse from University Hospitals of North Midlands found herself on the other side of care she usually provides after being diagnosed with a life-threatening tumour the size of a melon on her kidney.

Rita Smith, who works in the Renal Unit at Royal Stoke University Hospital, appeared in Wednesday’s (13 July) episode of 999: Critical Condition – the Channel 5 documentary which is filmed exclusively at the hospital.

In the episode Consultant Urological Surgeon Mr Anrug Golash was seen in theatre removing her large tumour which he described as being as big as a “honeydew melon”.

Today the mother and grandmother, said: “I had been getting palpitations and not just in the chest but in the throat too and one evening I was home alone and felt really poorly. It was in the height of Covid-19 I didn’t want to call 999, so lay in the recovery position until my husband came home from his night shift.

“It was in the morning that I thought I really don’t feel right so I did eventually go to A&E and it was from there I was referred to cardiology.”

Following tests and scans Rita was told they had discovered a significant mass in her belly and was referred to Mr Golash and the multi-disciplinary team.

Rita, who was one of 19 Fijian nurses who came to work at Royal Stoke in 1999, said: “Being clinical I instantly knew that it must be serious if I was being referred for an MDT and I tried to be calm. I was in denial for a while and didn’t want to use the word cancer and just referred to it as a mass. Mr Golash was amazing and was so honest with me. As he was talking I just felt overcome with peace, something happened and I just knew I was in safe hands.”

After her operation was delayed because she contracted Covid-19, Rita was eventually admitted for the operation to remove the tumour.

“It was strange to be a patient and really hard to be on the receiving end of care and treatment. I tried my best to not let people know I was a nurse but it was so hard not to let it slip or say something that gives it away. The care I have received from everyone has been absolutely amazing and I can’t thank them enough. I am proud to work at Royal Stoke and even more so now I have received care directly,” she added.

Rita is currently well and most recent scans showed no residue of cancer and her palpitations have stopped.

You can watch Rita’s story in Series 4 Episode 5 999: Critical Condition on Channel 5’s My Five.

A retired farmer from Wales who was airlifted to University Hospital of North Midlands after being injured by a cow is to have his ordeal featured on in the latest episode of 999: Critical Condition.

Eric Morris, of Llanfyllin, was critically injured when he was charged by a calving cow on his farm in August last year and was flown to Royal Stoke University Hospital where he received specialist care in its Major Trauma Centre.

The incident happened last year as Mr Morris and his wife Pamela looked after a cow on their farm on behalf of a family member who was away for a few days.

At the time Mr Morris, 87, said: "The cow had calved and I had the iodine in my hands when she decided she didn't like me and charged. I don't remember too much else.

"I remember Pam dragging me away – she could see I was in awful pain. Next thing I could hear a helicopter coming in on the field.”

In the programme, which is on Channel 5 at 9pm on Wednesday 26 July, Dr Julie Norton , Trauma Team Leader and Emergency Medicine Consultant is obviously concern about his injuries after a CT scan reveals a bleeding artery in Eric’s liver and needs to get him to surgery before it’s too late.

She says: “For that age; for that chest injury; a liver injury on top of that, he has got a significant mortality risk and he may well deteriorate and there will be some very difficult decision making to be done …. it’s unusual for people of that age with those level of injuries to do well. The next few days will be very important.”

While at Royal Stoke, Mr Morris had to undergo two operations to repair his liver and cracked ribs and has made a good recovery.

Also in Wednesday’s episode, 18-year-old Lewis has suffered a cardiac arrest after being stabbed in the chest with a 20cm kitchen knife; Vivienne is  diagnosed with an aneurism in one of the body’s major vessels and has a ‘ticking time bomb’ in her head which she’s worried will erupt and Andy is brought in with multiple injuries after a motorcycle accident.

A North Staffordshire father-of-two who had life-saving heart surgery will feature in Wednesday’s (3 August) episode of the Channel 5 programme, 999 Critical Condition, filmed at University Hospitals of North Midlands.

Elton Wood, from Cross Heath, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, recognised what was happening to him after witnessing his own father’s heart attack when he was just nine-years-old.

He was rushed to the Critical Care Unit at Royal Stoke University Hospital to receive emergency care.

Today the 50-year-old, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, said: “I got up for work, like any other day really but started to feel really breathless, and then I was sick. My wife told me to take a paracetamol and go to bed but I couldn’t sit still and just generally felt uncomfortable which made me realise I was having a heart attack. 

“I was with my Dad when he suffered his heart attack when he was 42-years-old. I knew the signs and my symptoms were exactly the same. It was confirmed by the paramedics once they arrived and ran their tests that it was what I thought.”

At Royal Stoke Elton, who is father to 20-year-old James and 21-year old Jacob, was advised by Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Mark Gunning that he would need a stent fitted urgently to clear the blockage and to minimise the reoccurrence of another life-threatening heart attack or cardiac arrest.

The self-employed builder said: “Dr Gunning was excellent; he was so reassuring before my operation, he put me at ease and he was just brilliant. The care I received from everyone when I was on the ward after my operation was amazing too!”

He added: “I feel great now; I am waiting for a follow up appointment with Dr Gunning and I will be having an exercise test soon.”