GPs: Treating Rural Britain

Dr Bruce sees a patient who is recovering from a possible heart attack, and also performs a minor operation to remove a cyst from another patient's neck. Dr Shashi is with a man who thinks he may have Farmer's Lung, and meets a regular patient who has come to the surgery for his monthly cancer treatment.

On Islay, Dr Catriona is on a home visit to see a patient who is recovering from a fall and at the surgery, a woman comes in to discuss her menopause symptoms. In County Durham, Dr Shashi has an appointment with a patient who is grieving her deceased husband and a former GP comes in, worrying that she might have Lyme disease.

Dr Kieran sees a patient who is experiencing severe abdominal pain, and a woman struggling with discomfort and restricted movement in her wrists. Dr Sinead is with a patient who has a condition that has resulted in an ulcer on their foot. Plus, at the Lake District surgery Dr Julie sees a patient who is preparing for bowel surgery.