Plastic surgeon Chris West stops an anxious cancer patient from leaving, and neurosurgeon Kenan Deniz operates on a rare tumour behind a patient's ear that could paralyse her face.

Cardiac Surgeon Betsy Evans operates on her longest-waiting patient, and Professor Simon Kay aims to perform hand surgery on a teenage patient whose fingers are bent inwards.

Surgeon Kostas Papagiannopoulos must investigate a suspicious growth on a patient's lung, and cardiologist Andrew Hogarth treats a patient with a life-threatening infection.